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Ondo All Stars Veteran Footballers will improve on championship qualification – President - QUICK NEWS AFRICA

Akure, July 28, 2025 (NAN) Mr Abayomi Adebayo, President, Ondo State All Stars Veteran Footballers, says the team will grow in unity and improve on its performance at the just-concluded All Stars South-West regional qualifications. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the team secured qualification for the National All Stars Football Championship scheduled […] The post Ondo All Stars Veteran Footballers will improve on championship qual…Read Article

Akure Monarch Honours Youth Minister, Aiyedatiwa's CPS, Others

Prominent indigenes of Akure, the Ondo State capital including the Minister of Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande were honoured by the Deji of Akure, Oba Aladetoyinbo Ogunlade Aladelusi, as part of activities marking the 10th coronation anniversary of the monarch. Others honoured by the immediate past Chairman of the Ondo State Council of Traditional Rulers included... The post Akure Monarch Honours Youth Minister, Aiyedatiwa’s CPS, Others appe…Coronation · Akure See the Story

Shettima And The ‘Spare Tyre’ Syndrome - Global Upfront Newspapers

By Olusegun Adeniyi A few days to the end of their administration in May 2007, then Lagos State Deputy Governor, Mr. Olufemi Pedro, resigned his appointment. But Governor Bola Tinubu refused to accept the letter. Tinubu’s goal was to ensure that the impeachment proceedings commenced against Pedro by the State House of Assembly ran its full course. Pedro’s ‘sin’ was that against the dictates of his boss, he decided to seek the governorship positi…Akure · Akure Read Article

I Made My First $1 Million at 29 Building a Company Around Africa’s Space Industry

Dr. Temidayo Oniosun didn’t start out as a millionaire. He just wanted to solve a problem no one else noticed. What started during an ASUU strike became a bold bet on Africa’s future in space. Here’s how he turned curiosity into a million-dollar company, reshaping space policy across the continent. As told to Aisha Bello I run a market intelligence and consulting firm called Space in Africa. We help African governments design policies and stra…Akure · Akure Read Article

Ajanaku new Ondo Information Commissioner set to reposition communication architecture

The Commissioner for Information and Orientation in Ondo State, Idowu Ajanaku, officially resumed duty at the ministry, marking the beginning of what he described as a mission to reposition the state’s communication architecture and enhance public engagement. Ajanaku, who arrived at the ministry headquarters in Akure in the company of his wife, Mrs. Abiodun Ajanaku, and his Special Assistant, Dr. Adelakun, was warmly received by members of the m…Akure · Akure Read Article

Ondo Chief Judge pardons 31 inmates

The Chief Judge of Ondo State, Justice Olusegun Odusola, on Thursday granted pardon to 31 inmates awaiting trial across various correctional centres in the state as part of efforts to decongest overcrowded prisons.Justice Odusola, who was conducted around the facilities by the State Comptroller of Corrections, Jude Agboje, undertook a two-day tour of the Olokuta Medium Correctional Centre in Akure, the Segede Custodial Centre, and the Female Cus…Akure · Akure Read Article

Miscarriage, Childbirth in Jail: The Failure of Nigeria’s Criminal Justice System

She lost her pregnancy in prison in what she describes as “a miscarriage of justice”. The experience Ayodele Bukunmi had in detention tore her heart apart and still haunts her to date. Now 23, Bukunmi was only 17 when she was thrown behind bars in Ondo State, South West Nigeria. It was October 2020, during the nationwide EndSARS protests against police brutality in the country. On her way to visit a friend in the Akoko-Akungba area, police offi…Akure · Akure Read Article

W’Bank, Israel Partner To Transform Nigeria’s Livestock Sector - Thepodiummedia

• As initiative trains 116 stakeholders on conflict resolution in Ondo The World Bank, through the Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Project (L-PRES), has secured the support of the Israeli government to boost pasture production in Nigeria. Its Task Team Leader for the L-PRES project, Dr. Chidozie Anyiniro, while speaking at the workshop on technologies for sustainable pasture management yesterday in Abuja, explained that the global …Akure · Akure Read Article

3,000 PVCs Uncollected, As INEC Begins Fresh Voter Registration in Ondo

Fidelis David in Akure The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ondo State has stated that about 295,856 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) remain uncollected in the state as it preparesAkure · Akure Read Article

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I Made My First $1 Million at 29 Building a Company Around Africa’s Space Industry

Ajanaku new Ondo Information Commissioner set to reposition communication architecture

Ondo Chief Judge pardons 31 inmates

Miscarriage, Childbirth in Jail: The Failure of Nigeria’s Criminal Justice System

W’Bank, Israel Partner To Transform Nigeria’s Livestock Sector - Thepodiummedia

3,000 PVCs Uncollected, As INEC Begins Fresh Voter Registration in Ondo

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