Business operation: Ondo ‘ll rank among best – Commissioner By Josephine Oguntoyinbo and Babatunde Olorunleke | Ondo State Government has reiterated its commitment to make the state rank among the best in terms of business operations. Commissioner for Regional Integration and Special Duties, Prof. Bayonile Ademodi declared this at a one day Inter-Agency policy Review […]
Devt: Ondo’s First Lady seeks market women’s support By Maria Famakinwa | The wife of Ondo State Governor, Arabinrin Betty Anyanwu -Akeredolu has urged market women across the state to support the present administration in order to move the state forward. She made this appeal in a meeting tagged Special Interactive Session of Mrs […]
Report local sports, former NFA board member urges Ondo SWAN By Femi Atolagbe | Former Board Member of Nigeria Football Association (NFA), Sir Steve Alabi has said it’s important for members of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) to observe the ethics of the profession to help in the growth of the society. Alabi, who […]
Don wants food sufficiency prioritized To stem food shortage in the country, a Professor of Animal Science has asked Nigerians to allow only a government that can put food on their tables to rule them. The don, Professor Johnson Oluwasola Agbede threw the challenge at the 109 inaugural lecture he delivered at the Federal University […]
Pensioners decry non-payment of gratuities By Mary Agidi | The Nigeria Union of Pensioners, NUP, Southwest Zone has decried the non-payment of gratituities for Pensioners since 2008 till date, and vowed to approach the court of competent jurisdiction to that effect. Addressing newsmen after its meeting in Akure, through the union Zonal spokesperson, Comrade Olusegun […]
UNIMEDTH plans modern emergency dept By Kemi Olatunde | As part of efforts to improve the quality of health care services in Ondo State, plans are underway to put in place modern emergency departments in the University of Medical Science (UNIMED) Teaching Hospital, Akure annex. The Physician in charge of the hospital, Dr. Adesina Akintan […]
Kidnapping barbaric, ungodly – Reps Member From Fisayo Akinduro, Osogbo | The recent kidnapping activities in Osun state has been described as barbaric, ungodly and hostile to humanity. A Representative for Obokun Oriade Federal Constituency, Mr Oluwole Oke, who stated this in Osogbo condemned the spate of kidnappings, saying the situation is becoming unbearable. He […]
Communities get N516m for self-help projects By Evelyn Omotoye | Cheques of a sum of N516m have been presented to 37 communities and 13 vulnerable groups in Ondo State to implement their self-help and empowerment projects under the Community and Social Development Project(CSDP) Additional Financing. The state governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu officially presented the cheques […]
Okada: Osun suspends daily ticket payment From Fisayo Akinduro, Osogbo | As part of efforts to ensure peace and tranquility among the citizenry, the Osun state government has suspended the disputed daily ticket for commercial motorcyclists indefinitely. The state governor, Gboyega Oyetola gave the order through the Secretary to the Board of Osun Internal Revenue, […]
How people bury their dead By Maria Famakinwa | Funerals are as indispensable to the dead as death is inevitable to the living. The orientation and culture of people vary from place to place, so also is the system of funeral as well as custom of burial. Foreign cultures like India and China, differ in […]
