Ondo election: INEC says every vote will count, seeks media help on mobilisation

INEC Chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has appealed to the media to assist it in mobilising the electorates and other stakeholders in Ondo State to be very active in the forthcoming November 16, 2024 governorship election in the state. The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Ondo State, Mrs. Oluwatoyin Babalola, […]

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Ganduje’s gloating over Edo election results confirms rigging – Ondo PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ondo State has said that the gloating by the All Progressives Congress chairman, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje over the Edo State Governorship Election results confirms that the election was rigged. In a statement on Tuesday by the party’s spokesman in Ondo State, Hon Kennedy Ikantu Peretei, the PDP said: “The […]

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Ondo PDP flays Edo governorship election results as another rape of democracy-

The Peoples Democratic Party in Ondo State rejected the results of the Edo State Governorship Election, describing it as another rape of Nigeria’s democracy. According to the results announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission on Sunday, the All Progressives Congress won the poll with a total of 291,667 votes while the ruling PDP scored […]

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Edo victory: Aiyedatiwa congratulates APC’s Okpebholo

Ondo State Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa has congratulated the All Progressives Congress (APC) on a hard fought but well deserved victory recorded in Saturday’s governorship election in Edo State. His spokesman, Ebenezer Adeniyan said in a statement that he also congratulated the party’s governorship candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo and his running mate, Hon. Dennis Idahosa, […]

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Ondo empowers 20 start-up entrepreneurs

Ondo’ll become Nigeria’s hub for entrepreneurship – Aiyedatiwa ONDEA-MY-IDEA winners get N1m cash, N2m equipment each Ondo State Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa has vowed to transform the state into Nigeria’s leading hub for entrepreneurship, innovation, and technology. He spoke on Wednesday at the prize-giving ceremony for the ONDEA My IDEA 2.0 Competition in Akure, where […]

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How Ondo schools defy government directives, force parents to buy books, uniforms from them

Maybe we should go to the private schools on our street,” Mrs *Ronke, with a sad look on her oblong face, told her son as she was given the list of books to be bought and the total fees payable at CAC Grammar School Akure. The woman in her late 30s appeared to be a […]

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2024/25 admission: ODSG warns school heads

Ondo State Government has again handed down a stern warning against extortion of admission seekers into public schools under any guise during the ongoing 2024/2025 admission process. Commissioner for Education, Science, and Technology, Mr. Olaolu Akindolire, while monitoring school resumption in Akure, said the state government still operates the free education policy in public schools […]

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Ondo PDP vows to resist intimidation ahead of governorship poll

The Ondo State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has vowed to resist any act of intimidation in the November 16 governorship election, adding that it had discovered plans to harass the opposition party. The opposition party declared that the people of the state were waiting for it which indicated that the PDP would win […]

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Unity in Diversity: APC Ondo Chapter Unites for Aiyedatiwa’s Victory

By Steve Otaloro The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State has reaffirmed its commitment to unity and cooperation to ensure the victory of its candidate, Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, in the November 16 governorship election. At a stakeholders’ meeting held at the party’s ultramodern secretariat complex in Akure, Chairman Engr. Ade Adetimehin emphasized the need […]

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From Criticism to Commitment: Ondo APC Champions Achievements Over Attacks

By Steve Otaloro The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State has taken note of the recent barrage of unwarranted attacks and unfounded allegations directed at our esteemed Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, and our party by the opposition. Such behavior is not only unbecoming but also a disservice to the electorate who deserve constructive discourse over […]

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