Sanction Aiyedatiwa attackers over primary, APC group urges party

A group within the All Progressives Congress, APC in Ondo State, the Ondo Peoples Assembly (OPA), has asked the party’s national body to sanction some groups of people within the party for constantly attacking Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa over the party’s primary. In a statement on Thursday by its convener, Comrade Olufemi Lawson, it said that […]

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How Lucky will be lucky come November (2)

By Kennedy Ikantu Peretei At the peak of the impeachment saga of Hon.Lucky Aiyedatiwa as Deputy Governor, a song by an Ikale crooner, Oluwatoyin Ojagbemi got traction. “Maabaja” which roughly translates to mean, “Don’t Fight him”. The melody was quite captivating. The lyrics admonished all not to fight, one who had God behind him. Having […]

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Aiyedatiwa vows to create jobs for youths

165 ODIRS staff begin induction Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has promised to tackle youth unemployment through jobs creation and empowerment. He gave the pledge while declaring open a two-week induction program for the newly recruited staff of the Ondo State Internal Revenue Service (ODIRS) in Akure. This was in a statement by his spokesman, […]

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How Lucky will be lucky come November (1)

By Kennedy Ikantu Peretei It is no longer news that, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has set aside 16th November, 2024 for the Governorship election in Ondo State. In an election that has been code-named “Battle of the former Deputy Governors”, Ondo State Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, flag bearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC) […]

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Okeigbo celebrates monarch’s 1st transition anniversary

It was praise galore on April 30, 2024 as the people of Okeigbo in Ondo State celebrated the first anniversary of the departure of their royal Father, Oba Oluwole Babajide, the Bamigbala 1 of Okeigbo. The anniversary began with a Holy Mass at St James Catholic Church, Okeigbo, officiated by the representative of the Catholic […]

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PDP asks Aiyedatiwa to sanction culprits in N5b daycare budget scandal

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has asked the Ondo State Governor, Hon Lucky Aiyedatiwa to sanction all officials who caused the daycare renovation budget scandal. It said in a statement by its spokesman in Ondo State, Hon Kennedy Ikantu Peretei that the apology already tendered by government over an error attributed to the printer’s devil […]

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Ondo apologises over N5b daycare renovation budget error

Ondo State Government has apologised over an error on the reported N5 billion daycare renovation budget. In a statement by the Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Pastor Emmanuel Igbasan, it thanked the online newspaper that reported the story for detecting the error, which it blamed on the printer’s devil. Also, it cleared the airs on […]

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Transitioning From Ineffective Leadership And Flawed Governance – A Time To Unite And Work For The People

By Alfred Agboola Ajayi The Acting National Chairman, Amb. Umar Iliya Damagum, Members of the National Working Committee (NWC), Stakeholders, Members of our great party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), distinguished ladies and gentlemen, Good Morning/Afternoon. I am deeply honored to stand before you today, with a sense of profound gratitude first to God for […]

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