The Ondo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday opposed the proposed dissolution of the state’s executives of the party. It was reacting to a statement credited to the former Deputy Governor Ali Olanusi and other “estranged” party…
Ondo govt. pays six months salary arrears to avert strike action (Vanguard)
To avert industrial action, the Ondo state government has paid six out of the seven-month salary arrears owed civil servants by the immediate past administration. The organized labour including Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC) and Joint Negotiating…
Road traffic crash claims two lives in Ondo (Nation)
Two people were confirmed dead and five injured in a road traffic accident involving a tanker conveying petroleum product and two other vehicles at Shasha Market along Akure-Owo Expressway. Mr Olusegun Ogungbemide, Deputy Sector Commander of Federal Road Safety Corps…
Akeredolu tasks FG on alternative to crude oil (Sun)
Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has urged the Federal Government and other stakeholders to seize the opportunity provided by the nation’s oil deposits to fast-track the development of the nation as an insurance against a future without oil. The…
Mimiko backs out of presidential race (Guardian)
The Zenith Labour Party Presidential candidate Olusegun Mimiko Thursday backed out of the presidential race to contest Ondo central senatorial seat in 2019. In a statement, John Paul Akinduro, Mimiko’s spokesman said he announced his withdrawal from the race while…
Ondo impeachment saga: our signatures were forged— lawmakers (Vanguard) * Troops arrest female suicide bomber in Borno (Punch)
Ondo impeachment saga: our signatures were forged — lawmakers (Vanguard) Two of the 18 members of the Ondo State House of Assembly, who signed the impeachment notice served on the embattled Speaker, Bamidele Oleyelogun and his Deputy Ogundeji Iroju, yesterday,…
N5.8bn NEMA scam: Frank asks Osinbajo to resign (Vanguard) * N20bn Paris Club Fund: Ondo workers threaten strike (PremiumTimes)
N5.8bn NEMA scam: Frank asks Osinbajo to resign (Vanguard) Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, has given the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo SAN, seven (7) days to resign over his flagrant…
Be good ambassadors of Nigeria in Saudi, Akeredolu tells Ondo pilgrims (SUN)
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State, on Sunday, advised intending pilgrims from the state to Saudi Arabia for the 2018 Hajj to be good and responsible ambassadors of Nigeria. The governor also enjoined them to abide by the laws of…
Falae, monarch: Akure deserves railway (Nation)
The Deji and paramount ruler of Akure Kingdom in Ondo State, Oba Aladetoyinbo Ogunlade Aladelusi, Odundun II, and former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Chief Olu Falae, have urged the Federal Government to include Akure in the…