Three years after being docked for corruption by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), an Ondo State High Court on Tuesday discharged and acquitted the immediate past Speaker of Ondo State of Assembly, Hon Bamidele David Oleyeloogun, and two others Oleyeloogun, a lawmaker, Hon. Felemu-Gudu Bankole, and a top civil servant, Segun Oyadeyi, were…
…..Akingbesote’s Lawyer seeks Court’s disqualification of Gbenro Adewale Abayomi who is from Ward 2 from Contesting in Ward 1 Ahead of 18th January, 2025 local government election, a Councillorship Hopeful for Ward 1 in Ondo West local government, Taiwo Akingbesote has dragged the All Progressives Congress (APC); the Ondo State Independent Electoral Commission (ODIEC), and one…
2025 New Year Message from the Attorney General of Ondo State As we stand on the cusp of a new year, it is fitting to pause and reflect on our remarkable journey together while embracing the vast opportunities that lie ahead. In 2024, we encountered a challenging beginning, yet we transformed these obstacles into significant…
“……This ‘dangerous’ practice (which started in 2013) is simply in line with my personal vow/prayer that….” In line with yearly practice, an Ondo State-based famous Legal Practitioner, Barrister Femi Emmanuel Emodamori has published his 2024 incomes and gifts. According to the published incomes report, Emodamori explained that the practice which he started some years ago,…
Hon. Ogunwumiju’s Landmark Law Against Land-Grabbers Sets Records, Inspires Hope and Assured Progress in Ondo State In a momentous triumph for Ondo State, the House of Assembly has passed and signed into law the Bill to Prohibit Forceful Entry and Illegal Occupation of Landed Properties, passionately championed by Hon. Moyinolorun Taiwo Ogunwumiju. This groundbreaking legislation…
The Governor of Ondo State, Hon. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has emphasized his administration’s unwavering commitment to the advancement of justice and the welfare of judicial officers in the state. Speaking during the flag-off ceremony for the construction of the new High Court Complex (Judiciary Village) along Oba Osupa Road in Akure, on Friday, Governor Aiyedatiwa…
Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa today flagged off the construction of a New Ultra-modern High Court Complex, “Judiciary Village” located in Akure. He subsequently immortalised a former Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, by naming the Judiciary Village after his late boss. It is exactly one year today that the former governor died during a protracted illness and immediately…
GUBER POLL: GOV AIYEDATIWA HAILS JUDICIARY AS COURT DISMISSES AGBOOLA AJAYI’S CASE The Governor of Ondo State, Hon Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has described as a welcome development the report of the dismissal of a case challenging his qualification for the just concluded governorship election in the State. The case instituted in the Federal High Court…
…..Ex-Gov to remain in custody The Federal High Court, Abuja, today (Friday) adjourned sitting on the alleged N80bn fraud charge against the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, to December 13, 2024 for the Motion for abridgement and possible arraignment. Justice Emeka Nwite adjourned the sitting in the interest of fair hearing, noting…
….Akure-based Lawyer, Femi Emodamori, had written Governor Aiyedatiwa to comply with verdict. The Ondo State Chief Judge, Justice A.O. Odusola has dissociated self and the judiciary from the State Government’ appeal filed against the judgment that granted financial autonomy to the judiciary. It would be recalled that an Akure-based Legal Practitioner, Femi Emmanuel Emodamori, on…
