Oyo state government has ordered traders, mechanical workshop owners and those operating any form of business beside Alakia airport road interchange to old Ife road to vacate the road side before by this weekend or face sanction. According to GOALPOACHER NEWS.COM, the commissioner for Lands, Housing and Urban Development and officials from the ministry of environment and natural resources gave the warning today during an inspection tour of flood plain areas around Alakia road interchange. Speaking after engaging some of the business operators and mechanic workshop owners beside the road, the Permanent Secretary, ministry of environment and natural resources, Dr…
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As part of efforts to put an end to Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), Oyo State Government has collaborated with civil Society Groups on how to make the practice become unpopular among residents of Oyo State. Speaking at Stakeholders Forum Dissemination of Research Findings on Female Genital Mutilation event held at the Ministry of Health this Friday, the Honourable Commissioner for Health, Dr Bashir Bello says since health remains one of the cardinal programmes of Governor Seyi Makinde and one of the major efforts of the Government is to concentrate principally on Primary Health Care which is the closest to people…
A member of the Northern Elders Forum and the Chairman of Maje Foundation, Alhaji Rufai Mukhtar Danmaje, has asked the Minister of Works, Babatunde Fashola to honorably resign his position for failing to complete any projects since his assumption of office as Works Minister five years ago. Danmaje said it is no longer story that for example in the entire Northern region, no single project embarked upon by the Minister has been completed despite the huge tax payers money allocated to his ministry. Mukhtar Danmaje who is presenting the views of the Northern Elders Forum, said if the Minister refused…
The Osi Bashorun Of Ibadanland and 2023 Oyo State governorship hopeful, Chief Dr. Azeez Popoola Adeduntan was on Thursday honoured with Southwest Excellence/Heroes Award. The All Progressives Congress chieftain and 2019 gubernatorial aspirant said he was delighted to have been recognized for the honour bestow on him. He promised to continue to support humanity within his capacity. The event held at the conference centre, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Osun state had in attendance the CEO, Areokuta hotspot and gas limited, Mogaji Ajibola Areokuta and Hon Supo Philip, the Secretary General of APC in Diaspora (UK-CHAPTER) among other APC Oyo…
Oyo State Agency for the Control of AIDS (OYSACA) has disclosed plans to target no fewer than 10, 000 people for HIV screening throughout the state as part of activities to mark this year’s World’s AIDS Day. The agency said the targeted testing is focus among the key drivers of the epidemic which comprises of female sex workers, men who sleep with men, people who inject drugs and transgender, in order to stem down the spread of the virus amongst the group, as well as the general population. Chairperson of the Agency who is also the wife of the state…
DESPITE video evidence to the contrary , the Minister of Information and Culture , Lai Mohammed, has denied announcing an increment in the fine for hate speech from N500 , 000 to N 5 m. Mohammed , who on August 5 , 2020 , announced the decision of the National Broadcasting Commission to increase the fine for hate speech , stated on oath that he did not do so . The minister said this in a counter -affidavit in response to an originating motion filed before a Federal High Court in Lagos by human rights lawyer , Inibehe Effiong .…
The Sultan of Sokoto , Alhaji Sa ’ ad Abubakar , on Thursday lamented the high rate of insecurity in the North , saying it was the worst place in the country to live . The Sultan , who stated this at the fourth quarterly meeting of the Nigeria Inter – Religious Council in Abuja , said bandits were fast overrunning the North as residents slept with their eyes open . The meeting had as its theme, ‘ Questioning for peace in the challenges of insecurity and COVID- 19 ’ While describing the North as the worst place to live…
Honourable Member Representing Ibarapa East/Ido Federal Constituency, Yemi Taiwo has advised the Ibarapa East/Ido Youth to be more Creative with their hands. As He Organized Two Days Training on Paint Making And Marketing For His Constituents The Hon. Member Representing Ibarapa East/Ido Federal Constituency, Hon. Yemi Taiwo, has advised the Ibarapa East Youth, Ido Youth, Oyo State Youth and Nigerian Youth to develop their creative and entrepreneurial skills, especially as it relates to the Paint Making sector. According to his SA Media, Adelowo Michael Coded, Hon. Yemi Taiwo made the call at the closing ceremony of the Two Days Training And…
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Mohammed Adamu, has warned that nobody would henceforth, trample on the rights of the officers and men of the Nigeria police force and go scot-free. IGP Adamu gave the warning on Thursday when he visited the Oyo state police command, Eleyele, Ibadan to boost the morale of the police officers and charged them to return to their various duty posts. IGP Adamu while addressing the punching arms of the force, reminded them that the firearms which they carry about are not meant for decoration, rather, they are meant to protect Nigerians as well as themselves.…
Less than 14 days after rehabilitating a 2km Olodo-Elesingodogbo road in Lagelu local government area of Ibadan, the Oyo state chairman, Union of Tippers And Quarry Employers Of Nigeria (UTQEN) has commenced grading of Edun-Ajiwogbo in Ibadan. Oyo state chairman of UTQEN, Alhaji Yekeen Adewale, while speaking with journalists shortly after leaving the grading site on Tuesday, explained that there were several requests by some motorists and commercial bus operators along the axis to UTQEN for help because of the amount of damaged done to their vehicles while commuting on the road. Sunrisebulletin.com earlier reported that Alhaji Yekeen Adewale had…