The Senior Special Assistant to Governor Makinde on Sustainable Development Goals, Hon Kunle Yusuff MON, has expressed the readiness of the Makinde led administration to partner with civil society group to create more awareness on SDGs programmes at the grassroots. Hon Yusuff stated this on Monday while playing host to the coordinator of Youth Speak Talent Foundation, Miss Ejike Juliana. The Peoples Democratic Party Chieftain noted that efforts are in top gear to actualize the SDGs 2030 Agenda with the various policies mapped out by Governor Seyi Makinde to improve the standard of living of Oyo residents. In her remark,…
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The Governors from the Southwest region of Nigeria, Engineer Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State, Gboyega Oyetola of Osun State, Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo state, on Monday, met with the national leadership of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, MACBAN, to find lasting solutions to the incessant killings, kidnapping, and crises between herdsmen and farmers in the region. GOALPOACHER NEWS correspondent, who monitored the proceeding of the meeting held at the International Culture and Event Center in Akure, the Ondo state capital, reports that the governors of Jigawa state, Muhammad Badaru Abubakar, and the…
Governors of Ondo, Ekiti, Osun, Oyo, Kebbi, and Jigawa States are currently holding a meeting with the national leadership of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association (MACBAN) at the International Culture and Events Centre in Akure, Ondo State capital. According to Channels TV, the NGF Chairman and Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi in his welcome remarks highlighted some issues expected to be resolved at the meeting: These include addressing issues of crimes and criminality, the framework of engagement with MACBAN on security; and creating alternative security network like Amotekun. He added that the meeting is at the instance of the NGF…
The Inspector – General of Police , Mohammed Adamu , has ordered a probe of the General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministries International , Apostle Johnson Suleman , for allegedly sleeping with the wife of Pastor Mike Davids , threatening his life and denying him access to his children . The woman Apostle Suleman is accused of sleeping with is known as Pastor Faith Edeko, who heads the Abuja branch of Omega Fire Ministries in Utako while her husband , Pastor Davids, has left the church . The IGP conveyed the order in a letter addressed to the Deputy Inspector…
This report will show why a support for Sunday Igboho’s approach against banditry and criminality is exactly what the apparatchiks from their group have long thought of, planned for and expect. Those supporting Sunday are doing exactly what the bandits want them to do before they finally strike hard. So, CALM DOWN! A CAVEAT: There are Fulani who mean well and are doing well; just as there are some who have moved down south who simply are criminals. In fact, they also have these criminals up North, kidnapping and killing. We have people of other tribes who mean well and…
The Oyo State Government has sent a delegation to the Tede-Ago Are community in the Atisbo Local Government Area of Oyo State following an intra – communal crisis in the area. Addressing stakeholders and youths from the community on Sunday, the Special Adviser on Security Matter, Fatai Owoseni said he was mandated by Governor Seyi Makinde to look into the crises in the community and ensure peace was restored in the area. His words: “This is an evidence of what the governor is doing on the security situation in the state. He started with us. We went to Igangan together.…
Former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Prof Attahiru Jega has described the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari as “very disappointing.” He told Daily Trust the current administration has performed below the expectations of “so many Nigerians”. Jega, who was appointed as former President Goodluck Jonathan, was INEC chairman from 2010 to 2015. The former vice-chancellor of Bayero University Kano said although Buhari enjoys goodwill from many Nigerians, citizens are worried “about the direction the country is taking.” “He (Buhari) has disappointed so many people. He still has time to correct things if he has the capacity to…
A philanthropist and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Oyo State, Mogaji Joseph Olasunkanmi Tegbe on Sunday felicitated with Dr Olusola Ayandele as he celebrates his 60th birthday. Tegbe who remains a leading gubernatorial aspirant in the 2023 governorship election describes Ayandele popularly describes Eruobodo as a courageous patriot. A statement issued in Ibadan by his media aide reads: “I celebrate my dear friend, Dr Olusola Ayandele on the occasion of his diamond anniversary. Over the years, you have been a reliable and courageous patriot.” “Despite your administrative sagacity and experience, you are well reputable for your…
On Wednesday, January 20, 2021, Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State addressed residents of the state in a state-wide broadcast. The broadcast was principally aimed at dousing the rising tension among farmers and herders in parts of Oke-Ogun and Ibarapa axes of the state, as well as clear some fabricated half-truths and misconceptions. Here are some quick takeaways from the broadcast: The governor was emphatic that his administration will not condone a state of insecurity under any guise. A government that has the expansion of the economy as one of its key pillars will not toy with security of lives…
The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party has received approval from the party’s National Executive Committee to begin the registration/ revalidation of members of the party. Sunday PUNCH gathered in Abuja, on Friday, that sequel to the approval, the Uche Secondus-led National Working Committee is putting finishing touches to the logistics required for the exercise which party insiders said would hold “on or before April, 2021.” A member of the party’s NEC, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to speak to the media on the issue, said, “We are aware that similar exercises…