Governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress on Friday welcomed the Ebonyi State Governor , David Umahi, into their fold The governors acting under the aegis of Progressive Governors Forum , described Umahi ’ s entry into the APC, from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party , on Thursday as a homecoming . This was contained in a statement titled, “ Progressive Reinforcement …Welcoming Chief David Nweze Umahi to the APC , ” signed by the PGF Chairman and Governor of Kebbi State , Abubakar Bagudu . The statement read in part , “The Progressive Governors Forum heartily…
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President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan , has warned that there could be anarchy if the Senate is scrapped as being clamoured by some Nigerians . Rather , he challenged those who are not comfortable with the senators in the current 9 th Senate to vote them out in 2023 if they don ’ t like their faces . Lawan stated this on Friday while declaring open , a retreat for top management staff of the National Assembly and National Assembly Service Commission in Abuja . He described the Senate as a leveler which ensured that all parts of the…
A police aide attached to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has shot dead a newspaper vendor in Abuja. In a statement personally signed by the Speaker, he said a full investigation into the incident has been launched. The Punch newspaper had on Thursday evening reported that the incident happened at about 3 p.m. around the federal secretariat, which is the closest establishment to the Three Arms Zone. “I have caused a report to be made to the local police station and an investigation has commenced. “In the meantime; the officer who fired the fatal shot has…
Six hotels, four commercial banks, three filling stations and seven companies were on Thursday shut by Oyo State government for defaulting from paying the State’s land use charges. In line with Oyo state government’s Land Use Charge revenue demand bill, the State enforcement team sealed off these hospitality and financial institutions who have failed to pay the required tax, even after several reminder and discount offered by the Oyo State Government. The properties which fall under the premises that have been captured by the Oyo State government property enumeration exercises were served bill for over 90 days and were expected…
Akesan market is one of a composition of social relations or infrastructures whereby parties engage in exchange, sell goods, empower people and feed families in Oyo town. Akesan market is historical and has value to the good people of Oyo town and Oyo State in general. Akesan market had been in existence for 400 years, the inferno in the market has made traders to suffer losses and this make state governor, Engr Seyi Makinde promised to compensate the traders for the losses suffered as well as rebuild the market. The Governor of Oyo State said the project would be in…
Excellence is to do a common thing in an uncommon way. The issue of security is always at the heart of the Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State. Order is the sanity of the mind, the health of the body, the peace of the city, the security of the state. Like beams in a house or bones to a body, so is order to all things. Oyo State Government has raised the bar of security network in Oyo State. With the state of the heart security architectures; acquisition of 100 security car with operational number for crime alert; recommissioning of…
Every arrangement has been concluded by the Bola Ige Centre for Justice to stage the 19th year Bola Ige memorial Syposium on Thursday 17th December, 2020, at Osun Hall, Lagos Airport Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos State, by 11am prompt, with Parcitipants, majorly Youth and Student Leaders drawn from the 6 Geopolitical Regions of Nigeria. The Topic “19th year after Bola Ige: Assessment of Security Situation in Nigeria”, will be discussed by Mr Ade Ajakaiye, former AIG Zone 6, Calabar and Ex – ADC to Chief Bola Ige alongside Comrade Mashood Erubami, Convener, Voters’ Assembly, under the Distinguished Chairmanship of Senator Biyi…
Executive Chairman, Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, Dr. Nureni Adeniran has been chosen as the chairman of the South-west State Universal Basic Education Board while his counterpart from Ekiti SUBEB, Prof. Femi Akinwunmi emerged as the Secretary. The Forum, comprising of all chairmen of State Universal Basic Education Boards in the six South-western states of the country met in Ibadan today and in a communique after the meeting, it was unanimously resolved that the state universal basic education boards in the region will develop basic education for the benefit of pupils in each state. The Forum of South-west SUBEB…
Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, (OyoSUBEB) has taken delivery of instructional/learning materials, students edition textbooks for the global SDG, ICT Materials and sporting facilities for public schools donated by Sustainable Development Goals. Speaking during the presentation today at the Board’s car-park, the Senior Special Assistant on Sustainable Development Goals to Governor Seyi Makinde, Hon Kunle Yusuff (MON), noted that OyoSUBEB has contributed immensely to basic education in Nigeria. This is one of the reasons Oyo state is considered as one of the beneficiaries of this kind gesture. The SSA on SDGs further urged teachers to include the books in…
The Oyo state governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, has charged civil and public servants in the state to be morally upright, firmly committed, and be accountable as the government begins service reform. The governor gave the charge on Thursday, during a symposium and lying-in-state of the late former head of service and Secretary to the Oyo state government, Chief Theophilus Adeleke Akinyele, held at the House of Chiefs, Agodi-Secretariat, Ibadan. Governor Makinde, represented by the State’s head of service, Mrs. Amidat Ololade Agboola, said the Oyo state government under his watch will continue to reward outstanding civil and public servants in…