Candid advice to new helmsmen By Steve Alabi | The periodicity of elections in our great country, particularly gubernatorial elections, offers the great opportunity to direct the attention of our new leaders to the special duty they owe the polity to make sports a viable and winning industry for the country. The starting point of […]
Ondo Badminton Association promises better welfare package By Femi Atolagbe | The Chairman of the newly constituted board of Ondo State Badminton Association, Olu Adekunle Ajanaku, has promised to prioritise the welfare of its coaches and athletes during his tenure. Ajanaku stated this at the inaugural meeting, contained in a press statement made available to […]
Should Nigeria embrace electronic voting? By Maria Famakinwa | Electronic voting also known as e-voting is the act of using electronic system to cast and count votes. There have been calls from different angles that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) should embrace the system in the next general elections to correct some electoral malpractices […]
Okitipupa-Igbokoda bypass ’ll offer alternative route By Chris Chimezie | The construction of 12km Okitipupa-Igbokoda Road is to provide an alternative way to ease heavy traffic in Okitipupa town. Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu stated this during an inspection of the level of work done on the road project which was flagged-off during his […]
Ife communities in looming boundary crisis From Fisayo Akinduro, Osogbo | The Moro and Yakoyo communities in Ife North Local Government are brewing in palpable tension over boundary lines and nomenclature. The two communities have been at loggerheads over boundary lines , which has resulted to incessant fracas that have claimed lives and properties. The […]
Coping with stress With Kemi Olatunde | It is not uncommon to see people getting stressed up. Stress is a feeling of emotional or physical tension which can come from any thought or event which in turn makes you nervous or frustrated. It is that feeling you have when you are trying to cope with […]
Deregister weak political parties – YADA From Victor Akinkuolie, Ado-Ekiti | A non-governmental organisation, Youths Alliance for Democratic Advancement (YADA), has hinted that the country’s electioneering process will continue to suffer retrogression unless the political parties perceived to be weak are deregistered by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The group also charged the governors-elect […]
Pruning Political Parties In Nigeria IF there is any lesson to be learnt from the recently concluded general elections in the country, it is the fact that Nigeria does not need 91 political parties. Left for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) many of the other parties […]
Accountability to the people By Theo Adebowale | Nigerian politicians have resisted every effort to make them accountable. Many elected politicians avoid their constituents either by not visiting the constituency and if they do, they distract them from engaging them on stewardship. Public officers who are alleged of unlawful or criminal breaches avoid the police […]
ODSG seeks UNICEF’s support against harmful diseases Ondo State Government has solicited more support and collaboration with UNICEF and other Development Partners in the fight against diseases that are inimical to the health of the people, especially the effort by the State government to eradicate Lassa fever in some parts of the State. The State […]
