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February 21, 2023 No Responses

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L-R: Deji of Akure, Oba Aladetoyinbo Ogunlade Aladelusi Odundun II; Minister of State for Transportation, Prince Ademola Adegoroye; Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Hon. Lucky Aiyedatiwa; Executive Governor of Ondo State, Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu, SAN, and the Director General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety...

January 30, 2023 No Responses

Lassa Fever: Ondo Records 106 Cases, Eight Deaths

Ondo State Government, on Sunday, confirmed 106 cases of Lassa Fever and eight deaths. Special Adviser to the governor on Health, Prof. Francis Faduyile, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Faduyile said the.....

January 25, 2023 No Responses

Nigeria Confirms 77 Cases Of Lassa Fever In Ondo, Edo, Ebonyi, Others

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) registered 77 new Lassa fever cases and six-related deaths between January 9 and January 15, 2022. In a statement on Wednesday, NCDC explained that the new cases were recorded in 25...

May 10, 2022 No Responses

Akeredolu Approves Recruitment Of 350 Into Amotekun Corps

Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has approved the recruitment of 350 persons into the Amotekun Corps to ease the pressure on the Ondo State Security Network. Akeredolu announced this at an award programme organised by Ondo State Agribusiness ...

May 10, 2022 No Responses

Cocoa Farmers In Ondo Protest Alleged Sale Of Farmland To Chinese Company

Cocoa farmers in Ofosu in Idanre Local Government Area of Ondo State on Monday protested against alleged sale of their farmland to a Chinese company by the state government. The protesters barricaded the Lagos/Benin Expressway, carrying placards with dif...

May 1, 2022 No Responses

Ondo Recruits 800 Health Workers

The Ondo State government, says over 800 health workers have been employed to fill the gap in the health sector in the state in the last one year. Dr Francis Akanbiemu, Permanent Secretary, State Primary Health Care Development Agency(OSPHCDA),...

March 21, 2022 No Responses

Ondo Auto Rally Begins April 16

The 5th edition of the annual Ondo Auto Rally is to hold from April 16 to 17, 2022 at Akure and Ilara-Imokin in Ondo State. President of Work and Play, the group organising the event, Adeoye Ojuoko, at the weekend, disclosed...

February 11, 2022 No Responses

Ondo Distributes 21 JMC Pick-Up To LG, Amotekun

Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu on Thursday distributed 18 JMC pick-up vehicles to the chairmen of 18 Local Government Areas of the state. The governor, who handed over the vehicles in Akure, also gave three JMC pick-up vehicles to the St...

August 19, 2021 No Responses

School Feeding Programme Gulps N1.8b In Ondo

The Federal Government has spent over N1.8 billion on the National Home Grown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP) in Ondo State in the last three years. A statement issued on Wednesday by Mrs Nneka Anibeze, the Special Assistant on Media to the...

March 18, 2021 No Responses

Akeredolu Appoints Catherine Odu First Female SSG

Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has approved the appointment of Mrs Catherine Odu as Secretary to the Ondo State Government (SSG). Mr Richard Olatunde, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor (CPS) in a press statement on Wednesday said O...

January 2, 2021 No Responses

BEDC Rolls Out 90,870 Electric Meters In Edo,Delta,Ondo, Ekiti

The Management of Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) has concluded plans to roll out no fewer than 90,870 meters in Edo, Delta, Ondo and Ekiti States in the first quarter of 2021. BEDC head of Public Affairs, Tayo Adekule explained&nb...

November 17, 2020 No Responses

Ondo Inaugurates Joint Committee To Boost Revenue

The Ondo State Internal Revenue Service (ODIRS) on Monday in Akure inaugurated a Joint State Revenue Committee to boost revenue generation. The joint committee is made up of ODRIS chair and the chairmen of the 18 local government councils in...

October 12, 2020 No Responses

Buhari Congratulates Akeredolu

President Muhammadu Buhari has rejoiced with Rotimi Akeredolu on his re-election as Governor of Ondo State for another four-year term. In a congratulatory message by his spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, on Sunday, Buhari lauded the resounding victory of the g...

October 11, 2020 No Responses

How Vote Buying, Low Compliance With Covid-19 Protocol Characterised Ondo Election

A Civil Society Organisation, Yiaga Africa, on Saturday said the Ondo State governorship election was marred with vote buying and inadequate compliance with Covid-19 protocol. Dr Aisha Abdullahi, Co-chair, Yiaga Africa 2020 Ondo Election Obser...