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By Emmanuel Audu  Walking shoulder to shoulder along the popular Oja-Oba road in Akure, a city in South West Nigeria, Ibrahim Saheed,8, and his younger brother, Audu Saheed,6, go in search of other destitute children until their parents, whom they left since morning, return. For the Saheed family, the day is monotonous; they arrive at a spot in Oja-Oba road in the morning, disperse to different locations to beg for money and come back to Oja-Oba road later in the evening. Ibrahim and Audu have dreams; Ibrahim wants to be a lawyer while his brother, Audu hopes to be a journalist. In their hometown, Machi in Katsina State, before moving to Akure, they were enrolled in Dauedelu Primary School. However, Audu was forced to drop out of school in class 3 while Ibrahim dropped out in class 2. They told this reporter they had to leave school because their uniforms were worn-out, and their parents could not afford basic learning materials including exercise books.  There was still hope ...

By Sam Ajide, Ore Ahead of electioneering campaign which is expected to kickstart next week, The Hausa Community in Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State has donated two thousand campaign posters to Hon Ifabiyi Olatunji Samuel to support his candidacy in the forthcoming 2023 general election   It will be recalled that Hon. Ifabiyi Olatunji, a candidate of the ruling party(APC) from Odigbo Constituency 1 won the last State House Primary on May 28, 2022, with wide margin to defeat two other rival aspirants. Presenting the campaign posters before party men at the APC Secretariat in Ore on Thursday, the Chairman, Hausa Community in Odigbo Local Council area of Ondo State, Alhaji Musa Salisu explained that the development became imperative as part of efforts to render support to the plights and aspirations of the hopeful State lawmaker. In the same vein, the chairman, Arewa community residing in Odigbo Local Government area who was accompanied by Mr Ibrahim Yussuf Chikulo and other...

The President of World Council of Owo Association, USA,  Mr Ogunmolawa Samuel Adebayo has commiserated with Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu over the death of his mother It will be recalled that the mother of Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu (SAN), Lady. Evangelist Grace Bosede Akeredolu JP, died on Thursday,  15 September 2022 at 90 years. Adebayo, who spoke through his Press Secretary, Samuel Balogun, described the late Evangelist Grace Akeredolu as a dedicated Christian leader, mentor and a kindhearted mother.                      Advertorials He commiserated with Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu and his family.  He also prayed that God would give the Governor and the entire family the strength to bear the loss.

By Our correspondent The Ondo State internal Revenue service (ODIRS) on Thursday sealed Woda Mountain investment at Ore, in Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State over failure to pay tax.  This was coming after an order from Ondo State High Court which was presided by Hon. Chief Justice Williams Akintoroye  Speaking with newsmen at the exercise, Barr. Gregory Oyetan Afuwape noted that the enforcement was done in accordance of an order from Ondo State High court, presided by Hon. Chief justice Williams Akintoroye Afuwape, a legal officer in Ondo state ministry of justice working with Ondo state internal Revenue service said the state government will not support those who fail to pay tax.  "We secure an order to seal up this place for defaulting in tax payment and Ondo state government doesn't allow failure in payment of tax "We had served several notices to them, they prevented our officers from coming in, they embarrassed our officers, they intimidated them with gun....

The Executive Governor of Ondo State, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu (SAN) has lauded the management of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) for providing free and qualitative medical services to Nigerians through her Health Initiative for Rural Dwellers (HIRD). Arakunrin Akeredolu expressed this appreciation when he flagged-off the 2022 second quarter NYSC HIRD programme at the Town Hall, Ile-Oluji in Ile-Oluji/Oke-Igbo Local Government area of Ondo State. He said that the Government and good people of Ondo State is highly thankful to the NYSC management for supporting the Sunshine State through the provision of free healthcare services which he described as another step towards a more holistic contribution to the continued good health and enhanced productivity of the citizens and residents of the State. Akeredolu, who was represented at the programme by the Honourable Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development who doubles as Chairman, NYSC Governing Board, Otunba Bamid...

By Chidinma Ewunonu-Aluko, Ibadan Dr Yinka Ayefele, a popular Nigerian Music Super star, has advised Nigerian youths to unlock their potential and work on them for future greatness. Ayefele, also the Founder of Fresh 105.9 FM, biggest private Radio network operating in the South-West, gave the advice on Wednesday at a news conference in Ibadan. On his plans for youths, he said: “I’m working on something different; the target is to win more young people to my kind of music and bring them closer home.” According to him, you must not go into music because everyone is doing it, unlock the potential in you first, pray and then go with it. Ayefele urged them not to lose focus on their God-given talents and avoid venturing into business because others were doing it. He advised them to look into their respective areas of strength and build their careers on them. Ayefele, also a producer and music entrepreneur, said that in partnership with CKrowd Africa Technology and Solutions, he would hold ...

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