Yorubas in Diaspora have thrown their weight behind the Ibadan based philanthropist and social activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo popularly known as ‘Sunday Igboho’ on his agitation that centres on creation of Oodua Republic and secession of Yoruba Speaking States from Nigeria, saying his planned arrest would cause violence in the region. This was contained in a release issued by the Spokesman of the concerned Yorubas in Diaspora, Comrade Rasaq Kamaldeen shortly after the revelation of Sunday Igboho’s stance on Oodua Republic in a viral video clip. Kewulabi said that the concerned yorubas in Diaspora have vehemently thrown their weight and…
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Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, on Monday, commended the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Buratai for leading a professionalized Army, declaring that his administration would continue to maintain cordial relationship with the Nigerian military. Governor Makinde, who stated this at the Government House, Agodi, Ibadan, while receiving the Chief of Army Staff in a courtesy visit, said that the impartiality of the Nigerian Army in the nation’s political process is equally commendable. According to him, the government of Oyo State would continue to cooperate with the Army in order to ensure the security of lives and property…
The Oyo State government, on Monday, announced September 21, 2020 as the beginning of the 2020/2021 academic session for primary and secondary schools in the state. It will be recalled that the new calendar was approved on July 21 at a meeting of the State Executive Council, to guide resumption of schools and other associated educational activities in the state amid the COVID-19 pandemic, which affected educational activities around the world. A statement by the Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Barr. Olasunkanmi Olaleye, indicated that the first term of the new academic calendar will run between September 21 and…
A middle-aged man, Kareem Isiaka has been arrested by security agents in Ibadan as he made efforts to defraud people by claiming to be the recruitment officer for the Oyo State security outfit. Taiwo had on Sunday pasted a notice at the Adamasingba Stadium venue of the State’s recruitment screening center with his name and phone numbers that those interested in joining the Amotekun Corps should contact him. The management of the outfit got wind of the notice on Monday morning and started a subtle trail of the culprit and he was apprehended at 11:45am and handed over to the…
The Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Dr. AbdulLateef Idowu Oyeleke has sent a strong warning to all the residents in the State and particularly those who built their houses on waterways or living very close to Riverside areas, to be conscious of heavy downpour imminent in the coming months. He also charged all the Caretaker Chairmen in the state as the agency in charge had listed some Local Governments Areas that are prone to impending flood. All the environmental officers in the Local Governments are to be more alive to their responsibilities and sensitization of residents against the flooding.…
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has presented Instruments of Office to Oba Kazeem Adio Adegboye, Ilufemiloye 1 as Onisanbo of Ogbooro Land. While presenting the instruments of Office to the new traditional leader, at Community Grammar School, Ekun Heights, Ogbooro over the weekend, Governor Makinde who was represented by the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, Barr. Bayo Lawal appreciated the people of Ogbooro for casting their votes for him during the last gubernatorial election and assured them of fulfilment of his electoral promises. “I am grateful for your support during the last gubernatorial election, your massive votes…
The caretaker chairman Akinyele local government Hon. Taoreed Adedigba Jimoh has started the renovation of Idi-ose market. The chairman who has promised to renovate the market to a modern standard few months ago started the renovation by demolishing some shops to make ways for roads within the market, garages for motor parks, public toilets and other modern amenities within the market. Some of the shop owners expressed their delight to the development, they said, past government had mentioned renovation of the market but was unable to do it but the present chairman has shown the will to do it and…
The chairman Akinyele local government Hon. Taoreed Adedigba Jimoh have provided another motorized borehole for the use of the people of Aarinle, Ward 5 of his local government. The chairman who has proffered lasting solutions to the lack of potable water in different areas of his local government extended it to the people of this area which will serve about 100 houses in the area. The people of the community expressed their gratitude to the chairman for providing them with the borehole as it is timely especially with the dry season fast approaching, they also prayed for his successful tenure…
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has assured the people of the State that the scourge of human trafficking would soon be a thing of the past with the inauguration of a special taskforce team to stamp out the act. The governor who spoke through his deputy, Engr. Rauf Olaniyan over the weekend while inaugurating the taskforce said the menace of human trafficking was one of the major consequences of poverty and the State was doing all possible to make residents have a good living standard. He said all the policies and programmes of the State administration were measured towards…
….State’s anti-corruption agency to launch soon The Chief Press Secretary to Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, Mr Taiwo Adisa, said on Saturday that the governor is running the state with ingenuity, while also delivering incisive governance in the state. He maintained that contrary to insinuations that the governor has been spending Oyo State’s money on politics in other states, Governor Makinde has been spending the state’s resources to benefit the people of the state, which is why a lot of efforts have been going into turning around the infrastructure of the state across, health, education and other sectors. The…