Oyo State Athletes who won medals at the Edo 2020 National Sports Festival will soon receive their cash rewards soon, as the Ministry of Youth and Sports has already received the Governor’s approval for the rewards meant for the medalists. The Chief Press Secretary to Governor ‘Seyi Makinde, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, who made this known on Monday, added that the governor remains committed to the promises he made when he hosted the athletes shortly after the games. According to the statement, each of the athletes concerned would soon receive the cash rewards as promised by the Governor. “His Excellency, the…
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As part of activities to end this year’s Eid-el Kabir celebration, top Oyo state government functionaries, regional and state Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftains from south west zone, state, local government, as well as ward executives, thronged out to celebrate at Akeem Olatunji’s Ibadan residence. The annual get together celebration at the residence of the PDP Publicity Secretary in the state, Engr Olatunji, on Sunday, took a different dimension when personalities across different political parties, as well as the Chairman and owner of Agidigbo FM, Oriyomi Hamzat, showed up for the celebration. Speaking exclusively with Sunrisebulletin.com, Olatunji expressed gratitude to…
Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has described the death of the Sarkin Hausawa of Ibadanland, Alhaji Ahmed Dahiru Zungeru, as a huge and personal loss to him and the people of the state. He maintained that the late Alhaji Zungeru had been like a father to him since their paths crossed some years ago, noting that the highly revered Sarkin Hausawa will be sorely missed. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, quoted Makinde as saying this on Monday, adding that the late Sarkin was a detribalised Nigerian and an individual who believed in…
A socio-cultural group, Ebedi Frontliners, Iseyin (EFI), has called on government at all tiers to look into causes of sudden deaths among the people of the Iseyin community, as they claimed many have died without prior sickness. A statement signed by the Public Relations Officer (P.R.O) of the organization, Alhaji Segun Fasasi and made available to newsmen on Saturday said the group was worried about sudden deaths of individuals that had no medical crisis, but were found dead in their sleep. Fasasi rallied government to make autopsy of deaths that occur suddenly, to ascertain the cause and stop the spread…
Sequel to the announcement of the Operation No-Road-Side-Trading in January 2021 by the Oyo State Road Transport Management Authority (OYRTMA), the Authority has again gone tough on road-side vehicle dealers across the State particularly in Ogbomosho and some parts of Ibadan metropolis. This follows a massive impoundment of vehicles indiscriminately parked on pedestrian portions of road corridors and in most cases occupying about half of the roads thereby leading to severe Road Traffic Accidents (RTAs) and avoidable traffic jam that leads to loss of productive hours that discourages potential investors in the State. While speaking with newsmen during the special…
The government of Engr. Seyi Makinde has been commended as a forward-looking administration determined to improve the economy of Oyo State, with the government’s effort to upgrade the facilities at the Ibadan Airport described as a masterful initiative to develop the state’s economy. The group said the development has led to more airline operators showing interest in plying the route. The Ibadan Advancement Group (IAG), in a press release signed by its Publicity Secretary, Dr. Marooph Adegoke, at the weekend, said that the initiative by Governor Makinde to put up a 500,000 litre aviation fuel tank at the Ibadan Airport…
Following an incident by an aircraft in the fleet of one of the major airlines in the country, the runway of the Ilorin International Airport has been closed to traffic. Many passengers, including some highly-placed Nigerians, narrowly escaped death. All flights to Ilorin have also been cancelled until evacuation of the plane. The airline began operation from Ilorin Airport on June 16. According to investigation, the aircraft crash landed at about 9.30am on Friday morning in Ilorin from Abuja. The plane landed with a bang, which affected the cabin with luggage falling on passengers. It was gathered with the impact…
… Supports 16 councilorship candidates with N50,000 each for LG polls It was fun and happiness galore in Ajeromi Ifelodun Federal Constituency as Hon. Rita Orji once again proved to be a force to be reckoned with; a grassroot politician, a great mobilizer, a mother to be associated with and a pragmatic leader who knows how to care for her people and constituents by celebrating the just concluded Eid-el-kabir in a grand-style. Hon Barr Rita Orji popularly known as Mama Ajegunle, in her charismatic nature gave out Sallah gifts to Ajeromi Ifelodu constituents, financial support of N50,000.00 each to the…
The embattled Yoruba nation campaigner, Sunday Adeyemo a.k.a. Igboho yesterday made good his threat to sue the federal authorities over the July 2 raid of his Sooka, Ibadan residence by operatives of the Department of State Security (DSS). Igboho filed a suit at the Oyo State High Court, Ibadan, against the DSS and the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami (SAN), seeking N500 billion damages. He is praying the court for an order for the enforcement of his fundamental human right. The suit was filed on a day one of his counsel dismissed as untrue speculations that a…
A picture showing the Senator representing Delta South Senatorial District, James Manager, kneeling before a former Governor of Delta State, James Ibori, has gone viral on social media, eliciting reactions from many Nigerians. In the picture, Senator Manager is seen wearing an Ankara outfit with a face mask below his chin and his hands folded while Ibori in a blue outfit sits on a red and black couch. Ibori was governor of the oil-rich Delta State from 1999 to 2007 but was later convicted for embezzling billions of state funds while Manager has been a senator since 2003 and…