The Managing Director of the National Inner Waterways, Chief George Moghalu, has raised the alarm over ghost names on the Anambra State register of the All Progressives Congress. Moghalu, who is one of the party’s governorship aspirants for the 2021 Anambra governorship election, urged the party leadership to use the fresh opportunity given by the national headquarters to produce a credible membership register. He spoke in Nnewi , Anambra State, during a meeting with his supporters and other party faithful. Moghalu said , “ We must ensure the credibility of our membership register. You see thousands of names on the…
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A 24 -year-old daughter of His Imperial Majesty and a foremost traditional ruler in the South West, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, the Alaafin of Oyo, Princess Adedoja Adeyemi, has emerged Miss Oyo for year 2020. Princess Adedoja defeated other contestants who from the 14 federal constituencies in the state. The annual event which is being packaged and anchored by Silverstone Communication, an outfit owned by a popular broadcast journalist, Mayor Isaac Brown. The event which was held at Felicia Hall of Jogor Center, Liberty road, Ibadan, saw the 24-year old graduate of the Osun State University, UNIOSUN, going home with a…
All may not be well with the South -West Peoples Democratic Party as the leader of the party in the region , Governor Seyi Makinde, appears to be facing some battles within and outside his state . The alleged rift between the governor and his deputy , Rauf Olaniyan , as well as the crisis that is currently rocking the South – West PDP , may be the twin problems Makinde will have to quickly deal with in order for the party not to unravel in the region . Former governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State has publicly criticised the…
The Government of Oyo State has declared that there is no evidence of padding in the 2021 Budget, which was revised and passed by the House of Assembly last week. The state government noted that the downward review of the N273.7 Billion Budget earlier approved by the House of Assembly to N268.8 Billion only became imperative due to the need to achieve the fiscal sustainability of the Budget. It maintained that contrary to the insinuation in a section of the media that the Budget was rejected by the Executive because the House of Assembly padded it to the tune of…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Oyo state chapter, has slammed the former governor of Ekiti state, Ayo Fayose led faction of the party in Ekiti over a statement credited to it against the executive governor of Oyo state, Engr Seyi Makinde. A statement by the Fayose led faction of PDP in Ekiti state was quoted as saying “it is rather unfortunate that someone like Governor Makinde, who was never a stable member of PDP could use EFCC trial to mock Fayose.” Another statement credited to the Fayose led faction of Ekiti PDP was quoted as saying “as at 2015 that…
The Special Assistant to Governor Seyi Makinde on Sports, Hon Tobi Oyewumi has organised a Tennis Championship in commemoration of the Governor’s birthday which comes up on the 25th December, 2020. The competition which is tagged “GSM TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP will hold between 22 to 24th December at Recreation Club, Ibadan. Speaking with with GOALPOACHER NEWS correspondent, Hon Tobi said aside that the championship will be staged to celebrate His Excellency, Governor Makinde’s birthday, the competition is also geared towards preparing our tennis players towards the next National Sports Festival billed to hold in Edo State. His words: “Let’s know who…
Amid the controversies over where the ruling All Progressives Congress might zone its presidential ticket for the 2023 election , a chieftain of the party and Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige , has said the founding fathers of the party won ’ t speak on the zoning arrangement until 2021 . He said nine among those of them who founded the APC were still in the party and that they would speak at the appropriate time whether or not there was an agreement on the zoning of the presidential ticket of the party for the 2023 election…
The Iseyin-Moniya road and other projects embarked upon by the Oyo State government that are under 80 to 90% completion will be completed and commissioned by February 2021. The State Government assured members of the public that other ongoing infrastructural development projects in the State presently at near completion stages would also be completed and commissioned in the next three months. This disclosure was made by the Commissioner for Public Works and Transport, Professor Daud Kehinde Sangodoyin on Friday while addressing members of staff of the Ministry when he resumed at the Ministry on at the weekend. Sangodoyin was the…
The Global Coalition for Security and Democracy in Nigeria, GCSDN, has announced the results of the first edition of its voting exercize organized on Saturday 19 December, for the best performed Nigerian Governor 2020. Based on the number of votes cast, the Oyo State Governor scored the highest with 9499 votes. Governor Benedict Bengioushuye Ayade of Cross Rivers State came second with 7223 votes while Delta State Governor Arthur Okowa came third with 4321 votes. Out of the 36 States and the Federal Capital Territory were Nigerians participated, the Governor of Kebbi State came last with 5 votes followed by…
The crime wave in Benin City, the Edo State capital, took a deep dive on Saturday evening as the Head of Service, Mr Anthony Okungbowa, was kidnapped. The circumstances surrounding his kidnap are still sketchy as of the time of this report. Details later… Source:Tribune