Author: Opeyemi Rasheed

….Gives fish feeds to 1,000 farmers As part of its Sustainable Action for Economic Recovery (SAfER) initiative to cushion the effect of economic hardship on residents of the state, the Oyo State Government has begun the second phase of distributing agriculture inputs to farmers. The government, at an event organised by the SAfER Committee through the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, kicked off the distribution of 3,000 bags of 15kg fish feeds to 1,000 fish farmers across the state. The government had flagged off the first phase of the exercise with the distribution of inputs to poultry farmers with…

The lawmaker representing Oluyole State constituency in the Oyo State House of Assembly, Hon. Waheed Akintayo has extended his heartfelt birthday wishes to the ace gospel musician and Chairman of Fresh FM radio station, Dr. Joel Olayinka Ayefele (MON) as he marks his birthday anniversary today. In a special birthday statement issued and made available to journalists in Ibadan, Hon. Akintayo popularly known as Ilumoka Presenter who is also the Chairman House Committee on Information, Media, Public Affairs and ICT, said the celebrant has made immense personal sacrifices for the growth of entertainment and media industries in Nigeria and beyond.…

Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) U-17 team will on Thursday, begin their campaign in the maiden NPFL U-17 League with a clash against their Remo Stars counterparts. The newly introduced cadet league, will commence across the country on a zonal basis with the winner of each zone proceeding to the national playoff. In the south West zone, which is group D, 3SC, will slug it out with the trio of Remo Stars, Sunshine Stars and Sporting Lagos at the Oluyemi Kayode Stadium, Ado-Ekiti. The young Oluyole Warriors, who arrived the Ekiti State capital on Tuesday, have since settled down and…

Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has signed Executive Order 001 of 2024 on the safe handling of harmful substances. While signing the order at the Governor’s Office, Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan, Makinde said: “We are signing the Executive Order 001 of 2024, and this is on the safe-handling and storage of harmful substances within Oyo State. “We are doing this in light of the unfortunate incident at Bodija, where explosives were stored in a residential area. So, dated today, 31st of January 2024, we have the Executive Order, which is now a law in the state.” The event had in attendance…

The Oyo state Independent Electoral Commission invites applications from eligible candidates to serveas Adhoc staff in the 2024 Local Government Elections in the following categories: How to Apply All interested applicants are to register on the Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission e-recruitment portal https://oysiec.org/adhoc. To be considered for consideration and engagement, all candidate musthave the following documents: Application Dates The 2024 OYSIEC Recruitment portal will open on 1st of February, 2024 and closes on 15th of February, 2024. Educational qualifications for each position . Supervisors (SU)/ward collation officers (WCO)- A Minimum of BA./BSc. /HND

The Oyo state government has announced that plans are already concluded to immortalize former governor, late Abiola Ajimobi by renaming First Technical University after his predecessor. According to Westernmirror reports, this was as the state government equally disclosed that plans are already concluded to transmit an executive Bill to the state assembly for their legislative consideration and approval. The Commissioner for Justice and Attorney General of Oyo state, Biodun Barrister Aikomo, disclosed this to newsmen on Wednesday, shortly after the state Executive Council meeting held at the Governor’s Office, Agodi Secretariat, Ibadan. Aikomo said an executive Bill, when approved by…

Oyo Iyaloja-General of Oyo State, Princess Abeo, has commiserated with the victims of the Soka market in Ibadan over the fire disaster, which occurred on Monday (yesterday). The fire outbreak, which reportedly occurred around 3 p.m, emanated from a furniture shop and destroyed goods and properties worth millions of Naira. Princess Abeo, in a press statement she personally signed and issued to the journalists in Ibadan, expressed heartfelt sympathy over the losses experienced as a result of the unfortunate incident. While appealing to the government and other well-meaning individuals within and outside the state to come to the aid of the…

Chairman, Southwest conference of speakers Mr. Adeoye Aribasoye has Called for the advancement of regional legislative integration and multilevel policing in the Southwest in view of the recurring cases of kidnapping, armed robbery, assassination and other crimes in the region. Rt Hon Aribasoye made the call when he led a delegation of the southwest speakers on a visit to the speaker of Oyo state, Rt Hon. Adebo Ogundoyin who is also the Chairman, Conference of State Legislatures of Nigeria, in Ibadan Rt Hon. Aribasoye who doubles as the Ekiti State assembly speaker stressed the need for a meeting of all…

Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has directed his Special Assistants on Federal Constituencies to deliver the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidates in their areas in the April 2024 Local Government Elections. The governor said this on Tuesday while inaugurating the Special Adviser and Special Assistants on Federal Constituencies at the Executive Chamber of the Governor’s Office, Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan. He tasked them to work hard with him to extend dividends of democracy to the people at the federal constituency level, stating that there is a lot of work to be done. He said: “I want to congratulate Hon. Dare Adeleke…

…….As conference of S/West Speakers visits Governor of Oyo state, ‘Seyi Makinde, has, again, called for the establishment of state police, noting that it has become imperative to surmount the insecurity challenges facing different parts of the country. The governor, who maintained that the refusal of the Federal Government to approve South-West Governors’ demand to establish state police a few years ago led to the establishment of the Western Nigeria Security Network Agency codenamed Amotekun, said it is important for the Federal Government to revisit the matter. Makinde stated this on Tuesday, when he received the Conference of Speakers of…