We have confirmed two other cases in Ondo state. One of the cases involves one of the recently arraigned suspects in the murder of Mrs Funke Olakunrin, Pa Fasoranti’s Daughter. The Commissioner of police has been duly informed and the line tracing of police officers and others in the SARs facility where he was kept has started and their specimens are being collected. The suspect has been isolated from others and will be moved to the IDH for treatment. The commissioner of police has assured the state that there will be adequate security around the IDH premises to prevent his…
Author: Goalpoacher
PRESS STATEMENT The attention of the Oyo/Osun Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has been drawn to some mischievous and deliberate falsehood being circulated in the media for reasons best known to their author(s) concerning the Federal Government’s palliative given to Oyo State among other states. As a responsible agency of Government whose functions include ensuring that nothing that could compromise the security, economy and general being of Nigerians are allowed into the Country, we cannot turn round and be associated with giving anything that will negatively affect our people. We therefore wish to state as follows: That in line…
The Oyo state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed shock at a statement credited to the Oyo state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in which the opposition accused the executive governor of Oyo state for expressing the desire to return rice donation from the federal government on health ground. In a statement signed by the state publicity secretary of PDP, Engr Akeem Olatunji, and was made available to pressmen on Saturday (today), the ruling party accused the opposition of what it described as ‘taking too far the desperation to discredit governor Makinde’s giant strides’.…
The Ajia Balogun Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oloye Adegboyega Adegoke, has said it is unrealistic that Nigerians will obey the government’s stay-at-home order if they have not received any palliative from government. He said faced with hunger, people who live on daily earnings would find it difficult to comply with the government’s stay-at-home order. To encourage compliance, Adegoke called for effectiveness in the manner government’s palliatives were being distributed to ensure they reach the targeted vulnerable citizens. He made the call while giving out cash to widows across six local governments areas in Ibadan, according to a statement on Tuesday.…
Some unknown gunmen have allegedly kidnapped two children belonging to a popular Islamic scholar in Ibadan, Sheikh Taofeek Akeugbagold. The incident occurred on Saturday night at about 8pm around Ojoo area, Ibadan. Akeugbagold, who alerted members of the public on the sad development through his Facebook account said, “What a country! My twins children were kidnapped at gun point at my Ojoo residence in Ibadan around 8PM Saturday, 10 minutes after I left my home recording lecture in a studio”
The Senior Special Assistant to Governor Seyi Makinde on Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), Hon. Kunle Yusuf (MON), has shared the opinions of senior SDG Advocates, SDGs Funds Crucial for Global COVID-19 Response by Solberg and Akufo-Ado The President of Ghana and the Prime Minister of Norway, Nana Akufo-Addo and Erna Solberg, respectively have reiterated the importance of SDG funding in global covid-19 response in a letter addressed to world leaders. The Covid-19 has seemingly reversed global gains in good health (SDG3) and continually impacts about 1.25 billion students world wide, albeit negatively (SDG4), according to the UNESCO. Akufo-Addo and Solberg…
Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano, has relaxed the coronavirus lockdown imposed on the state and has asked churches to commence full activities. The governor stated this in a broadcast to the people of the state on Saturday evening. Before the broadcast, church activities had been restricted for 14 days as one of the measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. But on Saturday, Obiano asked churches to resume full activities, stating that the worshippers must wear face masks and observe the World Health Organisation’s guidelines during worship. The governor announced that movements around the state were not restricted,…
Oyo State Governor, Engr Seyi Makinde says the state has identified 90,000 households as beneficiaries of the state government relief packages while 30,000 vulnerable will also benefit from the relief packages. The Governor stated this while briefing State House Correspondents at Government House, Agodi, this Saturday. Makinde, however, said the state secretariat would be reopened for workers from level 13 and above on the 27th April,2020. The press briefing was monitored by GOALPOACHER NEWS quoted the Governor, “The State Secretariat will be reopened on Monday April 27th 2020. Only civil servants at level 13 and above with separate offices will…
The Ooni of Ife, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi, this Saturday, presented two two motorized modular fumigators to the Oyo State Government. The foremost traditionally ruler in the Southwest, said, the fight against the coronavirus pandemic is a collective responsibility, irrespective of ideas, wealth and status. On his part, Oyo State Governor, Engr Seyi Makinde, while receiving the items, appreciated the generosity of Oba Adeyeye, adding that Oyo State indigenes and residents were grateful for his kind gestures at this trying time. Governor Makinde, however, assured the King that items donated would be used for the purpose they…
JUST IN: South West Governors Unanimously Return 10, 800 Bags of Rice Donated by FG as Covid-19 Palliative Back to Lagos Says Rice Unhealthy for Human Consumption Decision Communicated to FG through VP Osibajo How APC Governors kept mum, used Makinde to fly Story in the Media 85% of Rice sent to Ondo Now Green in Colour Osun, Ogun, Ekiti, Ondo, Oyo to Return Own Portions, Lagos Dumps Own inside Lagoon By Bankole Adeniyi More facts have emerged on why the Oyo State Government decided to return the 1, 800 bags of rice donated to the state by the federal…