Ondo State Archives - National Wire

Residents Cry for Help as Flood Wrecks Ore, Ondo Community

August 7, 2025 0

…Islamic cleric still missing in floodwaters Torrential rains that began on Sunday, 3rd August, and have continued intermittently, have left a trail of destruction in parts of Nigeria, with Ore, a commercial town in Ondo State, among the worst hit. The heavy downpour, which started shortly after church services on Sunday, resulted in the collapse of key infrastructure in Ore …

Treasure Newspaper Stages Inaugural Public Lecture, Awards Ceremony

May 6, 2024 0

Ondo State-based Treasure Newspaper has organised its first-ever Public Lecture and Awards event to celebrate distinguished figures in it’s immediate society. With the theme: “Homegrown Economy: A Roadmap for Economic Sustainability Under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Administration,” the event under the leadership of Emmanuel Adeniran, Editor-in-Chief of the media organisations, drew notable personalities from Ondo State and Nigeria’s media industry, …

Ondo Gov Aiyedatiwa Names Akeredolu’s Kinsman As Deputy

January 24, 2024 0

Barely one month in office, Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa has nominated Chief Olayide Owolabi Adelami, the former Deputy Clerk to the National Assembly, as the deputy governor.

Governor Aiyedatiwa Dissolves Ondo Executive Council

January 24, 2024 0

Barely one month in office, the Ondo State governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has announced the immediate dissolution of the State Executive Council.

We Will Continue To Motivate Workers For Optimum Performance – Aiyedatiwa

January 23, 2024 0

Ondo State Governor, Hon. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has expressed the determination of his administration to continue to prioritise the welfare of civil servants in the State.

Ondo Gov Akeredolu Is Dead

December 27, 2023 0

In a tragic development, Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has passed away at the age of 67. The Governor, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), succumbed to prostate cancer and leukemia during treatment at a German hospital. Akeredolu, who secured his re-election in October 2020, was sworn in for a second …

Sustain Presidential Power Initiative – Ondo Commissioner, Obe Tells FG

April 22, 2023 0

Engr Razaq Obe, the Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources in Ondo State, has appealed to the Federal Government and president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to sustain the Presidential Power Initiative (PPI)

Owo Attack : Chairman North Crntral States Governors Forum Decries Increasing Cases Of Terrorists Attack On Innocent Nigerians

June 6, 2022 0

Niger State Governor and Chairman North Central States Governors' Forum (NCSGF), Abubakar Sani Bello has described as heinous, satanic and heartbreaking the killing of worshippers, on Sunday, at the St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State.

Eminent Ondo Lawyer Immortalised By Children Through Foundation

March 21, 2022 0

The children of a former Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) in Ondo State and first legal practitioner in the Ilutitun-Osooro area of the state, late Chief Augustus Akenroye, have launched a foundation in memory of their late father. The children, who launched the foundation as part of the activities to mark his funeral ceremony recently, visited the Local Authority Primary …

NAOSNP Felicitates With Adetunji Adeleye On Appointment As SSA, Security To Akeredolu

February 1, 2022 0

The National Association of Online Security News Publishers (NAOSNP), an umbrella body of reputable Journalists and Publishers across the Country, dedicated to the reportage of security and sundry stories online, has congratulated Chief Adetunji Adeleye on his appointment as the Senior Special Adviser on Security Matters to the number one security conscious governor of the country, Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State.