On Monday, a five-year-old boy, Mujeeb was macheted to death by yet-to-be-identified assailants in Akinyele Local Government Area of Oyo State. Tribune reports that just after Monday morning’s rainfall, Mujeeb had gone to the back of the house in Tose area of Akinyele LGA to defecate only to be hit by the assailants who may have escaped into the bush afterwards. Apparently, under the attack, Mujeeb had let out a cry for help but before his mother could find where the voice came from, he had been struck and left in the pool of his own blood …
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Ahead of Friday’s governorship primaries of the Peoples Democratic Party in Edo State, a frontline aspirant of the party, Mr Gideon Ikhine, has stepped down from the race for Governor Godwin Obaseki. Ikhine announced his decision to step down for the governor on Monday at a ceremony in Benin. Obaseki, state party chairman , Dr Tony Aziegbemi, and other party leaders across the state were in attendance. Announcing the decision, the aspirant said there was no progress without a sacrifice, adding that the governor’s defection to the party was God’s great answer to the party and his aspiration. He…
The Oyo State Head of Service,Ololade Agboola has charged Civil Servants across the state to comply strictly with COVID-19 guidelines as they are resuming to their various offices. In a statement issued and signed in Ibadan, the Head of Service admonished Civil Servants to adhere strictly to the guidelines for preventing the spread of COVID-19. Part of this include the use of face masks, regular washing of hands, use of sanitizers, observation of social distancing and prevention of movement from one office to another except for very important official purposes. It would be recalled that on Thursday, 26th March,…
The Oyo State civil and public servants of all grade levels , on Monday fully resumed work following the directive of the state government after a three- month stay – at – home order. The state secretariat was closed on March 27 as part of the measures to check the spread of the COVID- 19 pandemic . The secretariat, however , reopened on April 27 to workers on grade level 13 and above. Governor Seyi Makinde, the State Chairman of the COVID- 19 Task Force on June 15 after a meeting by the task force , directed other categories…
EDO STATE 2020 GUBERNATORIAL PRIMARY (CANDIDATE NOMINATION) STATE CONGRESS ELECTORAL COMMITTEE: The National Working Committee (NWC) of our great party has approved the nomination of the following party members and leaders to serve on the GUBERNATORIAL PRIMARY ELECTORAL COMMITTEE. The Committee is mandated to elect our Party’s Flagbearer in Edo State, for the upcoming 2020 Governoship Election in the State. COMPOSITION: 1. HE. Sen. Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed (Chairman) 2. HE. Engr. ‘Seyi Makinde (Member) 3. HE. Bello Mutawallen Maradaun (Member) 4. Dist. Sen. Lilian Uche Ekwunife (Member) 5. Hon. Solomon Bulus Maren (Secretary) The exercise is scheduled for Thursday…
Chelsea scored twice in as many minutes to come from behind and beat Aston Villa 2-1 at Villa Park. Villa took the lead on 43 minutes against the run of play. Kortney Hause scored from close range, converting a cross by Douglas Luiz at the second attempt. Chelsea responded after the 55th-minute introduction of Christian Pulisic, as the American swept in Cesar Azpilicueta’s cross to level on the hour mark. Less than two minutes later, Azpilicueta provided for Olivier Giroud, whose deflected shot turned the match in the visitors’ favour. It was Giroud’s ninth goal in seven matches against…
The Government of the State of Osun on Sunday confirmed the discovery of six new cases in the State. But one of the cases, a returnee from Ibadan, whose spouse lives in Owode-Ede, died on Saturday before the result of his test was announced. Of the remaining five cases, three had contact with the Osun-based India national whose status was confirmed last Friday. The trio, it was further learnt are domestic staff of the India national. These revelations were contained in a statement by the State’s Commissioner for Health, Dr. Rafiu Isamotu. Dr. Isamotu also revealed that the other…
The Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Hon. Agboola Ajaji, has resigned his membership of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Ajayi resigned from the party at Ward 2, Apoi in Eseodo local government of Ondo State. This came some hours after he was restrained from going out of the Government House in Alagbaka, Akure, the state capital, by the state Police Commissioner, Bolaji Salami and his team. Tendering his resignation letter at the APC secretariat in Apoi Ward 2, Ese Odo LGA, Ajayi said everybody knew why he left the APC. Shortly after, he went to the secretariat…
The ruling party in Oyo state, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has said that comments made by Chief Bayo Adelabu discrediting Governor Seyi Makinde’s Performance in the last one year in office was a show of ignorance and a confirmation of being disconnected from reality. The Oyo state PDP knocked the Oyo state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the 2019 guber poll by describing Adelabu’s comment on a live Ibadan based radio program, that Oyo state in the last one year under governor Seyi Makinde led government was retrogressing as untrue and deliberate misrepresentation of…
The need for churches to operate in a safe manner to curtail the widespread of community transmission of coronavirus amidst the herculean task of controlling worshippers prompted GOALPOACHER NEWS correspondent to take a trip around some areas in Ibadan metropolis to ascertain level of compliance from the congregation. Oyo State COVID-19 Task Force had on 15th June,2020 lifted the ban placed on religious gatherings across the state with some conditions attached to the reopening of churches and mosques. The conditions are, Mosques and Churches are operate at not more than 25% capacity, all worshippers are to compulsorily wear…