Good Times Are Here For Sport Writers In Oyo State – SWAN Chairmanship Candidate, Ayomiku Ajibola ..picks nomination form Ahead of the election of the Oyo state chapter of Sport Writers Association of Nigeria, (SWAN), a candidate aspiring to be the Chairman of the association, Otunba Ayomiku Ajibola has assured members in Oyo state of good days if elected into the office. Ayomiku Ajibola who is the head, sport dest of the Ibadan Network Centre of the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) stated this shortly after he picked nomination and expression of interest forms on Friday afternoon. He added if elected…
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Another Disaster Averted In Ibadan As Private Jet Crash-lands An impeccable source said the jet crash-landed on Friday around 11 am at the Samuel Ladoke Akintola Airport. The jet with registration number, N580KR, missed the runway into the nearby bush. Firefighters and rescue officials from the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) were immediately deployed to the scene. But there was no death or casualty recorded. “It was a private plane from Abuja. It landed safely but overshot the runway. There was no casualty,” a spokesperson for the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Carol Adekotujo, told our correspondent over the…
Jurgen Klopp Announces His Exit From Liverpool The German took over at Anfield in November 2015 but he has now decided to call time on his Liverpool career. Klopp has won the Premier League and Champions League with the Reds and is currently top of the Prem table. But he revealed he is running out of energy and cannot continue in the job year after year. Klopp explained his decision to step down in an emotional interview in which he shared his love for the club, the fans and the city. He said: “I can understand that it’s a shock…
Ogun Assembly Crisis: Abiodun, APC To Intervene, Call For Restraint The Government of Ogun State has keenly taken note of the events on the floor of the Ogun State House of Assembly on Tuesday regarding the alleged impeachment of the Speaker of the Assembly, Honourable Olakunle Oluomo, by members of the legislative arm during a sitting presided over by the Deputy Speaker, Honourable Bolanle Ajayi. Working with the leadership of our Party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), the Government intends to see all the contending issues resolved in a democratic, fair, and just manner. There had been internal wrangling in…
The Governor of Ondo State, Hon Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, on Wednesday appointed Hon. Tayo Oluwatuyi (Tukana) as the Secretary to the State Government (SSG). In a statement by the Governor CPS, Ebenezer Adeniyan also approved the appointment of Mr. Abayomi Olasanya as the Chief of Protocol. Both appointments take immediate effect.
Ondo Governor Sacks Akeredolu’s Commissioners, SA’s The Governor of Ondo State, Hon. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has dissolved the State Executive Council, with immediate effect. According to a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Ebenezer Adeniyan, all members of the Cabinet are to immediately hand over to the Permanent Secretaries or the most senior administrative officers in their respective offices. Also, all Senior Special Assistants (SSAs) and Special Assistants (SAs) are relieved of their duties, with immediate effect. All the affected officials are directed to hand over all government properties in their possession. The Governor thanks the affected officials for their services…
Ndume Cautions Tinubu Over Relocation Of CBN, Airport, Others Senator Ali Ndume, yesterday warned President Bola Tinubu that there will be political consequences if he insists on moving some departments of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) headquarters to Lagos. Maintaining that the president was being misled by a cartel he termed “Lagos Boys”, Ndume who spoke on Channels Television, argued that the so-called members of the cartel do not know how Nigeria works and will not be able to help the president when the repercussions come. Ndume argued that if the…
IGR To Contribute N240bn To Ogun’s N703bn 2024 Budget-Commissioner Ogun State intends to rake in N240 billion as Internally Generated Revenue in 2024. The Chief Economic Adviser and Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Dapo Okubadejo disclosed this during a comprehensive budget breakdown and media parley held in Abeokuta on Monday. The state’s overall budget for the year is N703 billion, which has already been signed into law by Governor Dapo Abiodun. Okubadejo said that the budget reflects the determined vision of Governor Abiodun’s administration to foster best-in-class governance, create a conducive environment for public-private partnerships, and achieve sustainable economic development while…
Ibadan Explosion: Afenifere Leader, Fasoranti, Expresses Shock ..calls on govts to prevent a re-occurrence Leader of the pan-Yoruba socio-cultural and political organization, Chief Reuben Famuyide Fasoranti, OFR, has expressed shock over the devastating explosion that occurred in Ibadan on Tuesday evening and called on federal and state governments to ensure that such does not happen again. The elder stateman expressed this in a message to condole with the families of the victims, government of Oyo State and Nigeria as a whole “because what happened in Ibadan that Tuesday evening was not for the victims’ families or Ibadan residents alone as…
Ogun Governor’s Aide, Akinmade Assures People Of Ogun Of Sustainable Development After Supreme Court Judgement Ayo Kareem The Special Adviser on Media and Strategy, Kayode Akinmade, on Sunday outlined the Gov Dapo Abiodun administration’s commitment to increased engagement with the media in the second term. Akinmade highlighted the pivotal role of the media, noting that it played a crucial part in communicating the government’s achievements across various sectors such as infrastructure, agriculture, human resources, and revenue generation. “Media, if you’ll recall since the second term has occupied a pride of place in his government, and we’ll continue to do that,”…