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Oyo State Government has said it has the mandate to enforce the Environmental sanitation laws, stressing that it would henceforth wield the big stick of the law against saboteurs of Environmental exercises in the State. The Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Rt. Hon. Kehinde Ayoola stated this while monitoring the monthly environmental sanitation exercise observed today, in Ibadan. Speaking to some traders, the Commissioner, “Oyo State Government is putting in so much to ensure that our environment is clean, and we would not tolerate any form of sabotage against this process. Enough is enough”. Represented by the Permanent Secretary, Dr. Bashir Olanrewaju, he said the State Government was taking proactive steps to stop unhealthy waste disposal in the State through the revamping of some dump-sites. Appealing to residents, especially traders to cooperate with the State Government, the Commissioner said, “We appeal to our people to please co-operate with t...

By Achilleus-Chud Uchegbu After reading the 98-page judgment, including the dissention, of the Court of Appeal in the appeal by the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State, Adebayo Adelabu, challenging the electoral victory of Seyi Makinde, one is left with no option than a declaration that Adelabu’s continued chase to vary outcome of the election, is futile. Qoholet, in the book of Tanakh, describes such as chase after the wind. The best Adelabu could do at this time is to take the free advice of Makinde and work towards another attempt in 2023. My position here takes bearing directly from the judgment of the Court of Appeal as delivered by Justice Abubakar Datti Yahya. After reading the entire judgment, one is sure that the court left Adelabu with no option. Let us consider the declarations. Reliefs sought by Adelabu include: that Makinde was not duly elected as governor by majority of lawful votes cast; that Adelabu sc...

The Chairman, Oyo State Pilgrims' Welfare Board (Muslim wing), Professor Sayed Malik has urged members of the public, intending pilgrims in the state and their coordinators to be wary of fraudsters. He gave this warning while briefing newsmen in his office at the Hajj Camp, Olodo, Ibadan. The Chairman gave the caveat upon complaints from intending pilgrims concerning registration for the 2020 hajj exercise. He added that the board did not give any condition different from the existing ones for the registration and did not authorise any individual or organisation to collect hajj fare on its behalf.

Oranges is the most common fruits around and it is loved by most people. If you are one of those that take oranges, take it more often.If you have not join the group of orange lovers, you better join now. Here are the health benefits of oranges. It prevents Cancer Oranges are rich in citrus limonoids that is proven to help fight some amount of varieties of cancer of the skin,lung,breast,stomach and colon. It prevents Kidney diseases By drinking oranges often, it help prevents kidney diseases and cut down on the risk of kidney stones. It reduces Risk of Liver Cancer Japanese experts says that eating mandarin oranges reduces liver cancer.This is because this contain vitamin A compounds known as carotenoids. It Lowers Cholesterol Oranges are rich in soluble fiber and they help lower cholesterol. It boost Heart Health They contain potassium, an electrolyte that help for the heart to function well. This potassium levels get too low,you may develops an abnormal...

Barring any last minutes’ change of mind, the Executive Governor of Oyo State, Engineer Seyi Makinde, will by next month make appointments into the chairmanship positions of the 33 local governments (LG) and 35 local council development areas (LCDAs) of Oyo State.  According to the information obtained by OperaNews, is preparatory to the conduct of  local government elections into the local government areas in the state by march 2020  The 35 LCDAs in the state which are deemed ‘unknown to the constitution’ are to have appointed council bosses after elections might have been conducted into the 33 LGAs of the state. Recall that the Governor Makinde had upon taking his oath of office sacked the elected council bosses in an election conducted by the immediate past administration of Governor Abiola Ajimobi. The disclosure on the plans for the appointment of the caretaker council bosses was made by the Chief of Staff to Governor Makinde, Chief Bisi Ilaka ...

Twenty-one years after he ascended the throne of his forebears, the Eleruwa of Eruwa, Oba Samuel Adegbola, was sacked  this morning by the Supreme Court. Meanwhile, an Oyo State High Court had on January 26, 2011 removed him. But not satisfied, he appealed the judgement. The sacked monarch was installed the Eleruwa in 1998 by the Oyo State Government amidst protracted protests by members of the rightful ruling house after the last Eleruwa, the late Oba Bolanle Olaniyan, who is from the Akalako ruling house, passed on , on May 1, 1994. Although his nomination and selection by the kingmakers were challenged by the Laribikusi house, which argued that he was not a member of the ruling arm, but belonged to Akalako where the previous king emerged, the state government went ahead to inaugurate him, prompting the present action. Those who challenged the authenticity of Adegbola’s claims to the throne are Mr. James Olatunde Idowu and Alhaji Ajao. Joined in the suit besides Ade...

Ogbomoso-born director general of the Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria, FRIN, Professor Adeshola Olatunde Adepoju, has been reward for his hard work,productivity and efficient service delivery. Alongside others who included a billionaire business mogul, Alhaji Aluko Dangote,  Vice-chancellor, Lagos State University(LASU), he was conferred with the  National Productivity Order of Merit Award (NPOMA) by the Federal Government. At the event which took place at the NAF Conference Centre and Suites, Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, on Thursday, Adepoju was showered with encomiums. Others that are awarded for their contribution to humanity, efficiency cum service delivery includes, chairman of UBA Group, Mr Tony Elumelu; Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculations Board(JAMB), Prof Is-haq Oloyede; Chairman Honeywell Group, Dr Oba Otudeko; Chairman Editorial Board, The Nation Newspapers, Mr Sam Omatseye; Comptroller-General, Nigerian Custo...

Oyo state government has commenced capacity building workshop for principals and vice principals of public schools across the state with the aim of improving performances of students and state ranking  in external examination in the state. The workshop which took off in Saki in Oke -Ogun, is to be held across the three senatorial district of the state. Addressing participants before the training, chairman of Oyo state teaching service commission, Pastor Akinade Alamu said with the huge investment government had begun making in the education sector, it was only reasonable to justify the investment. The chairman also noted that with the budgetary allocation for education surpassing the UNESCO standard, Governor Seyi Makinde has shown commended gesture to the sector, while charging principals and vice principals to be focused in positively transforming the sector. Earlier the commissioner for education, who was represented by the director of curriculum development Mr. Tun...

By Abiodun Oluwaseun Laurel Bí a bá ṣe’ni lóore, ọpẹ́ là ńdá – one ought to give thanks when favoured with kindness; and this is in no other reason than the kindness of our amiable Governor, the people’s man, our Godsent, His Excellency, Engr. Seyi Makinde for sparing time out of his busy schedules to attend to the cries of students and staffs of our institution, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology,Ogbomoso. This is not just a visit, it is a remarkable one and a date with destiny, a record making one, as it is the first of its kind that a sitting Governor physically appears in this institution after his election and was received by all and sundry. As if it were not enough to just visit, the Governor out of his benevolence pledged the sum of #500,000,000 as a token to tidy all that is necessary for the school to resume pending the time he finds a lasting solution to the crisis rocking the institution. This is goodwill, and it is worthy of applauds and commend...

The Executive Governor of Oyo State, Engineer Seyi Makinde on Wednesday admitted that the education sector remained a big issue in the state despite various efforts of his administration targeted at  raising the bar. Makinde made this declaration while presenting his inaugural budget proposal to the state House of Assembly in Ibadan, the state capital. OGBOMOSO INFO had earlier reported that Makinde in his maiden budget presentation, proposed a budget of two hundred and eight billion, eight hundred and two million, nine hundred and seventy two thousand, eight hundred and seventy eight naira (208,802,972,878.00) as the estimated budget proposal for the 2020 to the Oyo state House of Assembly for approval. Recalls that teachers and pupils in one of the primary schools in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital, Ibadan Municipal Primary School, Mokola, have a bandoned six out of the thirteen buildings in the school due to incessant defecation by some unknown re...

An Oyo State-based socio-political group, Oyo Kajola Group (OKG), Thursday came hard on the Senator representing Oyo Central Senatorial District, Senator Teslim Folarin, for claiming in an address to his party loyalists that the All Progressives Congress (APC) had set two traps for the government of Governor Seyi Makinde, which according to him it cannot escape. The group in a statement by its Media Coordinator, Mr. Adebayo Ayandele, which OGBOMOSOINFO sighted said the statement credited to Folarin, had exposed the evil intention of the APC, its members and that of the Senator in question. According to him, “By that statement, we are left in no doubt that the APC has the sinister motive of seizing power at all cost through the Court, an intention which has no basis and will fail woefully.” The group maintained that whatever trap has been set to derail good governance, which the Makinde administration has been delivering in the state, would hit the rocks because t...

Professor Adeniyi Olatunbosun, is a professor of Law and Dean, Faculty of Law, University of Ibadan. He gives his understanding of the court judgment on the appeal filed by the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) against the verdict in favour of Governor Seyi Makinde, the standard bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last general election. He give insightful analysis in this  interview with newsmen. What is your understanding of the Court of Appeal judgment that is generating a lot of public discourse weeks after it was delivered concerning the last governorship election in Oyo State? People should not quote out of context because the judgment did not nullify the election of Seyi Makinde. The judgment was to the effect that Bayo Adelabu complained about the way and manner in which the tribunal conducted the trial and he was not allowed to present his case as he would have loved to present it and as such is a deprivation of his right under the c...

Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, has pledged to rehabilitate the Awotan Dumpsite off Apete/Akufo Road to prevent environmental hazard in the area. The Governor made the pledge while speaking during a visit for an on-the-spot assessment of the site in Awotan, Apete, Ibadan, assuring the residents of the area and contractors at the dumpsite that all the identified challenges at the site will be addressed by the Government. A statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, quoted the Governor as saying that the Apete/Awotan axis would witness huge government presence in 2020 fiscal year. According to the Governor, the Apete/Akufo road will be fixed in 2020, as it has been captured in the 2020 Budget. He also said that the road would benefit from the planned uplift of the Akufo Farm Settlement, which government is about to transform to Farm Estate. According to him, the project would begin in the New Year. The Governor said: “I assu...

As part of activities to commemorate 2019 World AIDS Day, Oyo State Government, through the Agency For The Control of AIDS (OYSACA) has donated educational materials and food items to orphans and vulnerable children in the State. While presenting gift items to Living Word Mission (LIWOM) Orphanage Ososami in Ibadan, the Chairperson of the Agency who is the Wife of the State governor, Engr. Tamunominini Olufunke Makinde who was represented by the Executive Secretary (OYSACA), Dr. Lanre Abass said the present administration was passionate about the plight of orphans and vulnerable children in the State and gave the assurance of continued support for their welfare. Not fewer than 300 children from four different homes benefited from the items such as exercise books, writing materials, school bags, mathematical set, diapers, toys among other gift items were presented to the children to support them. "The present administration will see to the day-to-day care of these specia...

Egbe Omo Ogbomoso Parapo Agbaaye, the umbrella socio-cultural organization of Ogbomoso Ajilete sons and daughters worldwide has debunked a report that the Soun of Ogbomosoland, Oba Jimoh Oladunni Oyewumi  Ajagungbade 111 was behind the perennial crisis facing Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, LAUTECH, Ogbomoso, Oyo State. The organization  which described that the allegation apparently borne out of mischief, contained fallacies and misinformation It also maintained that it is an insult that the workers who should be conversant with the facts and address the matter accordingly are the ones propagating fallacies. According to the body “Neither Soun of Ogbomosoland nor his subjects are interested in the subject of who owns the institution, what is of paramount interest to them is for the university to regain its lost glory. But what Ogbomoso people are against is for a state to continually default in meeting its obligation with a sinister plot to trigger th...

Oyo State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) to accept defeat and prepare for 2023 polls. The Publicity Secretary, Engineer Akeem Olatunji, said the election petition filed against the victory of Governor Seyi Makinde at the March 9, 2019 election was doomed to fail. He said APC has a bad case. Olatunji said the petition was a waste of time at the Election Tribunal and the Appeal Court, adding that it will fail. “They know that they have no case, but being characters who are not ashamed of telling lies in the open, they are attempting to deceive the fickle-minded and the unsuspecting persons. “But they have a bad case from the outset. They indeed have no case, we all know. Even their candidate knows he is in a wide goose chase,” the PDP spokesman said. Olatunji added: “In line with the world of fantasy the APC in Oyo has created for itself, it has been going about peddling all sorts of rumour, ...

The Executive Governor of Oyo State, Engineer Seyi Makinde has announced the restructuring of the Oyo State Road Maintenance Agency (OYSROMA) and the directive to establish zonal offices in Oyo, Ogbomoso, Saki and Ibarapa to achieve an effective spread of its activities, adding that the ongoing Light Up Oyo State project through which Smart LED Street Lights were installed in Ibadan and solar lights in Oyo and Ogbomoso would be replicated across the major towns and cities in the State. He stated this during the presentation of 2020 budget to the Oyo state house of Assembly yesterday. Governor Makinde further revealed that the 2020 Budget contained provisions for the procurement of new fire fighting vehicles, ambulances, water tankers and communication equipment for the security system. Governor Makinde further said that in line with his Government’s four service point agenda, it has allocated 5.18 per cent and 4.43 per cent respectively to the Health and Agriculture sector...