One Ahmed Saka has reportedly set ablaze the room of his former lover, Mutiat Oladele, on Wednesday night at Shogoye, Idi-Arere area of Ibadan, Oyo State. According to Optimal times, the action led to the death of the woman and her two children. It was gathered that Mutiat and Saka, had been lovers before the woman broke up the relationship. Saka had allegedly threatened to end his life and that of Mutiat for ending the relationship with him and later carried out the act at midnight. Three other children also sustained varying degree of injury as a result of the…
Author: Goalpoacher
Saturday April 3rd 2021 recorded another unusual event in the ancient city of Ogbomoso in Oyo state when scores of people were empowered by the Ogbomoso First Initiatives (O’First Group) with economic tools worth N50million for sustainability and wealth creation. The group which was pronounced the first community group to have established a Behavioural Action Care Centre in Nigeria by the Executive Chairman of the NDLEA Gen Buba Marwa (rtd) also scored another first as a non political group to Empower people with items of such magnitude. O’First Group is a group of professionals, kind-hearted people who are determined to…
Governor ‘Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has revealed that the introduction of e-governance to the running of government in the state has contributed immensely to the on-going massive development and transformation in the state. The governor stated this while addressing the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN’s) 50th Annual Accountants Conference in Abuja, with the theme: ‘Achieving Sustainable Leadership Through E-government in the 4th Industrial Revolution.” He stated that the openness and transparency engendered by the introduction of e-governance initiative has helped the government to fund infrastructure and ensure smooth and full payments of salaries and pensions as and…
Leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Ogbomoso zone on Thursday inaugurated its Zonal Campaign Committee for the Local Government election scheduled for May 15, 2021 and 2023 General elections. The campaign committee, which was inaugurated at Ogbomoso Town Hall in Ogbomoso North Local Government, had notable leaders and members of the party drawn from the five local governments in the zone, comprising Ogbomoso South, Ogbomoso North, Ogo Oluwa, Orire and Suurulere. While speaking at the inauguration and presentation of campaign vehicles to the five Chairmanship candidates, the Director-General of Oyo State Investment and Public Private Partnership, Hon Segun…
Oyo State Governor Engr. Seyi Makinde has flagged off the Exploratory Dialogue of the United Nations Food Systems Summit in the South West Geo-Political Zone. This is coming ahead of the UN Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) convened by the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, scheduled to hold in September 2021. The Federal Government of Nigeria, through Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, in collaboration with Oyo State Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning, organised a dialogue series across the six Geo-Political zones in the country to tackle food security challenges. Makinde, while delivering his address at the event,…
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) after further comprehensive deliberations on issues of concern in the South West zonal chapter of the PDP resolves as follows: That the South West Zonal Congress of our great party is scheduled for Monday, April 12, 2021 in Oshogbo, Osun state capital. The PDP national leadership assures of working with all stakeholders to achieve a seamless and unifying congress of our great party in the SouthWest zone. The PDP urge all leaders of our party, critical stakeholders and teeming members of our party in the Southwest and the nation…
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) after an extensive meeting has scaled up processes for reconciliation and as it affects South West Zonal Congress of the party. The NWC resolved as follows: That beyond the legal conundrum in our party’s formation in the zone, the PDP must win the South West. Consequent upon this, the NWC further resolved that a meeting comprising of the National Chairman, the Deputy National Chairman, the National Secretary, the Senator Bukola Saraki-led Reconciliation and Strategic Committee, Governor Seyi Makinde and former Governor Ayo Fayose, be held immediately for urgent resolution…
Lecturers at The Polytechnic, Ibadan have shunned the nationwide industrial action embarked upon the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics. The union had, on Tuesday, declared an indefinite strike to demand the implementation of a new salary scheme for polytechnic lecturers. Part of ASUP’s demands are implementation of a new salary scale for polytechnic lecturers and payment of salaries and allowances to lecturers owed by some state governments. Lecturers at the polytechnic, Ibadan, however, said that they were not part of the ongoing nationwide industrial action called by the national body of ASUP. A NAN correspondent, who visited the institution, observed…
Oyo State Government has introduced new solid waste management architecture in its bid to ensure safer environment. A statement, signed by the State Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Dr. Abdulateef Oyeleke and made available to newsmen on Wednesday, revealed that the essence of the new solid waste architecture was to focus on attaining an all round sustainable environment, that will improve the social wellbeing of residents in the State. The statement emphasized that private refuse contractors have been prohibited from collecting fees from their clients. “All households, facility owners, private, commercial industries, religious houses, Institutions have been advised not…
I have privilege of relating with appreciable number of ethnic groups in Nigeria by virtue of residence in FCT for close to 20 years and 15 years experience as a union leader in same FCT. I have observed people of other climes , tribes and ethnic origin send their relatively young men to pick their opportunities while the elderly stays behind to give inspiration especially the Northern. Looking at the National assembly, they send people between 40 and 55 as Senators and Reps members while we have people of same age bracket as Legislative aides and PA. A Co Senator…