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Residents of Abadina, University of Ibadan, one of the U.I communities in Ibadan North Local governmentwere filled with joy when a water project was commissioned for their use on Sunday. They showered praises on the lawmaker representing Ibadan North constituency II who donated the motorised borehole. They described the project as best of its kind in the area, praising Hon. Adebayo Babajide for responding to their yearning. The Borehole was said to had commissioned to commemorate the end of the year activities of the Abadina community inside university of Ibadan. Babajide through his media aide after the commissioning said providing…

Historically, naming of location and areas evolved as a way to sort people into groups – by occupation, place of origin, clan affiliation, patronage, parentage, adoption, and even physical characteristics. Molete, was said to have been a shortened form of “Omoletege” which was the description given to a mad woman, who used to inhabit a spot- around a now famous roundabout, over which a fly-over now runs. What was found interesting about her was her neatness. The mad woman’s rags were said to be uniquely neat and her environment and surroundings were always spotless and radiant. She washed daily and…

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has declared that his administration will, in 2021, complete a host of infrastructure projects kickstarted by his government. The governor, who stated this while speaking at the 2020 Christmas Carol Service and Nine Lessons, held at the Remembrance Arcade, opposite Government House, Agodi, Ibadan, maintained that many roads and other infrastructure development projects embarked upon by the administration will be commissioned in 2021, adding that by then, residents of the state and his critics will see the efforts his government has made to transform the state. He stated that projects such as Bus Interchanges,…

Two persons were allegedly shot dead by a personnel of Oyo State Security Network, codenamed Amotekun, in Ibadan, last Thursday. The Amotekun personnel, who is also said to be a member of the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC), was accused of killing two people in Isale Osi area of the city. But a statement by the Amotekun Commandant in the state, Col. Olayinka Olayanju (retd), denied that its operative fired the gunshot. Olayanju said there was a crisis around Born Photo/ Isale Osi area, where the OPC faction of late Dr Frederick Fasehun was trying to deal with some hoodlums. He…

Oyo Lawmaker Hon Adebayo Babajide Representing Ibadan North local government constituency 11, Yesterday commence the distribution of cash Gift to over 500 underprivileged constituents. The support was in a bid to put smiles on the faces of his people financially as the yuletide season approach. In his words, he said’ “We all know, the whole 2020 is with financial and physical challenges, the pandemic has restricted so many business activities and limited our movement to a certain area in a point in time. “We are all recovering little by little but we can’t rule out celebrating some special days like…

The Oyo State House of Assembly has extended the tenure of the 68 local government and local government council development areas caretaker chairmen by three months. This followed a letter from Governor Seyi Makinde to the Assembly to approve the extension of the chairmen’s tenure. Giving his report, the chairman House committee on local government and chieftaincy maters Hon. Segun Popoola, after reading his committee report on the activities of the 68 local government and local council development areas chairmen, he said the caretaker chairmen performed well within their limited time and resources. Popoola said the caretaker chairmen performed well…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Thursday credited the Peoples Democratic Party’s victories in Oyo State during his tenure as Nigeria’s president to Chief Lamidi Adedibu. Obasanjo, while delivering the keynote address at the book launch in honour of Adedibu at the Trenchard Hall of the University of Ibadan, said the late statesman was a honest politician who left good legacies. The former president, who wrote the foreword in the book titled “Adedibu the strongman and generalissimo of Nigerian politics, ” said the late politician helped the PDP to win the governorship in Oyo State when he was the president. Obasanjo…

Governor Seyi Makinde has said that his administration has been following the footsteps of the former president Olusegun Obasanjo, especially in agriculture development and by bringing developments to the nooks and crannies of the state. He explained that his administration, which rests on four pillars of education, health, security and economic expansion through agriculture, has been putting-in its best efforts to achieve an all-round development of the state. He said: “We want to welcome you to Ibadan. We have done quite a bit to follow your footsteps, because the major areas of focus for the government of Oyo State are…

The Oke-Ogun Polytechnic, Saki (TOPS) chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has passed a vote of no confidence on the Acting Rector of the institution, ESV. K.O. Ogunmola. The Oke-Ogun Polytechnic ASUP made this known in a letter titled “Vote of No Confidence on Acting Rector, ESV. K.O Ogunmola”, signed by its Chairman, Comrade George Abiodun Olaleye, and Secretary, Lawrence Oluwasanmi Ajiboye, and addressed to Chairman of the Governing Council of the institution. In the letter with reference number ASUP/TOPS/ GS/0011, dated 16th December, 2020, the academic staff union declared that it has no iota of trust…

The Oyo State Government has reaffirmed its stance in stamping out the culture of begging and providing a healthy environment. The government announced that it had evacuated nine beggars along General Gas bridge at Akobo road in Ibadan while those evacuated have been taken to rehabilitation centers in the State. According to the State Commissioner, Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, Dr. Abdulateef Idowu Oyeleke while on an enforcement mission to evacuate destitute and beggars during the week, noted that the impact of begging and destitution has contributed a lot of negative effects to the health and socio-economic development of…