The leadership of the Miyetti Allah will today meet with the South West Governors Forum in Akure, the state capital following expiration of the seven-day ultimatum issued by Ondo State governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, to Fulani herdsmen to vacate the state’s forest reserves. The meeting is expected to proffer solutions to the persistent killings, kidnapping […]
Jimoh Ahmed, Ikare Akoko. | Following the protest by students of the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko over the death of some of them in an accident caused by a truck fully loaded with bags of cement earlier this morning, the authorities of the school have closed down the institution. In a circular by the […]
An Elder Statesman and Chairman, All Progressives Congress Elders caucus in Ondo state, Senator Olorunimbe Farukanmi has described the step taken by Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu to address insecurity in the state by sanitizing the forest reserves as commendable. Senator Farukanmi in a statement said the wave of criminalities in the state requires tough measures such […]
Fisayo Akinduro, Osogbo | As part of the efforts to reawaken the dying Yoruba Culture, Osun State government has introduced Cultural and Tourism Club in Schools across the state. Commissioner for Culture and Tourism in Osun, Dr. Obawale Adebisi disclosed this in Osogbo during a workshop with teachers’ coordinators. Adebisi stated that the aim of […]
By Jubril Bada | As the nationwide members registration and revalidation exercise of the All Progressives Congress, APC, commenced, the Ondo State chapter of the party has advised its members and the prospective in-takes to maintain discipline and orderliness during the exercise. The State Chairman of the party, Mr. Ade Adetimehin who gave the advice […]
By Josephine Oguntoyinbo | The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State has defended the decision of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu to ban all unauthorized persons from the state’s forest. The party in a statement issued by its Director of Media and Publicity, Steve Otaloro, said the APC is solidly behind the Governor’s action. Mr. Otaloro […]
Fisayo Akinduro, Osogbo | As the tenure of the local government council Chairmen is winding down, the state secretariat of the ruling All Progressives Congress has requested three nominations in each of the political wards of the State. The party’s state working committee under the chairmanship of Prince Gboyega Famodun gave the directive in Osogbo […]
By Eric Teniola | In June 2005 we were so ecstatic in celebrating the debt relief offered us, a relief of over $20billion dollars, which was beyond the total revenue of Nigeria for one year. So happy were we that President Olusegun Obasanjo, GCFR, had to make a broadcast to the nation on June 30, […]
IN the history of the world, the quest for hegemony of one tribe or group of people over another remains constant. The lazy attitude, and limited education of many prevents critical thinking that can surmount the problems inherent in any geographical location. This lack of thought therefore makes many tribes to seek the easiest way […]
Victor Akinkuolie, Ado-Ekiti | The 72-year-old Ekiti petrol dealer, Alhaji Suleiman Akinbami, who recently regained freedom from the hands of his adoptors after spending eight days in their captivity has narrated his ordeal in the hands of the kidnappers. The Septuagenarian who was admitted in a private hospital within Ado-Ekiti metropolis for urgent medical treatment […]
