General Officer Commanding (GOC) 2 Div., Nigerian Army, Maj. Gen. Obinna Onubogu, has urged junior commanders to embrace professionalism in tackling insecurity in the country. Onubogu made this known on Monday at the opening ceremony of the 2 Div. Inter-Brigade Combat Proficiency Competition held at Headquarters of 32 Artillery Brigade l, Owena Cantonment, Akure, Ondo … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Ondo State Government has reportedly set February 23 and 24 as the dates for the burial of the state’s late governor, Rotimi Akeredolu. According to SaharaReporter, this decision was finalized on Monday by Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa following a state cabinet meeting, which was not without its share of disagreements. … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has made his first set of appointments following his inauguration on Wednesday. The Governor’s appointments were contained in a statement signed by his Deputy Chief of Staff, Omojuwa Olusegun. According to the statement, Governor Aiyedatiwa appointed Mr. Ebenezer Adeniyan as his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Smart Omodunbi … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Ondo State Government has confirmed the death of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu. The late Ondo state governor died in the early hours of Wednesday in a German hospital. In a statement by the state information and Orientation commissioner, Bamidele Ademola-Olateju, Akeredolu died of prostate cancer. She said Governor Akeredolu died … Read more
Governor Akeredolu and Ganduje have dragged Buhari, CBN to the Supreme Court over cash withdrawal limits. The governor is praying for the Supreme Court to stop the implementation of the directive issued by the Federal Government through the CBN on the limitation of daily cash withdrawal. The Kano government is also praying a mandatory order … Read more
At least 40 worshippers of St. Francis Catholic Church were killed in what is now termed the ‘Owo Massacre’ by some yet-to-be-arrested terrorists on June 5, 2022 The number of fatalities is now 41 while 17 persons were still being hospitalised EDITOR’S PICK Osun 2022: Four Years Is Not Enough, Give Me Another Term – … Read more
Ondo State government, says a total of 34 persons have died of Lassa Fever in the state from January to date ….Special adviser to the governor notes that the state recorded 227 confirmed cases in six Local Government Areas (LGAs) during the period EDITOR’S PICK: [BREAKING] 2023: Goodluck Jonathan Opens Up On ‘Contesting’ For President … Read more
Her lawyer had said she was randomly picked up on the streets of Akure last year for allegedly having connections with persons who torched the All Progressive Congress (APC) secretariat in Akure during the nationwide #EndSARS demonstrations The Ondo State government, on Sunday, said that it is committed to the release of Kemisola Ogunniyi, the … Read more
Ondo State Government and its 18 local government councils have shared the sum of N129million generated by the Ondo State Internal Revenue Service (ODIRS) from land use charge. Chairman ODIRS Tolu Adegbie said that the amount generated covered April to December 16, 2019. According to him: “This agency is the sole collecting authority of the … Read more