NGO Donates Cash for Widows A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Widows/Widowers Connect has donated cash to some widows in Ibadan. Speaking at the event held at *Church of the Transfiguration Agodi/Ikolaba* , Diocese of Ibadan, the Coordinator Widows/Widowers Connect, Evangelist Dr. Florence Remi Ojengbede said the gesture was to assist the widows and show them care. Evangelist Ojengbede stressed that the gesture was also to give back to society and put smiles on the faces of these special and often marginalised individuals. She lamented that in the society, the rich don’t remember the widows community, instead they focus on assisting themselves…
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Senate Replaces Senator Alli Ndume at Its Chief Whip ..elects Monguno Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume has been removed from his position as Chief Whip. Senator Tahir Monguno has been elected as his replacement. The decision, made today, followed a letter addressed to Senate President Godswill Akpabio. The letter was jointly signed by APC National Chairman Alhaji Umar Ganduje and National Secretary Barrister Bashir Ajibola. It recommended Ndume’s removal while affirming his continued membership in the ruling party. The Senate President presented the request for a voice vote, which received unanimous support from all APC senators. This marks the second time…
Peter Olaoluwa Foundation Donates Cash To Support Widows In Ibadan. The President, Peter Olaoluwa Foundation on Saturday donated cash gifts to support hundreds of widows in Ibadan, Oyo State. The donation was at the *2024 Jesus’ Wives and Widowers Outreach of the Ibadan Anglican Diocese* held at Church of Transfiguration of the diocese, Ikolaba, Ibadan. In her address, the President, Ibadan Anglican Diocese Women Organization, Mrs Comfort Akinfenwa said the event was put together to assist Widows and widowers and encourage them to hold firmly to God’s love. She stated that it is important for them not to give up…
*PPP: Oyo, AllianzWA Take Delivery of 11 Transformers* The infrastructure partner of the Oyo State government, Allianz West Africa has taken delivery of ten (10) units of 500kva distribution transformers and One unit of 5MVA power transformer for the Yekini Adeojo and Senator Rashidi Ladoja GRAs, Ibadan. According to the Managing Director, Allianz WA, Engr. Yinka Owodunni, the purchase carried out on a Public Private Partnership was supervised by the Oyo State Investment and Public Private Partnership Agency – OYSIPA. The transformers, which will power over 2,000 households in the Yekini Adeojo and Senator Rashidi Ladojo GRAs arrived from…
PRESIDENT TINUBU APPOINTS FORMER OYO GOVERNOR SON, SENIOR SPECIAL ASSISTANT ON LIVESTOCK DEVELOPMENT President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mr. Idris Ajimobi as Senior Special Assistant to the President on Livestock Development (Office of the President). The appointment follows the recent inauguration of the Presidential Committee on Implementation of Livestock Reforms and the establishment of a new Ministry of Livestock Development. The President seeks to harness and develop Nigeria’s agricultural potential, including the animal husbandry ecosystem, to spur sustainable economic growth, create industries and jobs, and eradicate violent conflicts between farmers and herders over time. The President expects…
PRESIDENT TINUBU APPOINTS SPECIAL ADVISER ON SENATE MATTERS President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Senator Bashir Lado Mohammed as Special Adviser to the President on Senate Matters (Office of the President). Mr. Mohammed is an experienced politician and businessman from Kano State. He is a former Senator representing Kano Central and former Director-General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP). The President expects that the new Special Adviser on Senate Matters will deploy his immense experience for enhanced synergy between the Executive and the Legislature and for improved government performance.
Olubadan Coronation: Osi Bashorun Adeduntan Felicitates Oba Olakulehin On Ascension The OSI BASHORUN of IBADAN LAND -Prince (DR) Azeez ADEDUNTAN congratulates his imperial majesty -OBA OWOLABI OLAKULEHIN today July 12th 2024 on his ascension -as the 43rd OLUBADAN of IBADAN LAND. ADEDUNTAN-an IBADAN born world revered international cardiovascular surgeon said he knew Kabiyesi OLAKULEHIN at very close quarters ,as a living specimen of simplicity, honesty, straightforwardness, military discipline, hardwork and unassuming intelligence. OSI BASHORUN ADEDUNTAN also congratulates and felicitates with Ibadan indigenes ,the OLUBADAN and Obas IN Council, the Central Council of IBADAN indigenes ,all IBADAN Mogaji’s on the epochal,auspicious…
President Tinubu Lauds Supreme Court Judgement Affirming Rights Of Local Governments President Bola Tinubu welcomes the decision of the Supreme Court of Nigeria affirming the spirit, intent, and purpose of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on the statutory rights of local governments. The President states that a fundamental challenge to the nation’s advancement over the years has been ineffective local government administration, as governance at the critical cellular level of socio-political configuration is nearly absent. The President emphasizes that the onus is now on local council leaders to ensure that the broad spectrum of Nigerians living at…
Supreme Court Declares It’s Unconstitutional For Governors To Hold LG Funds The Supreme Court, on Thursday, declared that it is unconstitutional for state governors to hold onto funds meant for Local Government (LG) administrations. In its lead judgement read by Justice Emmanuel Agim, the apex court observed that the refusal of state government on financial autonomy for local governments has gone on for over two decades. He said local governments has since stopped receiving the money meant for them from the state governors who act in their stead. Justice Agim noted that the 774 local government councils in the country…
Olubadan’s Palace: Mogaji Olubadan Felicitates Olubadan, CCII On Official Opening Mogaji Olubadan, Lato compound, Labo, Ibadan, Mogaji (Prof) Gbolagade Abiodun has congratulated the 43rd Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, leadership of the Central Council of Ibadan (CCII) on the commissioning of Olubadan’s palace. in a statement on Wednesday in Ibadan, Gbolagade said, the day will surely go down in the history of Ibadan. Mogaji Abiodun stated that the unveiling of the new palace is a landmark and a day that will not be easily forgotten. He further stressed that the place of Ibadanland in the map of Yoruba land…