O Oyo has lost a gem, shining light in Akinjide—Makinde Oyo state governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, has described the demise of the Second Republic Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Chief Richard Akinjide (SAN), as the end of an era and a huge loss to Oyo State, the legal profession, the Federal Republic of Nigeria and indeed, the world at large. Governor Makinde, who also described the demise as the loss of a gem and a shining light, said that he was saddened by the demise of the foremost legal luminary. The governor, in a condolence message made…
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Oyo State governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, has appointed the trio of Dr. Anthony Adebayo Adepoju, Honourable Akeem Ige and the governorship candidate of the National Interest Party (NIP), Mrs. Bolanle Ashabi Sarumi-Aliyu, as chairman, Oyo State Water Corporation, Special Adviser on Tourism and Senior Special Assistant (Diaspora), respectively. A statement signed by the Special Assistant (Print Media) to Governor Makinde, Moses Alao, indicated that the appointments were communicated in letters dated April 20, 2020. According to the statement, the appointments are with immediate effect. Adepoju, who was appointed as head of the State’s Water Corporation, is a financial planner and…
Worried by the rising wave of crime within ibadan metropolis, Chairmen of Ibadan north east local government, Hon. Ibarahim Akintayo and his Ibadan East LCDA counterpart, HON Abiodun Babalola, have summoned a joint security meeting to urgently tackle the ugly trend. The meeting which comprises, representatives of the police, Nigeria security and civil defense corps( NSCDC), vigilante groups, odua people’s congress, ( opc) among others is aimed at fashioning out modalities to nip the ugly trend in the bud. Residents of some parts of the city have witnessed series of attacks by hoodlums and armed robbers who dispossessed…
Chairmen of Boards, Parastatals, Commissions and Agencies in Oyo state have volunteered to a 50% pay cut in their net salaries with immediate effect. This was the unanimous decision of representatives of the Chairmen at a meeting held in Ibadan today. According to a reliable source, the decision was reached in the light of the unprecedented financial situations brought about by the rampaging corona virus and the urgent steps which the state government has been taken to stem the spread of the disease. The meeting commended the pro active steps taken by government so far and it’s plans to avoid…
COVID-19: Aseyin Makes Appeasement, Calls For Support For Govt Towards Combating Spread of Virus The Aseyin of Iseyin, Oba (Dr) Abdul-Ganiy Adekunle Oloogunebi (Ajinese 1) has on Tuesday made appeasements to deities in the ancient town to ward off the Corona virus pandemic in the State. Oba Adekunle who supervised various activities carried out by adherents of Oro, Elegbara and Egungun deities was blessed by the iconic Owolewa masquerade at his palace. Aseyin had earlier organized various sensitization programs around the community alongside his traditional council members, where the people of Iseyin were told to maintain social distance and practice…
The Oyo State government may consider total lockdown of the state by the time distribution of palliative packages takes off with the aim of restricting human and vehicular movement. This was disclosed on Tuesday by the state commissioner for Special Duties, Chief Bayo Lawal, while featuring on a radio programme COVID-19 SITUATION ROOM, in Ibadan. Chief Bayo Lawal explained that palliative packages in the state would soon be distributed, as arrangements are almost concluded and by the end of the week, the distribution may kick off. He stated that the sub-committee in charge of palliative packages had identified the Poorest…
The Oyo state chapter of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed its rude shock at the demise of Chief Richard Akinjide SAN, who died early Tuesday morning at a very old age of 88years. The party in an official statement co-signed by the state chairman, Alhaji Kunmi Mustapha, State Secretary, Alhaji Wasiu Adeleke and state publicity secretary, Engr Akeem Olatunji, and made available to pressmen, described late Chief Richard Akinjide as a staunch party faithful and one of the founding fathers of PDP in Nigeria adding that he was a great pillar of the party in Oyo state.…
Oyo State Governor, Engr Seyi Makinde, this Tuesday received the delegation of Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). The team was led to the Oyo State Government House, Agodi, Ibadan by the Director- General, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu. Receiving the delegation, Governor Makinde urged the NCDC to certify the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture as one of the laboratory testing centres for COVID-19. The Governor, however, pledged the state readiness to join hands with the Federal Government contain the pandemic. In his response, the Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, said his team…
Chief Osuolale Abimbola Richard Akinjide, SAN was a Yoruba Nigerian lawyer and politician. Born in the city of Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State in the southwest of the country in the early 1930s to an influential family of warriors, Richard Akinjide attended Oduduwa College, Ile-Ife from where he passed out in Grade One (Distinction, Aggregate 6). Richard Akinjide travelled to the UK in 1951 for his higher education and was called to the English Bar in 1955 and later in Nigeria. He established his practice of Akinjide & Co soon after. He was a former minister of education in…
Richard Osuolale Akinjide finally surrendered to death few minutes ago. May his soul rest in peace. Nigeria, Ibadan lost one of her best legal luminaries. In his life time, he was elected into the federal parliament in December, 1959. Thereafter, he became the federal minister of Education. He was the Attorney General and Minister of Justice lead counsel to President Shehu Shagari in the celebrated case Awolowo vs Shagari suit NO: SC.62/1979, delivered by the Supreme Court on 26th December, 1979.