A member of the National Caretaker Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Hon. Musiliudeen Olaide Akinremi (a.k.a. Jagaban) on Friday appealed to all aggrieved members of the Oyo State chapter of the party to close ranks and embrace unity in honour of the departed late former Governor Abiola Ajimobi who died last Thursday. Akinremi, a serving federal lawmaker from Ibadan North Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, asked the party faithful, to use the mourning period of the late former leader, to bring about a purposeful and enduring peace in the party. “This is the time for…
Author: Goalpoacher
For Nigeria to attain the millennium Goal in health and reverse the prevalent high mortality rate amongst mother and child, it must adopt with immediate dispatch, the Oyo State health delivery programme in provision of primary health center across all the Wards in the state. Quality healthcare and affordable education to all citizens should be the primary aim of any serious government, these are some of the many ideologies that set Gov. Seyi Makinde apart from present and past Nigerian governors. We believe as an article of faith that everybody in society must have access to decent healthcare, especially…
The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusufu Buratai, ably represented by the General Officer Commanding 2 Division Nigerian Army, Maj Gen AB Omozoje today, 4th July 2020, distributed palliatives in commemoration of Nigerian Army Day Celebration (NADCEL)2020 to the residents of Idi Arere and Ori Aje in Ibadan South East LGA of Oyo State. Relief Materials were distributed to over 500 households in the locality. The General Officer Commanding 2 Division Nigerian Army led the distribution of the palliatives. The event was withnessed by government officials, elders and youth leaders of the areas. The General Officer Commanding…
A member of the House of Representatives, Honourable Adedeji Olajide, on Saturday, clarified the role he played in the exiting of some journalists from the venue of a public hearing organised by the House Ad hoc Committee on COVID-19 on Friday. Olajide, who is a member of the committee, maintained that considerations for the safety of everyone in attendance and the need to adhere with COVID-19 protocols of social distancing were the reasons behind the plea to a few journalists, aides of lawmakers and security details to leave the venue of the public hearing. He added that if the…
Oyo State governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, on Saturday, commissioned the upgraded and refurbished Agbami Isolation Centre, Jericho, Ibadan. The event was attended by the deputy governor, engineer Rauf Olaniyan; deputy chairman, Oyo State Covid-19 Task Force, Professor Temitope Alonge; State Commissioner for health, Dr. Bashir Bello, among others. While commissioning the upgraded facility, governor Makinde hinted that the Agbami isolation center’s rooms have been increased, equipped with additional beds, and fixed with concentrated oxygen. The governor added that the Isolation Center would be used for high-end individuals who demanded privacy. Speaking further, Governor Makinde noted that the state government…
Residents of Omi-Apata Local Council Development Area have been assured of rapid development in all the wards of the LCDA. The assurance was given by the Caretaker Chairman, Omi-Apata LCDA Hon Sheriff Adeojo while fielding questions on a radio programme titled ” Ijoba Ibile” on Splash FM today. The council boss said he has embarked on various developmental projects in the first six months of his administration and also promised to do more. He pointed out that he embarked on grading of roads, dredging of streams and rivers, drilling of borehole within the LCDA secretariat, cultivation of 10 acres…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PD) on Friday cleared seven aspirants that will participate in the party’s governorship primary election in Ondo state. The Peoples Democratic Party screening panel for the party’s primary election had earlier in the day disqualified two of the nine aspirants jostling to clinch the party’s ticket for the October 10 governorship election. The Yakubu Dogara-led screening panel declared the two candidates ineligible to partake in the party’s primary. Dogara told reporters after the exercise, “Unfortunately, two of our aspirants did not pass the litmus test.” He, however, declared that they are free to approach the appeal…
The Peoples Democratic Party screening panel for the party’s primary election in Ondo State on Friday disqualified two of the nine aspirants jostling to clinch the party’s ticket for the October 10 governorship election. The Yakubu Dogara-led screening panel declared the two candidates ineligible to partake in the party’s primary. Dogara told reporters after the exercise, “Unfortunately, two of our aspirants did not pass the litmus test.” He, however, declared that they are free to approach the appeal committee which sits on Monday to seek redress. Details later…
The PDP NWC has appointed the Governor of Rivers State, H. E. Chief Nyesom Wike as the Chairman of Edo State Governorship Election National Campaign Council. The deputy chairman is Adamawa State Governor, Rt. Hon. Ahmadu Fintiri. Details Later……
“When the state government issued the press release, it was meant to make clarifications to everybody to the effect that the money being contributed by well meaning individuals was not being mismanaged. “Even up till now, the Commissioner did say that one kobo out of the money received has not been expended. What has been spent so far is Oyo States money. “We have said that we have received N1.1billion Naira in terms of support and we are saying we have supported UCH to the tune of N118 million. What we have received is not all in cash, in…