Author: Opeyemi Rasheed
The last batch of Oyo pilgrims have arrived the holy lands. The pilgrims numbering 466 took off from Murtala Muhammed Airport at 11:20 pm on Saturday night and arrived Madinah airport at 9am local time (7am Nigeria time). The pilgrims immediately went into supplications for the state and the country upon landing in Madinah. They are expected to visit the holy sites in Madinah, including Prophet Muhammad’s Mosque and tomb, before proceeding to Mecca for the completion of the Hajj rites. While in Mecca, the pilgrims are also expected to walk round the Kaabah and ascend Mount Arafat. The last…
The Oyo State government has announced Alhaji Oluwatomiwa Omolewa, former Park Management System (PMS) Secretary, as the new Chairman. Alhaji Kasali Ajisafe Lawal aka Baba Bola is to serve as the secretary. The appointment is part of the reorganization of the PMS embarked upon by the state government. The state government, had, in a bid to optimize available opportunities in the PMS, organized a town hall meeting where stakeholders came up with suggestions on how to improve the system. One of the suggestions was that the leadership of the PMS should have members from all the factions in the transport…
…assured residents of adequate Security. Governor of Oyo State, Engr. Seyi Makinde on Sunday broke silently over sacked Chairman of Disciplinary Committee, Oyo State Park Management System (PMS), Alhaji Mukaila Lamidi a.k.a Auxiliary. The governor said he has weeded the big stick by dissolving PMS, saying no meaningful activities can take place in an atmosphere of insecurity. Recall that Governor Makinde through his Chief of Staff, Hon. Segun Ogunwuyi last week Tuesday announced the dissolution of PMS headed by the former NURTW boss, ‘Auxiliary’. Also, Oyo State Police Command on Friday said it recovered 70 rounds of Ak-47 ammunition, 400…
Oyo State government has announced Alhaji Oluwatomiwa Omolewa, former Park Management System (PMS) Secretary, as the new Chairman. According to a statement by the the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Seyi Makinde, Mr. Sulaimon Olanrewaju, Alhaji Kasali Ajisafe Lawal aka Baba Bola is to serve as the Secretary of PMS. The appointment is part of the reorganization of the PMS embarked upon by the State Government. It would be recalled that Governor Makinde dissolved Auxiliary-led PMS on May 29th shortly after he was sworn in for second term of office. Auxiliary had earlier been declared wanted by the police over…
Sweden has officially declared sex as a sport and is also set to host its first-ever sex competition. The participants will engage in sex sessions which can go up to six hours daily. A panel of judges will decide the winners of the sex competition while the audience will also influence the final decisions. Tagged European Sex Championship, the competition will start this week, June 8, and run through a period of six weeks with participants engaging in sexual activities from 45 minutes to 1 hour daily, depending upon the duration of their matches. The report claims that the audience…
University of Ibadan Alumnus, the Nation Newspaper fact-checker, Alao Abiodun has been granted a scholarship by Radio Netherlands Training Center (RNTC) and Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the Nuffic Orange Knowledge scholarship Program. He will join other selected media professionals to take part in the in-person course to learn ‘Digital Media to Counter Disinformation and Hate Speech’, which will begin June 3rd, 2023. Abiodun studied Educational Management at the University of Ibadan, and also bagged Post-Graduate Diploma from Nigerian Institute of Journalism (NIJ). Recall in 2022, Abiodun was selected alongside 21 other journalists across the world as a Fellow…
Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, on Saturday, called on stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to put aside their differences and work towards the unity of the party.He appealed the ongoing retreat organized by the party for elected officials in Bauchi, Bauchi State, saying that, going forward, the process of healing the party must begin immediately. The governor urged party members to put aside issues capable of causing division in the party as a result of the in-fighting that occurred during the general elections and embrace peace.He said, “Well, I want to point out that we went through a…
The Executive Governor of Oyo State, Engr Seyi Makinde has presented Isaac Brown with a brand new 2022 Jeep as a birthday gift. The presentation of the brand new jeep was done by Governor Seyi Makinde’s chief Press Secretary, pastor Sulaiman Olanrenwaju after the popular political program(Political Circuit) anchored by Mayor Isaac Brown, where the Chief press secretary was a discussant. In the middle of the program, the Governor of Oyo state, Engineer Seyi Makinde called in to wish the celebrant happy birthday and also appreciated fresh FM for their contribution to the development of Oyo state.
Mukaila Lamidi, the recently dissolved chairman of the disciplinary committee of the Park Management System, PMS, in Oyo State, has said the police cannot declare him wanted. Better known as Auxiliary, Lamidi who was yesterday declared wanted by the police for alleged gun-running, said ‘Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo State, is his destiny helper. Auxilliary made this known in a phone conversation with Fresh FM Ace broadcaster, Isaac Mayor brown on the programme tagged Political circuit, “PMS Review”, Mukaila Auxiliary added that he is committed to peace, he said he would abide by whatever decision the governor takes on transport…
The former Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has denied the media allegations that he is planning to defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC), after meeting with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday. Wike met Tinubu along with his Oyo State counterpart, Engr. Seyi Makinde (FNSE), and a former Governor of Delta State, James Ibori. However, the chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) insisted he only visited Tinubu to offer him support four days after he was sworn in as the president of Nigeria. When asked by State House correspondents if switching to the APC was on the…