Officials of the Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested a suspected vote-buyer in the Ondo governorship election. The suspect was captured with two bags of money which are suspected to be for the inducement of voters in the election. He was arrested at Ward 4, Polling Unit 007 outside St. Stephen’s Primary School, Akure,…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has distributed the 55,859 permanent voter cards ahead of next month’s governorship election in Ondo State. National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. Olumekun revealed that the collection of the PVCs will not be shifted to…
Ondo state deputy governor, Dr Olayide Adelami, has urged traditional institutions in Yorubaland to ensure that the culture and tradition of the people are passed on to the next generations. Adelami gave the advice while speaking at Iyere Owo. He commended the roles of the traditional Institutions and urged them to promote more of festivals…
The World Health Organisation has donated some Infection and Prevention and Control materials to the Ondo State Ministry of Health as part of the efforts to help prevent cholera outbreaks. This was contained in a statement issued by the Press Officer of the ministry, Bisi Lawani in Akure, the state capital. According to the statement, the…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu A Professor of Environmental Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) at Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba – Akoko, Ondo State, Prof. Ebenezer Ogunbadewa, has emphasised the necessity of establishing a national geospatial agency to coordinate the development and application of GIS to address various challenges facing Nigeria. Prof. Ogunbadewa made these recommendations…
Ahead of the governorship elections in Edo and Ondo states, the Independent National Electoral Commission has issued a stern reminder to political parties and candidates about the legal requirements for equitable access to public facilities. INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun issued the reminder in a statement…
The Ondo State Police Command has called for calm as youths stormed major roads in Akure, the Ondo State capital, to protest alleged brutality of the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). EFCC operatives had in the early hours of Saturday stormed two night clubs in Akure, arresting 127 youths they alleged…
Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has said that over 261,703 Permanent Voters’ Cards, PVCs, have remained uncollected in Ondo State, ahead of the November 16 governorship election. Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state, Mrs. Oluwatoyin Babalola, who made this disclosure during a stakeholders’ meeting organised by the Commission in Akure, the state capital, over the…
An Akure High Court, in Ondo state, has sentenced a popular Akure based Evangelist, Adewale Adelu, and five others to death by hanging for robbing two different banks in the state, 13 years ago. The convicts were said to have robbed the banks and carted away N34m. Delivering judgement, Justice Yemi Fasanmi, sentenced the convicts…
Ondo State Government says it is fully committed to the completion of the Sunshine Food Processing Company. Acting Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa announced this during a courtesy visit by the Chairman of Sunshine Food Processing, Mr Ife Oyedele, The Sunshine Food Processing Factory is an egg powder plant inaugurated under a Public Private Partnership, PPP arrangement…