Former minister of aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has said that his meeting with some leaders of the All Progressives Congress was to discuss the “state of the nation, national issues, party politics and the way forward.” Fani-Kayode had yesterday met with the National Chairman of the APC, Governor Mai Buni of Yobe State and Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State. Pictures from the meeting had sparked the controversy that Fani-Kayode, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party, was on the verge of decamping to the APC which he’s an ardent critic of. In a statement issued on his official Twitter handle…
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National Association of Cattle Breeders and Dealers, Oyo State branch, Akinyele chapter on Monday inaugurated its newly elected officers who will pilot the affairs of the market. The new executives, chaired by Alhaji Daud Alao Adebayo promised to uphold highest standards in the market while working closely with government at all levels and other regulatory agencies to ensure members comply with rules and regulations. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony, the Senior Special Assistant to Governor Seyi Makinde on Sustainable Development Goals, Hon Kunle Yusuff MON, expressed government’s readiness to improve the image of the market, adding that the association under…
Chief Press Secretary to Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, has described a news story that insinuated that the governor is set to dump the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as “a concocted falsehood from purveyors of fake news, who are bent on maligning the governor at all cost.” Adisa maintained that contrary to the fake news report, which was published by the Daily Post, Governor Makinde has no plan to join any other party. According to him, the governor has remained a strong pillar of the party for many years and is already leading the mission for…
The Oyo State Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Engr Akeem Olatunji, has said that he did not challenge the state governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde over the farmers/herders crisis in Ibarapaland, contrary to claims by an online news medium, Sahara Reporters. The party’s spokesman, in a statement in Ibadan on Monday said that the publication was not only false but malicious and an evil machination by some disgruntled elements within the party who aim to use the group chat to advance their ulterior motives. Sahara reporters had on Saturday reported that “the crisis within the Oyo State chapter…
The House of Representatives Member from Oluyole Federal Constituency, Hon. Tolulope Akande-Sadipe K. has donated Twelve 300KVA transformers to Communities in Oluyole Federal Constituency of Oyo State. This donation comes barely a month after the House of Representatives member, Akande-Sadipe facilitated an empowerment program for 200 women and youths in intensive training on Cosmetology, donated several Boreholes with water treatment plants, and completed the construction of three schools in the Constituency communities in January. In fulfilment of her promise to the people, she expressed optimism that the Transformers will significantly impact the quality of life and economic activities within the…
Stakeholders have sought for the implementation of law against the practice of female genital mutilation to aids quick and total elimination of the menance in the country. This was the submission of relevant stakeholders at the weekend during a 2 day webinar conference organised by a non governmental organisation,HACEY Health Initiative with support from Access Bank to commemorate 2021 International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation. The wife of the Ekiti State Governor, Mrs.Bisi Adeleye Fayemi , while speaking at the conference, tagged ” No Time for Global Inaction: Unite Fund and Act to End Female Genital Mutilation’…
The Commandant of the Oyo State Security Network Agency (Amotekun Corps), Col. Olayinka Olayanju.(rtd) has declared that Ibarapaland is safe and free of killer herdsmen and kidnappers. The Commandant, who stated this in a statement made available in Ibadan, said that he will volunteer to lead anyone who is interested in taking a tour of parts of Ibarapaland earlier hit by herders/farmers crisis. He also denounced some audio and video posts in the social media, which tend to raise what he called “clearly unfounded alarms” about the Ibarapa security situation, saying that he has been moving in and out of…
Just like every citizen of this country, the governor should be free to belong to or exit any social group without any form of uproar. As much as I know, the principle guiding membership of social groups remains free entry and free exit. It can’t be different in the case of Governor Seyi Makinde. The questions here are simple; why is the Governor’s exit from a WhatsApp platform being exaggerated and portrayed as a national issue? Why are some people seeking to give relevance to a mundane issue as this? Does anyone know when and why Governor Makinde joined the…
A native of Oyo State, Gabriel Ogunlana, has narrated how he escaped an assassination attempt by herdsmen in the Eruwa part of the State. Ogunlana told SaharaReporters that he would have been killed, but for the courage, he had to drive past while they were shooting at his vehicle by heavily-armed Fulani men. He said he was driving along the Eruwa-Ibadan Road on Saturday evening when he was almost killed by the Fulani herdsmen. He said: “I escaped a kidnapping attack along Eruwa-Ibadan Road. When I first heard a gunshot, I thought it was my tyre that deflated but I…
The Chief Press Secretary to Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, has warned against the growing false security alarms in the form of fake audio and video posts on social media,declaring that residents of the state should ignore such contents. The governor’s aide warned against raising false alarms on the security situation in Ibarapaland and parts of Oke-Ogun, adding that security agencies will readily deal with anyone seeking to cause ethnic tension. Adisa, in a statement made available to newsmen on Sunday, said: “The penchant of certain individuals, groups and faceless bodies to take to social media…