My Focus will be on grassroots development -LG boss

Fasusi Martins, Okitipupa | The newly appointed Caretaker Chairman Ese Odo Local Government, Mr. Ojo Omolewa has promised  to embark on grassroots development programmes and policies that will add value to the workers and the entire people of the local government. Omolewa stated this during his first official visit to the local government where he […]

Harvest thanksgiving service

By Afe Folasade | The Bible says in the book of 11 Corinthian chapter 9 verses 6-8 that he that sow sparingly shall reap sparingly and he that sow bountifully shall also reap bountifully, every man according to as he purpose in his heart, so let him give, not grudgingly or of necessity for God […]

Do you gossip?

By Josephine Oguntoyinbo | Gossip, according to wikipedia is an idle talk or rumour about the personal or private affairs of others. It is also called tattling. It is been said, knowledge is power. Unfortunately, many people like to spread damaging information or intimate details about others, whether true or not. This is what is […]

ODSG commences CBN/Bishop’s Court  road dualisation

By Mary Agidi | Determined to beautify Alagbaka area and make it a 21st century seat of government, Ondo State Government has commenced the dualisation of the CBN/Bishop’s Court road. Leading the monitoring team to the site of the project to evaluate the preparedness of the contractors, the state Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Mr […]

ODHA urges review  of MoU on afforestation

By Adekola Afolabi | The Ondo State House of Assembly Committee on Natural Resources has called on the state government to review its Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed with the West Africa Forest Plantation Ltd to ensure better management and performance of the state afforestation project. The Chairman of the Committee, Mr. Akinyele Fasogbon made […]

EKSG warns land officers  against ‘dirty’ deals

By Victor Akinkuolie, Ado-Ekiti | Ekiti State Deputy Governor, Otunba Bisi Egbeyemi, has warned officers in charge of land allocation in the Ministry of Land, Housing and Urban Development against illegal land deal that could spark crisis among the people. He stressed that the state government would not condone any act resulting from land deal […]

ODHA crisis: More lawmakers return

By Adekola Afolabi | The Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Bamidele Oleyelogun yesterday disclosed that the awaited constituency projects for members would soon start in their various constituencies. Oleyelogun who disclosed this shortly after the plenary sitting  explained that the state Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has approved the constituency projects for the lawmakers. […]

Mimiko grilled at campaign ground

It was cold sweat for the erstwhile Governor of Ondo State, Dr Olusegun Mimiko yesterday as he sweated profusely to answer questions posed to him by a prominent cleric, Apostle Sunday Ojuolape at a campaign venue in Akure, on why he cannot be trusted with political office. The drama took place at Baptist Conference Hall, […]

5 civil servants held over N200m tax fraud

By Michael Ofulue | Five Ondo State civil servants who allegedly defrauded the government  to the tune of about N200 million were yesterday paraded by the Ondo State Police Command. The suspects before their suspension worked in the Ministry of Finance, Internal Revenue, State Information Technology Agency (SITA), among others, were arrested by the combined […]

Labourer docked for alleged felony

By Sade Adewale | A 26-year-old labourer, Itoro Syvanus, has been dragged before the Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ondo town, for  using axe to pursue one Olamojiba Igbekoyi with intent to commit felony. Sylvanus was said to have bought coke and groundnut from the complainant,  Igbekoyi, but refused to pay him,  at about 3:00pm  on […]