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  A graduate of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, LAUTECH, Ogbomoso, Engineer Kazeem Adio Adegboye has emerged as the Onisanbo of Ogbooro, in Ifeloju Local Council Development Area, Saki East Local Government in the Oke Ogun area of Oyo state. Oba Adegboye, who studied Electrical and Electronics Engineering hails from Omole Ruling House of Ogbooro Land. According to Oke-Ogun Reporters, Onisanbo is the title of royal stool of Ogbooro which according to records and history is open to four families namely Daodu Ruling House, Omole Ruling House, Adeoye Ruling House and Lasile Ruling House. His emergence was ratified by Governor Seyi Makinde in a letter by the state government dated 22nd of July, 2020. The letter with the title “Re-Filling of Vacant Stool of Onisanbo of Ogbooro” was addressed to Oba Adegboye Kazeem Adio Ilufemiloye 1. It read in part “I am directed to refer you to the above subject and inform you with great pleasure that His Excellency, the Executive Governor of...

  Oyo State government has approved the release of N72 Million as counterpart fund for the Oyo State Community and Social development Agency (OYCSDA) for the improvement of living standard in rural communities. The fund was meant to access a World Bank intervention fund on COVID-19 Action Response and Economic Stimulus (CARES) for empowerment project, expected to kick off in January 2021 with focus on livelihood of the people at the grassroot. The Board Chairman of the Oyo State Community and Social Development Agency, Hon. Ahmed Babatunde Eesuola disclosed this during an impact assessment and evaluation tour to some of the project sites in Ogo Oluwa, Oyo, Ogbomoso, Iseyin, Iganna, Ona- Ara and Akinyele Local Government Areas of the State. According to the Chairman, the assessment tour was scheduled to assess the impact of the intervention as well as hand over all the completed projects to the benefiting communities for proper maintenance and sustainability of the projects in their...

    The Yoruba World Congress, an umbrella organisation for Yoruba nationals at home and abroad, has rejected the plan to place the Western Nigeria Security Outfit, Operation Amotekun, under the control of the Nigeria Police Force. This was contained in a statement on Sunday, titled, ‘Yoruba World Congress supports Akeredolu, Makinde on Amotekun’, and signed by the group’s President General, Prof. Banji Akintoye.   The YWC reinforced the stand of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State and his Oyo State counterpart, Governor Seyi Makinde, that Amotekun should not be subsumed under the control of the NPF. The statement read in part, “Amotekun, as rightly posited by the governors, is an independent security outfit necessitated by the clear danger of murderous herdsmen internationally accepted as terrorists, heartless bandits and sundry criminals who have turned Yorubaland into killing fields. “It was also the failure of the existing security architecture to tackle the menac...

  Journalists in Oyo State have shunned the media parley convened by Femi Fani Kayode in Ibadan. Some selected journalists had received a closed invitation to attend the planned event at 11am today but the leadership of the state council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, has told journalists to boycott the event. The Chairman of the NUJ in the state, Demola Babalola, made the announcement on Fresh 105.9 FM this morning, saying no journalist should attend any media parley with the former Minister of Aviation in solidarity with the profession which was recently debased by FFK. The earlier invitation sent to journalists reads: "You are specially invited to a media parley with Femi Fani Kayode(FFK) Venue-Chalton Gate Hotel, Ibadan.  Time -11am  Note: strictly by invitation." The situation in Ibadan comes on the heel of the recent FFK's violent and insulting outburst against Daily Trust's Charles Eyo at a similar media parley in Calabar, Cross River State. Recall t...

  A former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani Kayode on Sunday night arrived Ibadan for the next leg of his tour to inspect projects in States controlled by the Peoples Democratic Party. In a statement on his official Facebook account, the PDP chieftain described the Governor’s lodge where he staying as a historic building and stated that it was a delight to be given the honour of staying there whenever he visits Governor Seyi Makinde. He also noted that he is glad to be back in the western part of the country for the first time since the lockdown of the country due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He wrote, “Flew into Lagos yesterday with the Governor of Akwa Ibom from Uyo, spent the night at the George Hotel in Lagos for a brief rest and to see a few old friends, attended Bishop Isaac Idahosa’s 31st year Church anniversary in the afternoon and finally left Lagos this evening to arrive at State House, Oyo State one hour ago. “The Governor’s Lodge, where I am staying, is a historic building ...

  Oyo State governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, on Sunday, declared that his administration would continue to prioritise education, saying that education remained the key to societal growth. Makinde, who spoke at two separate events put together by the Bishop of the Sword of the Spirit Ministries, Bishop Francis Wale Oke, said that the state’s economic recovery programme can conveniently rest on a properly fixed education sector. Speaking at the dedication of the Global Mission Centre and Global Mission Plaza, which were named after the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor E.A Adeboye, and the governor of Akwa Ibom State, Governor Udom Emmanuel, respectively, Governor Makinde said education would ensure that people embrace development. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, quoted the governor as adding that educated minds cannot be held down by any means. He also stated that with the dedication of the campus, more missio...

  …commends partners on human capacity devt in health sector The Oyo State government, on Friday, received medical equipment comprising 60 antenatal and postnatal treatment equipment as donations from the African Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET), Oyo State branch and the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Seyi Makinde, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, indicated that the state’s Commissioner for Health, Dr Bashir Bello, who received the equipment from the two organisations on behalf of the state government at the Ministry of Health, Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan, expressed gratitude to the donors. He also commended the partners for paying attention to the development of manpower in the health sector. The statement quoted the Commissioner as stating that the Oyo State government would continue to do the needful to ensure that pregnant women enjoy comprehensive health care during pregnancy and beyond. He said: “On behalf of the ...

  Officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Oyo State Command Agro Rangers Squad (Ogbomoso Zone) have apprehended a farmer, Abraham Alamu in Ogbomoso. In a statement signed by the corps public relations officer Mr, Oluwole Olusegun, the suspect was arrested for murder. The statement noted that the suspect Abraham Alamu was arrested on Friday in Ogbomoso town after he had escaped since he allegedly committed the offence at Oko Oba, Elega, Orire Local Government Area on 21th of this month. It also added that the suspect brutalized one Shuaib Adamu  of Elega Village, Ikoyi Ogbomoso for grazing his cattles on his farm. The State Commandant of NSCDC Mr. Iskilu Akinsanya says the arrest was made possible with the help of the public and the Agro Rangers Squad of the command. He said that the suspect was later handed over to the Nigeria police, Oyo State Command for further investigations. Items recovered from the suspect includes Carpenter working tools: Scisso...

  The Oyo State Post-Primary Teaching Service Commission has released the results of the recently held Computer Based Test for applicants into the State teaching service.  Applicants are to check their results online through the designated portal. Recall that the commission recently held CBT for applicants in Ibadan, the state capital. Applicants who sat in the for the exam are to visit https://tescom.jobportal.oyostate.gov.ng/and login to check their results.

       The Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism in Oyo State, Dr Wasiu Olatubosun has declared that the May 12th 2018 local government election in the state was nonbinding from the beginning as all the All Progressive Congress (APC) candidates never obtained forms to contest. The Commissioner also asserted that there were no documents in the custody of the State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC) showing that any form was purchased by the candidates of the erstwhile ruling party in the State, while interested candidates from the opposition parties were blocked from buying till the election took place. “It was clear from the beginning that the exercise was a charade, they just went ahead to waste the State’s resources, none of the APC candidates obtained form while the opposition was not allowed to obtain as well, this is part of why they have no moral and judicial stands to argue their case. “We were all aware of the outcry from their own party ch...

   A former governor of Oyo state, Otunba Adebayo Alao-Akala on Saturday declared that he would not take part in the future Governorship elections in the Oyo state, but will ensure a sellable candidate emerge through primary elections in 2023.   Akala said his decision to step aside for the governorship election will make it possible for him to carry out the chairmanship reconciliation task bestowed on him by the late former governor of the state, senator Abiola Ajimobi without fear or favor.   The former governor who spoke during a radio programme monitored by Oyo Echo,  in Ibadan, the state capital said a credible and transparent primary elections must be held ahead of 2023 elections. Akala said the only reason people leave a political party is when they discovered that the leadership of such party cheated them by imposing candidates on them, but said this would be addressed in 2023.   Akala said; “My discussion with the former governor Abiola Ajimobi was...

  …Orders contractors to return to site on Federal roads across Oyo State. The Minister for Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare on Friday declared that the federal government has approved vocational training for 5,000 youths in the state. He said President Muhammadu Buhari has also given a marching order for contractors working on the federal government roads in Oyo state to return to site. Hon Dare, said this during his visit to the palace of Olubadan of Ibadan land, Oba Saliu Adetunji as part of the 92nd birthday celebration of the Monarch said the covid 19 pandemic has affected the laid down programms of the federal government, but however noted that work has commenced across the sectors of the economy. He said; “First of all, I want to seek for forgiveness from the Olubadan of Ibadan land and my father, because since I became a Minister of sport and youth development a year ago, I have not visited him. It is true that we have spoken and I have sent some people to you but ...

  Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, has congratulated the president of the African Development Bank, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, following his re-election as the president of the bank for another term. Makinde in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Taiwo Adisa, stated that the victory was well-deserved adding that the world class technocrat, remains a pride to Nigeria and the Yoruba race. The governor added that Adesina has raised the standards and brought about immense growth in the multilateral development finance institution, in the last five years of his first tenure. The statement quoted Governor Makinde as saying that he was not surprised that Adesina was re-elected to lead the bank for another term, as his insightful leadership and sense of direction, which have repositioned the bank “could not have gone unnoticed by stakeholders and member-countries.” He said: “I congratulate the president of the African Development Bank, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, on his re-election as...

    The newly appointed Chairman, Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC), Barrister Isiaka Olagunju, has pledged to conduct a credible and transparent local government election. Barr. Olagunju stated this on Thursday after his confirmation by the state House of Assembly. He asserted the commission is focused on building trust and confidence in the electoral process so that a high number of political parties will participate in the forthcoming local government election in the state. He maintained that the commission will be transparent and credible in all its activities leading to the election to allow increased participation of political parties. He ascertained that OYSIEC will not be a party to rigging. On the typical scenario of ruling parties sweeping almost all LG seats, Olagunju explained while there was no law against such, even if such happens, it will be deemed an acceptable result to the losers. “I can see that there has been a challenge in organising loc...

    The Oyo State House of Assembly has confirmed the appointment of members of Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission OYSIEC.   The members were screened and confirmed on Thursday during the house plenary Last Tuesday, Oyo State Governor, Engr Seyi Makinde forwarded the list of the OYSIEC members to the Oyo State House of Assembly for screening and confirmation. The Committee has Barr Isiaka Olagunju as Chairman, while Comrade Adeniyi Afeez Babatunde, Alhaja Ganiyat Saka, Mr Olanrewaju Emmanuel, Chief Kunle Agboola, Mr Remi Ayoade, Mr Sunday Falana and Mr Adeojo Elias as members. The Speaker , Hon Adebo Ogundoyin described the newly appointed Committee members as people of proven integrity whose honesty and forthrightness is not in doubt. ” I therefore urge you to bring your professional experiences to bear in your new assignment as the Oyo State Government has reposed its confidence in you hence we expect you to conduct free and fair Local Government elections for t...

  Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde has directed caretaker chairmen across the 33 Local Government Areas and the 35 Local Council Development Areas to set up security committees to tackle insecurity. Makinde gave the directive at a meeting with the caretaker chairmen in Ibadan. He said that reports of criminal activities in some areas in the state were not acceptable to his administration. The governor said that the biggest challenge facing the state and the country was insecurity. The governor spoke after a middle aged man returning from a bank was killed by armed robbers on a road close to the Government House in Ibadan. “You all have to go back to your respective areas and set up security committees, it must be done immediately. “I will give approval for release of funds on security within your domain because we want our people to sleep with their two eyes closed. “Security is one of the pillars of this administration, Oyo state is a very large area, so we must do e...

  The Executive Governor of Oyo State, Engineer Seyi Makinde has maintained that the South-West Security Network codenamed “Amotekun” would not be under any federal establishment. The Governor, on Wednesday, while speaking during a meeting with chairmen of local government areas (LGs) and local council development areas (LCDAs), at the State Secretariat, Ibadan, asserted that the security network would be entirely regulated by the state government. The Governor opined that there was no going back on implementing Amotekun in the state while making references to communities where crimes have been forestalled with the local collaborative efforts. According to him: “At Okeho the other day, armed robbers robbed a bank and thankfully the community rose to the occasion and they assisted to apprehend those people. They combed the forest. “That is why I will continue to say that Amotekun is here to stay with us. And it will not be under the control of the federal establishment. It will be u...

  The Management of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, LAUTECH, Ogbomoso, has given notice to all members of the public especially candidates who are interested in applying to Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso for undergraduate admission that the 2020/2021 post UTME application portal has been activated. The information was contained in a notice made available  on Tuesday.   It reads, “Notice is hereby given to all candidates who chose LAUTECH as their Institution of first choice or those willing to change to LAUTECH as their Institution of first choice in the 2020/2021 Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) that a Post-UTME Computer Based Test (CBT) screening exercise and oral interview for Direct Entry candidates for admission to the University’s various programmes will be conducted on a date to be announced soon.” “However, application form will be available online for completion and submis...

    A year after his appointment as Minister of Youth and Sports development by President Muhammadu Buhari, Ogbomoso born, Sunday Akin Dare has been named the third best performing minister in the country. The former special adviser (media) to former Lagos state governor, Ahmed Bola Tinubu was sworn-in on August 21, 2019 as the minister of Youth and Sports development. In an interim scorecard released by Transparency watch, Dare who is also a veteran journalist came third behind the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Saddiya Farouq and Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi. His emergence as one of the top three most performing ministers is quite surprising because the Ministry of Youth and Sport has one of lowest budget in the country. Among the top three ministries, the ministry of transportation gets 560 billion as yearly budgetary allocation while the ministry of humanitarian affairs, disaster management and social deve...

    The Oyo State Government, on Tuesday, approved the sum of 1.2 million US Dollars for the commencement of the Start Them Early Programme (STEP), an agribusiness initiative, in six selected secondary schools, across the six geopolitical zones in the state. The programme, according to the state government, is targeted at gainfully impacting youths in agribusiness with the potentials of expanding the economy of the state. It also noted that the programme will encourage youths’ interest in agribusiness. A statement by the Special Assistant (Print Media) to Governor Seyi Makinde, Moses Alao, indicated that the Oyo State Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Akinola Ojo, made the disclosure shortly after the 22nd executive council meeting presided over by the Governor Makinde, held at the Government House, Agodi, Ibadan. Ojo stated that STEP is an intervention programme that uses a unique approach that would encourage and prepare secondary schools’ students to explore potentials in agrib...

  LATEST N The Executive Governor of Oyo  State, Engineer Seyi Makinde has forwarded an eight member list of the Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission, OYSIEC to the Oyo State House of Assembly for screening and confirmation. The eight member board are Barr. Isiaka Olagunju as Chairman while Comrade Adeniyi Afeez Babatunde, Alhaja Ganiyat Saka, Mr. Olanrewaju Emmanuel, Chief Kunle Agboola, Mr. Remi Ayoade, Mr. Sunday Falana and Mr. Adeojo Elias are members. In the letter announcing the composition of the board by the Governor read at Tuesday’s plenary by the Speaker, Oyo State House of Assembly, Hon Adebo Ogundoyin, Engr. Makinde said “the board members are eminently qualified to be appointed as members of OYSIEC to oversee and conduct elections into our Local Government Areas based on their track records”. The Speaker said the board of OYSIEC should have been constituted before now but for the court case instituted by the sacked Local Government Chairmen in the state. Ho...

  Oyo State House of Assembly has decried alleged incessant attacks on farmers in Oriire Local Government area of Ogbomoso zone by suspected Fulani cattle herders and has ordered full investigation into the recent incidents in the area which have reportedly led to death of farmers and destruction of farmlands. This was part of the resolutions of the house on Tuesday while deliberating on a Matter of urgent Public Importance on the need to protect lives and properties of farmers in Oriire Local Government from incessant herders’ attacks jointly brought to the plenary by Hon Sanjo Adedoyin (Ogbomoso South) and Hon Jacob Bamigboye (Oriire) The House while urging the Oyo State Government to put urgent measures in place for the effective take off of Amotekun corps as well as implementation of Open Rearing and Grazing Regulations Law, 2019 also appealed to the Commissioner of Police to mandate his officers to handle cases between farmers and herders with fairness and equity to ensure jus...

  Several pensioners in Oyo State have been presented gratuity cheques amounting to N1.3billion, on Monday. The beneficiaries, that include 449 pensioners living and next-of-kins of 124 dead pensioners, are drawn from those primary school teachers that retired in 2011 and 2012 and from those local government workers that exited service in 2014 making a total of 573 recipients. Mr Remi Ayodele, the Chairman, Local Government Staff Pension Board, while handed over the cheques, at the State Secretariat, Ibadan, encouraged the beneficiaries to make judicious use of the funds. Ayodele explained Governor Seyi Makinde’s led government was determined to make payment of pensions and gratuities a priority notwithstanding reduced federal allocation and looming economic recession. Mr Segun Abatan, the Secretary, Nigeria Union of Pensioners, Oyo State, reprimanded those who deride the state government for prioritising the payment of salaries and pensions. He wondered if pensioners who were owed...

  Farmers and residents in Ikoyi-Ile, Orire local government of Oyo State have appealed to Oyo State Government to come to their aid against suspected herdsmen terrorising their community. They further threatened to resolve to self-help, if their appeal is not hastily attended to by relevant authorities. The farmers lamented that despite killing one of their members, raping their minors and destroying their farm lands, herdsmen still continue terrorizing their community and villages which is giving them sleepless nights. The Babalaje of Agbe in Orire Local Government, Chief Oyekola Joseph, lamented that the killings have been on for over eight years, calling for urgent intervention by the state government and relevant authorities. Oyekola, who is the secretary of Idera Agbe Famers Association, Orire local government branch said “we don’t know what to do because if we take any step of revenge, it might lead to blood shed. We want the government to help us. Please take necessary step...

  The suspected Ibadan serial killer, Sunday Shodipe, has been rearrested by operatives of the Oyo State police command. The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Olugbenga Fadeyi, confirmed the development to the  Nigerian Tribune  SP Fadeyi said: “The suspect has been rearrested and is currently in police custody.” Shodipe (19), who is suspected to have killed about six women at Akinyele Local Government Area of the state, escaped from the Mokola police station on Tuesday, August 11. This prompted a wave of protests against the police, but the state Commissioner of Police, Joe Nwachukwu Enwonwu, had assured that everything had been put in place to ensure the rearrest of the suspect. Just last Thursday, a N500,000 bounty was placed on Shodipe’s head by the police.

...says politicians masquerading as religious groups can't derail govt The Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to Oyo State Governor, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, on Saturday, gave reasons why the state government decided not to declare a public holiday for Hijrah 1442 AH, which was observed in the state on Friday August 21. The CPS, who spoke on an Impact Business Radio 92.5 FM's programme, Bottomline, in Ibadan, said that the decision was taken by the government after a discussion on the matter. He warned politicians with interests in 2023, whom he said are masquerading and using religious leaders to push sentiments that border on religion to desist from such a path, adding that the people of the state will always see through their shenanigans. He added such people will not succeed in derailing the government of Engr. Makinde, which according to him, has so far shown that it means well for the people of the state through several policies and programmes. Adisa, while appearing as a guest the prog...

  Tributes and commendations flowed on Friday as the remains of Pa Rev Okesiji were laid to rest at the premises of First Baptist Church,Okelerin,Ogbomoso. He was accorded full honours as the President of Nigerian Baptist Convention and CAN, Rev Dr Supo Ayokunle paid tribute. In his remark, Dr Ayokunle described Pa Okesiji as a Reverend who was committed to the gospel ministry and the Nigerian Baptist Convention, as his contributions to ministry, capacity development, mentorship speaks volume.He urges ministers of the gospel to use his model in ministry. Revd Okesiji was born on Sunday, August 19, 1928 in Okeho, Oyo State and he was an ordained minister of the gospel who did exploits as a Baptist Pastor and made laudable contributions to the Nigerian Baptist Convention at large.  He pastored First Baptist Church, Okelerin, Ogbomoso for 30 years. The  Reverend Gentleman took over the pastorate of the First Baptist Church, Okelerin, Ogbomoso from January 1968 to December 19...

  The Oyo State House of Assembly as passed into law the primary healthcare board bill amendment. The amendment which was passed during the Thursday plenary improve the welfarism and salary payment of the staff. According to the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Adebo Ogundoyin, the board shall be henceforth responsible for the payment of the salaries of the primary healthcare workers in the State. "The board will now maintain an account into which the Gross Salaries of all Primary Health Care Workers in the local government areas of the State shall be remitted. "The remittance by the local government shall be done by third week of the month. We believe tho will improve the welfarism and encourage health workers, who labour day and night caring for the sick at the grassroot," he added.