Oyo State Government has charged officers of the Environmental Tribunal, Environmental Vanguards and other officers attached to the Environmental Task Force Office to be firm, and fair in the discharge of their duties while also familiarizing themselves environmental laws in their approach to prosecute environmental offenders. The State Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Dr. Idowu Oyeleke revealed this in his address while declaring a training programme open for members of Environmental Tribunal, held at Ibadan on Tuesday. Dr. Oyeleke said that members of the task force were expected to acquaint themselves with the existing laws on environmental protection in…
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The Chief Press Secretary to Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, on Tuesday, warned opposition elements in the state to stop playing politics with the insecurity situation in Ibarapa and Oke-Ogun parts of the state. The governor’s aide maintained that most of the comments attributed to opposition elements on the security situation in the state missed the point due to pettiness, contempt and clear attempt to play to the gallery. “Their utter attempt at showmanship and unpatriotic conduct portray them as babes and sucklings intervening on sensitive matters,” Adisa said. According to him, if opposition elements were…
A member of the Peoples Democratic Party in Oyo State, Mrs Toyin Balogun, has described the Director- General, Oyo State Investment, Public Private Partnership, Hon Segun Ogunwuyi as an outstanding politician, an icon and one of the foremost leading lights in Governor Seyi Makinde’s led administration. The PDP, in stalwart in congratulatory message to mark Ogunwuyi’s birthday, credited the former state and Federal House of Representatives lawmaker b with strides in economic empowerment, particularly for our youths, free market economy as well as wealth creation for a prosperous Oyo State in line with the economic policies of Governor Makinde. Her…
The Oyo State Fire and Safety Services has stated that its men were able to timeously arrest the fire incident at the Soka, Ibadan home of Mr. Sunday Adeyemo popularly known as Sunday Igboho at the early hours of today. A statement signed by the Agency’s Director of Operations, Engr. Adeleke Ismail, indicated that the fire outbreak was reported to it at exactly 3.20 a.m. through a telephone call from the scene of the fire. It added that its men swiftly moved to the location a few minutes after the call and that it was able to put out the…
Yoruba activist and freedom fighter, Chief Sunday Adeyemo popularly known as Sunday Ighoho has challenged Senator Babafemi Ojudu to bring evidence of his claims in his write up where he said he was hired as political thug. Igboho while responding to questions from Journalists in the morning on the invasion of his house by arsonist said , I don’t know him, he is a liar, i was not trained by Baba Adedibu, Senator Ladoja is my boss and i have never betrayed him Senator Ojudu who is a Special Adviser political to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo a his article which…
The residence of a popular Yoruba activist and freedom fighter, Chief Sunday Adeyemo otherwise known as Sunday Igboho was gutted by fire in the early hiurs of Tuesday morning. The house is located at Soka area of Ibadan. Efforts by GOALPOACHER NEWS correspondent to get the reaction of any of Igboho’s family members and Oyo State Fire Service proved abortive, as none of them was available for comments. Also, it was gathered that Igboho doesn’t reside at the house where the incident occurred. Details later…
The Sunday Igboho I Knew. It was in 2009. The Appeal Court sitting in Ilorin ordered a rerun in a number of polling units in the election between Segun Oni of PDP and Dr Kayode Fayemi of ACN. Oni had in the main election and the election petition tribunal that followed been declared winner of the gubernatorial contest. Our party , ACN contested this , hence the declaration of a rerun. The election which came three months after the Appeal Court judgement was like war. The PDP ruling at the Federal level did not want to lose Ekiti while the…
Oyo State Government, through the Senior Special Assistant to Governor Seyi Makinde on Sustainable Development Goals Hon. Kunle Yusuf MON has urged people to comply with Covid – 19 protocols, just as he donated Twenty Thousand (KN 95) Nose Masks to prevent the spread of Covid -19 pandemic in the State. He stated this during a symbolic presentation of Twenty Thousand (20,000) Nose Masks to the management of the State Ministry of Health, Secretariat, Ibadan, the State Capital. He said Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) is an institution of United Nation, Federal Government, State Government, Local Government with donors development partners…
Oyo State Teaching Service Commission has commenced the distribution of appointment letters to newly recruited teachers in the state. This development was announced on Monday afternoon by the agency’s Permanent Secretary, Mrs Grace Oderinde “Further to the recruitment exercise embarked upon by TESCOM, we are glad to inform you that the management of TESCOM has successfully completed recruitment of all teaching positions and based on the executive approval of His Excellency, Governor Seyi Makinde, we are set to release the appointment letters of five thousand (5000) teaching professionals. “The collection of the letters will commence from Monday, February 1, 2021…
Oyo State government has inaugurated a committee that will work toward organizing the the first Cultural-Tourism Festival in the State, tagged ‘Omi-Tuntun Cultural-Tourism Festival’. The Committee members include the State Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Dr. Wasiu Olatubosun, the Special Adviser to Governor Seyi Makinde on Tourism, Hon. Ademola Ige, the Vice Chairman, Oyo State Tourism Board, Alhaji Abass Oloko, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism, Dr. Bunmi Babalola and members of the State Tourism Board which include Mrs Sarah Sobowale and heads of the Culture and Tourism Directorates. While inaugurating the committee, Dr. Olatubosun hinted…