His Eminence, Alhaji Dawud Makanjuola Akinola, The Aare Musulumi Of Yorubaland, Edo and Delta States In Appreciation Of The Sterling Efforts Of The Federation Of Muslim Women Association Of Nigeria (FOMWAN)’s In The Propagation Of The Noble Religion Of Islam, Development Of The Children & Bringing Succour To The Needy Presented The Organization With Her Second Bus (Having Earlier Gifted The First Bus In 2019). He Commended them and Promised To deliver blocks Of classrooms To Them By 2022 In Further Appreciation Of All That They Are Doing For The Ummah
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In its bid for transparency and citizen engagement in planning, the Oyo state government has coopted the Civil Society Organisations and Non-governmental organisations in economic planning to coordinate better development partnership and value addition to good governance. The commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Barrister Adeniyi Farinto during the maiden meeting with CSOs and NGOs held at the state secretariat said the ministry is engaging them to advise government in economic planning and budgetary allocations based on their field experience. Farinto said the government wants to ensure an all-inclusive budget that cuts across all sectors and spheres of life is…
Governor ‘Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, has charged the Man’O War to redouble its tasks at complementing government’s efforts at tackling insecurity at the grassroots level, now that the state is confronting with serious security challenge. The governor gave the charge, on Thursday, while receiving the deputy national commander of Man’O War, Gbenga Adewusi, in his office on a courtesy call. Makinde noted that the nation itself is faced with insecurity challenges right now all over the place. He said:”Yes, the nation is faced with insecurity challenges right now all over the place. We have insurgency in the North East,…
This is to publicly appreciate the cash donations of N5, 000, 000 apart from other items listed below; N2, 500, 000 and N1, 000, 000 from Governors Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Gboyega Oyetola and Kayode Fayemi of Lagos, Osun and Ekiti States respectively. The Lagos State Government donated a sum of N5, 000, 000; 3 Coaster Buses; 1 Ambulance and a siren with heavy security back – up towards the success of Solidarity Memorial initiated by Comrades, friends and Associates of Comrade Yinka Odumakin for celebration and Immortalisation of the life and legacies of the departed as announced by the Civil Society…
As the race for the emergence of the candidates of the political parties for the 2023 general election gathers momentum, a stalwart of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Yunus Akintunde yesterday began consultations with relevant stakeholders with a view to actualising his dream to represent Oyo Central Senatorial district in the Red Chamber of the National Assembly in Abuja. Akintunde, a former works and transport commissioner under the administration of late former governor Abiola Ajimobi, yesterday visited members of the APC in Afijio and Oyo East local government areas to brief chieftains, leaders and members of the APC at…
Operatives of Oyo State Security Network Agency comprising Amotekun Corps collaborating with Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) and Vigilante Group of Nigeria (VGN) apprehended six (6) bandits at Kajola Local Government of Oyo state while on their joint routine patrol in the early hours of 29th of April, 2021 along 2 separate routes within the LGA. They were arrested in separate incidents following encounters at 2 illegally mounted Road blocks. They tried to escape from scene but was given hot pursuit by the operatives as they tried to evade arrest. We are still on the trail of others who managed to…
Governor ‘Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has declared that the bad governance and maladministration of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) will not extend beyond 2023, as, according to him, Nigerians have become tired of the party and would kick it out of power at the polls. Governor Makinde, who stated this on Wednesday, during the inauguration of the South-West PDP Zonal Executives, held at the Government House, Agodi, Ibadan, said that the redemption of the country has begun from the South-West geopolitical zone. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, quoted him as…
The Nigerian Breweries Plc, on Wednesday, donated three operational vehicles to the Oyo State Road Transport Maintenance Agency OYRTMA as part of its corporate responsibility. The Executive Chairman of the agency, Mogaji (Dr,) Akin Fagbemi, who took delivery of the brand new operational and surveillance power-bikes at the agency’s office in Secretariat, expressed great appreciation to the donor, adding that it was a positive achievement for the agency and the administration of Governor Makinde in ensuring free flow of human and vehicular traffic in some parts of the state. Similarly, Fagbemi reiterated the commitment of the Authority to vigorously pursue…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Oyo state chapter, has described stories in some section of the media as being sponsored by the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) noting that, continuous destructive criticism against Governor Seyi Makinde’s laudable move to further modernize Ibadan by creating more beautiful GRAs in the state especially the moribund Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State (BCOS) Staff Quarters should readily be a welcome development by any individual, group or political party. Oyo state PDP in a press statement made available to newsmen by its Publicity Secretary, Engr Akeem Olatunji on Wednesday 28th April, alleged…
As the 2023 general election draws near, an emerging political pressure group, Pan Oyo Movement (POM), has expressed it’s readiness to mobilize all available resources to encourage a serving federal lawmaker from Oyo state, Senator AbdulFatai Buhari, to join the gubernatorial race and emerge the next governor of the state after Engineer Seyi Makinde whose tenure expires on May 29, 2023. Sen. Buhari is a second term lawmaker representing Oyo North Senatorial district in the Red Chamber of the National Assembly, Abuja. Having been a member of the House of Representatives in 2003 when he represented Ogbomoso North/Ogbomoso South/Oriire Federal…