By: Tolulope Oluwole The Executive Chairman, Ondo State Internal Revenue Service, (ODIRS), Mr Tolu Adegbie has said that taxation is really a working tool that can be used to curb money laundering in Nigeria if the proper implementation framework and collaborations are being made. Adegbie made this known at the 2nd Annual Lecture & Dinner…
Tribunal Upholds House Of Rep. Member’s Election In Ondo The Ondo State Election Petition Tribunal, sitting in Akure, today 10th August, 2023 upheld the election victory of Hon. Gboyega Adefarati, a member of the House of Representatives representing Akoko South East/Akoko South West federal constituency. A three-man tribunal dismissed a petition filed by Mr Kolawole…
By: Oluwatosin Adesola There was a confusion today at the public hearing of the Ondo State House of Assembly on the proposed 33 new Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) as two communities of Akure and Isinkan in the present Akure South local government area of Ondo State, differed on the creation of Akure West LCDA…
AIYEDATIWA ATTENDS COMMENDATION SERVICE OF LATE ELIZABETH AROGBOFA. Ondo State Acting Governor, Hon Lucky Aiyedatiwa attended the commendation service of late Chief ( Mrs ) Elizabeth Oluwakemi Arogbofa, held at The African Church, Ondo Central Missionary Diocese, Ebenezer Cathedral, Amudipe Street, Akure on Thursday. The late Elizabeth Arogbofa who passed on Saturday, June 18, 2023…
A group of prominent Akoko indigenes have kicked against marginalisation of the area in the creation of new 33 Local Council Development Areas. Below is the protest letter sent to the State House of Assembly ahead of today’s public hearing on the issue.
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has confirmed the authenticity of its certificate presented before the Nigerian Senate for screening by one of President Bola Tinubu’s ministerial nominees, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo. In its response to PREMIUM TIMES, the organisation said Mr Tunji-Ojo’s certificate is genuine, noting that the nominee was first mobilised in 2006 but “absconded from the…
Ondo State on track to be the first Nigerian state to take full control of its electricity governance August 9, 2023 The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has communicated its readiness to cede electricity regulatory roles to Ondo State Electricity Regulatory Bureau pursuant to the provisions of the newly enacted Electricity Act 2023 which grants…
Tunji-ojo: From lawmaker to minister By: Femi Salako It is no longer news that the federal lawmaker representing Akoko North East/North West federal constituency of Ondo State, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has been confirmed as a minister, alongside 44 other nominees. While the nomination of BTO might have come as a surprise to some political gladiators…
An Ilaje-born Lagos-based manufacturer, Apostle Raphael Danilola, has emerged the chairman of Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, Apapa branch, Lagos State. Danilola’s emergence as the association’s Chairman followed a unanimous decision of the members who voted en masse for him during the Annual General Meeting held yesterday, Tuesday 8th August, 2023 at Radisson Blu Hotel, Ikeja,…
HEARTY CONGRATULATIONS I officially convey my hearty congratulations to my distinguished senator; Pastor Jide Ipinsagba, on your well-deserved appointment as the Chairman, Senate House committee on Petroleum (Downstream). It is an enviable one and a product of your immense capacity. More so, that the senate finds you worthy to serve as a member of seven…
