In this piece, STEPHEN GBADAMOSI, looks into the aftermath of the Supreme Court judgement nullifying the dissolution of elected council chairmen in Oyo state and the scheduled council elections in the state. It is a common saying in the legal palace as enunciated by the Supreme Court that there must be an end to litigation. […]
…orders payment of salaries, allowances of sacked officials Andrew Orolua, Abuja The Supreme Court, on Friday, declared the dissolution and sack of elected Local Government Chairmen and Councillors in Oyo State by Governor Seyi Makinde, as unconstitutional and illegal. Also on Friday, the Apex court declared the dissolution of the duly elected Local government Council […]
Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Following the outcry of residents on delayed solid waste evacuation, the Oyo State government has set up a Rapid Response Team on evacuation and released hotlines for residents to call and express their complaints. This was revealed in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary, Oyo State Ministry of Environment and Natural […]
Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan The Oyo State Civil Service Commission (CSC) has released the results of the recently-conducted Computer Based Test (CBT) exercise for candidates who applied for the post of education officers in the state. Applicants who sat for the examination are to visit the Oyo State government’s job portal, oyostategov.ng.sc, for their results. The […]
By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan The first Omituntun Cultural-Tourism Festival, held at the Cultural Center, Ibadan on Monday witnessed a large turnout of culture lovers from Oyo State and beyond. The colorful event included competitions on dancing, chanting of traditional Yoruba folklore among local government and local council development areas in Oyo State. In his opening […]
Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, met late on Monday with stakeholders of the Auto Spare Parts Market, Agodi-Gate, Ibadan. The meeting, which was held inside the Government House, Agodi, Ibadan, had in attendance leaders of the different segments of the market. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to the governor, […]
Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Chairman of the Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC), Aare Isiaka Abiola Olagunju, SAN, has urged members of the political parties in the state to intensify efforts on preparations for the coming local government election in order to achieve their set goals. He made the call while addressing members of registered political […]
Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Governor of Oyo State, ‘Seyi Makinde, has declared that God will redeem Nigeria from its current challenges of insecurity, ethnic and religious tension starting from the state. The governor, who dwelt on the uniqueness of figure seven, said God would use the seventh election in the Fourth Republic coming up in 2023 […]
The Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to Governor ‘Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, has cautioned a former member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Saheed Akinade-Fijabi, to stick to speaking the truth at all times. Adisa, who was reacting to comments credited to Akinade-Fijabi when he featured on a radio station in Ibadan […]
Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Oyo State Commissioner for Education, Science, and Technology, Mr. Olasunkanmi Olaleye, has said that Tuesday’s protests embarked upon by students of some state-owned tertiary institutions were needless. The commissioner, who spoke on the issues raised by the students, said the state government had addressed accreditation issues affecting the institutions. Chief Press Secretary […]
Oyo State is conducting a sterility test on the 127,740 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines it received from the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHDA). Commissioner for Health, Dr Bashir Bello, made this known on Wednesday in Ibadan while briefing newsmen on the outcome of the weekly state’s Executive Council meeting. Bello said complaints and […]
Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan The Chief Press Secretary to Governor ‘Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, has declared that the state is not about to deviate from the provisions of its anti-open grazing law, contrary to insinuations in a section of the media. The governor’s media aide, in a statement, on Thursday, said a […]
The Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, says private investors who wish to rear cattle in the state would have to acquire land for ranching. Makinde was referring to the reactions to his comment on the state’s implementation of the National Livestock Transformation Plan (NLTP). To resolve the country’s farmer-herder crisis, states created the NLTP programme, which […]
STEPHEN GBADAMOSI, IBADAN The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State has described the plan by the Governor Seyi Makinde-led government in the state to conduct fresh local government election in May as “a theatre of the absurd which could not attract the attention of any serious political player or pundits as it is a […]
Director of Operation Oyo State Fire Service Adeleke Ismail says investigations will be done to ascertain the cause of the fire incident in one of the houses in Ibadan of Chief Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho, on Tuesday morning. In an interview, Ismail noted that although no life was lost in the incident, […]
Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Chief Press Secretary (CPS), to Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, Taiwo Adisa, has said that the current insecurity across the country is triggered by President Muhammadu Buhari’s alleged failure and administrative incompetence. He, however, stressed that activist, Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho, had no right to banish the Fulani […]
*As gov accuses journalists of stoking ethnic tension STEPHEN GBADAMOSI, IBADAN A community development group in Oyo State, Ibarapa Development Forum (IDF), has raised the alarm over the insecurity in Ibarapa region of the state, accusing Governor Seyi Makinde of performing below par. This is just as the governor, on Wednesday, accused some journalists of […]
Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Mr. Olamilekan Adegbite, says the Federal Government is set to build a gems’ market in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. Adegbite made this known on Tuesday in Ibadan when he received two hectares of land documents donated for that purpose by the state government. The land is located at […]
A former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Adebayo Adelabu, has alleged that Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo state, has failed to deliver his campaign promises more than a year after winning election. READ ALSO: I have nothing against Olubadan — Seyi Makinde Daily Times Nigeria gathered that Adelabu, who was governorship candidate […]
The Oyo state government has warned betting companies to desist from allowing underaged children to stake in their companies or risk shut down, Daily Times Nigeria reports. The government also warned telecommunication companies and digital satellite television providers that promote lottery adverts on television and broadcast on radio to stop such acts or henceforth be […]