Ondo Court Grants Finance Commissioner, House of Assembly Stay of Execution The High Court of Justice sitting in Akure has granted the applications filed by the Ondo State Government in two separate suits involving the Commissioner for Finance, Mrs Omowumi Isaac, and the Ondo State House of Assembly. In both matters, presided over by Honourable Justice Sunday Olorundahunsi, the Court granted orders staying execution of its earlier rulings delivered on September 11, 2025, pending the determination of the appeals already filed by the Applicants. The rulings had earlier been given in favour of a legal practitioner, Mr Emodamori, against the Commissioner for Finance in Suit No: HCAK/294/CIV/2025, and against the Ondo State House of Assembly, its Speaker, and Clerk in Suit No: HCAK/299/CIV/2025. At Thursday’s proceedings, the Ondo State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Dr. Olukayode Ajulo, SAN, OON, led the government’s legal team comprising Olabode Ayegbusi, Philips Bati...
6 States where 379997 candidates will retake 2025 UTME from May 16 (SEE FULL LIST & PROCEDURE ) The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced a retake of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) for 387,000 candidates across six states. JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, after a meeting held with education stakeholders in Abuja, admitted responsibility for the mass failure that trailed the examination. He announced that about 379,997 candidates in the just concluded 2025 examination would retake the examination. Prof. Oloyede, who wept profusely, intermittently wiping his face with a handkerchief, said he took full responsibility for the negligence of its staff. “As Registrar of JAMB, I hold myself personally responsible, including for the negligence of the service provider, and I unreservedly apologise for it and the trauma that it has subjected affected Nigerians to, directly and indirectly." JAMB had earlier released a statistical br...
ONDO ANTI-LAND GRABBING TASKFORCE READS RIOT ACT TO LAND GRABBERS ...Vows Zero Tolerance and Strong Action Against Land Grabbers in 2026 Ondo State Anti-Land Grabbing Taskforce has warned land grabbers in the State to desist from illegal activities or face the full wrath of the law, just as it reiterated its commitment to safeguarding property owners across the state. The warning was issued during the Taskforce’s first meeting of the year, held at its office in Oke-Eda, Akure, where renewed strategies were outlined to curb land-related crimes in the State and strengthen enforcement efforts in the year 2026. The Chairman of the Taskforce who is also the State's Attorney-General and Hon. Commissioner for Justice, Dr. Olukayode Ajulo, SAN, OON, in his address, declared that year 2026 would be a decisive and difficult year for land grabbers in Ondo State. He warned that anyone who violates the Ondo State Properties Protection and its Documentation Law 2024 would face the full w...
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