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 …

Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted three members of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry in Ondo State. The victims were kidnapped while returning from a bible study seesion at Kasemola axis of Ogbese in Akure North Local Government Area of the state. According to sources, the kidnappers had waited for the victms before attacking and whisking them into the …

The Ondo State Stakeholders Committee on Ageing has congratulated Afenifere leader, Pa Reuben Fasoranti on his 99th birthday. The leaders of the pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group clocked 99 years on Monday. In a statement by the National Senior Citizens Centre (NSCC) for Ondo State, the Co-chair 1, Adegboyega Ayeni; and Vice Chairman, Mr. Dele Ogundana, thanked God for the life of the …

The National Association of Ondo State by Students has announced the commencement of registration for scholarship, bursary awards, and financial assistance for the 2024/2025 academic session. In a statement on Sunday, the National President of the Association, Hammed Oyelade, called on all eligible Ondo State students across the country to seize the golden opportunity presented by the Ondo State Scholarship …

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 …

Young athletes took to the track on day four of the 2024 National Youth Games (NYG) in Asaba, with Team Ondo and Anambra producing the champions in the boys and girls 100 metres events, respectively. Team Ondo’s Olumide Ibikunle delivered a clutch performance in the boys final, coming through with a big performance to win the gold with a time …

The five corps members abducted four days ago by 15 suspected gunmen in lfon community, Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State, have gained their freedom, after coughing out N5 million ransom. They include three females and two male corps members. The corps members were kidnapped along Ifon-Owo highway in the Ose council of the state on their way from …

A total of 269,992 new voters have been registered by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Edo and Ondo states at the end of the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) which ended on Sunday, 9 June 2024. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of its Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday. …

Last week here in this column, we warned President Bola Tinubu to beware because Ondo State people were unhappy with the measly offering he offered them as per his Board appointments. The state and its people, who supported the president handsomely in the 25 February 2023 presidential election, got one of the least number of appointments – six out of the …

Ahead of the 21 September and 16 November, Edo and Ondo governorship elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will resume the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise in the two states from 27 May to 5 June 2024. The CVR exercise in both states will take place simultaneously between 9.00 am and 3.00 pm daily including the weekend. The INEC …