From Jimoh Ahmed, Ikare | There was pandemonium in the ancient city of Ikare-Akoko and its environs on Thursday as hundreds of market women and artisans wept and wailed as a fake cooperative body that promised to give out loans to them made away with their money. The Hope learnt that the money which the […]
By Josephine Oguntoyinbo | The people of Oke-Agunla and Aro-Baale in Akure North Local Government area of Ondo State have commended the state government for rehabilitating the moribund boreholes in the area. They particularly thanked the government for drilling new ones to meet their needs in the communities. This was done by the team of […]
By Bisi Olominu | The proliferation of digital communication technology has revolutionised a democratic participation. The digital exchange of ideas and opinions is now a vital component of the democratic landscape. Comments on digital news stories and on social media play an increasingly important role in public discourse as more citizens communicate online. As good […]
By Mary Agidi | Eminent Nigerians and the International community spoke glowingly yesterday about the democratic process which produced the presidential flag bearers of the country’s major political parties. In separate reactions, Nigerians across party lines expressed joy over the violent free conduct of the conventions which produced the flagbearers. Elder State man and a […]
By Maria Famakinwa | As teachers in Nigeria days ago joined the rest of the world to celebrate ‘World Teachers Day’ concerned citizens of the country have called on the Federal Government to improve teachers’ welfare for better performance. Teachers role in the national development of any country cannot be over emphasised. They perform social […]
By Michael Ofulue | The Authority of the Nigeria Prisons Service (NPS) in Ondo State has commended Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu (SAN), for granting pardon to 17 inmates who were serving various jail terms across the prisons custody in the state. It would be recalled that the Governor pardoned the inmates to mark […]
Fasusi Martins, Okitipupa | A 47-year-old pastor simply identified as Oyebade Moses has been charged before an Okitipupa Magistrate Court for allegedly obtaining money under false pretence thereby committing an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 419 of the Criminal Code Cap 37 Vol.1 Laws of Ondo State of Nigeria 2006 . While stating […]
Fasusi Martins, Okitipupa | A 47-year-old man, Adefemi Arogun has been arraigned before an Okitipupa Magistrate Court for obtaining the sum of N600,000 from one Ololade Ogbesami under false pretence to help in enlisting his daughter, Simisola Ogbesami into the Nigerian Air Force thereby alleged to have commited an offence contrary to and punishable under […]
IT is heartwarming that the Ondo State Government in partnership with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) is about to begin the much-touted cassava-ethanol project in the Northern part of the state. THIS follows the Memorandum of Understanding signed by both partners last year at the NNPC Towers in Abuja. ACCORDING to the Special Adviser […]
From Francis Akinnodi, Ondo | Rector, Federal Polytechnic, Ile-Oluji (FEDPOLEL), Prof. Adedayo Fasakin has said that the role of technical manpower education in the productive existence and consistent development of any nation in the 21st century cannot be over emphasized. Fasakin noted that through technical education, a nation is able to innovate, design, adapt and […]
