PTA complements govt in schools’ devt

BY Kehinde Oluwatayo | Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) has been described as a pillar educational development that can complement effort of government in developing schools. While reacting to a rift between a principal and the PTA chairman of a secondary school in the state, Secretary of PTA in Ondo State, Dr Toyin Olobayo said the primary […]

Osun approves Examination Board

By Fisayo Akinduro, Osogbo | As part of efforts to promote the education sector and centralize the examination system among public schools, Osun State Governor, Gboyega Oyetola has approved the establishment of the State Examination Board. The examination board is aimed at strengthening the quality of education in the state. Oyetola through a circular with […]

Supare/Oka dispute: Akeredolu receives report

By Adekola Afolabi | The Governor of Ondo State, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has identified amicable dispute resolution mechanism as a veritable template for crisis management. Akeredolu spoke in his office while receiving the report of the committee on land dispute between Supare and Oka Akoko communities, in Akoko South-West Local Government Area of the state, The […]

Planting season: Farmers express fear over herders’ invasion

By Jimoh Ahmed, Ikare-Akoko | As rains signal the commencement of this year’s planting season, farmers in Akoko have raised fear over the destruction of their crops by cattle rearers. According to the farmers who are already planting crops like maize, cassava, yam, cocoyam and other food crops in their farms, their fear is that […]

I didn’t slap pregnant woman, Odebowale insists

The Senior Special Assistant to the Ondo State Governor on Special Duties and Strategy, Dr. Doyin Odebowale, has refuted accusations of slapping a pregnant environmental officer, Mrs Adeola Egbebi. Odebowale who described the allegation as a fabricated lie against him by those who are not comfortable with his operation clean up the state, however vowed […]

Low voters’ turnout: Stakeholders proffer solution

By Jubril Bada & Bayonle Roland | Political leaders in Ondo State have identified intimidation and violence among other factors aggravating lower voter turnout during elections. The State Deputy Chairman of the Inter-Party Advisory Council, IPAC, Mr. Olaide Rasheed who spoke to the issue however called on government to embark on political enlightenment as a […]

Of Almajiris, infiltrators and other matters

By Adetokunbo Abiola | The State Commander of Amotekun, Ondo’s Security Network, Chief Adetunji Adeleye, recently spoke to journalists in Akure about people he escorted out of the state to wherever they came from. “We moved in and questioned the majority of them and they said they were from the northern part of the country,” […]

Insecurity and 2023 general elections

By Adedotun Ajayi | Against last minute change in plans, the general elections will hold in Nigeria on February 23, 2023, according to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. The election is for the offices of the president and Vice President , members of House of Representatives and Senate. Around 84 million Nigerian registered voters […]

Ending drug abuse among youths

By Adedotun Aderoboye | Children are not only blessings from God, they are also the future of our nation and world. In them, we not only see ourselves, we also see great men and women who will take over from us someday and shape human history in various ways. As adults, it is our duty […]

Nigerians and fraudulent investment schemes

By Maria Famakinwa | Despite the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)’s several warnings that people should be wary of fraudulent individuals sending messages to them, especially through social media for loan offers, it is quite unfortunate that some gullible Nigerians are still falling into such a trap. Not even the experience of Mavrodi Mundial Moneybox […]