Why apathy marred display of voters’ list

By Adetokunbo Abiola | Barely a few months to the next general elections, voters refused to check the voters’ list for the inclusion or non-inclusion of their names for the exercise. According to news reports, a low turnout had been recorded in Ondo State mainly in towns such as Okitipupa, Ore, Ondo, Ikare, Akure and […]

Ondo NUJ demands new Caretaker

By Fisayo Akinduro | National leaders of the Nigeria Union of Journalists have been urged to appoint a five-member caretaker committee to pilot the affairs of Ondo state council following its botched election on Wednesday to elect new executive officers to pilot the affairs of the union pending the time a fresh election will be […]

You ‘ve done well, Igbos tell Akeredolu

By Chris Chimezie | Igbo Community, under the auspices of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Ondo State chapter has pledged their continued support and loyalty to the State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu (SAN) in his quest to take the state to the promise land. The Igbos whose leaders from the 18 local government Areas of the State were […]

A deadly frozen night

By Kemi Olatunde | There was a Jewish man named Yankel, who had a bakery, in a town, Crown Heights, Germany. He always said, “You know why I’m alive today?” He said “I was a kid, just a teenager at the time in Germany. Nazis were killing Jews with no mercy. We were on the […]

Wobbling Fumbling Sunshine Stars

FROM continental contenders to almost the bottom of the Nigeria Professional Football League table, the rueful story of the Ondo State government-owned Sunshine Stars Football Club can be likened to a fall from grace to grass. FROM the 10th position in the league for the 2016/2017 league season, they nosedived to 18th out of 20, […]

Towards sustainable citizens participation in Niger Delta devt

By Odedele Eunice Yinka | Introduction and background: This project was put up by Afrihealth Optonet Association  funded by the United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF) to carry out Sustainable Citizen Participation (SCP) in Nigeria’s Niger Delta. The project was very challenging but, the organizations under my supervision in the three communities worked relentlessly with a […]

Ekiti monarch charges Fayemi on community projects

By Mary Agidi | The newly enthroned Owa-Ooro of Agbado Ekiti, Oba Adesina Obafemi, has urged the governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi to always consult community leaders before executing project in the community so that only people’s oriented projects will be executed. The monarch who made the plea in an interview with The […]

Court sets man free over prosecution’s absence

From Sade Adewale, Ondo | A Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ondo town, has discharged a defendant, Lomi Akinlose, standing trial over alleged theft and wilful damage over  the absence of the two prosecutors in the court, without any genuine reasons The Magistrate, Mrs Odenusi Fadeyi, struck out the four count charge  against  Akinlose, due to […]

Ondo resolves to phase out open defecation

By Chris Chimezie | Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu (SAN), has reiterated the commitment of his administration to eradicate open defecation in the state so as to ascertain that people of the state have access to a healthy environment. Akeredolu made this known while playing host to members of the Global Policy and Government […]

FOWOSO empowers Akoko women

By Maria Famakinwa | The wife of Ondo State Governor Arabinrin Betty Anyanwu -Akeredolu has led other members of Forum for Wives of Ondo State Officials (FOWOSO) to the 18th and the last editions of the empowerment programme at Akoko North East Local Government where participants who were trained freely on different skill acquisitions like […]