Ondo
22 Sep
Some accredited civil society organisations observing the 2024 Edo governorship elections on Sunday expressed concern over the transparency of the ongoing results collation by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). In a joint statement by election observer groups on the transparency of the results collation process in the 2024 Edo Governorship Election, the Nigerian Civil…
22 Sep
A Civil Society Organisation, Citizens Gavel, has called on the President of the Court of Appeal to take decisive action to ensure that the appointment of judges for the election petition tribunals for the Edo and Ondo governorship elections is conducted with the utmost transparency and integrity. Stressing the critical responsibility of the judiciary in…
16 Sep
The Ondo State Government has expressed dismay over the withholding of results of some students who sat for the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in Ondo State by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC). According to the Commissioner for Education, Science, and Technology in the state, Olaolu Akindolire, some results of public…
16 Sep
With students resuming the 2024/2025 academic session in Ondo State on Tuesday, some parents have expressed frustration over the high costs of educational materials and transport fares. According to the parents and guardians who were in a last-minute rush to buy school supplies for their wards, the financial burdens were already taking a toll on…
16 Sep
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the forthcoming off-cycle gubernatorial election in Ondo State, Agboola Ajayi, has urged the electorate, particularly members of the party, not to be intimidated by the power of incumbency ahead of the poll. According to Ajayi, the people, when united, will resist any form of ploy…
15 Sep
The Ondo State Government has expanded its 'Ilera Loro' scheme with the aim of including free healthcare services for sickle cell patients across the state. With 216 sickle cell patients already captured in the scheme, the non-governmental organisation Ignite Sickle Cell Initiative has been advocating for their inclusion in the state since 2021. According to…
12 Sep
Mr. Akinwumi Sowore, Ondo State Commissioner for Lands and Housing, says the state government has partnered with the Ondo State to construct 1,000 housing units across the state. Sowore made the disclosure on Thursday in Akure during a media parley organized by the Commissioner for Information, Mr. Wale Akinlosotu, for state government officials to give…
12 Sep
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has tasked traditional rulers as well as community leaders in Ondo State with the need to add their voices to the ongoing drive to eliminate child labour. During a program tagged ACCEL Africa Phase II Project, the Director of the ILO Country Office, Abuja, Ms. Vanessa Phala, emphasised that the…
11 Sep
The Ondo State Independent Electoral Commission (ODIEC) says it will sanction any of its officers found culpable in the electoral process and conduct of the Jan. 18 local government election. The ODIEC Chairman, Dr Joseph Aremo, stated this during a two-day capacity building for selected key electoral officers of the commission in Akure on Wednesday.…
10 Sep
No fewer than 21 suspects were paraded on Tuesday by the Ondo State Security Network Agency, known as the Amotekun Corps, for their alleged involvement in various criminal activities across the state. The suspects who were paraded at the headquarters of the corps in Alagbaka, Akure, the state capital, include suspected armed robbers, kidnappers, and…
10 Sep
The Ondo State Government has rolled out subsidized meters to eliminate arbitrary and estimated electricity bills in the state. READ ALSO:Ondo guber: Abandon ruling ambitions for next 16 years, APC chieftains tell PDP Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa while inaugurating the O'Datiwa Meters, said the initiative will enhance electricity mass metering across the state,…
9 Sep
The chairman of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) in the Akure South local government area of Ondo State, Oluwatuyi Olasoji, is dead. A news tabloid in Ondo state, Sunshine Truth, reports that Olasoji slumped last week while trying to purchase fuel at a filling station in Akure and was subsequently rushed to…
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