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Ondo, state, western Nigeria. It was created out of former Ondo province of former Western state in 1976. It is bounded by the states of Kwara and Kogi on the north, Edo on the east, Delta on the southeast, and Osun and Ogun on the west and by the Bight of Benin of the Atlantic Ocean on the south.

Ondo, town, Ondo state, southwestern Nigeria, at the southern edge of the Yoruba Hills (elevation 940 feet (287 m)) and the intersection of roads from Ife, Akure, and Okitipupa. A collecting point for cocoa and palm oil and kernels, it is a local market centre (yams, cassava (manioc), corn (maize).

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Accordingly, the Commission has fixed Saturday 19 th September 2020 as the date for the Governorship election in Edo State and Saturday 10 th October 2020 for Ondo State. Detailed Timetable and.

Earlier on Thursday, the Ondo State House of Assembly directed the state government to immediately shut down public and private schools and also ban religious, political, social and sporting.

Just before the Saturday’s general election, the Ondo State governor, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu had boasted that his political party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) was in control of the state.

The governor noted that the road was the only link between Niger Delta coastal communities and Lagos state. He said that the state government had set aside a special account for the construction of the road, pointing out that the NDDC had also promised to pay its counterpart fund into the account.

Explosion rocked Akure, Ondo State capital in the early hours of today. About 100 residential buildings, schools, and churches were destroyed. The explosion has cut off the Akure-Owo expressway.

The Ondo State Independent Electoral Commission (ODIEC) has said that the local government elections scheduled for April 18, 2020 would still hold as scheduled despite scare of corona virus.

An essay competition was announced at the event for students to write to a political post aspirant in their area to prioritise improving maternal and newborn health if they win elections. A total of 414 students were reached with 74 students from Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo, 171 students from All States College of Education, Ero, 75 from Federal University of Technology Akure and 94.

Ondo State has recorded its index case of coronavirus (COVID-19), about five weeks after the first case of the disease was reported in Nigeria. The governor of the state, Rotimi Akeredolu, announced this on Friday via his verified Twitter handle. He revealed that the state government received the.