By Victor Akinkuolie & Chris Chimezie | As the elated people of Ekiti celebrate the inauguration of a new administration in Ado Ekiti yesterday, the news of a whopping N170b debt left by the Fayose administration has left a sour taste in the mouth of the citizens. Governor Kayode Fayemi, who broke the sad news […]
By Lola Omowaye & Bukola Olamona | The federal government has been called upon to support state governments in financing secondary education to ensure that public school students get quality education and are able to compete favourably with their counterparts across the globe. The Principal, Fiwasaye Girls’ Grammar School, Akure, Mrs Taye Bola gave the […]
By Evelyn Omotoye | Contrary to rumours milling around, Ondo State is yet to receive the last tranche of the Paris Club Refund from the Federal Government as it is being speculated. The State Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Wale Akinterinwa made the declaration yesterday. A statement issued by the Press Officer of the ministry, Mrs […]
From Jimoh Ahmed, Ikare Akoko | She denies me my conjugal right. I always provide for her needs, but when night comes and I approach her for sex, she always says no” This was the submission of a 35-year-old butcher, Muritala Alabi at an Ikare Akoko Customary Court while giving evidence in a divorce suit […]
By Josephine Oguntoyinbo | Ondo State Government has reiterated it’s commitment towards impacting meaningfully on the lives of the people through expansion of new facilities to increase access to water supply in the state. This, it said would eradicate open defecation and other health challenges in the state. The chairman, State Rural Water Supply and […]
In continuation of its consultative meetings with relevant stakeholders on preparation of 2019-2021 Medium Term Expenditure Frameworks (MTEF) and 2019 budget, the Ondo State Ministry of Economic Planning and Budget has met with the representatives of Organized Private Sectors, Trade Associations and Professional Bodies in the State. The Commissioner for the Ministry, Pastor Emmanuel Igbasan, […]
By Chris Chimezie | Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu (SAN), has announced free medical services for the Physically, Mentally and Visual Impaired Persons in the state. The Governor declared this while addressing members of the Nigerian Association of the Blind, Ondo State chapter during the association’s annual Endurance Trek to the Governor’s Office in […]
By Ayo Olowu | It was jubilation galore in Akure on Monday as the Ondo State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (OSOPADEC) lavished a whooping sum of two hundred and thirty million naira to lift students from the oil producing area as scholarships. As the students stepped forward to collect their cheques one by one, […]
By Femi Atolagbe | Following the success recorded at the 2017 inaugural Ondo Auto Rally , the organizers of the Rally in collaboration with Ondo State Development And Investment Promotion Agency ( ONDIPA), set to begin the 2018 edition of the rally. In a statement issued in Akure , the Ondo State capital, the state […]
By Theo Adebowale | The global economy has been in trouble for quite sometime now. Every government, particularly national governments is faced with the problem of inflation, unemployment and related issues. Natural disasters have taken a toll in several parts of the world. Tsunami in Indonesia just a few weeks ago visited havoc on the […]
