…. as Perpetrators risk N500,000 fine or four years imprisonment In a bid to strengthen partnerships to achieve zero practice of female genital mutilation in Nigeria, HACEY Health Initiative , yesterday commenced a two-day capacity building for relevant stakeholders to further improve knowledge and implementation of policies to end the menace. Speaking at the event , held at Plaza De Aruna Hotel, Oyo town , the Executive Director of the organization , Mrs . Rhoda Robinson, stated that the training was aimed at building the capacity of FGM Alliance members to understand some strategic policies and also share ideas on…
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Former House of Representatives aspirant and Member Oyo State Local Government Service Commission, Hon. John Adisa Oke LEGACY has commenced the distribution of free National Examination Council, NECO, forms to prospective candidates from Ogbomoso, North, South, Orire Federal Constituency. Speaking with journalists on Sunday, Hon. John Oke said he has arranged a total 30 slots, i.e 15 slots for PDP members and other 15 slots for prospective students without political affiliation from the zone. Describing the gesture as “Investment In Human Resources”, he noted that it will boost the development of the state. Oke, who is known to be a…
Governors on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday called on President Muhammadu Buhari to summon the meeting of the Nigerian Police Council and devolve more powers to the states in order to douse the tension in the country and curb insecurity besetting the country. The governors under the aegis of the PDP Governors’ Forum also reiterated the call for restructuring of the country and recommended ranching as the viable most viable solution to the herders / farmers clashes in the country. These were part of resolutions of the governors at the end of their meeting held at…
The special telephone lines recently reeled out by Oyo State government for residents of the state to relate with government about situation of things, especially security and public policies have saved lives of the people and curved violence in the State. Oyo State Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Dr. Wasiu Olatunbosun revealed this on Monday, while featuring on a live interview programme on the preparation for the 2nd year anniversary of the Seyi Makinde government at the Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State (BCOS) in Ibadan. Olatunbosun said a call was received by himself on a particular night last week…
Dear Governor Seyi Makinde, Good morning your excellency. No doubt, even though I know you are a very busy person, yet I will be glad if you can spare few minutes out of your precious time to read my open letter written to you. Your excellency, eversince you became our governor, you have been a very busy person, and that apparently has a lot to tell about your emergence as governor of this state. You are a very busy and consistent person, no doubt about that because everybody can see it. I encountered you one-on-one in Gbagi/Ogunpa market right here…
The Special Assistant to Governor Seyi Makinde on Youth and Sports, Kazeem Bolarinwa has advised muslim youths to shun violence and all other negative tendencies in their interest and for societal development. Bolarinwa gave the advice on Sunday while speaking on the topic: “Youth, Islam and the Modern Society held at Oja Oba Central Mosque, Ibadan, Oyo State capital. The Governor’s aide said if youths and other Nigerians could shun violence at all times, it would go a long way in not only promoting peace but would also ensure speedy development of Oyo State and Nigeria. Bolarinwa also tasked youths…
Business outlook for Oyo State has been described as positive, with the confidence rating for businesses in the state standing at 72.2 per cent in the first quarter of the year. This was made known through a Business Expectation Survey made public at the weekend by the Office of the Special Adviser to the Governor on Economic Affairs, Professor Musibau Babatunde. This is the first time a Business Expectation Survey will be conducted for Oyo State. The Survey indicated that businesses in the state have high chances of improvement in their financial condition, volume of order, sales and purchases, business…
The UI story credited to the credible PRECISION-NG is quite unfortunate. What should simply be an internal matter for the UI community has again been thrown into the world in a shameless show of ineptitude and mischief – an infantile display of lack of depth and linguistic incompetence. For how long will UI continue to fight over the appointment of a VC which many young universities achieve with impressive ease? Perhaps, when those who seek to occupy the exalted office realize that the University is bigger than their (inordinate) ambition! Sadly, it is becoming clear that these gladiators and their…
A Peoples Democratic Party group, Alliance for PDP South-West, has come up with a list of 11 party chieftains from the South-West for the national chairmanship position of the party. On the list are a former Osun State Governor, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola; former PDP Deputy National Chairman, Chief Olabode George; and former Ekiti State governors, Ayo Fayose, and Segun Oni. Others are a former Lagos State PDP governorship candidate, Mr Jimi Agbaje; former PDP National Secretary, Prof Wale Oladipo; former Ondo State PDP governorship candidate, Eyitayo Jegede (SAN); Dr Charles Akitoye; Mr Jide Adeniji; Mr Olusola Ebiseni; and Senator Bode…
Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, on Saturday, declared that elections would no longer be allowed in Yorubaland until the region became an independent nation. Igboho, who spoke in Yoruba language at a Yoruba nation rally held at the Nelson Mandela Freedom Park in Osogbo, Osun State, also told his supporters to stop attacking governors in the South-West region, saying all of them were in support of efforts to get an independent Yoruba nation. According to him, the South-West governors could not openly associate with the agitators. He added that the Federal Government might stop their monthly allocation,…