150 women agribusiness entrepreneurs in Oyo State have been provided with game-changing training on modern agribusiness management and supported to adopt modern agro-processing practices and enhance their revenue-generating capacity through the production of high-quality, value-added agricultural products. The three-week training under the Support to Women Entrepreneurship in the Agri-food sector in Nigeria (SWEAN) initiative, a component of OYSADA’s Regional Agribusiness Development Programme, commenced in July for the first cohort of 150 beneficiaries at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) Ibadan. SWEAN, a French government-supported initiative, aims to provide women agribusiness entrepreneurs in processing industries in Oyo and Kaduna States…
Author: Asiwaju YSO
The Oyo State Police Command has arraigned seven men before a Chief Magistrate’s Court sitting in Ogbomoso for offences bordering on conspiracy, forgery, publication of false documents and threats to murder a traditional chieftain. The accused, Chief Wojuade Ademola (92); former lawmaker who represented Surulere/Ogo-Oluwa Federal constituency, Folaranmi Oyebamiji (55); Wojuade Gbeniga (52); Wojuade Philip (45); Bello Opeyemi (33); Eyolade Adewumi (26); Adeniyi Idowu (39) were arraigned on Tuesday before Chief Magistrate Muideen Salami. The charges read in part, “That you, Chief Mathew Wojuade Ademola, and others at large, in January 2020 at Oko area of Ogbomoso, conspired and unlawfully…
The Oyo State Government and National Directorate of Employment, NDE, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding, to facilitate enterprise creation and generate employment opportunities for residents of Oyo State. While signing the MOU this Wednesday at the Governor’s Office, Governor Seyi Makinde who was represented by his Executive Assistant on Administration and General Service, Reverend Idowu Ogedengbe. The Governor commended the idea behind the partnership noting that there is a rapid change in global economy which demands new ideas and skills. Makinde however said the desire of the partnership is to rapidly see to the reduction of unemployment among the…
Governor ‘Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, on Wednesday, handed over an 18-seater bus to officials of the Central Council of Ibadan Indigenes (CCII), in line with his promise during the inauguration ceremony of the 2021/2023 Executive Council of the body in Ibadan last week. The governor, who was represented by his Deputy Chief of Staff, Hon. Majeed Mogbonjubola, described the governor as a man of his words, who is ever ready to show kindness to the people of the state. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, quoted Mogbonjubola as saying that: “Like I…
Fearless Ibadan residents living around Akobo area demostrated their bravery on Wednesday, and arrested one of the suspected armed robbers who terrorises the area. The armed robber was arrested shortly after he and his gang robbed an eatery in the area. The suspect who gave his name as Ayomide Adebayo was arrested after robbing an eatery around General Gas in Ibadan. According to Daily Post, the suspect and his gang stormed the eatery and stole cash, phones and other valuables illegally from customers and the owner of the eatery. Luck, however, ran out on them when one of the staff…
Ibadan North Local Government has tightened the noose on criminal elements, as Hon. Yusuff Sahib Oladayo (Agba Egbe) fortifies the armory of the Ibadan North Security Patrol Team with new hardware and gadgets. This was made known in a press release by the S.A media and publicity, mr bodija akinwale, to the press today in ibadan. Twenty-five of walking talkie, fifteen handcuffs, five shocker touch lights, and uniform outfits are part of the crime-fighting equipment donated by the chairman, on Wednesday, by the Ibadan North local government to strengthen security responses across the local government entity. The executive chairman, hon.…
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde on Tuesday appointed a former staff of Impact Business Radio and Impact Television, Dayo Ogunbowale as Special Assistant to the Governor on Communications. This Newspaper has learnt. Untill his appointment, Dayo was a staff of the Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State. He has been seconded to the Governor’s Office as MC. Details later…. GOALPOACHER NEWS
Brazil have requested that FIFA invoke the five-day rule, which means at least eight Premier League players will not be available for selection this weekend. According to the UK Mirror, the affected clubs are Manchester City, Leeds, Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester United. Liverpool will be without Becker Alisson, Roberto Firmino and Fabinho, for their trip to Leeds on Sunday. Marcelo Bielsa’s squad will also not include Raphinha. Manchester City duo of Gabriel Jesus and Ederson will miss their clash with Leicester City on Saturday. Chelsea’s Thiago Silva and Manchester United’s Fred are also affected. The Premier League clubs had risked…
Omoyele Sowore, Publisher of Sahara Reporters, has accused the Nigeria Police Force of trying to frustrate his family after his younger brother was shot dead in Edo state. Sowore raised the alarm in a post via his Facebook account on Wednesday. He alleged that the Nigeria Police Force is charging them exorbitantly to ”discourage” them from getting an autopsy for his murdered brother, Olajide Sowore. ”Nigeria Police Force is trying to shake my family down by charging us exorbitantly to discourage us from getting an autopsy for my murdered brother, Olajide Sowore! Shame on Nigeria!” he wrote. Recall that Olajide…
A Nigerian government official, Christopher Orji, has reportedly committed suicide in Abuja. Orji, 59, was an assistant director at the National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA). He was the agency’s Bioresource Centre coordinator in Langtang, Plateau State. Orji’s body was found dangling with a rope tied to a ceiling fan at his residence in Federal Housing Authority Estate, Lugbe. The police are investigating the circumstances surrounding his demise, Daily Trust quoted NABDA sources. Orji died on the day he was expected to honour an invite by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). NABDA’s acting Head of Communications and Protocol, Nkiru…
