…..see list of elected officers. Former Deputy of Oyo State, Ambassador Taofik Arapaja has been declared as the new Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, South West Zone having polled the highest lawful votes in the PDP Southwest Congress, held in Osogbo, the Osun State Capital. Announcing the result, Chairman of Electoral Committee and Deputy…
PRESS STATEMENT Ondo Gets New Accountant-General …As Laolu Akindolire retires from service Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu,SAN, has approved the appointment of Mrs Esther Toyin Oni, FCA, as the new Accountant-General of the State. The Governor had approved the appointment before proceeding on his vacation. The appointment takes immediate effect. Mrs Oni is a…
A chieftain of Afenifere, the pan Yoruba Socio-political group, Chief Kole Omololu on Monday described as pretentious and an effort to hoodwink the people of the South the pronounced readiness of some leaders of Northern extraction for restructuring Omololu who is the organising secretary of the mainstream Yoruba organization said the conditions given by the…
PRESS STATEMENT OSOPADEC: Acting Governor Directs Most Senior Career Officer To Take Charge of the affairs of the Board and running of OSOPADEC with effect from Monday, 12th April, 2021 as erstwhile Board’s Tenure Ends. The tenure of the members of the Board of the Ondo State Oil Producing Area Development Commission (OSOPADEC) led by…
By: Ade Adeleke Six candidates are contesting 5 different positions in today’s southwest Congress of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP holding in Osogbo, the Osun state capital. SUNSHINETRUTH reports that a former State Commissioner for Information, Dr Eddy OLAFESO is recontesting the Southwest Chairmanship position against a former Deputy governor of Oyo State, Taofeeq Arapaja….
……Ondo state interest in political battle of Fayose, Makinde. PDP Southwest Leadership Tussle; Charting the Party’s Future with Makinde or Fayose. —Doyin Okupe The die is cast and barring a Divine intervention, an amicable settlement between Gov Makinde and fmr gov fayose, is an impossibility. Several attempts have been made by leaders and elders at…
THE AFOBAJE JINX AND TINUBU PRESIDENTIAL AMBITION By: Femi Salako At the heart of the Yoruba Traditional System when it comes to the installation of Kings is the intricate and important roles of the Afobaje, otherwise known as kingmakers. The Afobaje (king makers) had the traditional power to enthrone the king and may depose him…
A sports Reporter with the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, FRCN, in Ondo state, Isaac Afolabi has been conferred with an award of Sports Ambassador by CFAS Sports Global Institute Akure, Ondo state; SUNSHINETRUTH can report. During the award presentation in Akure, the director of the institution and a CAF licensed coach Rev. Oluwaferanmi Olarewaju…
STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE PRESIDENT BUHARI EXPRESSES THE NATION’S CONDOLENCES OVER THE DEMISE OF PRINCE PHILIP President Muhammadu Buhari extends his condolences to Her Majesty the Queen over the death of her husband Prince Philip who passed on peacefully at the age of 99. Reacting to the death of the longest serving Queen’s consort, President…
A group, ASK Team, has said Adeyeri Stephen Kunle is the missing piece in the leadership structure of Akoko land. The Coordinator of the group, Ijanusi Olawale said the young businessman is filled with passion to address the leadership deficiency in Akoko land. He said, “What Akoko lacks is unity and leadership deficiency. The people…
