President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Rotimi Akeredolu, on his re-election as governor of Ondo State for another four-year term. A statement by Special Adviser to the President (Media and Publicity), Femi Adesina, Said the President lauds the resounding victory of…
Akeredolu emerges APC governorship candidate, records landslide victory
Incumbent governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, has won the governorship primary election held on Monday landslide. Akeredolu polled 2,725 to become the candidate of the party, Olusola Oke came second with 262 votes while lsaacs Kekemeke came a distant…
Akeredolu tests positive for COVID-19
Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has tested positive for coronavirus. Akeredolu confirmed his status via his Twitter handle on Tuesday. He tweeted, “Today, I tested positive for #COVID19. All is well. I’m asymptomatic and have been self-isolating. Work continues. Your…
NDDC interim committee is illegal, actions open to litigation – Falana
Senior lawyer and human rights activist Femi Falana, SAN has spoken on the dangers of the Buhari administration flouting the law setting up the agencies of the federal government. Speaking at a lecture to mark the Third Anniversary of the…
Ondo State begins citizens engagement on 2020 budget (Guardian)
The Ondo State Government has reiterated its readiness to harness her abundant human and natural resources with a view to transforming the state to one of the most developed states in the country. According to the government, this plan will…
Akeredolu threatening my life, ex-Mimiko’s aide alleges (Punch)
The Commissioner for Special Duties, Culture and Tourism during the administration of governor Olusegun Mimiko in Ondo State, Chief Olufemi Adekanmbi, on Wednesday, alleged that Governor Rotimi Akeredolu was threatening his life. Adekanmbi, who addressed journalists in Abuja, said the…
Presidential Committee warns Akeredolu against promoting cannabis (Punch)
Any plan or advocacy to legalise the growing of cannabis in Nigeria for whatever purpose “will be counter-productive” because the Federal Government had been committed to the elimination of the menace of drug abuse in the country, the Presidential Advisory…
No school enrolment for children without birth certificate — Akeredolu (Punch)
The Governor of Ondo State, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, on Tuesday, declared that birth certificate would henceforth be one of the criteria for enrolment of pupils into primary schools in the state. He added that birth certificate would be a requirement…
AAUA lecturers express fear, ask Akeredolu to tackle kidnapping (Punch)
The lecturers of the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba, Akoko branch have expressed worry over the spate of insecurity in the Ondo North Senatorial District of Ondo State in the recent times, following the abduction of lecturers of Rufus Giwa Polytechnic,…
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…