Following a tense week of electioneering, Joe Biden on Saturday, garnered 270 electoral votes to become the 46th President-Elect of the United States of America. The former Vice President’s win brings the four-year tenure of Donald Trump to an abrupt end. Many analysts had anticipated a Trump win. Early this year, Trump proved his political prowess after surviving his impeachment trial. In 2016, Donald Trump won the Electoral College by 306 votes (EVs), to 232 EVs for Hillary Clinton. Clinton won the overall popular vote by 65.84 million votes to 62.98 million for Trump. Here are five reasons that could…
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The Oyo State COVID-19 Task Force has directed the management of schools, workplaces and religious centres to ensure strict compliance with established protocols aimed at curtailing the Coronavirus disease. The Task Force, in a statement on Saturday, declared its readiness to shut down any institution, religious centre or workplace that violates the rules on the use of closed space settings, whether at schools, religious or social settings, adding that the general public is equally advised to remain vigilant. A statement on behalf of the Task Force signed by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Seyi Makinde, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, indicated…
Some yet to be identified hoodlums, on Saturday, under the pretense of reprisal attack on a rival group, looted about 15 shops at Agbeni Ologede market in Ibadan and eventually set them ablaze. The incident which occurred at about 6:00 AM this morning, caused pandemonium around the Agbeni market and its environment as a result of a gun duel and exchange of fire between the personnel of Operation burst and the criminal elements. The Deputy Director, Oyo State Fire Service, Mr. Moshood Adewuyi, who confirmed the unfortunate incident in a chat with Noble FM’s correspondent, Micheal Oladejo, disclosed that the…
There was a palpable fear at Agbeni market on Saturday when two rival gang groups clashed at the popular market. This led many traders to flee for their lives. The action prompted hoodlums to loot most of the shops and set them ablaze. However, the cause of the conflict could not be ascertain as at press time. Details later…. Exclusive to GOALPOACHER NEWS
The attention of Senator Olufemi Lanlehin (Solan), has been drawn to comments made by a former Oyo State Deputy Governor, Ambassador Taofeek Arapaja, on Lagelu 96.7fm’s popular sociopolitical programme, Bosenlo, wherein he levelled several mind-boggling, spurious and unfounded allegations, especially as regards the coalition arrangement which birthed the current government of Oyo State. While those comments are nothing but a contraption of barefaced lies, accumulated untruths and phony details, Senator Lanlehin is highly disappointed that Ambassador Arapaja, whom hitherto he held in high esteem and who had once held high political positions in the country, could descend to such very…
Rep Member, Akande-Sadipe Empowers Constituents, Commissions Boreholes and Classrooms Constituents from Oluyole Federal Constituency have benefited from the multimillion-naira empowerment programme facilitated by Hon. Tolulope Akande-Sadipe, a member of the Federal House of Representatives. The All Progressive Congress lawmaker today distributed empowerment items including Tricycles, Motorbikes, Refrigerators, among others to alleviate poverty in her constituency. So far, over 5, 000 constituents from Oluyole Federal Constituency have benefitted from the numerous multimillion-naira empowerment programmes sponsored by Hon. Tolulope Akande-Sadipe, the Oluyole Federal Constituency Representative at the Green chamber. Speaking after the empowerment programme, Akande-Sadipe explained that the items given were based…
No fewer than two persons died after a Daf tanker loaded with PMS (Premium Motor Spirit) exploded at World Oil Filling Station after Kara Bridge on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway outward Lagos According to Wabzobia Reporters, the accident reportedly occurred at about 1am.The bridge has witnessed several accident in recent times. Among the vehicles burnt were two trucks owned by Dangote Industries Limited and used cars, popularly known as Tokunbo, which were in a car mart close to the scene of the accident. The driver of the petrol-bearing truck and his truck boy were burnt to death in the accident. A gridlock…
Former Deputy Governor of Oyo State, Alhaji Taofik Arapaja has berated the gubernatorial candidate of African Democratic Congress, Senator Olufemi Lanlehin at the manner with which he handled the coalition agreement the party had with the candidate of PDP now Governor Seyi Makinde. Arapaja who was a former Ambassador to Jordan while speaking on Lagelu FM this Saturday and monitored by GOAL POACHER NEWS.COM. He alleged that Lanlehin personalised the agreement. His words: “Lanlehin political leadership is questionable, it was ADC that put him forward to represent the party not his personal property.” “Any meeting he attended, he wouldn’t give…
Governor Seyi Makinde has advised aggrieved members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Oyo State to remain calm as, according to him, he understood their agitations because they are yet to benefit from his government. Makinde, who was quoted as making this disclosure during the formal inauguration of the steering committee for Oyo state development plan on Friday, noted that those who are yet to get something from government are aggrieved while those who have gotten something feels time is moving too fast. According to Oyo Insight, Makinde says, “It’s 2 years now, that is to those who are…
Mama Oyediran lived a fulfilled life, says Makinde …as gov pays condolence visit to family Oyo State governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, on Friday, paid a condolence visit to the former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ibadan, Prof. A.B.O.O Oyediran, over the demise of his wife, Revd. Mrs. Tola Oyediran. It will be recalled that the governor’s mum, Chief (Mrs.) Abigail Makinde, passed on 24 hours before Mrs. Oyediran’s death. Makinde, who was at the Iyaganku home of the Oyedirans, consoled them over the death of Mama Oyediran, the first daughter of Chief Obafemi Awolowo. She was, until her death, the…