Ondo

FEC approves N95.8bn for Ekiti, Ondo roads

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N95.8billion for dualisation of Akure/Ita Ogbolu – Iju/Ado Ekiti road, linking Ekiti and Ondo States. Minister of State for Works and Housing, Umar El-Yakub, stated this at the end of the Council meeting…

Missing 17-year-old boy found hanging on tree

The body of a 17-year-old boy, Elijah Akinrinlola, who was declared missing was found hanging on a tree in Bagbe Community, Ondo West Local Government Area of Ondo State. Elijah was said to be living with his father, Tope Akinrinlola,…

British Poly takes off in Ondo 

By Sodiq Adelakun Following the approval of the Federal Ministry of Education through the National Board for Technical Education in Nigeria, the British Transatlantic Polytechnic has been established in Akure, the Ondo State capital. The Polytechnic’s corporate communication office, which…

Medical consultant offers bursary to 189 Ondo students

A Canada-based Nigerian-born Medical Practitioner, Dr Abiola Oshodi, on Wednesday disbursed bursary to 189 students of tertiary institutions in Owo and Ose Local Government Areas of Ondo. Oshodi, a Psychiatric Consultant, said that he often felt disturbed seeing students struggling to make…

INEC office burnt, two killed in Kano, Ondo

The office of the Independent National Electoral Commission in the Takai Local Government Area of Kano State has reportedly been burnt down. It was gathered that the incident happened around 9.30am on Saturday when some suspected political thugs invaded the…