Category: Ondo State

– kick off one-week activities to mark 100 days in office – Osemawe, Makinde, others laud governor’s strides in infrastructure TOmdo State Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, on Thursday commissioned the rehabilitation and asphalt overlay of Stadium/Hospital Road in Ondo City, Ondo West Local Government Area as he kicked off activities marking his first 100 days […]

The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC in Ondo State has celebrated what it called 100 days of progress under Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa. In a statement on Thursday by Mr.Steve Otaloro, Director, Media & Publicity, the party said, “As we mark the first 100 days of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa’s administration, the All Progressives Congress (APC) in […]

An Ondo State Magistrate’s Court sitting in Akure on wednesday freed on bail three Ikale indigenes who were arraigned before it over a lingering land dispute involving the Okitipupa Oil Palm Company (OOPC). Magistrate Damilola Sekoni granted the defendants to bail in the sum of N500,000 with one surety in like sums. The three including […]

Two persons died and nine others were injured in a fatal road crash on Tuesday on the Afin-Okeagbe road in the Akoko Northwest Local Government Area of Ondo State. Eyewitnesses said the tragedy involving a Toyota Sienna bus traveling to Abuja, occured when the driver lost control and the vehicle somersaulted following a burst tyre. […]

– fumes over violent land disputes, fraudulent resale of land, ‘Omo-Onile’ extortion Ondo State Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa has declared a firm and decisive war against land grabbing and related crimes in the State, as he inaugurated the State Task Force on Property Protection and Anti-Land Grabbing on Wednesday. He announced strict penalties for land-related […]

-; inaugurates Children’s Parliament, calls for collaborative action against bullying Ondo State Governor  Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has said that the state will continue to champion policies and actions that protect children, promote their rights, and empower them to thrive in a society free from fear, intimidation, or discrimination. He stated this on Tuesday while addressing a […]

There was a palpable anxiety as gunmen again kidnapped three members of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State. The incident occurred on Monday evening while the victims were returning from a Bible study session at Kasemola area inside the Ogbese axis. According to reports, the kidnappers struck […]