A former Minister of Power and Steel , Dr Wole Oyelese, has accused the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party , Prince Uche Secondus, of fueling the lingering crisis between Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State and former Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose . According to Punch, Makinde and Fayose are engaged in the leadership position right of the party in the South – West and there have been altercations between the two on this . Oyelese said it was worrisome that Secondus was feeling unconcerned about the lingering crisis between the two PDP leaders in the South -…
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The Oyo State Ministry of Justice has revealed that the State Commissioner for Justice and Attorney-General, Professor Oyelowo Oyewo (SAN) has been discharged from the Infectious Diseases Hospital (IDH) Isolation Center at Yaba Lagos and is currently at home, observing treatment in isolation for the next fourteen days. The Ministry, through a statement signed by the State’s Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Dr. Wasiu Olatubosun on Tuesday, which was made available to journalists at Ibadan the same day, said Oyelowo was rushed to Lagoon Hospital on January 2nd, 2021 after he underwent observing ailments that showed symptoms of Covid-19.…
The Federal Government, Tuesday, expressed its readiness to commence the construction of an international gem stone market in Ibadan, upon allocation of a 2 hectare of land by the Oyo State Government for the project. The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Arc Olamilekan Adegbete, disclosed this in Ibadan, at the Akinyele Local Government, during an official hand over ceremony of the allocated land by the Oyo State government. The minister, who explained that the project was part of initiative of the Federal Government to facilitate its economic recovery plans across the nation due to consequences of COVID-19 pandemic on…
Forty – seven Fulani men armed with guns and other weapons have been arrested in Igangan , Oyo State , by men of Operation Burst , which is a joint security team of soldiers and policemen. Our correspondent gathered that the suspects were arrested in the early hours of Sunday by the Ofiki River along the Tapa / Igangan Road in the Ibarapa North Local Government Area of the state . Sources told our correspondent that the Fulani were allegedly invited to strike by their kinsmen following the raid carried out by the men of the Oyo State Security Network…
CAPACITY BUILDING, PUBLICATIONS, LINKAGES, HONORARY DEGREES, FELLOWSHPS AND NAMING OF BUILDINGS AND STREETS This is the EIGHTH EDITION of the account of stewardship of Professor Idowu Olayinka who recently completed his five-year term as the 12th Vice Chancellor of the University Nigeria on the 1st of December, 2020. In this volume is documented the achievements of his administration in the areas of CAPACITY BUILDING, PUBLICATIONS, LINKAGES, HONORARY DEGREES, FELLOWSHPS, AND NAMING OF BUILDINGS AND STREETS. Publishing these feats, as said in the previous editions means inviting everyone to not only note the achievements but to also attempt to confirm the…
Oyo State Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Dr. Wasiu Olatubosun has disclosed that the barrage of criticism against the Amotekun security outfit were from the opposition elements that were bent on disparaging the achievements of the Seyi Makinde-led administration. He said the security outfit that just started operation in the State should be given time to get further technical and administrative strength in policing the rural areas in the State, even though members of the corps have achieved immensely in curbing crime since they came on board. Olatubosun it was surprising that some politicians could latch upon issues that…
The Oyo PDP-Visionaries, a group within the Oyo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has described the attack on Governor Seyi Makinde by some elements in the Oyo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) over the insecurity situation in the state as unpatriotic and uncharitable. It added that the APC elements have become unnecessarily obsessed with criticising Makinde over insecurity, because they are jittery that the government has been winning all the wars they are staging to rubbish its efforts. The group decried the attempt by the APC elements to link the governor’s reported trip abroad…
Oyo State Government has described as baseless and unjustifiable the industrial strike embarked on by staff unions of The Polytechnic, Ibadan. It will be recalled that workers at the institution commenced an indefinite strike Monday morning over the failure of the state government to implement the new minimum wage. However, the state commissioner for education science and technology, Barrister Olasunkanmi Olaleye, spoke on Fresh FM Situation Room anchored by popular broadcast journalist, Mayor Isaac Brown. He explained that the government entered into an agreement with all tertiary institutions in the state based on the last discussion reached with governing councils…
The Department of State Services (DSS) wishes to alert the public about plans by some elements working with external forces to incite religious violence across the country. Targeted States include Sokoto, Kano, Kaduna, Plateau, Rivers, Oyo, Lagos and those in the South East. Part of the plans is to cause inter-religious conflicts as well as use their foot soldiers to attack some worship centres, religious leaders, personalities, key and vulnerable points. Consequently, Nigerians are advised to be wary of these antics and shun all divisive tendencies aimed at inciting or setting them against one another. While the Service pledges to…
As part of measures to challenge the structures and institutions that perpetuate poverty, hunger, preventable diseases and campaign for the fulfilment of all socio- economic and human rights for sustainable human and ecological development, the Oyo State Government through the office of the Senior Special Assistant to Governor Makinde on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has assured its readiness to collaborate with Non-governmental organizations in the campaign against shrinking civic space. Speaking at a seminar organized by the group in Ibadan on Monday, the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on SDGs, Hon Kunle Yusuff MON stressed that SDG remains a…