Mrs Akeredolu stresses importance of English Language

By Maria Famakinwa | The wife of Ondo State Governor, Arabinrin Betty Anyanwu -Akeredolu has stressed the importance of spelling and reading in improving the standard of education especially English language in the country.     She made this observation  at the 6th edition of the Trans-Regional Grand Contest of UNESCO endorsed Spell and Thrill held […]

The  mystery of dreams

By Aditi Raman Shridhar | The last 10 days of my life have been extremely adventurous. I chased a cat down a road and sat with her by a river. I scaled the Mount Everest with my husband and we built an igloo on the mountain top. I also flew like Wonder Woman for a […]

Internal democracy, antidote to imposition

By Theo Adebowale | Party primaries have come and gone with the rituals, the intrigues, celebrations and regrets.  Old alliances, have been sustained and strengthened.  In certain cases, they have been bruised or broken.  New deals have been made.  A few would last, many of them would shortlive.  The All Progressive Congress, the party in […]

On Medium Term Expenditure Framework

RECENTLY, the  Ondo State  Ministry of Economic Planning and Budget unveiled a three-year Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF)  for the state. ACCORDING  to the Commissioner,  Pastor Emmanuel Igbasan, the agenda is to run from 2019 to 2021. THE initiative follows the Fiscal Responsibility Bill of 2019, which is a radical departure from incremental budgeting to […]

We’ll obey court  orders –ODSG

By Evelyn Omotoye | The Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has assured the judiciary that his administration would continue to obey court orders to further strengthen justice  administration in the state. Akeredolu stated this yesterday at the Chief Judge’s seminar series themed: “The Judiciary, An Instrument for advancing Socio-Economic Development” organised by the […]

Ekiti varsity gets visitation panel

From Vic tor Akinkuolie,  Ado-Ekiti | As part of the move towards repositioning tertiary education in Ekiti State, the Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has set up an 11-man Visitation Panel for Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, (EKSU). A release from the office of the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Yinka Oyebode, said the setting  […]

Security of life is everybody’s duty

From Jimoh Ahmed, Ikare Akoko. | A security expert, Colonel Rotimi Alade (Rtrd) has described the task of securing lives and properties in the country as the job of all and as such should not be seen as solely the responsibility of government. Colonel Alade stated this while delivering a lecture on security issues to […]

‘Environment protection should be prioritised’

Kemi Olatunde | Commissioner for Environment in Ondo State, Mr. Funso Esan has called on stakeholders to give priority to the  protection of the environmental  and  security issues in order to guarantee sustainable development in Nigeria. He made the call during the week at the 12th technical meeting of the National Council on Environment (NCE) […]

Aketi Cup: Stand as unbiased entity, organisers urged officials

By Femi Atoagbe | The preliminary stage of the much awaited Governor’s Cup tagged (Aketi Cup )kicks off in Akure South Local government , in the state capital with two different matches decided at the Ondo State Sports complex . The first match between Signature FC and Remdel FC ended 2- 1 in favour of […]

Akeredolu, wife, Deji bag  Igbo excellence awards

By Adekola Afolabi | Ondo State Governor,  Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, his wife Betty and the Deji of Akure Kingdom, Oba Aladelusi Aladetoyinbo, on Monday bagged Igbo General Assembly (IGA) awards in appreciation of their various commitment to the development of the state. The awards were presented to the awardees at the annual Igbo General Assembly, Ondo […]