Hands Over Govt Property In Your Care To Council Chairman, Makinde Asks Onido To Proceed On Suspension The Oyo State Government has suspended Oba Gbolagade Muritala Babalola (Gbadewolu I) as the Onido of Ido in Ido Local Government Area of the state. The government, in a letter dated 2nd of February, 2024 and signed by the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, Hon. Olusegun Olayiwola, indicated that Governor ‘Seyi Makinde approved the suspension on 1st of February, 2024. “I wish to inform you that His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Oyo State of Nigeria, in exercise of the powers…
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We Are Working To Resolve Your Challenges, Gov Aiyedatiwa Assures RUGIPO Students Ondo State Governor, Hon. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has assured the students of the Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo, that his administration is working on resolving some of the major challenges facing the institution. The Governor gave the assurance while addressing thousands of the students who met him at the gate of the school in Owo on his way to Ikare Akoko on Thursday. The students had given the Governor and his entourage a rousing reception, shanting solidarity songs and urging the Governor to address them. The Governor, who thanked…
Oyo Deputy Governor Orders Reopening of 23 Schools The Oyo State Deputy Governor, Barr Bayo Lawal has ordered the reopening of 23 schools in Atiba, Afijio, Oyo East and Oyo West local government areas of the state. Barrister Bayo Lawal on Thursday, waded into the boundary crisis that culminated into a 10-year closure of the schools in the local government areas. In a stakeholder’s meeting held at the Western Hall, Secretariat, Ibadan, to fashion out ways of resolving the age-long land dispute, Barr. Bayo Lawal, who doubles as the chairman of the State Boundary Committee, charged the chairmen of Atiba, Afijio, Oyo…
Yayi Has Set New Standard In Lawmaking, Representation – Oladoja ..backs 2027 Ogun Guber ambition A chieftain of the Oyo State chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Mogaji Olawale Oladoja has described Senator representing Ogun West Senatorial district, Adeola Olamilekan Yayi as a true representative of the people. Oladoja stated this while speaking with newsmen in Ibadan on Tuesday while speaking on the performance of members of national assembly in Nigeria. He explained that with the comments and video evidences of many people and community oriented projects of Yayi in Ogun West, it will be so difficult for anyone…
PDP, Fintiri Wins At The Supreme Court The Supreme Court has upheld the election victory of Ahmadu Fintiri from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as Governor of Adamawa. The court on Wednesday dismissed an appeal by the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its governorship candidate in Adamawa State, Aisha Dahiru, known as Binani. Justice Okoro stated that the declaration of Dahiru as the winner by the state’s Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) was illegal and void. He said that only the Returning Officer, as empowered by the Electoral Act, has the authority to announce election results, and any other person doing…
Ndume Backs Tinubu Over Crude Oil Proceeds Directive Senate Chief Whip Ali Ndume has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over his directive to the NNPCL to pay all crude oil proceeds into the Consolidated Revenue Fund domiciled in the CBN. He also said NIMASA, NPA, Customs Service and all other revenue generating agencies should pay revenues into the CBN. Ndume, who gave the commendation while answering questions from reporters in Abuja, also called on the President to sign an Executive Order on Unexplained Wealth to empower anti-corruption and security agencies to go after Nigerians with questionable riches. He also urged…
FG Inaugurates Minimum Wage Committee, Name Members The Federal Government will inaugurate the Minimum Wage Committee on January 30. The committee is to recommend a new national minimum wage for the country. After President Bola Tinubu removed the fuel subsidy on May 29, 2023, the Federal Government decided to provide N35,000 to each of its employees as a measure to alleviate the impact of the subsidy removal. However, organised labour maintained that the N35,000 was a provisional solution, emphasizing the need for a review of the minimum wage in 2024. Besides, the current N30,000 minimum wage would expire at the…
SGF Cautions Nigerians Over Fake Appointment Press Release The attention of the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation has been drawn to a certain fraudster, *Mr. Musa Madugu*, who has been defrauding unsuspecting Nigerians with fake appointments and claiming to be representing or being affiliated with the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Sen. George Akume, CON. In addition, the fraudster with this phone number, *08033453597*, has been swindling people with a cloned phone number, *08032260729*, purported to be SGF’s on True Caller; through which he was able to fleece the public of their hard…
Oyo Govt Promises To Continue To Provide Qualitative Education …seeks more collaboration with stakeholders Oyo State Government on Saturday pledged its commitment to ensuring that every child of school age in the state has access to qualitative education. The Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof. Salihu Adelabu made the pledge at the opening of SQI/ AI and Robot Research and Training Center, Ibadan, sought more collaboration with stakeholders in the education sector. The Commissioner, who was represented by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Education Intervention, Oloye Suraj Tiamy, said that the governor’s investment in education would significantly…
New Kogi Governor, Ododo Swears-In All Progressive Congress (APC) Governorship candidate and the declared winner of the November 11, 2023 governorship election in Kogi State, Usman Ododo, has taken the oath of office as Governor of the state. He succeeds his political benefactor, ex – Governor Yahaya Bello, who many hailed for his eight years of landmark achievements in education, health, security, infrastructure, agriculture, among others in Kogi. In attendance at the exciting ceremony in Lokoja, the state capital include Vice President Kashim Shettima; APC National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje and immediate past Kogi Governor Yahaya Bello among others.