As preparations intensify for the January 18th local government elections in Ondo State, Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa on Friday met with the chairmanship, vice-chairmanship and councillorship candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) across the 18 local government areas of the state. The event, held at the Cocoa Conference Hall, Governor’s Office, Akure, brought together […]
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The January 18, 2025 Local Government Election in Ondo State will be free, fair, transparent and credible. The Commissioner in charge of Strategy and Training at the Ondo State Independent Electoral Commission (ODIEC), Prof. Tajudeen Ibraheem gave this assurance in an exclusive interview with the political reporter of The Hope, Jubril Bada. Following are the […]
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Ondo State Government has fixed February 5, 6 and 7 for the final passage rights for the departed Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Hon Tayo Oluwatuyi. The Hope, the state government-owned newspaper, in its Thursday January 9 edition, quoted a top member of the burial committee, who pleaded anonymity because he’s not authorised to […]
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The All Progressives Congress, APC in Ose Local Government Area of Ondo state has inaugurated its campaign council in readiness for the coming local government election. At the inauguration, Engr. Babatunde Igbalajobi took oath of office as the Director-General of the council to lead the campaign. Speaking at the event, Ose APC Chairman, Hon. Ladi […]
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The Owo Diocese of Anglican Communion has advised the member of the House of Representatives for Owo/Ose Federal Constituency, Hon Timehin Adelegbe to call his media aides to order over their reactions to the recent criticism of the lawmaker by the Diocesan Bishop, the Rt Revd Ayodeji Fagbemi. Bishop Fagbemi had at a commemoration service […]
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Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa welcoming the state’s new police boss, Mr. Olutokunbo Afolabi to his office on Monday New Ondo State police boss, Mr. Wilfred Olutokunbo Afolabi unveiled his plans of curbing crimes in the state as he assumed office on Tuesday. Speaking with reporters in Akure, he listed various strategies in fighting crimes […]
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Ondo State Government has reviewed upward the daily ticket rates for commercial motorcyclists and tricyclists in the state from N150 to N500. Special Adviser to the State Governor on Special Duties and Strategies, Comrade Gani Muhammed Ajowa, announced this on Tuesday in Akure at a meeting with key stakeholders held at the Corporate Headquarters of […]
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Allegations untrue, Adelegbe reacts, says ‘I’m close to my people’ A member of the House of Representatives from Ondo State, Hon. Timehin Adelegbe has been criticised by his constituents for alleged poor performance and inacessibility. However, the lawmaker who represents the Owo/ Ose Federal Constituency in Ondo State, described the allegations against him as unjustified, […]
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The Pan-Yoruba sociopolitical organisation Afenifere has condoled the family of the departed Secretary to the Ondo State Government, SSG, Hon. Temitayo Oluwatuyi, the State Government, and people of the state over his passage. Popularly called Tukana, Oluwatayo died last Saturday at an hospital where he was receiving treatment for the injury he sustained in a […]
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Normalcy has returned to Owo, an ancient city in Ondo State, which was gripped by violence unleashed by feuding cults on Monday. As this cheering news hit the airwaves, the internet, and social and print media, the police announced the arrest of 19 suspects over the clashes which claimed four lives. The state police boss, […]
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