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...urges Fashola to Construct Pedestrian Bridges The lawmaker representing Oluyole Federal Constituency, Tolulope Akande-Sadipe, (APC) has urged the Federal Government to urgently construct  pedestrian bridges along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway within the metropolis of Ibadan, Oyo State. Akande-Sadipe, said this today, after she laid a copy of petition from Concerned Youth for Welfarism before the house at plenary on Wednesday December 28th 2022. She noted that to save lives and improve economic interactions of the people, the Federal Government should urgently construct pedestrian bridges at five locations on the expressway. Rep. Akande-Sadipe, said that Nigeria’s population growth and economic development requires improved transport infrastructure, through investments in roads, railways, and aviation, shipping and inland waterways. She added that the population increase has spilled into some parts of Ibadan such that there is a major need to cross the highway for access to schools, ho...

Oyo State Governor ‘Seyi Makinde on Wednesday, pledged the support of his administration for the smooth take-off of the Federal Polytechnic, Ayede, Ogbomoso, saying that education is a top priority of his administration. The governor, who stated this while receiving members of the Institution’s Governing Council, who paid him a courtesy visit in his office at the Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan, said that he was ready to approve the release of the Government Technical College, Ogbomoso as a temporary site for the take-off of the Institution, added however that the management must give a commitment as to the timeframe within which the institution would be returned to the Permanent Site. He said that the state will support the take-off of the school because it could not wait for it to start fulfilling its quota in the educational sector of the state. Governor Makinde explained that education is one of the major pillars of his administration, and that he has done a lot for the sector. He state...

  The Oyo State Government Waste Management consultant, Mottainai Recycling Ltd. on Friday cleared heaps of refuse and human excrement at the New Gbagi Pedestrian bridge.   The Managing Director, Mottainai Recycling Ltd, Mr. Adey Adewuyi said the decision to clean pedestrian bridges in the State capital is part of Mottainai's commitment to keep public spaces in Oyo State clean.    He said the bridge has been effectively cleaned up and the Authority has assigned a sweeper to ensure sustainability.   Adewuyi called for public participation in sustaining the Oyo State Government clean environment drive.   “Until recently, this pedestrian bridge was home to the destitute, but henceforth, we will deploy a Special Task Force to flush them out and put an end to the misuse of public infrastructure”, he said.   He said the objective of ensuring the safety of all road users, through the use of pedestrian bridges, must not be neglected.   Adewuyi noted that ...

The Oyo State Government on Monday, presented an additional set of One-hundred and twenty (120) generators to primary health facilities in Oyo State.   Recall that on November 8, 2022, the Oyo State Government had presented about 97 generating sets to some PHCs in the state.   The symbolic presentation was done at the Oyo State Primary Healthcare Board, in collaboration with Lanocks construction company.   Speaking at the presentation, the Engineering Technical Lead of PHCs Renovation Committee, Engr. Ademola Aderinto said the delivery of generators to Oyo state Primary Healthcare Centres is part of Governor Seyi Makinde’s initiative to renovate/upgrade of one (1) Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) per ward (there are 351 wards in Oyo state) to the standard category-three PHC.    “This project which began in 2021, has resulted in over 200 newly renovated PHCs, as well as many newly built PHCs”, he said.    “Today One hundred and twenty (115) generato...

        Late Soun, Oba Jimoh Oyewumi One year has gone like 20 seconds.  Today  12th December, marked exactly one year after  Soun of Ogbomosoland, Oba Oladunni Oyewumi, Ajagungbade 111, joined his ancestors on December 12, 2021 at the age of 95. The late soun became king on 24th October 1973. H is demise has left a vacuum that is yet to be filled today in Ogbomoso. The indigenes and residents of Ogbomoso are getting worried over the continuous delay and announcement of the new monarch by the Oyo State Government. Investigations revealed that the delay in announcing and subsequently presenting the staff of office to the new Soun was not unconnected with the alleged petitions by some of the candidates who lost out during the screening and selection process. A  source told our reporter that some of the candidates who show interest for the stool and lost out submitted petitions to the State Government, challenging the process of selection and they ar...

Governor of Oyo State, ‘Seyi Makinde, has congratulated the Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) and the state’s contingent to the National Sports Festival, Delta 2022, on their respective successes at the weekend. The Oluyole Warriors, as the 3SC is proudly known, won the Nigeria Professional Football League’s Dozy Mmobuosi Super Cup at the weekend and were rewarded with a N100 Million Prize money, while Team Oyo, comprising athletes in different games at the just-concluded National Sports Festival, finished fourth on the medals table. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, indicated that the 3SC’s and Team Oyo’s successes are testaments to how far the Makinde administration has come in sports development. Governor Makinde said: “I am proud of our team, the Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC), who just won the Nigeria Professional Football League’s Dozy Mmobuosi Super Cup competition against Enyimba Football Club on Friday. Hearty congratulations. “We look...

The Oyo State Security Network Agency (Amotekun Corps) has released results for the screening of recruits for the corps According to a  public announcement signed by Col Olayinka Olayanju Rtd applicants who participated during the screening exercise across the 33 local government should check their names in their respective local government Secretariat. The successful applicants are to report unfailingly to Ilaji Hotels and Resorts, Amuloko, Ibadan on 11th December,2022(Sunday) with the following items for documentations: 1.Two pairs of white socks 2. Two pairs of blue shirt 3. One neat canvas (any colour) 4. Plates, cutleries and cup. 5.Medium plastic bucket 6. One pair of bedsheet 7. Sanitary Items. 8. Photocopies of application forms. 9. Four copies of passport photograph. 10. BVN print out from bank. The deadline for registration at the camp is Tuesday 13th December,2022 for lateness and absenteeism will not be tolerated. Successful candidates can also visit the agency website ...