COVID-19 ‘Don’t violate guidelines, Osun warns transport workers’

From Fisayo Akinduro Osogbo Transport workers in Osun State have been warned against violating COVID-19 transit guidelines set up by the state. The Commissioner for Police, Undie Adie gave the warning during a meeting with the leadership of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Road Transport Employers’ Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) and other […]

Akeredolu blasts ex- SSG, says no contract was given to son, wife, Igbo contractors

By Josephine Oguntoyinbo No single road contractor of Igbo extraction is operating in Ondo State, the state government has revealed. Reacting to widely circulated allegations that contractors of Igbo extraction have cornered all road contracts in the state, the government said the allegation is untrue. A statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant to the […]

Ondo guber: APC appoints screening committee

By Josephine Oguntoyinbo The Governor Mai Mala Buni-chaired Caretaker/Extra-Ordinary National Convention Planning Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has appointed the Party’s former interim National Secretary, Alhaji Tijjani Musa Tumsa to chair the Party’s screening committee for Ondo State governorship aspirants. Alh. Umar Lawan-Kareto will chair the Screening Appeal committee. Members of the Screening […]

Group congratulates new SSG, commissioner designate

By Josephine Oguntoyinbo The appointment of the new Secretary to the Ondo State government, SSG, Mr. Oluwatayo Oluwatuyi, a.k.a. Tuykana, has been described as a square peg in a square hole that would impact on developmental strides in the state. This is contained in a congratulatory message by the Ibi Giga Ambassadors, a foremost support […]

Olafeso appoints Enikuomehin to lead Legal Team

By Josephine Oguntoyinbo The former South West Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party and a leading gubernatorial aspirant in Ondo State, Dr. Eddy Olafeso has appointed former NDDC commissioner Mr. Benson Enikuomehin as the chairman, legal services committee of his campaign organization. Enikuomehin, a lawyer and politician is expected to deal with all legal matters […]

Fayemi mourns Abdulkadir, ex-APC National Vice-Chairman

Victor Akinkuolie Ado-Ekiti Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has commiserated with the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the family of a former National Vice Chairman of the party, Alhaji Inuwa Abdulkadir, who passed on Monday. The Governor in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Yinka Oyebode, in Ado-Ekiti, […]

COVID-19: Osun assembly suspends activities

From Fisayo Akinduro, Osogbo Osun State House of Assembly has suspended legislative activities for two weeks in order to curtail the spread of coronavirus at the Assembly complex. Chairman, House Committee on Media and publicity, Kunle Akande who disclosed this yesterday said that the short recess became necessary to enable legislators take a break from […]

Lawmakers undergo COVID -19 tests

By Josephine Oguntoyinbo As the lawmakers of the Ondo State House of Assembly have gone through Covid-19 tests, they have assured that they would make it public when the results are out. The Hope reliably gathered that health workers were on ground on Monday at the Speaker’s lodge to take samples of the lawmakers. Speaking […]

Akinnagbe, others join APC in Ikoya

By Kayode Olabanji, Okitipupa The All Progressives Congress in Ikoya/ Igbisin/ Oloto Ward in Okitipupa LG, during the week, welcomed the PDP grassroot politician in Ikoya, Mr. Akinnagbe Odutola A.K.A. Roya and his group as they formally joined the APC. Welcoming Akinnagbe into APC was the Special Adviser to the Governor on Youth Mobilization, Ondo […]

An ideology to stop defection

By Theo Adebowale Developed countries generally are identified, among other things, by their economic models, and the political beliefs they espouse. In the days of the cold war, there was capitalism, there was socialism. Western Europe and Eastern Europe were popularly pigeon holed into the economic models of the left and the right. The United […]