As part of the ongoing efforts to secure the lives and properties of the residents of Oyo State, the chairman of Iseyin local government, Mr Mufutau Osuolale Abilawon, on Friday, distributed 5 motorcycles to local hunters in the council. Equally, some other security materials were presented to the hunters to aid the smooth operations of their activities. According to him, “this initiative is all about the ongoing complementary efforts in securing the lives and property of our people in Iseyin local government.” “We are presenting these motorcycles to our local hunters with other material for mobilisation.” He, however, charged the…
Author: Goalpoacher
1. GSM increased Oyo State IGR from N24 billions to N38 billions in less than 2 years, late Ajimobi grew State IGR from N14 billions to N24 billions in 8 years despite crude oil windfall, excess crude payment to States and Paris Club refund but to Adelabu, late Ajimobi was a better manager probably because the shortfalls go to Boudilion for some elites to loot whereas GSM has the good people of Oyo State to serve and accountable to. 2. Oloye Bayo Adelabu described the achievement of Governor Seyi Makinde on sole ownership of LAUTECH as wasteful which means that…
Officers of security agencies in Ido Local Government have been charged to collaborate with local security groups like Amotekun, OPC, Vigilante and others in order to effectively combat the present insecurity in the state. Hon. Sherrif Adeojo, the Executive Chairman of Ido Local Government area of Oyo State gave this charge during the extended peace and security meeting held at the Council Secretariat on Friday. According the Council boss, a joint Task Force with Officers of security agencies as well as members of local security groups will be inaugurated soonest. In his words, “working together as a team will definitely…
No doubt, insecurity has been a challenge in Oyo State of late, and even the Governor of the State has acknowledged that fact and taken responsibilities with the genuine intention to find a lasting solution to it. Issues like insecurity are not been solved from the surface, rather, it requires a careful and thorough analysis to understand the remote and immediate causes. Without denial of facts, Governor Seyi Makinde has invested a lot in enhancement of security in the State, he successfully banned the bellicose NURTW on assumption of office just to avert their usual hullabaloo. He was also at…
..seeks more commitment in fighting insecurity …inspects abbattoir, garri processing company, others As part of efforts to surmount the security challenges in Oyo State, the chairman of Oorelope Local Government, Hon. Akeem Adepoju Raheem, on Friday, presented five new Bajaaj Motorcycles to the vigilante corps and local hunters in the council. He urged them to redouble their operational tactics in a bid to achieve the desired goals of securing the council, advising that the motorcycles were not personal properties, but tools meant for patrol by all the vigilantes and local hunters. Speaking during the event held at the local government…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Oyo State chapter, has blamed the last administration in the state under the All Progressives Congress (APC) for incubating the the violent groups that currently threatening the security of the state. The State’s Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Engineer Akeem Olatunji, who stated this on Friday, said that attempts by APC chieftains to celebrate what they called the legacies of former governor Abiola Ajimobi was misplaced and unfounded. “We have it on good authority that the current security challenges faced in the state emanate from activities of rival violence-prone groups which the APC administration of…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress and a leading gubernatorial aspirant in Oyo State, Mogaji Joseph Olasunkanmi Tegbe on Thursday, paid glowing tribute to former Governor Abiola Ajimobi, who passed on June 24, 2020, exactly a year ago. Tegbe in a statement by his media Aide, Adeola Adelabu eulogized Ajimobi, he described him as a courageous man who kept no sacred cows. He said, “Remembering a Man of Many Parts Senator Abiola Adéyemí Ajimobi.” “For some of us who experienced your many sides, the gap created by your loss is a hard one to fill. “You were eloquent, intelligent,…
Henry Okosun, Managing director of Abadat Ventures, the company belonging to Dr. AbdulFatai Buhari, senator representing Oyo North senatorial district, has reacted to the reported seizure of some of his Abuja properties by the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria, AMCON. According to him, AMCON was wrong, neither him nor his company sought any loan. In statement, Okosun said it was an attempt to blackmail his boss as what really happened was a tripartite agreement between Abadat, Guaranty Trust Bank and Peugeot entered into in 2007. According to him, “I am privy to this case from the beginning. Abadat, Peugeot and…
Baale of Araromi Idowu Community, Baale Tafa Apapan, has been released by his abductors on Thursday. GOALPOACHER NEWS had reported that Chief Apanpa and his wife were said to have been kidnapped by unknown gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen in the early hours of Tuesday at his residence. Meanwhile, the Chairman of Ido Local Government, Hon Sheriff Adeojo, had equally promised to fast track the release of the duo, noting that he had opened discussions with all relevant security agencies in the state. The release was, however, confirmed by the Chairman of the Ido Local Government. As of the…
People that tend to forget their culture, tradition and history are likened to a river that forgets it source or tree that neglects it root, they will both dry up. In the time of our progenitors, whenever they were amidst turbulence and get confused, they would always go back to the base and consult the divinity, that begot the popular adage that “ti oro ba ruju, aabi Ile lere ni”. The fact that we play too much in this part of the globe has made us to assume the status of Holier than the Pope. We tend to forget our…