Author: Opeyemi Rasheed

The Oyo State Government has declared that some abandoned structures and properties are constituting security threats and serving as hideouts to criminals, calling on owners of such buildings to put them to use or risk the government taking them over. The state’s Commissioner for Lands, Housing, Survey and Urban Development, Mr. William Akin-Funmilayo, gave the warning on Tuesday, when he inspected De Castle Inn on Queen Elizabeth II Road, Total Garden-Gate Road, Ibadan. Akin-Funmilayo, who decried the rate at which miscreants and hoodlums had been using abandoned buildings as hideouts, said owners of such buildings who refuse to do the…

A Member of the House of Representatives representing Ibadan North East/South East, on Wednesday, lauded the Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, for constituting the Elder’s Council in a bid to jointly run the affairs of governance in the state. Agboworin, who is also the Chairman of the House Committee on Narcotic Drugs, equally congratulated the newly inaugurated chairman and members of the Council who made the list as constituted by the governor. A statement signed by Agboworin’s Media Group, on Wednesday, indicated that the lawmaker commended the governor for exhibiting an inclusive leadership style, which exudes team spirit and gives…

The Deputy Chief of Staff to Oyo State Governor, Hon. Folajimi Oyekunle (DON), has expressed sympathy with executives and traders at Sango market in Ibadan the state Oyo state capital, over the recent fire that razed over 24 shops in the market. During his sympathy visit to the market, Oyekunle made a personal donation of the sum of N250,000 in cash to the leadership of the market and pledged that more efforts would be made to ensure that more relief packages come their way. He said: ”I’m here to sympathize with the entire membership of your market over the fire…

…..As Makinde receives official report on security, medical, structural integrity aspects Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has received the official report of the January 16, 2024 explosion at Adeyi Avenue, Bodija, Ibadan. The report, which comprises findings of the Medical, Security and Engineering Teams, was submitted to the governor on Tuesday, at the Executive Chamber of the Governor’s Office, Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan. Addressing a press conference at the Briefing Room of the Governor’s Office shortly after the presentation of the report, the Special Adviser on Security to the Governor, COMPOL Fatai Owoseni (rtd), said that three persons of interest have…

As part of his continued efforts aimed at giving medical attention and assistance to the underprivileged, the Lawmaker representing Oluyole State Constituency in the Oyo State House of Assembly, Hon. Waheed Akintayo is partnering with the Association of Rural Surgical Practitioners of Nigeria (ARSPON) to carry out a 2-day free surgical outreach for residents of Oyo State. During the outreach, the team of surgeons will perform surgery on no fewer than 60 individuals who are residents of Oluyole State Constituency suffering from various ailments courtesy of Hon. Waheed Akintayo popularly known as ‘Ilumoka Presenter’. The Chairman Local Organizing Committee of…

Former Special Adviser to Governor Seyi Makinde on local government and chieftaincy matters, Honorable Adeniyi Adeyinka Kazim Bibire, extends his congratulations to Chief Mrs. Mutiat Ladoja, former First Lady of Oyo State, on her recent inauguration as a member of the Oyo State Elders’ Council. The Elders’ Council, chaired by Dr. Saka Balogun, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees and former Chief of Staff to Governor Adebayo Alao-Akala, with former Minister of Steel Development Elder Wole Oyelese as co-chairman, boasts a distinguished lineup including Engr. Hamid Gbadamosi, Chief Jacob Adetoro, Chief Adedamola Eyinade, Alhaji Nureni…

The Oyo State House of Assembly at its Plenary Proceedings on Tuesday directed all Chairmen across the 33 Local Government and 35 LCDA’s in the State to return all the earth moving equipment that had broken down outside their domain to the various council’s Secretariat. This was part of the recommendations on a report presented by the Committee Chairman on Local Government, Chieftaincy Matters and State Honours, Hon. Akintunde Olajide and adopted by the whole House. Presenting the report , Hon. Olajide revealed that many earth moving equipments at the Local Government and LCDA’s such as Tractors , Excavators cat,…

Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has said that the state will be the first in the country to achieve energy sufficiency. The governor, who stated that achieving energy sufficiency in Oyo State has always been a major focus of his government, expressed the readiness of the state to partner with the British American Tobacco (BAT), Ibadan Plant, to achieve this. Governor Makinde gave this indication on Tuesday, when he attended the 20th Anniversary of the BAT Ibadan Plant, held at the company’s premises in Ibadan.The governor commended the company for its immense contributions to Oyo State over the years, promising…

Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has inaugurated the 9-member Oyo State Elders’ Council, calling on its members to provide his administration with robust suggestions and feedback from across the state. The Council, which has its members drawn from all the zones of the state, was inaugurated at the Executive Chamber of the Governor’s Office, Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan, on Tuesday. The Elders’ Council has a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees and former Chief of Staff to Governor Adebayo Alao-Akala, Dr. Saka Balogun, as chairman while a former Minister of Steel Development, Elder Wole Oyelese is to…

The Oyo State House of Assembly has made a passionate appeal to the Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde to constitute the State Security Trust Fund Board. The appeal was contained in the report of the House Committee on Security and Strategy on its oversight visit to the office of the Executive Assistant on Security Matters, Oyo State Security Trust Fund and Oyo State Security Network Agency (Amotekun). The report read by the Chairman of the Committee, Hon. Dawud Al-Ameen Olalere commended the Oyo State Government for its continued commitment to the security of lives and properties of the citizens…