Vote buying undemocratic – Alasoadura

Senator Tayo Alasoadura is a senator representing Ondo Central Senatorial District. In this interview with BISI OLOMINU, he spoke on the closure of the National Assembly, 2019 elections among other burning issues.  Excerpts: The National Assembly has embarked on recess since. What does this portend for our democracy? The senate is on recess and we […]

We ‘ll prioritise project execution, Akeredolu. Visits damaged Ikun/Oba bridge, Oke Alabojuto

By Mary Agidi | Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN,  has expressed the determination of his administration to embark on projects that would benefit the masses without considering which administration started such, saying government is  continuum. Akeredolu who stated this in Ikare-Akoko at the weekend while inspecting the ongoing reconstruction of Oke-Alabojuto road said […]

18 parties to participate in Ondo LG polls

By Adekola Afolabi | Ahead of the December 1, 2018 local government election in Ondo State, the State Independent Electoral Commission (ODIEC), said it has so far received letters of intent from 18 political parties, showing their interest to participate in the forthcoming poll. The chairman of the commission, Prof Yomi Dinakin disclosed this while […]

ODSG reels out menu plan

By Evelyn Omotoye | As schools begin a new academic calendar today in Ondo State, the  state government has reeled out farm market locations in each of the local government areas of the state and distributed the menu plan to the Cooks in charge of the homegrown school feeding programme for public primary schools in […]

Endemic cases of awaiting trials and prison congestion

By Kayode Olabanji | For a prison originally built to house 160 inmates, to now have 860, why is this so? Is it because the rate at which people are incarcerated exceeds the rate of prisoner released? HOPE LAW asked some legal practitioners to shed light on the causes of prison congestion and how they […]

Ondo women decry lack of enabling  environment for participation in politics

By Bimbo Akindunbi | Women in Ondo have decried the lip service being paid by the political leadership of various parties to women and youth participation. This came as a resolution of Ondo State Women for Women in a consultation with other women groups in the state. The women advocacy group noted that most political […]

‘Ondo APC has no intention to impose aspirant’

By Jubril Bada | The All Progressives Congress (APC), Ondo State chapter has described as an unfortunate the protest by when some party members that were not well informed on what they termed ‘imposition’ of candidates ahead of local elections in the state. Some members of the party protested to the party secretariat in Akure, […]

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ASD inaugurates party in Ondo

By Jubril Bada | The Alliance of Social Democratic (ASD), has officially inaugurated its Ondo State chapter with the members of the state executive council to manage the affairs of the party in the state. The party was among the newly registered political parties by the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC) recently. Its inauguration in […]

Taking pictures prohibited in museums

By Kehinde Temitope | Have you even wondered why visitors to our museum are prohibited from taking photographs in the galleries? As an Antiquities protection officer at National Museum, Ile-Ife, it is my duty, in addition to protecting the museum properties and collections to point out to visitors, a notice at the corner of the […]