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The Ondo State Government has announced the commencement of a statewide verification exercise for all Pensioners from year 2016 till date. A statement by the Permanent Secretary, Ondo State Pension Transitional Department, Chief Bunmi Alade, said the exercise was designed to ensure accurate pension records, eliminate ghost pensioners, and guarantee the prompt and seamless payment of pensions and gratuities to all eligible beneficiaries. According to the statement, all affected Pensioners are expected to appear physically at the various designated centres in their respective Local Government Areas for the verification. They are to appear with their letter of Approval of Retirement, Payment Voucher, Bank Verification Number (BVN) printout, and Pensioner's Identity Card or other valid means of identification. The statement added that deceased Pensioners' next-of-kin or representatives are required to appear before the verification committee with Letter of Administration and Affida...

  The Ondo State Governor, Dr Lucky Orimisan Ayedatiwa has challenged legal practitioners in Nigeria to confront the ethical challenges plaguing the profession and work towards restoring public trust in the legal system. The Governor, while declaring open the 2025 annual Law Week of the Ondo City Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), on Tuesday, described legal practitioners as Ministers in the temple of Justice and tasked them on protecting the rights of citizens, ensuring accountability, and upholding the rule of law. Represented by the Commissioner for Justice and Attorney General of Ondo state, Dr Olukayode Ajulo, SAN, the Governor called on the legal practitioners to reignite their commitment to ethical standards in the administration of Justice to repose the well-founded confidence of the people. He described the Legal Week as more than just a gathering, but also a reaffirmation of his administration's commitment to justice, integrity, and the rule of law in the state...

  _...Family claims forced poisoning by assailants; CJ appoints Chief Magistrate Ogunfuyi as coroner to lead inquest_ The Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice of Ondo State, Dr. Olukayode Ajulo, OON, SAN, has invoked the Ondo State Coroner’s Law, urging the Chief Judge of the State, Honourable Justice Olusegun Ayedun Odusola, to assign a coroner to inquire into the death of Mr. Ezekiel Imole Adeniran, the late Registrar of the University of Medical Sciences (UNIMED), Ondo. In a letter addressed to the Honourable Chief Judge of Ondo State, Dr. Ajulo stated that reports indicated Mr. Adeniran died under questionable circumstances on or about July 17, 2025. He stressed that, in the public interest, a formal coroner’s inquest is necessary to ascertain the cause and manner of death, and to determine if any individual may bear criminal responsibility. Dr. Ajulo stated that the inquest would be conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Coroners Law of Ondo State, and req...

  The Ondo State Ministry of Justice has requested for a corona inquest into the death of Mr Ezekiel Imole Adeniran, who died under questionable circumstances on July 17th this year at his private residence in Akure, the Ondo State capital.  Mr Adeniran, who until his death was the Registrar, University of Medical Sciences, UNIMED, Ondo, was found lying unconscious in his compound in the morning and was rushed to the hospital, where he was confirmed dead by a medical officer. In a letter to the Chief Judge of Ondo State, Justice Segun Odusola, the Commissioner for Justice and Attorney General of Ondo State, Dr Olukayode Ajulo, SAN, said a former enquiry in form of coroner's inquest became warranted to ascertain the cause and manner of his death. Dr Ajulo noted that the deceased had been widely reported to have died under questionable circumstances, explaining that the the coroner's inquest would determine if any individual may bear criminal responsibility. He therefore appeale...