….Rescues Girl for Treatment and Medical Test Oyo State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Inclusion Rapid Response Rescue Team on Sexual, Gender Based Violence and Child Abuse has rescued a young girl of aged 7, named Antonia Happiness Bassey who has been a victim of physical abuse, torture and assault by her biological father. The father was also arrested in Ibadan following a report made available to the Rapid Response Rescue Team of the Ministry on Friday. Briefing newsmen in her office about the incident, the State Commissioner for Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Inclusion, Alhaja, Fausat…
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Oyo State House of Assembly has extended the tenure of all the local government and local council development areas chairmen in the state for another period of six months. The chairmen, whose six months tenure expired on June 18, would remain in office till December 17, 2020. The extension was confirmed by the Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Debo Ogundoyin, during the house plenary on Friday. Earlier, hon. Ademola Popoola, chairman House committee on Local government matters who read a comprehensive report on financial activities of the council bosses in the last six months urged the assembly to…
Oyo state Governor, Seyi Makinde on Friday flagged off his administration’s One Billion Naira Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Development Fund. Makinde who made the symbolic presentation of cheques to the beneficiaries at a brief ceremony held at the Government House, Agodi, Ibadan said, “the injection of funds into Small and Medium Scale Enterprises is under the our Post-COVID-19 Economic Recovery Plan.” “When you talk about MSMEs,you are referring to organizations that have between less than ten to two hundred employees.” “Even though we did not result to total lockdown in the state, many small and…
The Caretaker Chairman Omi Apata LCDA, Sheriff Adeojo on Thursday flagged off the dredging of Abese Oritamerin Elebu river in Ibadan. Speaking with GOALPOACHER NEWS, the Council chair said, “This Abese river has been a problem for years for residents of the community, the previous administrations left the river untouched and it has wreaked havoc on the community in the past and we don’t want such to happen anymore.” Adeojo, who supervised the dredging, added that, “We cannot fold our arms and watch people lose their lives and property to flood . This was why we embarked on the…
Earlier today, the Executive Chairman, Oyo State Road Transport Management Authority (OYRTMA), Mogaji (Dr.) Akin Fagbemi impounded one of the operational vehicles belonging to the Authority for violating the Oyo State Road Traffic Rule by parking in an unauthorized location and thereby obstructing the free flow of human and vehicular movement. At the scene, Dr. Fagbemi directed that the Officer who drove the impounded vehicle be handed a fine ticket and mandated to personally pay the fines in accordance to the extant traffic laws of the State. The incident occured during the Executive Chairman’s routine surveillance exercise across the…
…urges police to expand forensic protocols against crime Wife of the Oyo State governor, Engineer Tamunominini Makinde, on Thursday, declared that the state government would harmonise all efforts to ensure that justice is served to all victims of sexual violence in the state.Mrs. Makinde, who gave this position in a statement commemorating the June 19 International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, reassured residents of the state of the government’s determination to “activate integrated action by the police, the judiciary, as well as communal responsibility to ensure justice for victims and protection for the vulnerable.”She called…
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde on Thursday commissioned the expanded and refurbished Security Control Room, City Watch and and Unveiling of the Oyo State Crime Alert at the headquarters of the Oyo State Security Trust Fund, Onireke Jericho, Ibadan, Oyo state. The governor said the platform is a sustainable project that will usher in a safer Oyo State, adding that his administration would continue to give adequate priority to the welfare of security agents in the state. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Seyi Makinde, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, indicated that the governor stated these…
Thursday dawned in Lagos with the heavy rains which disrupted early morning activities in the nation’s commercial city. This led to floods taking over most streets as many residents were forced to stay indoors and those who attempted to step out were held in traffic. According to Channels Television reporters on the road, cars and trucks have been held up in gridlock as a result of the gridlock. Some of the places where traffic has built up due to the floods include Agege, Iju Road, Victoria Island, Lekki, Ikeja, Oshodi, Ogudu, and Ketu among other parts of the state.…
Oyo state commissioner for finance, Mr Akinola Ojo has reaffirmed the determination of the state government to expand its sources of revenue generation and block leakages in order to create a conducive environment for residents of the state The commissioner for finance stated this at a launch ceremony for the sale of OYSAA mobile advert stickers held at the house of chief, state secretariat The commissioner for finance, who was represented by the permanent secretary ministry of finance, Mrs Adenike Fashina equally explained that the current administration would remain accountable to the people as monies generated from the sale of…
The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Diaspora has called on the Lebanese community in Nigeria to stand against the injustice and violation of human rights being meted on Temitope Olamide Ariwolo, a Nigerian based in Lebanon, wrongly accused of murder. She also called on the Lebanese Government to stop the maltreatment of Temitope by her employers. Temitope Olamide Ariwolo, a 31-year-old lady, was beaten by Mahmoud Zahran, the husband of her employer, Feyzeh Diab, on April 25, 2020 at a home where they live in Choueifat, South of Beirut. Temitope, said that Mr. Mahmoud Zahran, hit her in…