The Oyo state government through the Ministry of Women Affairs and social Inclusion will intensify more efforts in its advocacy campaign against rape in the country. The commissioner for Women Affairs and social Inclusion,Alhaja Fausat Joke Saani stated this in a chat with journalists on the recent Rape and killings of Barakat Bello and Azeezat Shomuyiwa in Akinyele local Area of the state. The Ministry of Women Affairs and social Inclusion has joined other Nigerians demanding justice for Barakat Bello, Azeezat Shomuyiwa and other victims of Rape across the country. According to commissioner for women Affairs and social Inclusion,the…
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Residents of Ibadan have appealed to Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde to,as a matter of urgency, take proactive steps at curtailing environmental hazards, nuisance and social unrest as the influx of Almajirai into the state capital could cause soonest. GOALPOACHER NEWS went round the ancient city to ascertain the ethnic background of the Almajirai who were Northerners. From Iwo Road ,Ojoo, Gate, Busstop, Challenge, Molete and Mokola, the story has been the same. At Mokola, the situation has become worrisome. GOAL POACHER NEWS engaged Mr Olajide Royal, a resident of Mokola, who bared his mind on how…
Nigeria Professional Football League clubs will spend a staggering N 2 . 5 m for COVID- 19 tests per game as they gear up towards finding a way to complete the season. The tests will be crucial in ensuring the NPFL football season can restart amid concerns over the players’ safety . Minister of Youth and Sports Development , Sunday Dare , in an interview with Brila FM , said players and coaches of all NPFL clubs must undergo tests before the league could resume . “ There will be no compromise on certain things when it comes to…
Heavy rainfall in the wee hours of Tuesday wrecked havoc on most parts of Ibadan the Oyo state capital, destroying electricity poles, house roofs, among others. The torrential rain, accompanied by windstorm, brought down some high-tension pole wires, thus, cutting some areas off electricity supply. Some residents of the ancient city have since been left in darkness, occasioned by the destruction by the rainfall. The affected areas are, Idi Obi, Agugu, Oremeji among others. The rain, which started around 2am, did not stop until after three hours. Though, there was no casualty recorded, properties worth millions of naira were…
As part of measures to put an end to incessant killings of innocent residents in their domains, the Caretaker Chairman of Akinyele Local Government, Hon Taoreed Adedigba has deployed a team from his council to Oloro area, Kara village where Barakat was reportedly raped and killed. Hon Taoreed Adedigba who was unavoidably absent due to state assignment was ably represented by two of his aides,Segun Peter and Atilola Sogo who supervised the clearing of bushes surrounding houses in the community. On his part, a royal father, the Alakinyele of Akinyele land, Oba James Oluyemi Odeniran lauded Taoreed…
The House of Representatives committee on Diaspora has said that the lack of synergy between agencies in Nigeria is leaving room for the maltreatment of its citizens in foreign countries. The Chairperson on the House Committee on Diaspora, Rep. Tolulope Akande Sadipe made the observation during the inter-agencies synergy meeting on the rising dehumanisation of Nigerians abroad on Monday. The lawmaker in her opening address at the meeting which focuses more on female Nigerians said the dehumanisation of Nigerians abroad must not be allowed to fester. Her words: “There is urgent and overdue need to bridge the lack of…
Germany on Monday announced the donation of €26m to support Nigeria’s COVID-19 response, The PUNCH reports. The German Missions in Nigeria in a statement said the donation was in demonstration of its solidarity and cooperation with Nigeria amid the pandemic. It noted that the funds would provide humanitarian assistance in the North East, especially in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa States. The statement read in part, “Germany continues to provide life-saving humanitarian assistance in Borno, Yobe, and Adamawa aiming to support the Nigerian Government with a view to protecting the most vulnerable groups and meeting the humanitarian needs. “The German…
Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos, on Monday, June 8, 2020, ordered the interim forfeiture of the sum of N827, 679, 098 (Eight Hundred and Twenty-seven Million, Six Hundred and Seventy-nine Thousand, Ninety- Eight Kobo), recovered from an account belonging to a contractor with Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), one Matthew Edevbie, Chief Executive Officer, Flank Power Resources Limited, to the Federal Government of Nigeria. Justice Aneke gave the order following an ex-parte application filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. In an affidavit deposed to by Chidi Nweke, an investigator with the…
The Oyo State government, has declared that it will do everything possible to secure justice for the late Barakat Bello, the 18-year-old student, who was raped and killed by yet-to-be-identified assailants. The government stated this on Monday, while receiving protesting leaders and members of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), who were led to the Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan by the president of the national body, Comrade Danielson Bamidele Akpan. A statement signed by the Special Assistant (Print Media) to Governor Seyi Makinde, Moses Alao, indicated that the state’s Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Seun Fakorede and the Special…
OYRTMA CLAMPS DOWN ON FAKE MAYORS; INTRODUCES NEW IDENTIFICATION REGIME The Oyo State Road Transport Management Authority (OYRTMA) has disclosed the commencement of a new identification regime for her OYRTMA Mayors to stem the tide of persistent impersonation by some unscrupulous individuals who parades themselves as legitimate Mayors of the Authority and thereby defrauding unsuspecting members of the public through back-door collection of fines and sanctions. This was contained in a statement issued today Monday, 8th of June 2020 by the Executive Chairman, Mogaji (Dr.) Akin Fagbemi at the administrative headquarters of the Authority in Ibadan. In part,…