Author: Opeyemi Rasheed
Lawmaker representing Ibadan North-East/South-East Federal Constituency, Rep. Abass Adigun (Agboworin), has expressed his deepest condolences to the families of the victims of the recent stampede tragedy in Ibadan. The tragic incident, which occurred during a children’s carnival in the city, resulted in the loss of many young lives, leaving behind a trail of grief and devastation. Agboworin, who has been a vocal advocate for the welfare and well-being of his constituents, was visibly shaken by the news of the tragedy. In a statement signed by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mayowa Okekale and made available to journalists…
In a remarkable show of commitment to grassroots development and financial support, Honourable Adebayo Babajide Gabriel, the member representing Ibadan North Constituency II, at the Oyo State House of Assembly, has embarked on a comprehensive Cash empowerment initiative across all wards in his constituency. The initiative, which began earlier this week, has already touched lives in Wards 7, 9, and 12 on Thursday, and continued yesterday in Wards 10 and 11. Today, the program is scheduled to reach beneficiaries in Ward 8, further extending the lawmaker’s gesture to all corners of his constituency. Residents and recipients of the cash empowerment…
The Oyo State Forum of Supervisory Councilors has organized a special prayer session in commemoration of the birthday celebration of the Executive Governor of Oyo State, His Excellency, Engr Seyi Makinde FNSE. The prayer session was held at the renowned Adógba Central mosque, Iwo Road, Ibadan, led by the mosque’s Chief Imam, Ustadh Abdul-Kabir Hamzah, forum Chairman Hon. Alarape Kabiru Imam, the Chairman of Oyo State local government Pension Board, Hon. Ademola Ige, as well as all Supervisory Councilors across 33 local government areas of the State. It would be recalled that the Governor on Friday evening issued a press…
The Executive Chairman of the Ido local government area, Hon. Sheriff Aderemi Adeojo has made good on his promise with the distribution of solar-powered lights to all the security posts as pledged in the last Peace and Security meeting. Hon. Sheriff Adeojo’s pledge to install solar panels light in all the security posts was fulfilled barely a week after the pronouncement at the December edition of the local government Peace and Security meeting that he would illuminate all the security posts in Ido before Christmas. While distributing the solar lights to the security operatives for the onward installation in their…
At the inaugural Lagelu Thanksgiving and Christmas Carol Service, held at the local government secretariat, Iyana-Offa, former President of the Central Council of Ibadan Indigenes (CCII), Dr. Yemi Solade, took the opportunity to express his profound appreciation for Governor Seyi Makinde’s leadership, particularly in handling Oyo State’s traditional rulers’ affairs. Dr. Solade praised Governor Makinde’s tact and diplomacy in fostering harmonious relations with the state’s royal fathers. He lauded the Governor for maintaining the delicate balance between modern governance and the preservation of cultural values, noting that this has strengthened the traditional institution in Oyo State. “Governor Makinde has shown…
Ahead of Xmas and New Year festive Season, the leadership of Oyo Southwest Local Council Development Area, ably led by Hon. Nureni Adesola Alade, has embarked on environmental cleanliness for a healthy life and get rid of the humongous heaps of waste that have been indiscriminately littered on the roadsides by the people of the Akeetan community. Alade, while speaking with Heritage Echo News correspondence shortly after the up of the Akeetan area, disclosed that the exercise is a strategy towards the declaration of zero tolerance to indiscriminate dumping of refuse, open defecation, and other forms of environmental nuisances perpetrated…
Governor of Oyo State, Engr ‘Seyi Makinde has announced the cancellation of his 2024 birthday celebration in the wake of the tragic stampede that claimed the lives of 35 children at a carnival in Ibadan. The stampede occurred early Wednesday morning during a children’s event at Islamic High School, Basorun, plunging the state into mourning. In a show of solidarity, the Chairman of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Adolphus Wabara, led other South East PDP leaders on a condolence visit to the governor on Friday. During the visit, Makinde expressed deep sorrow over…
The Oyo State Fire Services Agency, under the leadership of Hon. Moroof Adebayo Akinwande, has promptly responded to a distress call and curtailed a fire outbreak involving a gas truck from an explosion. Speaking with the newsmen, the personnel of the agency led by ACFS Adediji promptly deployed to the scene along the Ibadan/Lagos Expressway, Agidigbo FM area, today in Ibadan. “The fire incident was reported to the agency at exactly 12:10hrs of Friday, 20th December 2024 through GSM and CFM Adisa Kazeem to a Gas tanker on fire”. According to him, on arrival at the incident, it was discovered…
The Oyo State Government on Thursday through the Taskforce Team of the Oyo State Rule of Law Enforcement Authority (OYRLEA) on Thursday apprehended a number of cows grazing along the fence of the Oyo State Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan. The cows which were nine in number, grazing openly by the motorcycle park otherwise known as ‘Okada’ park beside the Secretariat gate, were closely monitored and captured thereafter. The OYRLEA taskforce noting the violation as environmentally and agriculturally related immediately called the attention of the Oyo State Ministry of Agriculture and an official report was made to the State’s Parliament Police Division,…
Chieftain of the All Progressives’ Congress in Oyo State, Barrister Akeem Agbaje has lauded the efforts of CIVIC, EDUCATION AND CULTURAL INITIATIVE ( CIVECU) in contributing to the socio-cultural development and the preservation of culture in Ibadanland. Barrister Agbaje who was the Special Guest of Honour and represented by Mr. Ademola Lawal made this assertion at the 9th year anniversary of the organization. The Oyo APC chieftain lauded the efforts of the Non-governmental organization at propagating cultural values of the land to the younger generation. “I want to congratulate the chairman, Baale Bolaji Adeleke, JP, the leadership and entire members…