The Federal government Relief Committee handling the distribution of Relief materials meant as palliatives for vulnerable Nigerians has been put to task over the method of carrying out it’s assignment. The Executive Chairman of the BCOS in a statement after meeting with the News Management team expressed the frustration of the Corporation in tracing the households and individuals who were reported to have benefitted from the palliatives in Oyo state. He recalled that the Relief committee headed by the minister of Humanitarian affairs Sadiya Farouq posted that 28,282 households and 99,569 individuals have benefitted from the exercise in Oyo…
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GOALPOACHER NEWS EDITORIAL UNIT TAKES A LOOK AT THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT’S DISOBEDIENCE TO SOCIAL GATHERING AND DISTANCING Whatever compromises a nation’s growth has compromised its fruitfulness. Fruitfulness is a resultant and culmination of a thriving life politically, socially, economically, spiritually and physically. The finest hour is not a funfair hour, ironically, it is mostly, the toughest hour, like the darkest hour we are in now as a nation nearest to the dawn of a new life. Would the leadership of this country blame Nigerians for guessing and assumptions whenever there is vacuum of knowledge and truth? Are…
Former President Goodluck Jonathan , former Vice – President , Atiku Abubakar , and Senate President , Ahmad Lawan, have expressed shock to the demise of the Chief of Staff to the President , Abba Kyari . In separate tweets on Saturday morning , the three politicians paid tributes to the departed COS . Kyari died on Friday at age 81. President’s spokespersons, Garba Shehu and Femi Adesina said the deceased died of COVID- 19 . “ The Presidency regrets to announce the passage of the Chief of Staff to the President , Mallam Abba Kyari . The deceased had…
Abba Kyari, Kanuri from Borno, who died on 17 April 2020 was a Nigerian politician and former Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari. In 1980, according to different biographical information on him (aggregated by Wikipedia), he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in sociology from the University of Warwick, and also received a bachelor’s degree in law from the University of Cambridge. In 1983, he was called to the Nigerian Bar after attending the Nigerian Law School. ‘In 1984, he obtained a master’s degree in law from the University of Cambridge. He later attended the International Institute for Management Development…
PRESS RELEASE The South West Governors at its virtual meeting held on Thursday 16th April, 2020 resolved as follows: i. That as Owner State Governors we dissolve the Board of Directors of ODUA Investment Limited with immediate effect. The Group Managing Director should take charge of the conglomerate affairs pending the constitution of a new Board. ii. That the Entry Points of our six States be closed forthwith to contain the spread of COVID-19 pandemic. iii. That the State Governors agreed that people involved in essential services or dealing in medicine, water and consumable items in particular Traders and market…
The Oyo State Governor, Engr Seyi Makinde, has postponed workers resumption date earlier scheduled for the 20th April,2020 to the 27th April, 2020. He stated this during a press briefing held at the Government House, Agodi, Ibadan. The Governor has also promised to provide one million face masks for residents of the state for a start. He said, it is mandatory for the use of face masks in public places going forward. GOALPOACHER NEWS quoted Makinde to have said “in view of some of the reports we have right now, especially the new cases that have returned positive, we have…
Sat Guru Maharaji has advised Government at all levels to give palliatives to some categories of Nigerians such as the employers of labour to be able to pay their employees, students in Higher Institutions of Learning, Nigeria Union of Teachers and members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), among others. He made this known at a press briefing to mark the 33rd anniversary of his spiritual village, Ibadan. He argues that the lockdown put in place by the federal and state government as part of measures to contain and curtailments the spread of the pandemic is obviously having…
The Oyo State Government has commenced airing lessons in English Language and Mathematics for Primary School Pupils on the radio. This, the Executive Chairman, Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, Dr. Nureni Adeniran said is in fulfilment of Oyo State Government’s promise to reduce the negative impact of schools’ closure as a result of the COVID-19 on pupils. Adeniran revealed that there would be a broadcast of the interactive radio instruction initiative tagged ‘OyoSUBEB Learning-on-air’ on Oluyole 98.5 f.m, while a simulcast would be aired on Oke-Ogun 96.3 f.m and Ajilete 92.1 f.m. According to him, the programme, which covers…
Ahead of the October 10 governorship election in Ondo State, politicking has commenced across the state. In this interview, the state Information and Orientation Commissioner, Donald Ojogo, defends his principal, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu(SAN), on the alleged marginalisation of Ijaw in the state and highlighted all development projects embarked upon by him in the minority Ese-Odo council area of the state. Excerpts: There is this allegation by the APC lawmaker representing Ese-Odo State Constituency that the minority Ijaw in the state are being marginalised by the Akeredolu-led government? As a representative of the people, he is entitled to his own opinion…