Saki, Oyo State, has a new reason to celebrate as its daughter, Kasali Rihanat Alake, continues to make waves in African football. Born and raised in Saki, Alake has played a pivotal role in Edo Queens’ impressive run in the CAF Women’s Champions League (CAF WCL) Qualifiers. In a thrilling semi-final match, Edo Queens emerged victorious with a hard-fought 2-1 win against the host club, Inter D’Abidjan. This victory has earned Edo Queens a spot in the final, where they will face Aïnonvi FC. The final match holds significant stakes, as both teams vie not only for the prestigious WAFU…
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Not less than ten thousand people from the Oke-Ogun area of Oyo State have benefited from a free eye and ear treatment program organized by former President, General Olusegun Obasanjo, in Iseyin, Oyo State. The event was hosted by Barrister Ahmed Raji, SAN. The program took place in Iseyin, Oke-Ogun, and was attended by notable dignitaries from across the region. During the event, Barrister Ahmed Raji, SAN, the chief host on behalf of General Olusegun Obasanjo, encouraged everyone to embrace the spirit of giving back to society, emphasizing that such acts of kindness bring divine rewards in the afterlife. Barrister…
Oyo State Acting Governor, Barr. Bayo Lawal, has announced that Governor ‘Seyi Makinde’s administration is committed to revitalizing the market system in both urban and rural areas with modern facilities. He emphasized that this initiative is part of the government’s efforts to enhance development and improve the quality of life for residents across the state. Lawal also tasked local government chairmen with maintaining vigilance to prevent the influx of miscreants into the state through the markets. Additionally, he urged them to ensure the new facility remains clean and up to standard. In his welcome address, the Commissioner for Local Government…
My humble self and another mutual friend of ours, Kazeem Adekambi, brought Dotun to Ibadan to make some investments in Ibadan and perhaps in Oyo State.Both Dotun and Kazeem were my juniors at the Wesley College Practising, Elekuro, Ibadan. I was a year ahead of both of them and we also later met at the University of Ibadan.Dotun studied Petroleum Engineering while Kazeem read Chemistry, but ended up being a banker until he retired in 2017. He has now relocated to the USA. Sir, NBA held a conference in Port- Harcourt in 2012 when I was the Attorney-General of Oyo…
The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has criticized the Federal Government’s recent decision to enforce a minimum age limit of 18 for candidates sitting for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and the National Examination Council (NECO) exams. This stance contrasts with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), which supports the policy, according to reports by The PUNCH. The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, announced the enforcement of the age policy during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics. Prof. Mamman clarified that the new directive will restrict candidates below 18 years from participating in the…
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has announced that married female prospective corps members posted to states where their husbands do not reside can request redeployment. This was disclosed by the scheme in a statement posted on X.com on Monday, August 26, 2024. According to the NYSC, the directive applies to all married female prospective corps members in the 2024 Batch ‘B’ Stream II. The statement read, “All married female prospective corps members (PCMs) who have been deployed to states where their husbands are not domiciled should report to the nearest NYSC Orientation Camp for their deployment state to be…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Ambassador Mohammed Mohammed as the new Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) and Mr. Adeola Oluwatosin Ajayi as the Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS). According to a statement by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ambassador Mohammed, who joined the NIA in 1995, has had a distinguished career with stints in North Korea, Pakistan, Sudan, and at the State House in Abuja. Before his new role, he served as Nigeria’s envoy to Libya. Mr. Ajayi, who takes the helm at the DSS,…
The Oyo State government has rolled out a 60-day Online Building Permit Amnesty (OYBPA) program aimed at regularizing buildings constructed without proper government approval and addressing violations of building regulations. The program officially commenced on August 26, 2024, and will run until October 27, 2024. The Commissioner for Lands, Housing, and Urban Development, Mr. Williams Akin-Funmilayo, made this announcement in Ibadan, stating that the initiative aligns with Governor Seyi Makinde’s transformation and sustainable development agenda. The program is designed to improve urban planning, enhance safety, and offer property owners an opportunity to obtain building permits at a discounted rate. He…
Abuja, August 25, 2024 – The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has confirmed a deadly attack on police officers at Wuse Junction, Abuja, allegedly carried out by members of the proscribed Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), also known as the Shi’ite group. According to a press statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, two police officers lost their lives in the unprovoked assault, while three others were left unconscious and are currently receiving treatment in a hospital. The attack also resulted in the destruction of three police patrol vehicles, which were set ablaze by the…
Our dearly beloved father, Alhaji (Chief) Shittu Akanbi Gbenusola Olopoenia, was born on the 19th of October, 1914, in Okeho. His father, Alfa Momodu Nallah, hailed from Lemomu Compound, Bode Okeho, and his mother, Seliatu Ibipeju, was from Balogun Compound, Ogan Bode Okeho. His father, a descendant of a great Islamic scholar who introduced Islam to Okeho, was widely known throughout Oke-Ogun, Oyo, and the Gold Coast (Ghana) as a produce merchant specializing in kola nuts and cocoa. Baba Olopoenia was taken to Lagos as an infant, where he spent his childhood and adolescence studying the Quran and Islamic sciences…