…says youths won’t calm down over his tragic loss AS the tragic loss of Gbedebo Richard, a 300-level University of Ibadan student, who died last week Monday, while on a night shift at the Henkel Industries Ltd, makers of WAW detergent, located at Oluyole Industrial Estate, Ibadan, Oyo State, continues to gather sympathy from different personalities, a youth human rights advocate, Segun Adesokan has sought the attention of President Mohammadu Buhari, Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State and all relevant stake holders to rise up in defence of the deceased family every other Nigerian worker who can’t breath, under what…
Author: Goalpoacher
It is said that power corrupts, but actually it’s more true that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted by other things than power. – David Brin Power to the ambitious, is like an aphrodisiac. It creates the enabling self-satisfying platform for the realization of other insular pursuits and wants that can only be sated by a higher dose of its finer or baser attributes. It has been used by so-called leaders to subjugate and strangulate the opposition in the selfish race to personalize, enslave or colonize it. Others want power for its sake as a development tool…
As part of its efforts towards increasing the standard of living of the people in rural areas, Oyo State Government has completed 788 projects in 158 communities. The projects include rural electrification, water provision health care services, education, environment and social economic empowerment. The Board Chairman, Oyo State Community and Social Development Agency (OYCSDA) Dr Idowu Oyeleke disclosed this during a media tour to some of the projects at Ibadan, Oyo, Ogbomoso, and Oke Ogun areas of the State. According to Dr Oyeleke, the World Bank assisted Community and Social Development Project empowered communities to develop, implement and monitor micro…
Public Statement 3/8/2020 Chief James Onanefe Ibori, on hearing the news of the alleged Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) contract award to him this morning, from the former Governor of Akwa-Ibom state, Senator Godswill Akpabio, as published by Punch newspapers and other online publications, he did not want to join in the “dancing in the market square” going on in the NDDC right now. He has decided to make this clarification for the records because friends and associates inundated him with phone calls this morning. So, he is stating categorically that he never solicited for, or was awarded, or indeed…
Oyo Lawmaker, Ayotunde Fatokun has appealed to the management of the Oyo State Water Corporation to come to the aid of residents of Akinyele Local Government by providing pipe borne water to which will protect health and save lives of residents. The Lawmaker representing Akinyele Constituency 1 noted that efforts must be made to increase access to portable water rehabilitation of existing water facilities in the Local Government. Fatokun who is also the Chairman Parliamentary Council commended the state Governor, Engr Seyi Makinde who he said has performed outstandingly through implementation of some policies at the grassroots, called on the…
We are unperturbed with the Shoprite plan to leave Nigeria. The popular outlet made billions of naira that supposedly to have accrued into pocket of Nigerians to better their lives. Despite making money in our country, Shoprite still unfriendly to Nigerians.The prices of its items becoming unbearable to citizens. It would be unmissable to us whenever it finally left the country. It would be advantageous for us because Nigerians would take over and manage it better. Olalekan Hammed National President Yoruba Youth Socio-cultural Association (YYSA) Worldwide
ARREST OF 7 BANK ROBBERS INCLUDING SERVING AND DISMISSED SOLDIERS RESPONSIBLE FOR BULLION VAN ROBBERY IN EBONYI STATE/KILLING OF 4 POLICE PERSONNEL, RECOVERY OF 12 UNDETONATED IMPROVISE EXPLOSIVES, 1 GPMG, 6 RIFLES, 51 AK 47 MAGAZINES, 1,620 AMMUNITION, 2 ROBBED VEHICLEs, BREAKING IMPLEMENTS AND CHARMS. Sequel to the attack on a Bullion van in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State on 29th July 2020, by Bank Robbers which led to the death of four (4) police officers, leaving others injured. During serious Manhunt by IRT Detectives with technical Intelligence Support from TIU arrested one ALFRED ROBINSON’M’ 45 yrs of age , IJAW by…
Ibadan-born philantropist and the convener of Tegbe Foundation, Engr Joseph Olasunkanmi Tegbe, visited prominent religious and community leaders as part of activities marking the Eid-el Kabir festivities. Tegbe, who sought the APC ticket for the 2019 election was spotted at the home of the Aare Musulumi of Yorubaland, Delta and Edo states, Chief Dahud Akinola. He used the opportunity to interact with chieftain of the APC, including an aide to the Wife of the President, Hon Funke Adesiyan, a Senatorial aspirant on the platform of the party, Chief Femi Olaore among others Our correspondent had earlier observed the presence of…
The political intrigues in the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC), Oyo State chapter continued on Saturday when a chieftain of the party, Elder Femi Olaore asked that the State Working Committee of the party be dissolved or they resign to pave way for new Executives to come on board. Elder Olaore stated this on Fresh FM while fielding questions on the leadership vacuum created by the demise of the former Governor, Abiola Ajimobi. He noted that the Chief Akin Oke led Executives had outlived it usefulness adding that if the State Executives hang on till 2022 when the party’s convention…
The Oyo State Government, weekend, explained that it sealed off the factory where a 300-level University of Ibadan student, Gbedobo Richard, was killed when the factory management held government officials who paid a visit, hostage. The government, then, directed that all workers in the factory, should exit the premises and later locked all the gates and sealed off the factory. The Permanent Secretary, Oyo State Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, Dr Bashir Olanrewaju, told journalists and ministry officials, numbering five that they were held hostage by the factory management. Recalled that Richard Gbadebo, a 300-level student of the Department…