Aiyedatiwa raises panel to probe Ugbo – Ugbonla crisis

Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has constituted a six-man Panel of Inquiry on the communal crisis in Ugbonla community in Ilaje Local Government Area of the State. This followed the recent violent clashes in the Ugbo-Ugbonla community over traditional leadership which led to loss of life and destruction of properties. His spokesman, Ebenezer Adeniyan disclosed […]

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Afolabi Ayodeji breaks decade-long JAMB record

History has been made in Nigeria’s educational landscape as 15-year-old Afolabi Olumide Ayodeji shatters a long standing record in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), scoring an unprecedented 370, the highest mark recorded in over a decade. For more than 10 years, no candidate nationwide has achieved this extraordinary feat. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation […]

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Ondo NNPP governorship candidate, Edema dumps party

Edema Citing treachery, the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) governorship candidate in the November 16, 2024 Ondo State Governorship Election, Olugbenga Edema, has dumped the party. In his resignation letter dated May 5, 2025 addressed to the party’s chairman in his Mahin Ward 11, in Ilaje Local Government Area, he accused the party of truncating […]

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SOCU pledges collaboration with DINABI, JONAPWD

– assures inclusive social rotection in Ondo The Ondo State Operations Coordinating Unit (SOCU) has demonstrated readiness to collaborate with Disability Not a Barrier Initiative (DINABI) and the Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities (JONAPWD) to ensure adequate representation of People Living With Disabilities in the State Single Register. The State Coordinator, Olaoluwa Bankole […]

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Aiyedatiwa, Adelami win at Appeal Court

The Appeal Court sitting in Akure, the Ondo State capital, has declared Dr. Lucky Aiyedatiwa and Dr. Olayide Adelami, as the validly elected Ondo State Governor and Deputy Governor. It thrashed the appeal filed by the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) candidate in the November 18, 2024 Governorship Election, Mr. Olugbenga Edema, challenging Aiyedatiwa and […]

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Ondo court remands self styled monarch, two others

An Akure Chief Magistrate Court has remanded a self-acclaimed monarch, Adekolajo Aladeseyi for allegedly installing himself as the Olujare of Ijare in the state’s Ifedore Local Government Area. Also remanded with him were two chiefs including Fasore Lawrence and Adegbenro Akanle. They were remanded for also instigating crisis in the kingdom. Aladeseyi and the others […]

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Aiyedatiwa launches books, tablets, sports gear distribution to public schools

Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has said that his administration remains committed to the firm resolve of providing every child in the state with equitable access to quality education and opportunities to thrive, regardless of background. His spokesman, Ebenezer Adeniyan said in a statement that he made this assertion on Thursday during the official flag-off […]

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Aiyedatiwa says classrooms building, revamp ongoing in over 100 schools

Ondo State Government is building or renovating classrooms in over 100 schools statewide. Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, who disclosed these, said that his administration remains committed to the firm resolve of providing every child in the state with equitable access to quality education and opportunities to thrive, regardless of background. The governor spoke on Thursday during […]

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Police arrest self-acclaimed monarch in Ondo

The Police in Ondo State have arrested a self-acclaimed traditional ruler, Prince Adekolajo Aladeseyi for allegedly installing himself as the Olujare of Ijare in Ifedore Local Government Area of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that four other individuals who allegedly participated in the installation process were also arrested. The state Commissioner of […]

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