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Celebration swept across Ondo State on Thursday as retired teachers began receiving payment alerts for refunds of their contributions under the Federal Mortgage Bank Housing Fund Scheme, in what has been described as a historic welfare achievement facilitated by the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools (ASUSS), Ondo State chapter. The payments, […]

BY OBADOFIN ADEMOLA Democracy is founded on one sacred principle: the people decide, once that principle is compromised, democracy begins to lose its soul. The unfolding political developments in Ondo State have therefore become more than an internal party affair, they have become a test of whether the wishes of ordinary party members still matter.

The National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has removed former Benue State Governor, Gabriel Suswam, and former House of Representatives member, Gbenga Elegbeleye, from the party’s final list of National Assembly candidates for the 2027 general elections. The party also replaced five other senatorial aspirants and 19 House of Representatives candidates following

Controversy has continued to trail the status of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council/Presidential Economic Advisory Council, following a disclaimer by Femi Gbajabiamila, the Chief of Staff to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and counterclaims by an acclaimed Director General of the council, Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi. This is just as Adeyemi was reportedly told to refrain

The Federal Government has assured Nigerians still residing in South Africa of their safety, even as fresh concerns over xenophobic tensions and renewed anti-immigrant protests continue to trigger calls for stronger diplomatic action. This comes after Nigerians reportedly stormed the country’s embassy in Pretoria as xenophobic tensions escalated while another batch of 269 Nigerians evacuated

…Recorded Lowest Child Mortality Rates In Southwest, ..Leads Sub-Saharan Africa In Key Indicators Ondo State has been affirmed as the pacesetter of Primary Health Care delivery in Nigeria, following new data from the Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey 2024 and a recent national assessment of health worker competence. The State recorded the lowest neonatal mortality

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday admitted activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, to fresh bail in the sum of N200 million, weeks after revoking his earlier bail over his failure to appear for trial. Justice Muhammad Umar, in a ruling, directed Sowore to provide two sureties before the bail could take

The Lion of Bourdillon Waves, LBW, has taken its grassroots mobilization to Akure, Ondo State, in a strategic engagement with youths under the BTO Youth Structure, coordinated by Alhaji Adekunle Saliu. The visit, led by LBW National Convener, Engr. Daniel Oke, was aimed at deepening support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR, and the All

Hundreds of aggrieved members and supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday flooded the streets of Akure, the Ondo State capital, protesting what they alleged was an altered list of National Assembly aspirants purportedly released by the party’s national secretariat. The protesters, led by the Ondo State Commissioner for Women Affairs, Mrs. Seun

In a celebration of extraordinary talent, Honorable Tomisin Edu Falade, the House of Assembly candidate in Akure North Constituency, Ondo State, has publicly congratulated Miss Osasere Okundaye, who at just 16, has made history as Nigeria’s youngest chartered accountant. Hon.Tomisin hailed Okundaye’s unwavering dedication, describing her achievement as a beacon of inspiration to young Nigerians.