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‘We board taxis with litigants’ — Ondo magistrates decry lack of official cars
By Boye Oyeyemi – Magistrates in Ondo State have again raised alarm over being forced to board commercial vehicles with criminals and litigants due to lack of official cars. They described the situation as unsafe and demeaning to the judiciary. During a visit to Senator Bode Olajumoke in Akure, the delegation led by Magistrate Funmi Edwin said more than 60…
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Tinubu urges universities to reform curricula for job ready graduates
By Boye Oyeyemi – President Bola Tinubu has urged Nigeria’s tertiary institutions to update their curricula to reflect the demands of today’s labour market. Tinubu who spoke on Saturday at the 38th Convocation Ceremony of the Federal University of Technology Akure, FUTA, was represented by the Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission, Prof Abdullahi Yusuf Ribadu. He said universities…
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Kwara: Ubandawaki schools receive book donations from Councillor Onibonoje
By Oluwatoyin Hawal Momolosho – To support learning and improve access to educational materials in Kwara State, nine primary schools in Ubandawaki Ward, Ilorin West Local Government Area, received book donations from the Councillor representing the ward, Hon. Onibonoje Maruf Olayinka. The distribution, carried out across the seven zones of Ubandawaki Ward, covered Badur-Rahman Primary School, Anifowoshe LGEA A &…
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Ekiti State University mourns as Social Sciences Dean dies in auto crash
By Boye Oyeyemi – The Ekiti State University community has been thrown into mourning following the death of the Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, Professor Olu Olufayo, popularly known as Prof. Olu-Olu, who reportedly died in an accident in Ado-Ekiti. The industrial sociology and labour relations expert was said to have been involved in the accident on Friday…
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Panel of Inquiry seeks public memoranda over Ondo community crisis
By Boye Oyeyemi – The Administrative Panel of Inquiry set up to investigate the communal crisis in Idogun, Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State, has called on members of the public to submit relevant memoranda that could assist its findings. In a statement jointly signed by the panel’s secretary, Mr. Oladele Adesanmi, and chairman, Mr. Idowu Mafimisebion, in Akure,…
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New twist as 14 Ondo lawmakers pass confidence vote on Speaker
By Boye Oyeyemi – Fourteen members of the Ondo State House of Assembly have affirmed their confidence in the Speaker, Rt. Hon. (Chief) Olamide Oladiji Adesanmi, urging residents of the state to ignore calls for his removal over allegations of misconduct. The lawmakers, in a statement, faulted the claims raised against the Speaker and said the attempt to pass a…
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Okada rider to die by hanging for death of 11-year-old girl in Ondo
By Boye Oyeyemi – An Akure High Court has sentenced a commercial motorcycle rider, Mr Dare Ojo, following his conviction over the abuse and death of 11-year-old Zainab Adeyemo along the Ese/Irun-Akoko Road in the Akoko North-West Local Government Area of Ondo State. Ojo was accused of committing the offence on July 17, 2020, while transporting the girl to the…
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Owo monarchs berate suspended council chairman over remarks against Olowo
By Boye Oyeyemi – Traditional rulers in Owo Local Government Area have criticised the suspended council chairman, Mr Tope Omolayo, over an audio recording in which he allegedly made insulting remarks about His Imperial Majesty, Oba (Dr) Ajibade Gbadegesin Ogunoye III, the Olowo of Owo. In a statement signed by the Secretary of the Owo Council of Obas, HRM Oba…
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Late Ondo SDP guber candidate’s son alleges foul play in father’s death
-Calls for justice By Boye Oyeyemi – The first son of the late Otunba Bamidele Akingboye, a prominent businessman and 2023 SDP governorship candidate in Ondo State, has raised alarm over what he described as suspicious circumstances surrounding his father’s death. Samuel Akingboye said he became concerned after inconsistencies emerged in accounts from family members regarding the events leading to…
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Ondo govt denies submitting ₦531bn supplementary budget
By Boye Oyeyemi – The Ondo State Government has dismissed claims by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa presented a ₦531 billion supplementary budget to the State House of Assembly for approval. In a statement by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Communication and Strategy, Comrade Allen Sowore, the government described the allegation as false…
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