The Independent National Electoral Commission has disclosed that no fewer than 19 political parties have notified the commission about the conduct of their primaries for the governorship election in the state. The commission had earlier fixed April for the party primaries, while fixing 16 November 2024 for the main governorship election in the state. The INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner in …

Five people reportedly died in an accident on the Benin-Ore-Lagos Expressway yesterday. It was gathered that the lone accident occurred at about 04:30 pm, around the Akinfosile area along the Ore/Lagos expressway. It was further gathered that the Toyota Hiace Bus with Reg No FKG 405 FX from Akure en route to Lagos, somersaulted and swerved into the bush. State …

The Ondo State Chapter of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has called on the state government to address the issue of shortage of resident doctors in state-owned hospitals. The association said many of the doctors in the state had left for foreign countries for greener pasture, while some who were still in Nigeria had left the state for another state. …

Today, I yield this space to a bosom friend of mine, Prof. Eyitope Ogunbodede, the immediate past Vice-Chancellor (2017 – 2022) of my alma mater, the University of Ife, GREAT IFE! (now Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife). Titled, Requiem for Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu, Ogunbodede’s reminiscences on the late governor of Ondo State are as moving as they contain a lot …

Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu resumed official duties 24 hours after he returned from a three-month medical vacation. The governor met with key stakeholders in Ondo State at his residence in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State, where he landed. Those he met with included members of the State House of Assembly, led by the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Oladiji Olamide; …

The Ondo State Government has proposed the creation of 33 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) in the state. While briefing journalists after the weekly state executive council meeting held on Thursday, in Akure, the state capital, the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mrs. Bamidele Ademola-Olateju said that the enabling law for the creation of the LCDAs had been sent to …

A Chief Magistrate Court in Ondo town, headquarters of Ondo West Local Government Area of Ondo State, has sentenced two middle-aged men to three years imprisonment for stealing school property worth N155,000. The defendants – Emmanuel Akinde, 22, and Abdulateef Magaji, 30 – were arraigned on a three-count charge of conspiracy and stealing. The offence committed by the duo was …

A 14-year-old boy, identified as Ayomide Adeghalu was reportedly tortured to death by the personnel of the Ondo State security outfit (Amotekun) over missing N500. According to reports, the incident occurred at Ogbonkowo area of Odojomu in Ondo town. The deceased, who hawked cooked rice for his stepmother was unable to account for the missing money from the sales he …

Ondo State Government has commended teachers in public primary schools for being punctual at their duty posts and living up to expectations as pupils resumed on Monday for the second term of 2022/2023 academic session across the state. After completing on-the-spot assessment of resumption activities in selected schools across the state, the Chairman of the state Universal Basic Education Commission …

Operatives of the Ondo State Security Network Agency (well known as Amotekun), have intercepted another 168 suspected invaders. They were allegedly found in two trucks with dangerous charms. This came barely three days after the corps arrested 151 suspected invaders with dangerous charms concealed inside bags of rice in Sango area, along Akure-Ado Expressway. The Commander of Ondo Amotekun, Adetunji …