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  A former member of the Ondo State House of assembly, Hon. Kemisola Adesanya has won the PDP primary election for Akure South/North Federal Constituency. She polled 38 votes to beat his closest rival Adu Olumuyiwa polled 19 votes Babatunde Faro scored 11 votes

  Afro-Pop singer and performer, Small Doctor and DJ YK Mule, will, alongside MC Hardvantage and Karkakey, headline the next edition of the Goldberg Takeover Party scheduled to hold in Akure, Ondo State. Holding at the Fatherland Theme Park, NEPA Area, Akure, the gig will treatconsumers to a night of premium enjoyment, recognisition and celebration of hard work. Guests are sure to enjoy doses of fusion of traditional and modern music. The show will also see two of Akure’s disc jockeys, DJ Bobwhy and DJ Tanziro, battle for a chance to be crowned DJ king by the brand.

  A student of the   Federal University of Technology   (FUTA), Akure, Ondo State, who identified himself as Saamu Eleja, has narrated how officers of the Nigerian Army attacked him and other students during a protest over the ongoing Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) strike. Eleja told us that the officers arrived very early at Roadblock, the venue of the protest in Akure, on Tuesday and shot sporadically to disrupt the gathering. “We started a peaceful protest yesterday and made sure to inform the appropriate quarters" “The one we had yesterday was peaceful and nothing was damaged. But today, these officers came to disrupt the protest and shot sporadically. Every one present had to run for cover. There are bullet cases scattered on the ground.”

  Students across three Universities in Ondo state have blocked the Ilesha/ Akure highway, Ondo state, in protest over prolonged strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in the country. The students are from the Federal University of Technology, Akure, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko and Olusegun Agagu University of Technology, Okitipupa. They barricaded the highway to show their displeasure over their continued stay at home due to strike actionThey chanting different solidarity songs and displayed placards with various inscriptions such as— “End ASUU Strike”, “Save our future”. Many motorists and travellers were stranded for hours on the highway.

  The Ondo state government has disclosed plans to recruit additional teachers in its public schools to fill the gap of shortage of teachers being experienced in the sector. The permanent secretary in the ministry of education and science technology, Mrs Lola Amuda disclosed this at a forum in Akure, the state capital. The state government had last year employed 1,000 teachers under the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) but the sector is still being faced with the inadequate teachers to take relevant subjects in secondary schools across the state. Mrs Amuda said: “We are quite aware of shortage of teachers in some critical subjects in our schools and we have made case to Mr governor and we are hopeful that this year, there will be some definite steps that will be taken to address this. “As we know that last year, the government recruited 1,200 into the public schools across the state. We are also hopeful that this year, there will be such recruitment to fill the gaps in...

 Deji of Akure sues Akeredolu, Others over Iralepo of Isikan stool   According to Roving reporters, the Deji of Akure ,Oba Aladelusi Aladetoyinbo has approached the Ondo state High court, Akure to seek an interlocutory injunction restraining the state Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, the Ondo state attorney general and commissioner for justice as well as 6 other defendants from effecting the selection of New Iralepo of Isikan “pending the hearing and determination of the substantive suit.” Oba Aladelusi is also asking court ….

  The Deji and Paramount Ruler of Akure Kingdom, Oba Aladetoyinbo has received the news of his appointment as the Chairman of Ondo State Council of Obas with utmost joy and all sense of humility. Oba Aladetoyinbo wishes to appreciate our amiable and dynamic Governor, Mr. Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu for the appointment most importantly at a time when there should be more synergy and collaboration between the Government and the Traditional Institutions in the area of security and overall development of the State. As the new Chairman of the Council of Obas, Oba Aladetoyinbo shall be fully committed to reinvigorating the Traditional Institutions towards making it more responsive to the yearnings of our people, who are eagerly looking forward to the Traditional Rulers to practically proffer solutions to the amalgams of challenges facing our dear Nation and State. Oba Aladetoyinbo appreciate the immediate past Chairman of the Council, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Fredrick Enit...