Author: Goalpoacher
The Christian Association of Nigeria in Kwara State has insisted that it will not allow its pupils to wear hijab , despite the Kwara State Government ’s directive that Muslim female pupils in Christian mission schools should wear hijab . The state government , last week , said it had approved wearing of hijab by Muslim female pupils in Christian mission grant – aided schools in the state. It also said the 10 Christian mission schools closed down in the wake of the hijab crisis would be reopened on Monday , March 8 . However, the state branch of the…
Forty – three- year – old Terhemen Anongo tells J OHN CHARLES how he dropped out as a 500 Level medical student at the University of Ibadan , Oyo State and ended up a porter, pushing a wheelbarrow for a living in Gboko town, Benue State What is your name ? My name is Terhemen Anongo How old are you ? I am 43 years old now . Is it true that you attended University of Ibadan ? Yes, I was admitted into the University of Ibadan in the 1996/97 session ( as a medical student ) and by 2000…
A former secretary to the Oyo state government and The Ekefa Balogun Olubadan Of Ibadanland, Snr Chief Sharafadeen Alli on Thursday congratulated the Olubadan of Ibadan land, Oba Saliu Adetunji on his 5th year coronation anniversary. Alli who described the Olubadan as a highly detribalised traditional ruler commended the monarch for his role in ensuring that peace returns to Shasa market after clash between two groups in the market. He urged His Imperial Majesty to sustain his patriotic efforts aimed at promoting peace and unity not only in Ibadan land but in the entire Yoruba land. The former chief of…
The National Orientation Agency (NOA) on Thursday urged the people of Oko community in Oyo State to shun violence and embrace peaceful coexistence in the interest of the nation. The Oyo State Director of NOA, Mr Moshood Olaleye, gave the advice when the agency took the unity campaign to the residents of Oko town in Surulere Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. Olaleye, who led the campaign, also urged the residents to unite irrespective of their ethnic and religious affiliations. He called on the traditional ruler of the community, Oba Solomon Olagoke, to assist the agency in educating his…
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has hailed the judgment of the Appeal Court sitting in Akure, Ondo State, restoring Hon. Subday Bisi as the party chairman in Osun State, describing the judgement as “another affirmation of supremacy of the party over and above anyone, no matter how highly placed.” The Court of Appeal sitting in Akure had today, set aside an order of Osun State High Court in Ikirun, reinstating Soji Adagunodo as the Chairman, thereby affirming the position of the PDP National Working Committee (NWC), on Hon. Sunday Bisi as the State Chairman. Reacting to the judgment, the South-West…
Aggrieved members of Oyo state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from Oyo East local government have stormed the Oyo state governor’s office to register their grievances following the move suspected to have been a directive from Governor Seyi Makinde allegedly directing the party to resort to adoption of consensus approach instead of the going for party primaries to produce candidates for the the forthcoming local government election. According to Sunrise bulletin, Mr Lukman Adeyanju, who spoke on behalf of the angry protesters today at the governor’s office, secretariat, Ibadan, wondered why party members after fulfilling all the laid…
The Oyo state Deputy Governor and chairman of Oyo State boundary Commission, Engineer Rauf Aderemi has recommended a bilateral meeting of boundary committees of territory-striving parties to facilitate effective understanding and hasten dispute resolution. The Oyo deputy Governor said this today, when he led the state boundary committee to attend the interactive session of the National Boundary Commission (NBC) alongside other Deputy Governors of the Southwest zone in Abeokuta. The state number two man asserted that a joint meeting of both parties will ensure a smooth understanding of every striving party’s background thus making it easy to compare notes, make…
Bauchi State Governor , Bala Mohammed , will join the All Progressives Congress soon , the Borno State Governor, Prof . Babagana Zulum , has stated . Zulum spoke when he led the North- East Governors to perform the groundbreaking ceremony for the reconstruction and upgrading of the Bauchi State Government House on Thursday . He , however , did not give further details on his statement about Mohammed joining the APC . Zulum who is the Chairman of the North- East Governors ’ Forum said , “ I want to express my appreciation to my colleague, the Governor of…
Oyo State government has vowed to deal with anyone collecting mobile advert’s tax from motorists who is not an agent of the State’s Signage and Advertisement Agency (OYSAA), has it declared that local government authorities have stopped collecting the rate since the establishment of OYSAA. The Director General of Oyo State Signage and Advertisement Agency (OYSAA) , Hon. Temilola Segun Adibi, said this at Ibadan on Thursday, harping on the need for commercial vehicle operators in the State and concerned people to remit their Mobile Advertisement Tax Into Agency’s Coffer in due course. Adibi who disclosed this while speaking with…