Always be his beautiful bride

By Josephine Oguntoyinbo | Every man loves to always see his wife as the bride he married on their wedding day. He does not want to hear the excuse that you are very busy. He wants to see you and still see the lady he married.  Even when you have added weight and you are […]

Mourning Alfa

By Sunmola Olowookere | Last week…..a terrible tragedy befell our neighbourhood as a man who had not been sick earlier suddenly slumped and died. The poor widow was inconsolable “but He has forsaken us. Despite my husband’s prayers, God allowed him to die. He has not heard our prayers. The lord is wicked to us…..” […]

I’m committed  to improved staff welfare-Adetula

By Adekola Afolabi | The Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of Owena Press Ltd, the publisher of The Hope, Sir. Ademola Adetula, has affirmed his unwavering commitment to better the welfare of workers in the media outfit to improve their productivity. He spoke yesterday at the November edition of the monthly prayer meeting of the company held […]

FOWOSO: Mrs Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu empowers  Ilaje women

By Maria Famakinwa | The wife of Ondo State Governor, Arabirin Betty Akeredolu yesterday led other members of Forum for wives of Ondo State officials (FOWOSO) to empower women trained in different skills by providing them with start up kits. The women were trained in skills like bead, soap, bag making among others. The event […]

ODSG awards N17b projects in Ondo South

Close to 400 projects worth N17.381 billion have been awarded by the Ondo State Government in the Southern Senatorial District of the State between January and September 2018 . The Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget, Pastor Emmanuel Igbasan, stated this during a stakeholders meeting  in the southern senatorial district on 2019 budget preparation process […]

Changing Ondo State Landscape

ONDO State Government has in the last nine months expended N41.98billion on capital projects in all the 18 local government areas of the state. The State Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget, Pastor Emmanuel Igbasan made the disclosure at a town hall meeting held with stakeholders recently . ACCORDING to him, 349 projects totalling N29.89billion […]

Ladies’ office handbags on point

By Evelyn Omotoye | Handbag is a must-have for any classy woman. The bag in her hand is either for a reason of practicality or to make a fashion statement. Whichever one, the bag must hold some items. Usually, handbags have many inner pockets.  Some with zippers or buttons, others with open sleeves, all of […]

Cult clash: 2 killed at RUGIPO

From Jimoh Ahmed, Ikare Akoko | There was palpable fear in Owo as  fear gripped the  residents following of  killings of two members of a  cult groups. As a result, the people of Owo have been going about with caution, watching their movements to avoid falling as another victim of the rampaging cultists. Similarly parents […]

Dogo signing, I consulted members – ODSFA chair

By Femi Atolagbe | The Chairman of Ondo State Football Agency (ODSFA), Otunba Tajudeen Olajide Akinyemi, has denied the allegations against him by one of the board members that he did not carry the members along in the signing of a new coach for the Sunshine Stars FC. He said there were cordial relationship between […]

Ayetoro sea incursion, a  monumental catastrophe –FG

By Evelyn Omotoye & Martins Fasusi, Okitipupa | The Federal Government has expressed its determination to partner Ondo State Government to find a permanent solution to the lingering sea incursion ravaging the Ayetoro community in Ilaje Local Government area of the State and its environ. The Minister for Environment, Ibrahim Usman Jibril who led the […]