In a ceremony held on 3 October, 2024, at the Cocoa Conference Hall in Akure, Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, officially inaugurated six newly appointed judges of the state’s High Court. The new judges are Justices Adebisi Daomi, Adeola Adegoroye, Justinah Kpemi, Happiness Demehin-Ogunbayo, Wumi Fabuluje, and Idowu Ogunwumiju. During his address, Aiyedatiwa emphasized that this was the second large-scale …

Ondo State Governor, Mr. Lucky Aiyedatiwa has appealed to Nigerians to exercise more patient with the administration of President Bola Tinubu, and shun the planned protest. Aiyedatiwa said this in Akure, the state capital, during a meeting with some leaders of the All Progressives Congress in the state. He said that the President Bola Tinubu administration has “beautiful plans to …

The Ondo State Deputy Governor, Dr. Olayide Adelami has expressed confidence in the victory of his principal, Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa in the ongoing All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election being superintended by Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Usman Ododo. Adelami said he has seen evidence that the people of the state are solidly behind Aiyedatiwa. In a statement by his Spokesperson, …

The Wale Akinterinwa Campaign Organisation, on Sunday, raised the alarm over the destruction of the billboards of its principal, Wale Akinterinwa, by suspected political thugs. This is coming a few weeks before the governorship primary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), which has been fixed for 25th April. Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa and Akinterinwa are among the governorship aspirants contesting for …

The Ondo State Governor, Mr. Lucky Aiyedatiwa has announced the approval of a N1.2 billion grant to Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology (OAUSTECH), Okitipupa,  to complete some of the abandoned projects on the campus. The governor also announced automatic employment for the best-graduating student at the university, Miss Adedayo Janet. Aiyedatiwa, who is also a Visitor to the …

A governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress in Ondo State, Mr. Gbenga Edema has called on the state governor to clarify the allegation of certificate forgery against him. In a statement, sokesman of the Gbenga Edema Campaign Organisation, Edemaon Sunday said a police report has indicted Governor Aiyedatiwa of forging a West Africa School Certificate Examination. However, the Special …

Ondo State Governor, Mr. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, on Friday, charged the newly sworn-in commissioners and special advisers to see their appointment as a call to service. He also urged the new Head of Service, Mr. Bayo Philip, and cabinet members to be good ambassadors and to hold their offices in public trust in the delivery of good governance to the people …

The Ondo State Governor, Mr. Lucky Aiyedatiwa has expressed his confidence in winning the governorship ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in April, and the main election in November this year. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed April and November 2024 respectively for the governorship primaries and the election in the state. To this end, all the …

Ondo State Governor, Hon. Lucky Aiyedatiwa has eulogised the late former governor of the state, Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu, saying the late Akeredolu would be remembered for his efforts in strengthening the judicial system in the state. Aiyedatiwa said his former boss did well in using the rule of law to fight against crimes and criminalities while in office. The governor …

The Ondo State Governor, Hon. Lucky Aiyedatiwa has said that the choice of Dr. Olayide Adelami and Mr Tayo Oluwatuyi as Deputy Governor and Secretary to the State Government respectively was a right thing done by his administration. The governor, who spoke on Friday at the Government House, Akure while meeting both Adelami and Oluwatuyi for the first time since …