Akeredolu appoints new OSOPADEC Commissioners By Adekola Afolabi | Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has approved the appointment of two new people as Commissioners in the Ondo State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (OSOPADEC). They are; Kole Akinbolarin and Ishola-Isijola Razak. According to a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Segun […]
Osun distributes face masks to market women By Fisayo AkinduroOsogbo | Osun State Government yesterday distributed face masks and hand sanitizers to market women in the state. Commissioner for Commerce, Industry and Cooperatives, Dr. Bode Olanipekun presented the face masks and hand sanitizers to the market women through Iyaloja General of the state. The state […]
Remove mask after 4 hours use —NMA By Kemi Olatunde | The chairman of Nigerian Medical Association, (NMA) Ondo State chapter, Mr Wale Oke has advised those wearing nose masks to replace it after four hours of use. Oke’s admonition was made following government order on the use of nose mask in order to prevent […]
Security alarm over influx of Almajiris By Bisi Olominu, Adekola Afolabi and Mary Agidi | Residents of some major towns and communities in Ondo state are now living in fear over the influx of some people (popularly known as Almajiris) from the northern part of the country to different locations of the state. The northern […]
COVID-19: Aladesawe, others task Nigerians on prayers From Jimoh Ahmed, Ado-Ekiti | As this year’s Ramadan progresses, Islamic Clerics have called on Nigerians to be steadfast and pray for the peace and progress of the country that could put an end to COVID-19 pandemic currently ravaging the globe. The clerics who observed that the pandemic […]
Border closure: ‘Erring drivers ‘ll forfeit vehicles to govt’ From Victor Akinkuolie, Ado-Ekiti | Ekiti state government has disclosed that any erring vehicle owner that violates the border closure directive will henceforth have such vehicle forfeited to the state government. The move according to the government was targeted towards maintaining more seriousness to the containment […]
Bank customers in panic withdrawals By Jimoh Ahmed & Saheed Ibrahim | Despite the rise in the number of coronavirus victims in Ondo State, there has been continuous crowd of customers in banks across the state. When The Hope visited some of the banks in the three senatorial districts in the state crowds of customers […]
‘Engage researchers for agric blueprint’ By Kehinde Oluwatayo | Government at all levels have been advised to have a projection of what they want to achieve in agriculture per time so as to have robust agricultural programmes. Speaking in an interview with The Hope, Dr Emmanuel Moyinjesu of the Federal College of Agriculture, Akure advised […]
Farmers’ pass, key to food sufficiency-Oladapo By Kehinde Oluwatayo | An appeal has gone to the Ondo state Government to allow farmers go about their business unhindered during lockdown so that there will be sufficient food. The Chairman Sunshine Rice Farmers Association, Prince George Oladapo made the appeal in an interview with The Hope. Oladapo […]
D-Gov chases workers out for not using mask From Victor Akinkuolie, Ado-Ekiti | Mild drama ensued yesterday at the office of the Ekiti state Deputy Governor, Otunba Bisi Egbeyemi, as some staff were chased out of the office for not using nose masks. The action was in line with the directive of the management to […]
