Members of the Oyo State Executive Committee of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), rising from their meeting, held on Friday, 4 September, 2020, at the Party’s State Secretariat, Oke-Bola, Ibadan, after extensive deliberations, arrived at the following positions: “That we affirm our utmost support, belief and indeed, express our unalloyed loyalty, to the leadership of Senator Olufemi Lanlehin (SOLAN), our sincere, honest and principled governorship candidate in the 2019 polls, and stand by him solidly, in whatever political decisions he makes, knowing fully that as a selfless patriot, he always has our best interest at heart;” “That we recognise the…
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Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) Oyo State chapter has expressed grief over the sudden death of a former defender of Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) and Super Eagles, Ajibade Babalade who died on Friday 4th of September. In a condolence message signed by its Chairman Niyi Alebiosu and Secretary, Adewale Tijani, Oyo SWAN noted with sadness that the death of the retired footballer was shocking and a great loss to soccer fraternity in Nigeria. “The demise of Ajibade Babalade came to us as a rude shock. It is a tragedy that no one expected. We never expected that this…
The Zenith Labour Party in Oyo State has disclosed that the agreement it had with Gov. Seyi Makinde in the coalition arrangement that brought him to power was that two members of the ZLP will be appointed Commissioners while two other members of the party will serve as Special Advisers in his Cabinet should he win the election. This agreement the party said Governor Makinde has reneged on. The party made this revelation today through it’s Secretary, Honourable Bimbo Adepoju while fielding questions from Aanuoluwapo Omorinde on BOTTOM LINE on IBR 92.5fm Ibadan. According to him “what happened was that,…
Oyo State Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Asiwaju Seun Fakorede has charged students of Higher Institutions of Learning to place patriotism over parochialism. The vibrant commissioner stated this on Saturday at the inauguration of Federation of Ibadan Students’ Union (FIBSU), 2020 National Council held at Mapo Hall, Ibadan . His words: “It is an honour to be standing here with you, a privilege in fact, one I do not take lightly. I stand here understanding the implication of leadership and then the implication of Student Union leadership. Some of the world’s best leaders were initially just students with a belief,…
….Govt To Check Excesses of VIO Personnel Oyo State Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Dr. Wasiu Olatubosun has said that the current administration, under Governor Seyi Makinde would not leave any inherited project undone just because his immediate predecessor, late Abiola Ajimobi left many projects initiated by former governor Alao Akala out of hatred. Olatubosun stated this while featuring on a radio interview programme on Pensioners’ FM in Ibadan on Saturday, saying the present administration would rather complete the projects to impact positively on the people of the State. The Commissioner was reacting to insinuations from some quarters that…
A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress APC in Egbeda Local Government, Elder Kayode Bamiduro has advised some members of the party in the State, to drop their ambitions to contest for Governorship ticket and face the efforts to rebuild the party. Bamiduro, former Special Assistant Media to the immediate past Governor of Oyo State, late Senator Abiola Ajimobi made the statement in a press statement issued this Saturday and made available to GOALPOACHER NEWS in Ibadan. According to him, those in this categories are serving Senators and House of Representatives members who actually decampeed from the Peoples Democratic Party…
Abuja, Sept. 4, 2020 (NAN) The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned the general public not to use ‘Covifor Remidesivir 100 mg Injection for treatment of any illness. The warning was contained in a statement signed by the agency’s Director General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja. She said that the label on the vaccine indicates that it was “Not for distribution in US, Canada or EU”, thus creating suspicion about its efficacy and could also have negative effect on the body system. “The…
… gives account, lists Community development projects in Oyo zone …says govt will continually engage people at grassroots In his bid to take the devidents of Democracy to the door steps of the people in grassroots,the Oyo state governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde has given the account of community developmental projects initiated in Oyo zone since he took the mantle of leadership,over a year ago. The governor,who spoke through, his Special Assistant on Community Relations,Hon Olufemi Josiah on Thursday, at the town hall meeting held at Atiba Local Government, Oyo,said the present administration in the state will continually give his stewardship…
…says party remains rejected by Oyo State people …alerts general public to APC’s plot to cause violence in state The Oyo Kajola Group (OKG), a Pan-Oyo socio-political organization, said on Friday that the All Progressives Congress (APC) being led by former Governor Adebayo Alao-Akala would remain rejected in the reckoning of Oyo State people, as, according to it, the party is only a relic of the state’s sad historical past. The group, in a statement by its Media coordinator, Adebayo Ayandele, maintained that the developmental strides being recorded by the Governor Seyi Makinde’s administration and the myriad of achievements, are…
The Oyo state chapter of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has commended governor Seyi Makinde over successful composition and inauguration of Oyo state independent electoral commission (OYSIEC). The ruling party in a statement signed by its state publicity secretary, Engr Akeem Olatunji, and made available to journalists on Friday stated that the governor is the pride of PDP and the entire state. According to the statement, the singular move by governor Seyi Makinde to conduct local government election within shortest possible time was a clear manifestation of what in yoruba parlance is called ‘omoluabi’. The statement stressed that it is the…