Father lands in prison for impregnating daughter in Ondo

A Chief Magistrate’s Court sitting in Ore, Ondo State has remanded 36-year-old man, Moses Peter, in the Ore, Nigerian Correctional Centre for allegedly raping and impregnating his biological daughter. Peter was said to have committed the offence between November, 2020 and January 2021 at Asewele Korede camp via Ore in Odigbo Local Government area of […]

We’re not behind your crisis, Osun APC tells PDP

Fisayo Akinduro, Osogbo | The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun state has dismissed in totality the allegations by the Deputy Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Elder Sunday Akanfe Atidade that Oyetola led-APC administration sponsored the parallel PDP State office and unsettled crisis ravaging the party. The party said “it is mind-boggling, unimaginable […]

One dies in Osun road crash – FRSC

Fisayo Akinduro, Osogbo | The Federal Road Safety Corps in Osun said a road accident has claimed the life of a yet to be identified person on Osogbo-Gbogan road, due to speeding and non-adherence to the road traffic regulations. The Sector Commander, Mrs Kudirat Ibrahim, disclosed this in a statement by the command spokeswoman, Mrs […]

Return of mission schools, answered prayer – Oladapo

By Kehinde Oluwatayo | The Chairman of Christian Association of Nigeria, Ondo State chapter, Revd Ayo Oladapo has described the decision of the state government to return schools to missionaries as an answered prayer. The state Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu had made a pronouncement recently that schools in the state would be returned to the […]

NDLEA nabs 60 drug peddlers, seizes 3,898kg drugs in Ondo

By Tola Gbadamosi | The Ondo State Commander of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Mr. Haruna Gagara, has disclosed that the Command has arrested 60 suspects engaged in drug trafficking, while it seized 3,770.39kg of cannabis and 128kg of illicit drugs in the last quarter of year 2020. The NDLEA boss made the […]

Basic Health Care Provision Fund underway – ODSG

By Kemi Olatunde | Plans are underway to begin the commencement of the Basis Health Care Provision Fund programme in the state. To this end, all the Primary Health Care (PHC) centres will be utilized for the programme. General Manager, Ondo State Contributory Health Commission, Dr. Abiodun Oyenehin disclosed this while speaking with The Hope […]

Court remands kidnappers of Ondo CoS wife

By Solomon Runsewe | Nine suspected kidnappers, who allegedly abducted Mrs Olubunmi Eunice Ale, wife of the Chief of Staff to the Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, have been remanded at the Nigerian Correction Centre in Ondo town by an Ondo Magistrate’s Court. Men of the AMOTEKUN Corps, had dragged the accused persons before […]

Ekiti APC blasts PDP, lauds Fayemi’s Achievement

Victor Akinkuolie, Ado-Ekiti | The All Progressives Congress, (APC) in Ekiti state has urged residents of the state to go about their normal activities without any fear of threat to their lives or properties . Reacting to a statement credited to the opposition People’s Democratic Party, (PDP) that people are no longer safe in the […]

Designing projects to fail

By Theo Adebowale | A tradition had been established in the region to ensure fair play and equity. Before now, it had been observed that public works were not equitably awarded hence contractors from certain localities got juicy, while others got less juicy contracts. This generated a lot of controversy. The counsel of consultants that […]

Why schools should start farms

By Adedotun Ajayi | Agriculture plays an important role in the development of many developing nations; hence, the need to focus on sustainability and increased agricultural productivity. Agriculture remains the basic source of livelihood for more than half of the world’s population. In some countries, more than four-fifths of the inhabitants support themselves by farming […]