By Adekola Afolabi | In the spirit of Eid-el-Kabir celebration, a lawmaker representing Akoko North-West State Constituency 1 in the Ondo State House of Assembly, Hon. Jamiu Sulaiman Maito recently organised a special sallah celebration for members of his constituency. The special event held at the Arigidi-Akoko country home of the lawmaker had in attendance […]
By Evelyn Omotoye | Nigerian leaders have been charged to come together and fight a common course of rescuing the nation from its current enormous challenges and preparing for a sustainable future. An 84-year old renowned Historian, Prof. Banji Akintoye gave the charge at the weekend in Akure while delivering the Adaba 88.9fm 10th anniversary […]
By Chris Chimezie | In its continued effort to industrialise the state and create jobs for the teeming unemployed youths, Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu (SAN) has signed five Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) and Agreements. At the ceremony held at the Exco Chamber of the Governor’s office in Akure, Akeredolu noted that the gesture […]
By Fatima Muraina | The Ondo State Board of Internal Revenue (BIR) has assured of prompt payment of the percentage due for the local government areas from the tax generated from the Land Use Charge. The Chairman of the Board, Mr Tolu Adegbie made this known during a sensitisation visit to both the Olowo of […]
Ondo state Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has described the first privately owned radio station in the state, Adaba 88.9 FM as a child of circumstance. Akeredolu said the emergence of the radio station liberated the opposition by giving them a platform to speak at a time when there were no avenues to air their […]
By Adekola Afolabi | The Palace of the Deji of Akure has announced that all markets and shops in Akure, the Ondo state capital and its environs should remain closed today Monday, to enable the Deji of Akure, Oba Aladelusi Aladetoyinbo observe the annual Aheregbe festival. According to a statement signed by the Deji’s Chief […]
By Tope Babatope | You may have dreamed up solutions, you may have creative ideas, but until you wipe out fear of failure, your project will never get off the ground. Expose your fear of failure to the light of truth. Fear thrives in darkness. Faith thrives in daylight. Throw the light of understanding on […]
By Chris Chimezie | For his unwavering commitment towards the infrastructural development of Ondo State within one and a half years of his assumption of office, the State branch of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), last week, honoured Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu with an award of ‘Engineering Man of the Year’. The presentation ceremony of […]
By Jubril Bada | As the Local Government elections in Ondo State had been scheduled to hold on December 1,major political parties in the state have expressed divergent views on their participation in the elections. The political parties in separate interviews with The Hope explained their readiness to slog it out with the ruling All […]
By Bukola Olamona | Stakeholders in the education sector have been called upon to support the government in it’s quest to take education to its enviable height in Ondo state. In an interview with The Hope, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education, Rev Akin Asaniyan stated that stakeholders like Parents Teachers Association (PTA), […]
