Author: Goalpoacher

The Association of Local Governments of Nigeria, Oyo State chapter has issued a 24hr ultimatum to the Nigeria Immigration Service to vacate their various offices in all the 33 local government areas of Oyo State. The Association stated this on Thursday while briefing GOALPOACHER NEWS correspondent in Ibadan North Local Government Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan. Speaking on behalf of the association, Oyo ALGON Chairman, Hon Sikiru Sanda said the group condemned in it entirety, the assault, molestation and harassment of Ibadan North Local Government Chairman, Hon Sahib Oladayo Yusuff who sustained multiple injuries following the ugly incident. Hon Sanda who is…

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We felicitates His Royal Highness, Oba Mufutau Muhammed Gbadamosi Okikiola Ilufemiloye Esuwoye II, Olofa of Offa on the occasion of his 58th Year Birthday Anniversary. Kabiyesi, as a Paramount Ruler of Offa, it is note worthy that your selfless service to Offa Town in particular and humanity in general has brought tremendous development and unprecedented Progress to Offa Town and uncountable number of Yoruba Groups and individuals within and outside Offa. We equally celebrate our Brother, friend, Comrade and Partner in Progress, when it comes to Media and Strategy, Hon Femi Mode Siyanbola, former Senior Special Assistant, Media, Publicity and…

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….Makinde govt determined on quality, affordable healthcare service …admonishes residents on clean environment Chairman of Oorelope Local Government, Hon. Akeem Adepoju Raheem, has maintained that quality and affordable healthcare delivery is a top priority of the Governor ‘Seyi Makinde administration. He added that the administration’s determination to ensure quality healthcare service delivery has led to the ongoing massive renovation of 351 Primary Health Care Centres and the distribution of 5 Million insecticide-treated mosquito nets in the state. Raheem, who stated this while kicking off the distribution of the mosquito nets during an event held at the Owode Maternity Centre, Igboho,…

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The Southwest Security Network codenamed Amotekun Corps, Oyo State chapter has denied killing  a teenager in Ibadan. Briefing Journalists at the Command Base in Dandaru area of Mokola Ibadan, the Commandant of the Corps, Col. Olayinka Olayanju Retd, debunked the allegation by some of the people of the community. Olayinka said, the protesters were here at 6.30am and 8am and took the corpse to Secretariat. If you say Amotekun has killed someone, there should be evidence. All our vehicles have peculiar colour and unique number to trace. We have had cases like this in the past and because of the…

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In line with the Education Development Plan (EDP) of his Excellency, Engr. Oluseyi Makinde which includes; raising the standard in all state owned educational institutions, and improving academic performance of students at all levels. The Oyo state government through the office of the Special Assistant to the Governor on Students’ Affairs is partnering with coca-cola, Campus lab and IBM to train 200 students in Oyo state tertiary institution on Digital literacy. According to Victor Olojede, the programme will feature; Project Management,Robotics, Business Planning, Financial Literacy, securing internships, Brand Management, Social Media Management and Securing International Opportunities. The programme holds on…

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A media practitioner popularly known as YSO has joined thousands across the world to celebrate a loyalist of Governor Makinde and the PA to  immediate past Chief of staff to Oyo State Governor, Prince Adebayo Adebowale on the occasion of his birthday Anniversary. In a statement, YSO personally signed and made available to newsman in Ibadan, hips praises on Prince, It discribe him as man of many faces, PRINCE FALANA, AN EXCEPTIONAL MAN OF MANY FACES One would at many times wonder how you manage your political, social and family life without allowing Interference from one to the other. Over…

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..…Nothing but baseless allegations and deliberate distortion of facts – OYRTMA Our attention has been drawn to a viral video with the above caption making the rounds on social media as published by one @mzzmolade and circulated by @instablog9ja. Normally, we would not have responded to the featherweight allegations contained therein for its lack of substance and apparent effort by serial traffic offenders to discredit, malign and blackmail hardworking and committed men and officers of the Authority. Therefore, this rebuttal became necessary to set straight, the myths from the facts and save unsuspecting members of the public from being deliberately…

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Aggrieved youths in their hundreds on Wednesday morning protested in front of the state secretariat, Agodi in Ibadan, over the alleged killing of a 15 year-old boy by an Amotekun corp. The agrieved youths blocked all the linking roads around the secretariat main gate thereby distrupted human and vehicular movement. The youths were seen carrying the corpse of the victim on the roof of a tricycle and calling on the state governor, Mr Seyi Makinde, to fish out the killer Amotekun corp. The Executive Assistant on Security to Gov Makinde, Mr Sunday Odukoya, made frantic efforts to appease the agrieved…

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