The Oyo State Government through the Commissioner For Education, Science and Technology, Barr. Olasunkanmi Olaleye has reacted to the protest held by the Joint Campus Council of Oyo State Tertiarry Institutions at the state secretariat, describing it as an unnecessary charade of ignoramus who failed to recognize the great deeds of the incumbent administration on education in Oyo state. The commissioner, who spoke on the issues raised by the students said that the state government had addressed accreditation issues affecting the institutions. A statement by Mr. Taiwo Adisa, Chief Press Secretary to Governor Seyi Makinde, indicated that the commissioner stated…
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Professor Banji Akintoye’s led Ilana Omo Oodua has berated the Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, for rejecting the agitation for the creation of a Yoruba nation. Akeredolu had during the swearing-in of Princess Oladunni Odu as the new Secretary to the State Government and other Special Advisers in Akure, the state capital, on Monday, said, “No part of the entire state, known and delineated as Ondo State, shall permit any Yoruba nation gathering or agitation“. Reacting to Akeredolu’s position, Akintoye’s Ilana Omo Oodua said Akeredolu spoke for himself, and not the people of Ondo State. The group made this…
As the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria, PASAN begins an indefinite strike across the Country, the Speaker, Oyo State House of Assembly, Hon Adebo Ogundoyin says the call by the Association for the implementation of financial autonomy for the Legislative arm of Government is a laudable course and the constitutional right of the workers. The Speaker stated this while addressing Oyo Assembly workers who gathered at the main Gate of the Parliament Building Secretariat, Ibadan for the commencement of an indefinite strike in compliance with the directive of the National body of the Association. The workers who shut down all…
The Saki divisional police have arrested three hunters in connection to arson and murder against fulani resident in Saki community of Oke-Ogun axis of Oyo state. It was earlier reported that locales of saki community on march 14 invaded the residence of some fulani herders within the community and set the hut on fire killing three persons. The arrested hunters were identified as Karimu Yusuf, Isaac Isaiah and Sunday Isaac. The three murdered Fulanis were said to be a female and two males. https://twitter.com/muheediva01/status/1371711254256099329?s=19 According to the Nigerian Tribune, the police got information at about 8 am, that a group…
A High Court 1, sitting in Idah in Kogi State presided by Justice Ajayi, has convicted and sentenced one Ocholi Edicha for the killing of Mrs. Salome Abuh, the woman leader of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). However, lawyers from the Ministry of Justice and the Solicitor General’s office have vowed to challenge the ruling, describing it as a surprise and not enough punishment for the offences committed. Barr. Otigbe Joseph said the judgment was a surprise, saying it would be challenged as the sentence cannot be equated to the offences committed which bothered on killing. The defendant was arraigned…
Parliamentary activities were this morning paralysed at the Oyo State House of Assembly as the State Chapter of Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria blocked the entrance to the Assembly. The development is in protest against continued denial of financial autonomy to legislative arm of the government. The protesters dressed in red T shirt were seen carrying placards with various inscription like “we say no to Executive slavery”, “AGF implement order 10, 2020, give us financial Autonomy” “enough is enough” among others. Chairman Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria, Mr Yemi Alade said the union embarked on indefinite strike to pursue the…
Three men of Jukun origin who are fishermen have been arrested in connection to last weeks attack on Benue State Governor’s convoy. Recall that this newspaper reported last week that the governor was attacked by some unknown gun men were suspected to be fulani herdsmen. Meanwhile, Miyeti Allah official have distant self on attack of the governor saying his people have left Benue state. Security Adviser to Ortom, Col. Paul Hemba, confirmed the arrest while conducting newsmen round the scene of the attack on Tuesday. Hemba stated the police team found the fishermen close to the scene of the attack…
The Chairman of the Oyo State Motor Parks Disciplinary Committee, code-named, Motor Parks Management System, Mukaila Lamidi popularly called Axillary on Monday told a former Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Alhaja Mulikat Adeola-Akande to stop accusing him of plotting to assassinate her. Adeola-Akande, had in last week alleged that Auxiliary and his boys were after her life, asking the state government to caution Mukaila Lamidi. Reacting to the allegation, Alhaji Mukaila at a press conference in Ibadan, said he could even identify the former majority leader who alleged him, asking her to desist from politics of destruction. He…
A group agitating the independence of the Yoruba nation has flooded Ibadan, the capital city of Oyo State with posters for the proposed Yoruba nation, Oduduwa Republic. The group is being sponsored by Koikimedia, a company owned by Sunday Igboho’s spokesman Olayomi Olakunle Koiki. One of the descriptions on the poster captioned: ‘Support Yoruba Referendum Now’. It would be recalled that a group also posted the image of a proposed currency for the Yoruba nation on its Twitter handle @OduduwaRepublic, on Sunday, 21 March 2021. The tweet read: “Oduduwa National Currency shall be called ‘FADAKA’ Meaning Silver .. or short…
The Nigerian military may soon move against the popular freedom fighter and activist, Sunday Igboho and other people agitating for separate independent nation from Nigeria The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. -Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru who disclosed this in Uyo at the first Commanding Officers’ Workshop 2021 promised that the Nigerian Army will deal decisively with every form of security threats confronting the nation, including those posed by the secessionist agitators like Igboho and Dokubo. Recall that Igboho had recently unilaterally declared that the South west part of the country was no longer part of Nigeria, a development that has…
