PDP condemns attack on its members in Akure, accuses ruling APC

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned an attack on its members during a ward meeting in Akure, the Ondo State capital on Thursday, October 3 allegedly by political thugs loyal to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). In a statement on Thursday by the Secretary of its Caretaker Committee in Akure South Local Government, […]

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Aiyedatiwa appoints Kayode Fasua new MD/EIC of The Hope

Ondo State Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa has appointed Mr. Kayode Fasua as the new Managing Director/Editor-In-Chief of Owena Press Limited, publishers of the state-owned newspaper The Hope. The Governor’s spokesman, Ebenezer Adeniyan, said in a statement on Thursday that the appointment takes immediate effect. Adeniyan said his principal urged Fasua to deploy his vast knowledge and […]

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Group dismisses opposition’s criticisms against Aiyedatiwa

The Nigeria in Safe Hands Project has rejected the criticisms made by the opposition against the current governor and the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the upcoming gubernatorial election in Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa. Osabinu Olufemi, the National Coordinator of the Group, dismissed the claims in a statement, describing the criticisms as political distractions. […]

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November 16 Governorship Election: Ondo State People Are Happy With Aiyedatiwa

APC Chieftain and the Onibudo of Ugboland,  in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State, Chief ‘Wole Iroaye, delivering his Speech at the Inaugural Meeting of the Federation of Ondo State Indigenes in Abuja (FEDOSIA),  on September 26, 2024, on the 2nd Floor, Federal Secretariat, Central Business District, FCT, Abuja The Federation of Ondo State […]

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Mimiko made ‘tremendous’ contributions to Ondo State’s development – Makinde

Member, representing Ondo East/West federal constituency in the House of Representatives, Honourable Abiola Makinde has lauded the contributions of a former governor of Ondo State, Olusegun Mimiko, to the development of the state, describing it as tremendous. He stated this in a statement made available to journalists on Thursday. He noted that the transformative and […]

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NUJ okays Adeleye’s reappointment as Ondo Amotekun boss

‘It’s Best Decision to Further Secure Ondo State’ The Nigeria Union of Journalists, (NUJ), Ondo State Council, has congratulated award-winning Akogun Adetunji Adeleye on his reappointment as the Commander of the Ondo State Security Network Agency codenamed AMOTEKUN Corps by Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa. In a statement by the State Chairman of the Union, Prince […]

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Aiyedatiwa congratulates Mimiko at 70

Ondo State Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has congratulated former Governor of the State, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, on his 70th birthday celebration. In his goodwill message to Dr. Mimiko, who was the Governor of the State between 2009 and 2017, Aiyedatiwa hailed his contributions to the development of the State. According to his spokesman, Ebenezer Adeniyan, […]

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Ondo election: SDP deputy governorship candidate resigns from party, quits race

About six weeks before the November 16 Governorship Election in Ondo Stata, the Social Democratic Party (SDP) Deputy governorship candidate, Mrs. Susan Alabi has resigned from the party and quit the race, citing no reason for the sudden action. Her notice to quit both the party and the race was contained in a letter dated […]

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Ondo State is not lucky with Aiyedatiwa (2)

By Kennedy Ikantu Peretei The reactions that trailed the maiden edition of this series were multi-dimensional; from the Ondo State Government’s information strategists to bootlickers. But, there is no need to respond to them because the facts are known to everyone living in Ondo State. They were flat, and as usual, lacking in substance. While […]

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