Details of the funeral ceremony of His Excellency Senator Abiola Ajimobi have been released by the family. In close consultation with the governments of Lagos and Oyo States, the date for the burial ceremony has been announced. Barring any changes, his body will be interred at the Senator Ishaq Abiola Ajimobi Central Mosque at Oke Ado, Ibadan at 12noon on Sunday the 28th of June 2020 after the traditional Muslim prayers. To ensure that strict COVID-19 protocols are adhered to and in light of the current circumstances of our national health challenges, the family appeals to the public to…
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Not less than five lives have been terminated in Akinyele Local Government Area of Oyo state in the last one month. These deaths have happened from sexual assault where the rapist kill the victim to a young child who was playing at the backyard and was killed. The big question lingering on people’s mind now is; if there is a killing in Akinyele, is she/he on the run? No less than three ladies have been raped and killed in that same local government within the space of two months according to their autopsy report. Grace Oshiagwu, Shomuyiwa Azeezat and…
AJIMOBI: I Lost A Dear Brother and Cherished Friend – Aare Musulumi Of Yorubaland, Edo and Delta States Alh Dawud Makanjuola Akinola Mourns He Was A National Hero!* The Aare Musulumi Of Yorubaland, Edo and Delta States, Alhaji Dawud Makanjuola Akinola has express sadness and deep grief at the passing away of his dear brother, the immediate past Governor Of Oyo State, the Aare Of Ibadanland and the Bashorun Musulumi Of Oyo State, Sen Isiaq Abiola Ajimobi who passed away today, Thursday, 25th July, 2020. Alhaji Akinola described the demise of Sen Ajimobi as a huge loss to Islam,…
Substance abuse and the illicit trafficking of drugs is an evil in our society and disorientation among a majority of the youth. Drug trafficking is an industry working generally on a vicious cycle of manufactured demand and then supply. In view of the growing menace and the deterioration of the quality of life the General Assembly at the United Nations, in December 1987 designated 26th June to be celebrated with effect as the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. The southwest PDP women frontier is calling on the government of Oyo state and its legislative to look…
OYSG PARTNERS WITH NEMA TO GIVE RELIEF TO FLOOD DISASTER VICTIMS In line with the Governor Seyi Makinde-led administration’s commitment to the welfare of Oyo state citizens, The state government in collaboration with National Emergency Management Agency ( NEMA), Thursday distributed relief materials to victims of the 2019 rain storm and flood disaster in Afijio local government The relief materials distribution was supervised by the state Deputy Governor Engineer Rauf Olaniyan, at the premises of Afijio local government council in Oyo town. The state’s second in command said that the local government councils have been enjoined to constitute Local…
Ajimobi Was a Great Man! This is a strange and sad time. In less than 45 days, a number of our political allies and intimate companions have departed from our sphere to “Iwale asa” as our people will say. Among the lost gems was my dear Egbon Isiaka Abiola Akanji Ajimobi, the immediate past governor of Oyo State. His death has been very devastating in its impact on me. Egbon was the only ally in the West to our cause and standing by Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. He was steadfast and unflinching in his commitment to core Yoruba values…
Special Adviser on Strategy and Political Matters to the Oyo State governor and two-term member of the House of Representatives representing Ibadan South-West/Ibadan North-West Federal Constituency, Hon. Babatunde Oduyoye, has described the death of the immediate past governor of Oyo State, Senator Abiola Ajimobi as a sad loss. Oduyoye, in a statement he made available to newsmen on Friday, stated that Oyo State and Nigeria has lost a gem and an amazing individual, who did his best to serve humanity. He expressed his condolences to the Oyo State governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde and the people of Oyo State, Mrs.…
The Pace Setter State Chapter Of The Nigerian Youth Congress commiserates with the family of Late, Senator ISIAKA ABIOLA AJIMOBI, the former Governor of Oyo State and send her condolence to Governor SEYI MAKINDE and the good people of Oyo State for the irreparable loss of a patriotic servant of the State. The leadership of the Nigerian Youth congress Commiserates with the family of late Sen. ISIAKA ABIOLA AJIMOBI and send her condolence to His Excellency Gov SEYI MAKINDE, the people of Oyo State and the entire APC Family both at the State and National Level over the great…
The caretaker Chairman of Afijio West LCDA, Hon Sunday Akindele Ojo has commended Oyo state Governor, Seyi Makinde and his Deputy Rauf Olaniyan as the state government flagged off distribution of relief materials to the victims of Rain storms that wreaked havoc in towns and villages in Afijio local government area, rendering many residents homeless in February 2019. The event which took place at the Council’s Secretariat, Jobele. Hon Sunday Akindele Ojo popularly called (SAO) and his counterpart from Afijio Local government, who were recipients of the materials, PDP leaders and members and people of the local government council,…
Akinyele local government caretaker chairman, Hon. Taoreed Adedigba Jimoh on Thursday along with the caretaker committee members and principal officers of the local government had a joint security meeting at the moniya Award Hall with community Representatives, religious leaders, traditional rulers and other stakeholders in the local government area on ways to stop incessant killings in the local government. The Chairman spoke about the records of crimes that have happened in the local government and explained various measures that have been taking to stop these criminal acts. He spoke on how disturbed the Oyo state governor Eng. Seyi Makinde…