How the courts stopped illegal suspension of Nigerian legislators

By Femi Falana In 2010, our law firm handled the case of Honourable Dino Melaye and 10 other legislators who were suspended for accusing the Dimeji Bankole-led House of Representative of wallowing in corruption The Federal High Court declared the suspension of the legislators illegal and unconstitutional and ordered the payment of their withheld salaries […]

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Bandits invade Ondo communities, kill over 20 farmers

Gunmen suspected to be armed herders have killed over 20 farmers in Ondo State after invading no fewer than four communities in the Akure North Local Council Area of the state. With the attack occurring at midnight over the weekend, sources in the affected communities, identified as Aba Pastor, Aba Sunday, Ademekun Camp, and Aba […]

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Ondo NUJ raises committee to elect new exco

The Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Ondo State Council, has raised a committee to conduct election into its various offices. This was in a statement by the union’s election committee, NUJECO chairman, Ayo Falana, and secretary, Augustine Okinedo. According to the statement: “1. Elections will be held into the various offices in the union on […]

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Aiyedatiwa unveils grants for low-income women

– promises more leadership roles, empowerment for women Ondo State Governor, Dr Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has unveiled the Odatiwa Women Initiative’s Grant, a financial empowerment scheme designed to support 1,000 low-income women across the state. He flagged off the distribution of the grant during the 2025 International Women’s Day celebration, held on Saturday at the […]

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Ondo appoints new VC, sets up visitation panel for UNIMED

Ondo State Governor and the Vistor to the University of Medical Sciences, Ondo, Dr. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has constituted a Visitation Panel for the institution. The panel will be chaired by Prof. Gbenga Olumekun. Other members of the panel are Elder Idowu Benjamin, Mr. Olumide Ogidan, Mr. Anthony Akala and Mr. Richard Adeyinka Arifalo (Secretary). […]

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Rainstorm: Akure Airport to resume flight operations next week

– as Aiyedatiwa donates fire truck, promises more support Flight operations at the Akure Airport, which were disrupted by a rainstorm two days ago, will resume next week. The airport and aviation authorities have reportedly conveyed this assurance through the Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa. The rainstorm had destroyed critical infrastructure at the airport, thus […]

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Aiyedatiwa gives vehicles to new LG chairmen

Ondo State Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has presented Toyota Hilux vehicles to the newly inaugurated local government chairmen across the 18 local government areas of the state. A statement by his spokesman, Ebenezer Adeniyan, said the official presentation ceremony, held on Monday at the Government House in Akure, saw the Governor reaffirm his administration’s commitment […]

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Ondo to pay N633m WAEC fees for 23,048 students

Ondo State Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has approved the payment of N633, 918, 000.00 covering the registration fees for public secondary school students in the state for the 2025 West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) Secondary School Certificate Examination. A statement by his spokesman, Ebenezer Adeniyan, said the gesture was to alleviate the financial burden of […]

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Ondo releases names of new recruited teachers

Ondo State Government has released the names of the newly recruited teachers for secondary schools in the state. As part of efforts to solve the worrisome shortage of teachers in public schools, with its adverse consequences on the standard of education, Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, last Friday approved the employment of 1,010 new teachers for secondary […]

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Aiyedatiwa approves employment of 1,010 secondary school teachers

Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has approved the recruitment of 1,010 teachers for secondary schools in the state as part of efforts to improve the post-primary education sector. His approval fulfills his electoral promise to address the persistent shortage of teachers in public schools. The Governor’s approval came after the completion of the recruitment process […]

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