Re: Construction of Odo-Ona Elewe Idi-Iroko Olugbemi Adewole (Liberty Academy) Road I have received several complaints about the construction of Odo-Ona Elewe Idi-Iroko Olugbemi Adewole (Liberty Academy) Road, As the Member, House of Representatives representing Oluyole Federal Constituency, my priority is to ensure that the good citizens of Oluyole enjoy quality Representation and dividends of Democracy. To this end the TASK Constituency Project team lead by an engineer has been deployed to investigate and make a report on the project In addition to ensure a thorough investigation , I have also written to the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA)…
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Oyo state government has impounded 67 articulated vehicles that conveyed non-essential goods and travelers from the Northern part of the country into the State. This was disclosed on Tuesday by the Chairman, Oyo State Road Transport Management Authority, OYRTMA, Mogaji Akin Fagbemi at the agency Headquarters, Agodi, Ibadan. Fagbemi hinted that the agency intercepted the 67 trucks based on intelligent reports that some people are been smuggled into the state under the pretense of trading. Dr. Fagbemi disclosed that six fake OYRTMA officers using the name of the agency to dupe people were apprehended and thereafter handed over to the…
The Senior Special Assistant to Oyo State Governor on Sustainable Development Goals, Hon. Kunle Yusuff MON, has declared that SDGs will encourage investments in critical public goods like minimum levels of social protection and the provision of services like Health Care, Clean Water and Education which help to build Resilience and Enhance the mechanisms people need to cope with the immediate and longer-term impact of shocks. The SDGs Boss said, most recent estimates indicate that some 3 billion people are without basic handwashing facilities at home and 4 billion people lack any kind of social protection World wide. The…
Following reports of illegal entry of people from other States into Oyo State despite the inter-State lockdown order by the federal government, Fulani cow traders and herdsmen have been warned to stay off the State till the authorities vacate the restriction order. The former Chairman of Oyo State Chapter of Miyetti Allah, Alhaji Yakubu Bello, who stated this on Tuesday while speaking with reporters in Iseyin, said the warning was to secure the lives of the generality of the people against the dreaded COVID-19 infection. Yakubu said the State chapter of the organization has sent strong warnings to members…
A filling station at Elebu is on fire barely four days after a tanker fire wreaked havoc at Moniya Park. As at the time of filing this report by GOALPOACHER NEWS, the source of the fire can’t ascertained. Click on the link below to watch the video… https://www.facebook.com/100011025675772/posts/1119089675135211/ Kindly share it.
Governor Seyi Makinde speaking. Click below to listen. One cold room got burnt, one excavator, one truck, three containers, 21 shops, 14 Vehicles, 3 casualties while 5 were severely injured.
Commentaries The Governor Of Rivers State Has No Power To Confiscate Goods Or Properties Of Alleged Defaulters, 24 Hours Lock Down Is Unconstitutional By J.G. Unanaowo. Esq. By Unini Chioma – May 9, 2020 WhatsApp Twitter INTRODUCTION I have taken time to closing study sections 2,4,5 and 8 of the Quarantine Act Cap Q2 LFN 2004, the executive order RVSG 01 2020, the Quarantine ( coronavirus and other infectious disease) regulations 2020 signed by the governor of rivers state, Mr Nyesom Wike on 19 March, 2020 and the directives of the governor for the total lock down of port…
The National Human Rights Commission said on Sunday 11 persons were killed extra – judicially by the men of the Nigerian police , the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps and others during the second phase of the lockdown imposed by the government to curb the spread of COVID- 19 . The figure adds to the 18 extra -judicial killings the commission had stated occurred during the first phase of the lockdown to make 29 of such deaths in the five- week period . The executive summary of the latest report of the NHRC covering the period of the…
Pliable roads make a crucial contribution to economic development and growth, while it also brings significant social benefits to the society. A high-quality road network is essential not only for connecting key urban centers but for improving the connectivity of more isolated local communities for whom many public transport options are limited or not available. Apete-Awotan-Akufo road in Ido LG area is a 12killometer road connecting about 40 Communities and villages. This road has been in bad shape for a long time and last received attention between 2007 and 2011, during the time of former Governor Adebayo Alao-Akala. The…
The hospital is broadening it’s readiness for the fight against COVID 19 as it converted part of the East 2 ward to take care of suspected cases of the coronavirus. The CMD, Prof. Jesse Abiodun Otegbayo said the step became necessary in order to be able to cope with possible increase in cases of the dreaded virus. He disclosed that the former MDR building (Damien Foundation) is being renovated and re-equipped as isolation centre. The renovation is being undertaken by the UCH Health Foundation. In the meantime, the hospital has not recorded any new case of COVID 19 in…