Ibadan North Chair’ Felicitates Oyo First Lady, Omini Makinde on 49th birthday, Lauds Girl-Child Project The Executive Chairman Of Ibadan North Local Government, has applauded efforts of the First Lady, Engr. Ominini Makinde to improve the lives of girl- child and women in the society. The Council boss (Agba Egbe), while felicitating with the wife of his Excellency on her 49th birthday, stated that Mrs Ominini has shown her motherly care to the girl-child in the society. According to Agba Egbe, women in leadership should emulate her, as such should bridge the gap between the ‘haves’ and ‘haves not.’ “On…
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Former Governor of Edo State, Prof. Oserheimen Osunbor, on Tuesday has his voice to the ongoing agitation for restructuring in the country. Professor Osunbor, Prof. Osagie, Dr. Mrs. Oby Ezekwezili were among the panelists at the just concluded two-day Governor Seyi Makinde Democracy Summit, who called on President Muhammadu Buhari and the leadership of the All Progressives Congress to look inward and proffer solutions to the spate of poverty bedevilling Nigeria. They called on the President to be sincere with the State of polity in the nation and seek for ways to lift the nation out of poverty, which has…
Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, on Tuesday, declared that he would do everything within his powers to safeguard the lives of residents of the state, noting that the government would do everything possible to prevent a recurrence of violent attacks on Igangan and other communities in the state. Governor Makinde made this declaration in Igangan, Ibarapa North Local Government, where he visited the families of last weekend’s attacks, stating that the state would empower local security guards and vigilantes in addition to other measures taken to ensure that insecurity becomes a thing of the past in Ibarapaland. A statement by…
The Elders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 10 local government councils in Oke Ogun area of Oyo State have endorsed Professor Adeolu Akande as their choice candidate for the governorship ticket of Oyo State in 2023. The Elders made the resolution in Ilero,Kajola Local Government after a stakeholders meeting presided over by Alhaji Abu Gbadamosi. Oyoinsight reports that the meeting further resolved not to vie for the chairmanship position of the APC in the forthcoming congress of the party. The meeting argued that Oyo North Senatorial zone has produced the Chairman of the party for the past 10…
The President has recently banned the use of Twittter within the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Most observers can recall that Twitter had offered heavy logistics to the ENDSARS protest in the past. It is also clearly discernible today that Twitter facilitated financial supports for the unprecedentedly daring, misguided, and glaring lawlessness that caused avoidable mayhem with its attendant cost fortune in human and material resources in the Country. We recall too that the proscribed terrorist organization, IPOB has enjoyed tremendous support and projection from same Twitter for so long till date. It is unheard of, that the organization (a declared…
Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has reacted to a report in the media indicating that his government would not comply with a recent Supreme Court ruling about paying the ousted local government chairmen, saying it is false. GOALPOACHER NEWS quoted the governor, stating that such report does not represent the views of his administration, added that the state government needs further clarification regarding who should be paid salaries. He made this position known, on Tuesday, while delivering a keynote address at the 2021 Governor ‘Seyi Makinde National Democracy Summit themed: ‘The Future of Democracy in Nigeria’, at the International Conference…
The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has said that for Nigeria to overcome the many challenges bedeveling the country, true Federalism must be practised by the government of Nigeria. The governor who described this assertion as the ‘future of democracy in Nigeria’ noted that this was part of what informed the resolutions and recommendations arrived at after the recent meeting of the southern governors in Delta state. Makinde made this known on Tuesday 8th of June while delivering his speech on the theme “The Future Of Democracy In Nigeria” at the Opening Ceremony of the Governor Seyi Makinde 2021 National…
APC Chieftain, Joseph Olasunkanmi Tegbe has condemned the killing of scores of Oyo State Indigenes which occured in the late hours of yesterday. Speaking at Ibarapa area of the state where he hosted an empowerment program facilitated by Omigborotiti Foundation , Tegbe sympathized with the indigenes of Igangan and the entire Ibarapa land on the painful loss of loved ones and properties to the needless fracas. He also called on the Inspector General of Police to ensure that the hotspots for banditry and terror are well equipped with personnel and machinery to tackle the skyrocketing insecurity in Oyo and other…
Political history is littered with array of leaders who have come, made their marks and stamped their feet on the sand of history. We have seen very wicked leaders who became famous by making life difficult for their people creating paradise for themselves and families. Most of them were already in the belly of history only to be a reminder for those who display similar tendencies. We have seen accumulating leaders who aggressively gathered what was supposed to be common wealth of the people for themselves , families and cronies. Most of them left the world leaving behind wealth that…
We read with consternation and much doubts in Tribune News paper of May 6th, 2021, the purported pre endorsement of certain individuals against forthcoming gubernatorial election in Oyo State including the son of our reverred former Governor, H.E. Otunba Alao Akala. We certainly do not want to believe that the allegation is true. As a matter of fact, we know that Chief Alao AKALA will not promote selfish agenda. We consider the allegation as baseless, preposterous, unfounded and a beer parlour gossip because of our firm belief in Chief Alao AKALA as a good leader and a father who will…