Oyetola’s Deputy Chief of Staff, Jare Adebisi is dead Mr. Mikhail Adejare Adebisi, the Deputy Chief of Staff (DCoS) to Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of the State of Osun on General Administration, is dead. He died last night after a brief illness. His death has nothing to do with the Covid-19 pandemic. Adebisi, 54, will be buried this morning in Ilobu town, State of Osun. These were disclosed by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Ismail Omipidan, on Saturday morning. Governor Oyetola, who has since personally condoled with the family, described the late Adebisi’s death as a personal loss…
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A senior Advocate of Nigeria and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Oyo state, Chief Adeniyi Akintola has described Oyo state governor, Seyi Makinde as a fantastic gentleman who is surrounded by hypocrites and sycophants. The legal luminary stated this in an exclusive interview with GOALPOACHER NEWS in commemoration of “Democracy Day.” Chief Akintola who declined comment When quizzed about Mankind’s performance in the last one year however said, “there are no bad leaders anywhere but bad followers,when you have a bunch of sycophants and hypocrites around you,that’s where the leadership qualities in you come out.” “You see,former…
All Glory to The Almighty Lord, 365 days in Office and I give all thanks and honor to thee. A year ago, I was democratically elected by my people of Oluyole Federal Constituency to represent them at the National Assembly. I thank the people of Oluyole, all the communities across the constituency for giving me the opportunity to serve them and I reiterate my commitment to serving them with dignity. My appreciation for this opportunity to serve would be incomplete without appreciating my party APC for giving me the platform and the opportunity to serve my people. To…
The 3.60 kilometers airport road in Ibadan, Oyo State has been billed for dualization by the Seyi Makinde-led administration, while rehabilitation and reconstruction of seven other roads around the State will also commence soon. Oyo State Commissioner for Works and Transport, Prof. Raphael Afonja disclosed this over the weekend at Ibadan, saying the projects were parts of the promises made by the administration to bring succor to the people of the State. Listed on the roads for rehabilitation was the 21 kilometers Oko-Olokemeji-Arolu road, which has been abandoned for long and residents cut off from the main town due…
Com. Abdulfatai Adeyemi LeGaCy host the National AGS of the Nigerian Youths Congress who also doubled as the Rt. Hon Speaker Nigerian Students Parliament And His Team Yesterday In Ibadan. REPORTS OF THE OYO STATE CHAPTER OF THE NIGERIAN YOUTHS CONGRESS: DIPLOMACY VISITATION MEETING HELD ON SATURDAY 12TH OF JUNE 2020. AT WATERSHED GARDEN, IBADAN, OYO STATE. The meeting commenced at exactly 10:45am with the presence of thirteen personality inclusive the Rt. Hon Speaking Speaker Who Doubled As The National AGS of the Nigerian Youths Congress embleming the youths interests across the State and activities goes as follows: (1.)…
Sometimes this year, I read an opinion article written by an opposition element in Oyo State with the slant that the honeymoon period is over for Governor SeyiMakinde of Oyo State. My first reaction was to laugh off the write-up, which was to all intents and purposes, bad-intentioned and sponsored to disorient the government. On a second thought, however, I repressed the laugh and skimmed through the piece, it was one of the scores of frustration-laden write-ups that have emanated from the stables of the All Progressives Congress (APC) setup in Oyo State. The APC loyalists, in their hundreds,…
A group, Oke ogun Development Consultative Forum (ODCF) has expressed appreciation to the governor of Oyo State, Engineer Seyi Makinde for the establishment and commissioning of Police Mobile Force (PMF), 72 Squadron, in Oke-Ogun as well as provision of farm inputs to farm inputs to farmers. In a statement signed by the President, Dr. Olusegun Ajuwon, OON, General Secretary, Mr. Zachaeus Adepoju and the Publicity Secretary of the Forum, Comrade Jare Ajayi, JP, the umbrella body for Oke Ogun people described the commissioning of the Squadron at Ago-Are, Atisbo LCDA, Oke-Ogun, Oyo State as a welcome and commendable development.…
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has said that the party will readily admit embattled Edo Governor Godwin Obaseki into its fold if he decides to join the main opposition party. The National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, disclosed this in a telephone chat The Nation. Asked if the PDP was ready to admit the governor into its fold, Ologbondiyan said: “Yes, we will accept him of course”. The party spokesman however said Obaseki had yet to approach the PDP for membership as of the time he spoke with our correspondent at 6.57pm. Asked if the PDP…
As part of activities lined up to mark his first anniversary as the speaker of the ninth Oyo House of Assembly, Rt Hon Adebo Edward Ogundoyin has commissioned some projects in his constituency, Ibarapa East Local government area of Oyo state. GOALPOACHER NEWS reliably gathered that the projects commissioned by Ogundoyin include: a Central mosque at Oloro Village Community in Eruwa, and Primary Health Care Center at Lagaye Village in Lanlate, Ibarapa East Local Government. Commissioning of other projects were ongoing as at the time of filing this report.
Governor Godwin Obaseki says he will not appeal the outcome of the screening exercise which disqualified him from participating in the primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the forthcoming governorship poll in Edo State. In a communique by his spokesman, Crusoe Osagie, the governor said he watched the mockery of the democratic process, which “Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, is administering and superintending” over in his party the All Progressives Congress (APC). The governor stated that it has been an unfortunate, disheartening, and dreadful spectacle Governor Obaseki noted that he had initially asserted that going by the open…