By: Bisi Olominu | It was a boisterous atmosphere in Akure yesterday as owners of properties demolished by the Ondo State government for road construction were paid their compensation. Excitement pervaded the air and sheer joy was palpable on the faces of owners of properties that gave wat for dualization of roads in Akure, Ikare, […]
By Kehinde Oluwatayo | Ekiti State Deputy Governor, Chief Bisi Egbeyemi has said that the state government will invest more in agriculture to create jobs, reduce poverty and empower the citizens. Egbeyemi made this known in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Mr Odunayo Ogunmola in Ikole-Ekiti. He said that the Kayode Fayemi-led […]
By Maria Famakinwa | Hundreds of jobless women in Akoko North West Local Government Area of Ondo State were given a new lease of life as the wife of the State Governor, Arabinrin Betty Anyanwu -Akeredolu led other members of Forum for Wives of Ondo State Officials (FOWOSO), to the 17th edition of the empowerment […]
To sustain its giant strides in education, Ondo State government will next week launch Education Endowment Fund with the theme “Sustainable Financing Strategy for the Education Sector in Ondo State”. The fund will be launched as part of the activities lined up for the first “DEVELOP ONDO WEEK 2018” scheduled for between November 19 to […]
By Chris Chimezie | succour is on the way of victims of the October 3, 2018 multiple accidents on the ever-busy Onyearugbulem junction of the Akure-Owo-Ilesha highway. Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu who disclosed this during the laying of wreath to commemorate the 2018 Road Crash Victims Day held at the Onyearugbulem junction called for a minute […]
By Kehinde Oluwatayo | Rice farmers in Ondo State have declared that they have all it takes to boost indigenous rice production in the state and surpass states such as Kebbi and Jigawa if given maximum attention and cooperation. Reacting to a US report that indigenous rice production in Nigeria has increased by 400,000 tonnes, […]
By Adekola Afolabi | The Ondo State House of Assembly has committed to the House Commitee on Finance and Appreciation, the 2018 Appropriation Amendment Bill for proper scrutiny and quick passage. The Executive Bill which seeks to reorder funds from non performing agencies to where the money will be mostly needed for the development of […]
By Chris Chimezie | Ondo State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr Yemi Olowolabi, has debunked the rummour making the round that the state government expelled journalists covering the state’s Governor’s office. The Commissioner made the disclosure in a statement he signed and made available to The Hope in Akure. According to the statement, “in […]
By Maria Famakinwa | Churches across the country have Sunday services and also organise weekly programmes to give room for government workers who usually close by 4pm to partake in the service. This according to them is necessary to make their members more equipped spiritually, committed to God’s work and to get more members who […]
By Ian Hughes | Men who sleep around may reduce their risk of developing prostate cancer by almost a THIRD. According to a new study, promiscuous gentlemen with more than 20 notches on their bedpost slashed their chances by 28%. Celibacy, on the other hand, doubles the risk of a disease that kills almost 11,000 […]
