Ondo state

The Transmission Company of Nigeria has announced plans to carry out critical maintenance work on the 132kV Akure Osogbo power transmission line. According to a public notice issued on Sunday, the upgrade will disrupt power supply to…

Operatives of the Ibadan Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 127 suspected internet fraudsters in Ondo State. A statement posted on the official X handle of the commission said the…

Remember that story about the hardworking soul who toiled away for a princess, only to be left with nothing but memories (and possibly a talking mouse)? Buckle up, Ondo, because we have a real-life remake! Meet Folasade Adu, the…

The governor of Ondo State Lucky Aiyedatiwa has been declared the winner of the APC ward primary and the candidate of the party in the coming governorship election in the state. Aiyedatiwa amassed a total of 48,569 votes in the…

The Ondo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary election in Ondo State, describing as an “anticlimax and mockery of democracy.” In a statement signed…

The Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa has declared his intention to contest the governorship election coming up in November 2024. The governor also denied having a crisis with the late Rotimi Akeredolu, the former state…

In a swift political move, Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has nominated Olayide Adelami as the state's new deputy governor, just hours after dissolving his entire executive council. This unexpected shakeup has sent ripples through…

The Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, on Wednesday, dissolved the State Executive Council, with immediate effect. “All members of the Cabinet (who were appointed by late Governor Rotimi Akeredolu) are to immediately hand over…

The sunshine in Akure shone a little brighter on this momentous occasion, as Lucky Aiyedatiwa was officially sworn in as the new Governor of Ondo State. Stepping into the shoes of late Rotimi Akeredolu, whose passing left a void in…

The Ondo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, on Sunday, described as long overdue the decision of ailing Governor Rotimi Akeredolu to hand over power to his deputy, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, to function as acting governor.…

Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, will commence his medical leave on Wednesday, as a follow-up to his medical treatment, his spokesman, Richard Olatunde, has said. In a statement on Tuesday, Olatunde said during Akeredolu’s…

The State Executive Council met on Thursday in Akure, the state capital, under the direction of Deputy Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, following months of fighting between the legislative and executive branches of government in Ondo State.…

The Peoples Democratic Party's state chapter in Ondo State has stated that President Bola Tinubu's intervention was insufficient to end the state's protracted political crisis. The process of settling the conflict is still underway.…

As President Bola Tinubu intervened in the situation late Friday, encouraging the warring factions involving Aiyedatiwa and the lawmakers to accept peace and preserve the status quo, it appears that the months-long political crisis in…

The Ondo State Governor, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, has rejected the apology tendered by his deputy, Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa, over the embarrassment that the ongoing political crisis must have caused in the state. The governor, who reacted to…