Aiyedatiwa commissions Oda road

Ondo State Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has reiterated his administration’s resolve to complete all inherited infrastructure projects across the state, declaring that neither the popular Ijoka Road nor the Onyearugbulem/Shagari Flyover in Akure will be abandoned. He made this promise while commissioning the newly completed Oda Road in Akure the state capital, describing the event […]

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Eid-el-Kabir: NSCDC deploys 1,550 men to beef up security in Osun

Osun State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, (NSCDC), has deployed 1,550 personnel across the state, as part of the security measures for the coming Eid-el-Kabir celebrations. Already the Police Command, and the Amotekun Corps in the state have taken similar steps. NSCDC State Commandant, CC Igbalawole Sotiyo, who disclosed the measure […]

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Egbe Omo Ilaje probes attack on Olu of Igbokoda

Egbe Omo Ilaje Worldwide, the umbrella sociocultural organisation of the Ilaje people, a sub-group of the Yoruba race, has raised a five-member fact-finding committee to investigate the attack on a prominent monarch in Ondo State, the Olu of Igbokoda, Oba Afolabi Odidiomo The royal father was reportedly assaulted by an influential community leader on June […]

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Aiyedatiwa distributes operational vehicles to security agencies

Ondo State Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has reiterated his administration’s unwavering commitment to the safety of lives and property, as he distributed high-grade operational Toyota Hilux vehicles to security agencies in the State. The ceremony, held at the Government House grounds in Akure on Wednesday, formed part of activities marking the Governor’s first 100 days […]

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Tribunal upholds Aiyedatiwa’s election

The Election Petition Tribunal in Ondo State has upheld the victory of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa in the November 16 governorship election. It dismissed the petition filed by the Action Alliance (AA) challenging the victory of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), and the All Progressives Congress (APC). The tribunal, in a unanimous […]

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Ondo UBEC sports final kicks off tomorrow

Finals of the Basic Education School Sports Competition, BESS, will hold tomorrow, 5th May, 2025 at the St Thomas Aquinas College Sporting Arena, Akure from 10 o’ clock. This was in a statement by the Director of Information,  Prince Bolu Diesel Ajijo, Anipr, He said the competition, being organised by the Universal Basic Education Commission […]

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Osun LG funds: APC fires back at PDP, says allegations against Fagbemi baseless

The All Progressives Congress, APC, has fired back at the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, over its complaints on the Federal Government’s stoppage of statutory allocations to Osun State. It described the allegations by the ruling party in the state against the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Mr. Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, over […]

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Banks to deduct data transaction fees from customers airtime

Deposit banks will no longer deduct charges for unstructured supplementary service data transactions, USSD, from their customers” bank accounts. Rather, the charges will henceforth be deducted directly from the customers’ mobile’ airtime,  according to a directive  to the banks by the Nigerian Communications Commission [NCC]. This came to the open in an email from the […]

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