Former Senate President Anyim Pius Anyim on Monday petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari, Inspector-General of Police Mohammed Adamu and the Department of State Services (DSS) over alleged plot to kill him for not defecting from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). He alleged that Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi was behind the plot. Anyim said Umahi was in his house on November 20 to advise him to defect from the PDP to the APC, adding that he had declined. Anyim said no amount of blackmail or intimidation will compel him or any of the PDP leaders…
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Kaduna State Governor , Nasir El -Rufai , has urged the leadership of the All Progressives Congress to honour the ‘ informal agreement’ of ensuring that power goes to the Southern region of Nigeria in 2023 . El – Rufai spoke on Monday night while featuring on Channels Television ’ s Politics Today programme monitored by The PUNCH. There have been increased demands by leaders from the Southern part of the country that power be zoned to the region after the regime of the President , Major General Muhammadu Buhari ( retd ) . Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State…
Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, said on Monday that politics and other considerations cannot distract him and his colleague governors in the South-West geopolitical zone from cooperating to ensure development of the zone and Nigeria. He warned naysayers and detractors to quit trying to drive a wedge between him and other governors, adding that such persons should look elsewhere. According to him, politics and party affiliations will not cause a division among the governors. Governor Makinde stated these when he paid a thank you visit to his counterpart in Osun State, Chief Gboyega Oyetola, over the amicable resolution of…
The Oyo State House of Assembly on Monday approved the request of Governor Seyi Makinde to access the 2020 Federal Government UBEC/SUBEB intervention fund. The Governor said the fund was required to enable his administration embark on aggressive construction of classrooms and provision of School furniture with standard facilities to enhance and improve teaching and learning activities in both Primary and Secondary Schools in the State. The Federal and the Oyo State Government are expected to contribute equal amount of one billion, five hundred and ten million, six hundred and sixty-four thousand, six hundred and seventy-four naira, twenty-six kobo…
The name ‘Gbolabo Ogunsanwo’ was like a must-have vitamin to me as an undergraduate in part two in the prestigious University of Ibadan. Every Sunday morning, I must buy a copy of the defunct Comet Newspaper, just to be able to glean the mind of the great columnist through ‘Life With Gbolabo Ogunsanwo’ and add to my repository of vocabularies as well as flowery weaving of words to lampoon, praise or dissect public office holders and government’s policies and programmes. Before I got to my final year, I already collected a mountain of Sunday editions of the newspaper and, when…
Oyo state government has announced the state’s readiness to be the most preferred destination and hub of economic activities in Nigeria. The announcement was made on Monday by the State Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Barr. Adeniyi Farinto during the inauguration of the central working committee and technical working group for the state’s home-grown development plan. This inauguration came weeks after the State Governor, Engr Seyi Makinde set up a steering committee to oversee the actualisation of the 20-year holistic plan to develop the pace setters State. Farinto while delivering his speech, noted that “State Development Plan (SDP) offers…
In its quest to achieve an all inclusive Local Government Council Elections ,the Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission( OYSIEC ) , has taken the ongoing trust and confidence building campaign of the commission to the African Church Cathedral Of Ebenezer, ( Ibadan Diocese ). The visit according to the commission was aimed at ensuring large turn out of the eligible voters to participate in the forthcoming local government council elections . The Commission Chairman, Aare Isiaka Abiola Olagunju , while receiving an award of honour as Electoral Empire of the year, at the 2020 General Harvest and thanks giving service…
The Oyo State Governor, Engr Seyi Makinde has forwarded the name of Alh Lawal Ismail Ayansiju as Commissioner Nominee for the state Ministry of Public Works, Infrastructure and Transport. Recall that the appointment of the former Commissioner in the Ministry,Prof Raphael Afonja was terminated by the State Government on August 10, 2020 The Governor forwarded the name of the new Commissioner to the State Legislature on Monday in a letter sent to the Oyo State House of Assembly. The Governor said the appointment was to fill the vacuum created in the Ministry since the termination of appointment of the Prof…
Following the directive of the Ministry of Education through the National Universities Commission to the Senate of the University of Ibadan to select one from among them to act as the Vice Chancellor of the University, Senate met today. It was, as expected, a tough meeting but one thoroughly guided by adherence to standard procedures. First Senate decided that the process would be, not by consensus but by voting. Arriving on this agreement took about two hours of discussion. Second it called for nominations and seconding of nominations from members. Senate members nominated for the election were: Prof Adebola Babatunde…
Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde on Monday paid a thank you visit to his Osun State counterpart, Gboyega Oyetola over the separation of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso. According to GOALPOACHER NEWS.COM, Governor Makinde in Osogbo said the peaceful resolution of the arrived at by the two states was a win win for them. Makinde added that the disengagement is for the interest of Yoruba unity. Speaking further, Makinde assured that all the students from Osun and the Staffs from Osun will have equal rights with their counterparts from Oyo. Details later…