The Oyo state chapter of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has commended the state governor, Engr Seyi Makinde and the angry #EndSARS protesters for finding a common ground to finally bring an end to the protest and restoring peace and normalcy back to the pacesetter’s state. The party’s spokesman, Engr Akeem Olatunji, who made this known in a statement on Saturday and made available to newsmen described Governor Makinde and the protesters as the real heroes of the EndSARS agitation. According to the ruling party, the feeling of being a Nigerian from Oyo state was renewed with the laudable leadership of…
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The Lawmaker representing Akinyele Constituency 1 at the Oyo State House of Assembly, Hon Ayotunde Fatokun has doled out cash support for the victim of EndSARS protest at Ojoo, Akinyele Local Government. The victim whose identity was not disclosed to GOAL POACHER NEWS correspondent was reportedly hit by stray bullet on Tuesday. The victim is a resident of ward 8 which falls under Akinyele Constituency 2 but Fatokun said he wasn’t bothered whether he is from his constituency or not but what matters is that he is from Akinyele. He added that everybody must rally round the victim to ensure…
…as gov inspects ongoing Jankata-Bembow-Apata Road Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, on Friday, said that his administration would address the growing youth unemployment in the state by engaging a teeming number of them through a direct labour system for public works and infrastructure. This step, he noted, will reduce the number of unemployed youths and keep them occupied and able to make ends meet. The governor stated this while inspecting an ongoing road project at Jankata-Bembow-Apata Road, via Akala Express, Ibadan, saying the government needs to engage the youths, as, according to him, an idle hand is a devil’s…
….Lay Curse on Killers of Peaceful Protesters and innocent citizens. Traditional Worshippers in Oyo State on Wednesday gathered at the Ose-Meji temple at Ibadan for an emergency meeting over the ongoing #EndSARS protest in Nigeria, laying curses on the Killers of the protesters at Lekki in Lagos State and other parts of the country. The group said it was regrettable that President Buhari remained unyielding despite calls from all corners of the country for him to change his style of governance and use of religion and ethnicity to divide the citizens. The Secretary, Traditional Worshippers Association, Oyo State branch…
The Northern States Governors’ Forum has expressed concern that the ongoing protests has been taken over by hooligans, ethno-religious bigots and political marauders bent on destroying the country. A communique signed by its Chairman and Governor of Plateau, Mr Simon Lalong, said Nigerians must unite against the “diabolical influencers”, and ensure peaceful coexistence in the country. The communique was issued after the Forum’s meeting in Kaduna on Thursday to review the current security challenges in the country. The governors called on Nigerians “to resist these enemies of the nation by supporting Mr. President, the Federal Government and democracy at large”.…
The apex Igbo socio-cultural and political body, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has dissociated itself from inciting comments made by the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, over the ongoing carnage in Lagos State. President General, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief John Nnia Nwodo, said this on Thursday in a statement titled, ‘#EndSARS: Alleged destruction of Yoruba economic assets, the Ohanaeze position’. He said, “We wish to state that Ohanaeze is also outraged by the vituperative and inciting outrage of the leader of IPOB on the #EndSARS activities in Lagos and disassociate the body completely from them.” The organisation said the statement…
The governorship candidate of the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) in 2019 general election, Akogun Sharafadeen Alli on Wednesday charged the Federal Government and the Nigerian Army to fish out the killers of the innocent protesters at Lekki toll gate on Tuesday night. He said the posture of the military high command which was currently at variance with the Lagos State Government on the killers of the hapless citizens, had shown that there was more to the said attacks than what the Nigerian government was making Nigerians to believe. Alli said while Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu claimed those beyond his…
Apostle Johnson Suleman of Omega Fire Ministries, has rubbished President Muhammadu Buhari’s nationwide address over End SARS protest. Suleman described Buhari’s speech as insensitive and useless. He questioned the president’s failure to address the Lekki Toll Gate shooting in Lagos State. In a tweet, the clergyman insisted that the broadcast was a waste of time. According to Apostle Suleman: “Never had a more ‘wasted 12mins’ all my life, insensitive and useless speech. Who gave the orders for people to be killed? “What’s the repercussions of such blatant impunity? nobody was fired for lives wasted?. “No compensation for victims family? I…
President, Muhammadu Buhari has said some Nigerians mistook as weakness , the swift response of his regime to disband the Special Anti- Robbery Squad of the Nigeria Police Force . Buhari made this known in a live broadcast on Thursday evening. The Inspector – General of Police , Mohammed Adamu , had scrapped the special police unit in the wake of the # EndSARS protests. Adamu had announced the Special Weapons and Tactics team as replacement for the disbanded team. Addressing Nigerians on Thursday , the President said , “ As a democratic government , we listened to , and…
Former House of Representatives aspirant and member of Oyo State Local Government Service Commission (OSLSC), Hon. John Adisa Oke has doled out eighth six scholarship to commemorate the 7th year remembrance of his late father, Chief Isiah Kolawole Oke. The late business man was the first to establish the First Secondary Private Boarding School in Ogbomoso. While alive, he was into Transportation, Shipping, Oil and Gas, Finance and Education. His most interest was education because education is believed to be an investment in Human Resources. In retrospect, he was also the first person to establish First Private Tertiary Institution in…