By Jubril Bada & Adekola Afolabi \ Major political parties in Ondo State yesterday intensified their house-to-house campaigns in the state and mobilisation of voters to come out enmass to vote on Saturday. The parties are All Progressives Congress, APC, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Zenith Labour Party, ZLP, Action Alliance, AA, Social Democratic Party, SDP, […]
By Evelyn Omotoye | Ondo State has been rated high in the level of its commitment and preparedness to commence full blown implementation of the Contributory Pension Scheme for its workers. The Head of States, Operations, National Pension Commission, PENCOM, Dr. Dan Ndackson who led a delegation to the state stated this during a courtesy […]
By Adetokunbo Abiola | At last, the bitumen project is taking off in Ondo State, going by the assurance of the state government. The project has dragged on since the Adebayo Adefarati administration, which put it in the front burner of its programmes, committing enormous human and material resources to its implementation. That administration went […]
With Kehinde Oluwatayo, | Farming has been described as a profitable enterprise capable of making anyone who is practising it rich provided everything required is available. A cassava farmer, Mrs Mercy Igoni who disclosed this in Akure noted that farming though requires a lot of energy and needs endurance said the time of harvest […]
|With Kehinde Oluwatayo, Farmers in Ondo state have been advised to wait patiently for the onset of rain before planting to prevent the recurrence of last year’s experience. Speaking with The Hope in an interview, a deputy director in the department of Agro- climatology, Ondo State Ministry of Agriculture, Mr Jide Adewale said the […]
The habit of instant gratification and what’s good and bad about it By Aditi Raman Shridhar | Do you easily give in to temptation? May be for that crispy cheesy burger that you have been particularly asked to avoid for health reasons or watching your favourite Netflix show late night when you know you should […]
THE four-month nationwide industrial action embarked upon by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) had finally been laid to rest but an evaluation of the issues involved is necessary for a lasting solution to incessant strikes by the university teachers. THIS is so because suspension of previous strikes by the union […]
From Victor Akinkuolie, Ado-Ekiti | The Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi has promised more trainings and seminars for civil servants in the state in a bid to enhance their performance and efficiency. Dr Fayemi also vowed to rescue the civil service from the level of decadence experienced under the immediate past government of […]
Our attention has been drawn to a statement signed by Mr. Thalis Apalowo, acting as spokesperson for a group of leaders and elders in Akoko North West Local Government. The statement erroneously alleged that Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, is financing the activities of the Action Alliance (AA). Still threading the path of error, the statement […]
By Adekola Afolabi | Despite the shift of the Presidential and National Assembly elections, President Muhammadu Buhari and other candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC), would definitely coast home to victory on Saturday. This was the position of the Senator representing Ondo Central Senatorial District, Tayo Alasoadura, who expressed confidence that victory is sure […]
