Category: TRENDING REPORTS
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Ondo SWAN, NDLEA team up to tackle drug abuse in sports
Sports Writers Association Of Nigeria (SWAN) Ondo State chapter in collaboration with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have organised a comprehensive sensitization programme to combat drug abuse among athletes,fans and general public. The event, held at the indoor Sports Hall of the Ondo State Sports complex,Akure brought together athletes, coaches, and stakeholders from…
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Olu Jacobs Not Dead, Says Wife
Popular Nollywood actress, Joke Silva has reacted to rumours going round that her husband, Olu Jacobs is dead. There were rumours on social media that the veteran actor whose real name is Oludotun Baiyewu Jacobs, passed away at 82 years on Sunday. This is the second time rumours about the death of the seasoned thespian…
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NPFL 2024/25 season to kick off August 31st
Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL 2024/25 season will kick off on Saturday, 31st August, 2024. This was disclosed to the media on Wednesday evening by Hon. Gbenga Elegbeleye, the chairman of the league body, as he also informed that the draw for the league fixtures will be made soon. “I am glad that the NPFL…
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Just In: PDP names campaign leaders for Ondo, Edo guber polls
Acting National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Umar Iliya Damagun has inaugurated National Campaign Councils for Edo and Ondo State Governorship election scheduled to hold in September and November, 2024 respectively. In his opening remarks, Amb. Damagun thanked members of the party in Edo and Ondo States for raising the bar in internal democracy…
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Just in: Tinubu approves N50,000 uplift grant for 3.6m Nigerian families
President Bola Tinubu has approved an uplift grant under the National Construction and Household Support Programme for 3.6m Nigerian families. This initiative will deliver N50,000 to 100,000 families in each state for three months. The disbursement of the Tinubu uplift to the families is to take place over three months according to presidential spokesman, Chief…
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We’ve not abandoned construction of new Stadium -Aiyedatiwa
Ondo State Government says that it has not abandoned the construction of new stadium located in Akure. It would be recalled that the late Governor Olusegun Agagu had approved the construction of new stadium more than a decade ago. Aiyedatiwa while speaking at the official handling over of the renovation of the sports facility to…
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I will not be discouraged by this fire incident – Oyakhilome
The President and founder of LoveWorld Incorporated, better known as Christ Embassy, Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, has said the fire incident at the church’s headquarters was not an accident but an avenue for bigger and better things. He said this during a live Sunday service at the church’s campground in Asese, Ogun State. The church headquarters,…
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REPORT: JIGAWA, ONDO LEAD IN REDUCTION OF DOMESTIC DEBTS IN Q1 2024
Data from the Debt Management Office (DMO) revealed a significant decrease of N1.79 trillion in the domestic debt of 35 states for the first quarter (Q1) of 2024. As at December 2023, the domestic debt of states was N5.86 trillion, but fell to N4.07 trillion in March 2024 — marking a 31 percent reduction in…
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ONDO STATE GOVERNMENT COMMENCES ITS 2024 STATE EXAMINATIONS.
The 2024 Ondo State Examinations commence tomorrow, Saturday 22rd June, with the Common Entrance Examination into the Ondo State Unity Secondary Schools. The entrance examination is to enable the state ministry of Education, Science and Technology, select candidates for admission into the five government owned Unity Secondary Schools across the state. A statement by the…
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GOV AIYEDATIWA CELEBRATES MR. BAYO ADERINTO ON 65TH BIRTHDAY
The Governor of Ondo State, Hon. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, congratulates Mr. Bayo Aderinto as he celebrates his 65th birthday. Mr. Aderinto, a former banker, businessman, philanthropist and sport enthusiast, is a former Chief of Staff to former Deji of Akure, late Oba Adebiyi Adesida and former Manager of Smoking Hills Golf Resorts, Ilara-Mokin. The Governor…