MUCH ADO ABOUT JIDE For the past few days running, the polity of Ondo state is being heated up because Governor Rotimi Akeredolu appointed his son, Babajide as the new Director-General of the Performance and Project Implementation Monitoring Unit (PPIMU). Many have cried foul, that Mr Governor should have at least appointed another person, and…
AKEREDOLU’S MISRULE IN ONDO STATE (1): THE ROT IN RUFUS GIWA POLYTECHNIC,OWO. By Kennedy Ikantu Peretei. It is impossible to expose the maladministration and misrule of Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu, SAN, in the governance of Ondo State, in one short piece, hence my decision to bring them to the public domain in a series. Since his…
Akinlaja Alaba Joseph: Living in service to humanity It is said that you don’t have to be rich to give back to the society. He has all the attributes of a great leader: charisma, energy, discipline, and resourcefulness. Young, vibrant with cognitive skills to solve complex problems are some of the outstanding attributes of the…
PDP 2021 CONVENTION: THE RESCUE MISSION HAS BEGUN By Kennedy Ikantu Peretei. Ahead of the 2021 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) convention to elect national officers to pilot the affairs of the party for the next four years, a lot of persons predicted doom for the party. Some said it was a make or mar convention….
IN MEMORIAM ALAYELUWA OBA SIR OLATERU OLAGBEGI 11 KBE 23 years like yesterday October 30th 1998 the curtain was drawn, the royal trumpet ceased blowing and the music stopped, there was thunderstorm with heavy rainfall in Owo Kingdom, the Heaven heralded your coming. Kabiyesi, it s 23 years today when you changed mortality for immortality,…
DR. MIMIKO AND HON. AGBOOLA AJAYI’S SURPRISE RETURN TO PDP……Dr. Akeredolu O.N Why It could be more dangerous for Ondo state APC than what we think in 2023 *INTRODUCTION* My political mentor, leader, father and benefactor, late Dr. Wahab Aderopo Adegbenro(Crown hospital), the immediate past commissioner of health in the state, when he was counseling…
Babatunde Emmanuel Faro was born to the family of Elder Rufus ObeFaro and Mrs Omolola Nurat Faro on the 22nd July 1986 in the capital cityof Akure in Ondo State. A Native of Isolo, Akure He started his education at Bishop Hughes Nursery and Primary School,Akure between 1989 and 1996 after which he proceeded to…
ONDO STATE BY-ELECTION: OGUNTUASE CAUTIONS ASPIRANTS The former State Legal Adviser (Political Parties Ondo State) and the Divisional Coordinator: Akure Division Forum (Political), Prophet Oguntuase F.J. has frowned at the manners ambitious aspirants are desperately and overzealously campaigning to replace the vacant seat of late Hon. Omolafe Adedayo in the House of Representatives. A By-Election…
Another Independence Day Celebration: A Time For Youths To Play Pivotal Role In Governance In Nigeria Again As we celebrate the 61st Independence of our dear country today, October 1st, a memorable day that officially marks our freedom from colonialism (United Kingdom), there is need to evaluate how we have faired as a country so…
TRIBUTE TO A GODFATHER I NEVER HAD Hon. Isaac Adedayo Omolafe (Expensive) was to me a father figure, a dear brother, a true friend and the godfather I never had in politics. You were my gist partner as we always discussed different issues, especially discussion that bothered on how to move our federal constituencies to…
