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The Secretary to Oyo State government, Mrs Olubamiwo Adeosun has enjoined the people of the State to support the governor with prayer for the success of the administration.  She said the present administration would not relent on its efforts to provide adequate infrastructural facilities and safe environment for the people, an effort she noted has strengthened the security network in the State which reflected in the peaceful atmosphere that pervaded the State. Adeosun who represented the State governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde at the Special Thanksgiving Service organised in commemoration of the 59th National Independence Day celebration at the Cathedral of St Peter, Aremo, Ibadan. “Let  me  appeal to the people of Oyo State to support Governor Makinde and his Cabinet with prayers for he started well and  meant  well  for the masses and there is need to intercede for him that God should grant him wisdom to achieve success in all his undertakings. T...

Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, has felicitated with the people of Oyo State and Nigerians in general on the occasion of the nation’s 59th independence anniversary. Governor Makinde, in a message to the good people of Oyo State and his countrymen at large, called for renewed patriotism, perseverance and prayers to enable the country to wade through the myriads of socio-economic challenges currently facing the people. “I felicitate with our countrymen on the occasion of Nigeria’s 59th independence anniversary. As you all can see, the nation is wading through some socio-economic issues, which demand us to remain committed to the goal of nation-building. With perseverance and the never-say-die instinct of Nigerians, we will get to our goal of a great country, successfully,” the Governor said. He assured the people of Oyo State to continue to stand with his government in its avowed determination to deliver the good and uplift the standards of living in the Pacesetter ...

Prominent Indigenes of Ogbomoso who have distinguished themselves in various fields of human endeavour was honoured Yesterday. The event which was tagged "A Night with Stars" was organised by the Ogbomoso Community Foundation (OCF), a social -cultural organisation founded in 2001 under the leadership of late IGP, Chief Sunday Adewusi, the event  seeks to honour those indigenes who have positively impacted the country, state and the Ogbomoso community. Major General Oladayo Popoola (rtd) OFR, mni, leader and Chairman of OCF and himself a prominent son of Ogbomoso said the honour was to appreciate the recipient and further encourage them to do more for the Community while also encouraging others to take a cue from this to also impact positively on the society. He further said “The idea is to honour some of these people in their life time. "It is better to honour people like him in their life time to show how they are appreciated" At the colourful ...

Wife of Oyo State Governor, Chief (Mrs.) Tamunominini Olufunke Makinde  will celebrate this year's 59th Independence Day anniversary with motherless children across maternal care centres in the State. The ceremony will enable the First Lady relate and distribute items worth millions of Naira to support the wellbeing of the children. This statement was released through her Twitter account.

The Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Inclusion in Oyo State, Alhaja Faosat Sanni has said parents who have children with certain disabilities should not turn the children to instrument of begging but make use of government institutions where these special children would be useful to themselves and society.  The State government recently declared that street begging and other form of abuse to the vulnerable such as rape of minors and human trafficking would soon be an history as perpetrators of such evil acts were to face the full wrath of the law.  Alhaja Faosat Saani made this declaration during a visit to the Nigeria Training Centre for the Blind, Ogbomoso, Home for Visually Impaired at the weekend. The Commissioner who was represented by the Permanent Secretary, Mrs Christiana Abioye said disability should not be reasons for street begging adding that rape cases of Minors and human trafficking have been on the increase due to negligence by parents, guard...

Oyo State Government has reiterated its assurance to the people of the State that the administration would not increase tax on business enterprises in order to increase the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of the State. The Executive Chairman, Oyo State Internal Revenue Service (OYSIRS), Aremo John Adeleke stated this in a chat with journalists in his office recently, saying that Governor Seyi Makinde was applying sympathy and empathy in his dealings on the matter since the new administration came to office. According to Aremo Adeleke, the government was working assiduously to capture other areas that have not been explored to generate more revenue to the coffers of the State, adding that a culture of efficient and leak-proof collection in all areas of revenue would be put in place. He said, “Instead of tax increment, we are emphasizing efficient collection of existing revenue and we are bringing our informal sector into the tax net. Besides, we are reaching out to other ...

Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, said on Sunday that his government is strong on welfare issues because of his determination to turn around the standard of living in the state. According to a statement signed by Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, the Governor, who was represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Mrs. Olubamiwo Adeosun, at a special service to mark Nigeria’s 59th Independence anniversary, held at the St. Peter’s Cathedral, Aremo, Ibadan, added that his government has so far emphasised the welfare of the people in order to create a good life for all. “Our focus has been on the welfare of the people so far and that is because we are determined to turn around the standard of living of our people. There are many more programmes in the plans for the people of Oyo State. What we will ask of you is to keep on supporting and praying for the government,” the Governor said. He added: “I am impressed by the quick turnaround we hav...

Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has charged the Citizenry to always inbibe the spirit of love and unity so as to sustain the peace in nation. He made this disclosure through his deputy Engineer  Rauf Olaniyan who represented him at the Special Jumat Service held in commemoration of the independence day celebration. while addressing the pressmen at the  at Oja'ba Central mosque, IBADAN,    The Governor made it known that despite the challenges been confronted by Nigeria that he is still optimistic of a greater Nigeria. , He remarked further that it is only love and unity that can move the nation forward. The Governor  therefore urged the citizens to love and tolerate one another,stressing that through unconditional love there will be  rapid development of the nation. In  his sermon Alfa Agba of Oke Aremo, Alhaji Abdul-Fatai Adio  commended Governor Seyi Makinde for running an open door system of governance, and prayed for necessary wisdom...

Oyo state government has issued a final warning to mechanics and car dealers occupying the the Trans-Amusement Park premises, Ibadan to vacate the space before Monday 30th September, 2019.  The recreational park has harbored motor mechanics, car dealers and other spare parts dealers for some years now but due to the proposed upgrade and renovation of the park, the government through the Bureau of Investment and Public Private Partnership in collaboration with the Oyo State Road Transport Management Agency (OYRTMA) met with the artisans on Friday, warning them to desist from using the said space as a mechanic village. The Executive Assistant to the Governor on Investment and Public-Private Partnership, Honourable Segun Ogunwuyi informed newsmen on Friday afternoon of the evacuation order which he said would give room for a face lift of the Park in order woo investors and generate revenue for the state. In an interview with the General Manager, Trans-Amusement Park, Mr Sund...

Oyo State Government has revealed that it would construct five new Model schools across the three senatorial districts, saying this is in line with the 2018 intervention project in conjunction with Federal Government-Universal Basic Education Board. This was stated today by the Chairman of Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board (OyoSUBEB), Dr. Nureni Aderemi Adeniran during a prequalification exercise for the 2018 FGN-UBEC/OYOSUBEB intervention projects held in Ibadan. He added that the projects would be awarded to qualified contractors among the 76 applicants who applied for the pre-qualification exercise. The Chairman, further said the beneficiary schools would be Methodist Primary School, Bodija, in Ibadan North Local Government Area; St. Paul's Primary school, Yanbule, in Ibadan North East Local Government Area. Others are Methodist Primary School, Arowomole, Ogbomosho South; Community Primary School, Airport, Ona-Ara LGA and Muslim Grammar (Jnr) School, Odinjo...

Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, said on Thursday that his administration was ready to collaborate with the British government to enhance training and retraining of teachers in the state. The Governor, who was speaking while hosting a team of British High Commission officials led the Deputy High Commissioner, Mrs. Harriet Thompson, said that the state was determined to improve the standard of education. According to a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, Governor Makinde also stated that his administration was ready to collaborate with international organisations to enhance positive growth in the four cardinal programmes of the administration. He noted that the Oyo State government was ready to leverage on the age-long relationship between Nigeria and the United Kingdom, saying that one of the areas he felt the British government could assist Oyo State was in the area of training for teachers. The Governor said:"Nig...

As part of the activities lined up for the commemoration of the year 2019 Independence day celebration, Oyo State Government through the Ministry of Youths and Sports, in collaboration with the State Ministry of Education Science and Technology has organized a one day essay competition for primary and secondary school pupils across the state tagged "NIGERIA AND THE CHALLENGES OF INSECURITY IN THE 21ST CENTURY" on Thursday in Ibadan. Among the selected primary and secondary schools were L.A Primary School Isale Oyo, Rehoboth Nursery & Primary School, and Community Primary School Sasa Ibadan. Others were Queen of Apostle, Ibadan, Igboora High School, igbo-Ora, Corner Stone Model College, and The pacesetter Comprehensive College, Oluyole, Ibadan among others. In his welcome address the Honorable Commissioner for Youths and Sports Honorable Seun Fakorede, commended the students for their impressive performance and urged them to always give their best during academi...

The people of Oyo State have been assured that the spate of achievements by the Seyi Makinde-led administration would not decline as the government was working to surpass the previous administrations' achievement in infrastructure and human capital development. The State Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Dr. Wasiu Olatunbosun stated this at the 10th year anniversary of Oke-Ogun FM, a State-owned radio Station at Alaga, Itesiwaju local government on Wednesday. Olatunbosun said the government was aware of its critics' model of argument that the pace of achievement made by the incumbent would soon reduce with time, but Commissioner pointed out that the innumerable feats of governor Makinde within the first hundred days were what he called the icing on the cake of developmental agenda in accordance with the pact the governor signed with the people during campaign. "Within hundred days in office, governor Seyi Makinde has made a landmark in security...

The Federal Government has declared Tuesday, October 1, as public holiday to mark Nigeria’s 59th Independence Anniversary Celebration. The declaration was announced in a statement issued Wednesday in Abuja and signed by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Interior, Georgina Ehuriah. The statement noted that the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government congratulated Nigerians at home and abroad on the commemoration of this year’s anniversary and assured them of Government’s commitment to ending the current spate of insecurity in the country. According to him, peace and stability are necessary conditions for the development of any nation. He therefore, called on Nigerians to emulate the nation’s founding fathers in their love for fatherland. Aregbesola who reminded Nigerians of the immense potentials the country is endowed with, assured further that with commitment, we can move the country to the ...

As part of the present administration's efforts in Oyo State towards youth welfarism and development ,  the State government on Wednesday organised a sensitization program in order to cut down the effects of unemployment on the youth and the society at large. While delivering his address at the sensitization programme tagged ' Life after National Youth  Corps Service' organised for the out going 2018 Batch 'C' stream 1&2 Corp members , the Commissioner for Youths and Sports,  Hon. Seun Fakorede disclosed that the Government of Engr. Seyi Makinde would ensure adequate training for the youths in Oyo State to discover their  potentials and engage them on various entrepreneurship projects. The Commissioner, however commended the outgoing Corp members for answering the clarion call and contributing their quota through different projects embarked upon for the State development. While reading her opening address, Oyo State Head of Service, Mrs. Ololade Agbool...

The Oyo State Government  has  called on the people  of the state to ensure that they have updated land documents so  as not to have their lands revoked or property demolished. The Commissioner For Lands,Housing and Urban Development,Barr Abiodun  Abdu-Raheem while on duty tour to various sites owned by the  state government in Ibadan said the present administration is interested in the issue of Lands across the state for proper documentation and accesibility. 'This is the right time for good people of Oyo State to know that things should be done in the proper manner.Anyone that does not have an up to date documents should do so because the Ministry would be paying an unscheduled  visits to various sites to check if the sites have genuine approval. If there is any infraction whatsoever  from anyone on the sites visited,the person would face the full wrath of the law as the present administration is not out to witchunt anybody but to enfo...

The Oyo State Government has disclosed that the National Monthly Environmental Sanitation Exercise would hold on Saturday, 28th September, 2019. According to a statement issued and signed by the Hon. Commissioner for the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, Hon. Kehinde Ayoola stated that the sanitation exercise would hold between the hours of 6:00am and 9:00am and there would be total restriction of human and vehicular movement during the exercise except those on essential duties. The statement directs all the Local Government Council Heads to ensure compliance in their respective domains, as it was expected that roads would be blocked to refrain movements. The release also directed Directors of Environment Health Services in the 33 Local Governments and 35 Local Council Development Areas (LCDA) within the State to monitor the exercise as a matter of duty. The Statement therefore enjoined shop owners, market men and women, security operatives, Road Transport Emp...

In its bid to bring succor to both working and retired citizens of Oyo State, the Present  Administration in the State has  distributed   checks for the  payment  of gratuity in order to make life better for old and young  people living in the pace- setter State. According to Honorable Commissioner for Establishments and Training, Barr. Olasunkanmi Olaleye, the Governor has  released over One Hundred and Eighty Million naira for the payment of 2012 outstanding,  and part of 2013 gratuity allowance for the retirees of respective years in Oyo State civil service. Barr. Olaleye stated that the Governor Seyi Makinde led Administration has doubled the amount hearmarked monthly for the payment of gratuity in order to clear the back log arreas and make it as the landmark of payment of gratuity to workers as they retires. The Commissioner therefore advised beneficiaries to invest their money in viable business  and endeavour to manage it p...

Crisis is looming again at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso as the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have threatened to frustrate academic activities if Osun State Governor Gboyega Oyetola refuses to pay their outstanding two months’ salaries by the end of September. The Current Oyo and Osun State governments inherited unpaid salary arrears of eight months being owed LAUTECH academic staff. ASUU claimed that Osun State Government which is scheduled to pay subvention between July and December 2019 only paid in July and refused to pay for August and September making payment of salaries impossible. Rising from the Congress held on Wednesday ASUU resolved to put the public on notice that it should not be blamed if academic activities become disrupted again. In a release captioned “LAUTECH: Trouble Looming Again” signed by the ASUU LAUTECH Chairman and Secretary Drs Biodun Olaniran and Toyin Abegunrin, the Union accused Osun State Governor of ...

A former governor of Oyo State, Chief Rashidi Ladoja, on Tuesday said his opposition to the third term bid of ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo led to his impeachment in 2006, Ogbomoso Info r eports. Ladoja, in an interview with journalists in Ibadan, said Obasanjo rejected appeals by prominent Nigerians, including a late Yoruba leader, Pa Emmanuel Alayande, and a former Attorney General of the Federation, Prince Bola Ajibola, not to remove him. According to the former governor, Obasanjo threatened to reduce him to “nobody” for daring to oppose his third term bid. The Osi Olubadan of Ibadanland, who will be 75 years old on Wednesday (today), recalled events that shaped his life and said, “There are successes and failures. There are triumphs and disappointments. And in the long run, I will say that I’m grateful to God that I can claim more triumphs than disappointments.” Ladoja said he was lured into politics after he bankrolled the election of the late Chief Kolapo Isho...

Oyo State Government has declared war on those who sabotaged some of the newly constructed Model Schools in the State, saying the present administration would treat them as saboteurs who maliciously damage government properties. This was stated on Tuesday by the Executive Chairman, Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, Dr. Nureni Aderemi Adeniran in Ibadan. Speaking on the destruction of properties at a new Model School completed by the State Government in Ibadan, Adeniran promised that when caught, perpetrators of such acts would be punished with extreme severity regardless of their political affinity. While he affirmed that the State Government, through the Board would not take with levity vandalization of any of its properties built for the good use of pupils, he also called on communities leaders to commit themselves into securing such properties built within their communities. He promised that Government would carry out all necessary inquiries into what led to th...

Prominent Indigenes of Ogbomoso in the entertainment industry and others will be honoured by an indigenous socio-cultural group, Ogbomoso Community Foundation. Some of the awardees are, Chief Lere Paimo, popularly known as Eda Onileola, Alhaji Ramoni Akanni RKI, Akande Abolore known as 9ice, Kolawole Ajeyemi, Alhaji Wasiu Agara, Benedict Ayoola, Femi Oyewumi and late Chief Ogundare Foyanmu.  The event which is schedule to commence at 4pm will hold on 28 September, 2019 at Viva Continental Event Centre, Iresaadu Road, Ogbomoso.  Other awardees includes, Dr Samson Adegoke, (Maigida) Mr Ayodeji Akande, while other entreptenurs in Ogbomoso will also be honoured with awards of recognition for their contributions to the economic development of the ancient city. Also some organisations and entreprenuers will be honoured too According to a letter signed , Major General Oladayo Popoola(rtd) OFR, mni , Air Vice Marshall Jacob Bolaji Adigun(rtd) is the chairman of the ocassi...

Oyo State government has described the act of abandoning newborn babies by their mothers as ungodly and criminal because God created everybody for a particular purpose that must be fulfilled. The State Commissioner for women Affairs and Social Inclusion, Alhaja Faosat Sanni said this when she visited some Juvenile Correctional Homes, Child Care Units and Rehabilitation Center for Disabled Persons at Ibadan on Tuesday. Nigeria frowned at the act of abandoning newborn children and adopted the Child Rights Act for domestication in 2003 which made it forbidden to separate a child from the parents, except for the interest of the child. Sanni said no condition would warrant any mother to abandon her own child because all children were given by God as blessing to their parents and mankind. She added that the State government would not hesitate to make any mother caught abandoning her own baby face the full wrath of law, as the act, according to her was ungodly and criminal. ...

Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, has approved the appointment of a seasoned Economist from the Department of Economics, University of Ibadan, Dr. Musibau Adetunji Babatunde, as his Chief Economic Adviser. The Governor, in a statement endorsed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, confirmed that Babatunde’s appointment takes immediate effect. Governor Makinde, who had announced a four-point developmental agenda for Oyo State, had named the expansion of the state’s economy as one the key pillars. He wished the newly-appointed Economic Adviser success in the endeavour to join him make a good turnaround in the economic situation of Oyo State.  The statement indicated that Dr. Babatunde, who was a recipient of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Doctoral Internship Visiting Scholar Support Award, Geneva, Switzerland, in September 2005, was educated at the Nigerian Premier University, the University of Ibadan, where he graduated with a B.Sc Economics degr...

The Oyo state government on Sunday declared that places of worship located in the state are excluded from paying levies and taxes. Rev. Idowu Ogedengbe, the Executive Assistant to the state governor, Seyi Makinde, announced this at the thanksgiving mass to celebrate the 70th year birthday of the Catholic Archbishop of Ibadan Diocese, Most Rev. Gabriel Abegunrin held at the Church of Ascension, Bodija, Ibadan at the weekend. He stated that any places of worship that do businesses such as establishing of schools, universities, hospitals, bakeries, and so on must pay tax to the government since it was a profit-making venture. While delivering Governor Makinde’s message at the service, Rev. Ogedengbe said the government seeks the support of the church to make sure that everybody pays tax. He, however, noted that as members of the church, they should ensure they pay their taxes regularly, stating that members of the body of Christ should pay their tax and not the church itself. ...

Ex-Chairman and members of the Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC) have kicked against plan by the Oyo State governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde to reconstitute the board of the Commission. They described the action as unfortunate and a deliberate violation of the rule of law considering that action has been filed at the Industrial Court on the matter. Speaking through their Chairman, Hon Jide Ajeigbe, the commission members averred that it is inhumane on the part of government and its agents to be peddling rumours that all their salaries and entitlement have been paid, noting that up till present moment a dime has not been given to any member of the commission. According to Ajeigbe, “Ordinarily we would not have reacted to this issue because it is still pending at the law court but to put the record straight, that we have not collected any money as being spread by government agents, who are rumour mongers. It could be recalled that governor Seyi Makinde has dis...

The All Progressives Congress (APC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday, disagreed over the composition of members of Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC). OGBOMOSOINFO.TK,reports that Governor Seyi Makinde on Thursday forwarded the names of the chairman and members of the Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission to the state assembly for its screening and passage. The APC State Chairman, Chief Akin Oke, faulted the composition of the OYSIEC members in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, (NAN), describing the action of the governor as pure “impunity“. Oke, who expressed disappointment over the development said, “We knew that this governor will not have regards or respect for the Rule of Law. “Our party has taken the governor to court over the sack or dissolution of a body that was legally constituted, it may, however, interest you to know that the members are also in court to challenge their dissolution. “My advice for him is...