The Ondo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Saturday, lambasted the main opposition party in the state, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which accused the state governor, Mr. Lucky Aiyedatiwa of running an illegal government in the last 100 days in office. Aiyedatiwa was again sworn in as governor on 23 February, having completed the second term …

The Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has set up a task force against land grabbing across the 18 local government areas of state. Speaking at the inauguration of the task force on Wednesday, the governor announced strict penalties for land-related offences, including up to 21 years imprisonment for unlawful resale of property and 10 years for forceful land acquisition …

The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Akure, Ondo State capital, on Saturday fixed 4 June, 2025, for its judgment on the petitions filed by the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 16 November, 2024, governorship election, Mr Agboola Ajayi, against the victory of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa in the election. Aiyedatiwa was declared the winner of the …

Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State, former governors Olusegun Mimiko and Gbenga Daniel, on Saturday, extolled the virtues of the leader of the Pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, on his 99th birthday. Aiyedatiwa, at the second edition of Chief Reuben Fasoranti Public Lecture in Akure, described Fasoranti as ‘a stalwart and champion of Yoruba culture and values, being …

A viral video making the rounds on Friday captured a heartwarming moment as Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, stepped back into the classroom to teach at an as-yet unidentified school. The video, shared on the Governor’s official Facebook page with the caption ‘Once a teacher, always a teacher’, shows him writing the word ‘Drugs’ on the board while engaging the …

The Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has called for collective and innovative efforts from stakeholders in addressing the major challenges facing cocoa production in Nigeria, particularly in the areas of climate change, value chain inefficiencies, and poor succession planning The governor said this on Wednesday at the Cocoa Association of Nigeria’s two-day National Cocoa Stakeholders’ Workshop in Akure the state …

Staff members of tertiary institutions owned by the Ondo State government have given Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa’s administration a 14-day ultimatum to include them in the 2024 national minimum wage structure of the state. The staff said they are prepared for a showdown and will disrupt academic activities across the state’s tertiary institutions if the government refuses to implement the National …

Ondo State Governor, Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has approved the employment of 1,000 secondary school teachers in the state. The governor is also putting the finishing touches to the employment of 1,000 teachers for primary schools in the state. According to a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Ebenezer Adeniyan, on Monday, the governor’s approval came after the completion …

The newly sworn-in Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has expressed deep sorrow that his predecessor, the late Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, was not alive to witness his swearing-in ceremony. Speaking during his inaugural speech after being sworn in as the 7th governor of Ondo State, Aiyedatiwa paid tribute to Akeredolu’s visionary leadership and tireless efforts in developing the state. He …

Ondo State Governor, Mr. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, on Sunday declared three days of mourning in honour of the Secretary to the State Government, Tayo Oluwatuyi, who passed away on Saturday. Popularly known as Tukana, Oluwatuyi died on Saturday at an undisclosed hospital a few days after being involved in a motor accident along Ife-Ibadan Expressway. Aiyedatiwa, who led members of the …