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The Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, has asked his deputy, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, to defend himself against allegation of malfeasance levelled against him by the state House of Assembly. This governor said this in response to the apology issued to him by the deputy governor. Akeredolu’s response was signed by Doyin Adebowale, his Senior Special Assistant on Special Duties and Strategy. The governor said he does not meddle in the affairs of the state House of Assembly. The embattled deputy governor earlier apologised to Akeredolu over the recent political crisis in the state. At a media briefing in Akure, the state capital, Aiyedatiwa expressed regrets that negative reports that had trailed the crisis must have caused embarrassment to the governor in the last few months. Pledging his loyalty to the governor and commitment to the development of Ondo State, the deputy governor detached himself from any protest and calls for the governor to resign over his health crisis. However, in hi

Oyo State Government on Thursday has commenced monitoring of the private nursery, primary and secondary schools, Continuing Education Centers operating in the state. The Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof. Salihu Adelabu accompanied by the Permanent Secretary, Mr.Olusanjo Adeniyi ordered the immediate closure of Gokbeth International Nursery and Primary School Ijaye during the special monitoring exercise. The Commissioner also directed the Local Inspector Officer of the Akinyele Local Government to report immediately to his Office, said the school was shut down for non-compliance with registration procedures. The commissioner, while sealing off the private School, admonished proprietors of Private schools to always do what is necessary, in their quests to establish schools. He urged owners of private school not to wait until the government wield the `big stick’’ before registering and paying all necessary dues and levies. The commissioner, therefore, affirmed the

 In a heartwarming gesture of community support and commitment to maintaining law and order, Agbaakin olorundaaba, Chief Benedict Akika, the founder of the Omituntun Benedict Forum, expressed his gratitude to His Excellency Engineer Seyi Makinde, the Executive Governor of Oyo State. The governor fulfilled his promise by donating a police operation vehicle to the Olorunda Aba Police Divisional Headquarters in Ibadan, Oyo State, on October 26, 2023. Chief Benedict Akika, known for his philanthropic efforts, had previously built and donated a police station to the Olorunda Aba community. Governor Makinde commissioned this police station on March 30, 2023, marking his commitment to improving law enforcement infrastructure in the region. During the commissioning ceremony earlier this year, Governor Makinde had pledged to donate an operational vehicle to the division. Keeping his word, the governor handed over the operational vehicle today, with Chief Benedict Akika present to witness this s

 PDP Nigeria on Thursday evening stated categorically that the Executive Governor of Oyo State Engr. Seyi Makinde is performing Superlatively in all ramifications, Mainly the way he's moving the Pace setter's State Economy into right direction. According to the information released from "Official PDP Nigeria" Verified "X" account stated below: "According to Economic Statistics, Oyo State's Economy is Moving in the Right Direction Under Governor @seyiamakinde  Here are a few quick stats that indicate Governor Seyi Makinde's policies and projects in Oyo State are yielding dividends. 1. Oyo State was the 3rd best performing State in terms of economic output in the socio-economic scorecard of Nigerian States report of 2023 conducted by Analysts Data Services and Resources. 2. Oyo State's internally generated revenue (IGR) grew from N26.6 billion in 2019 to N62.2 billion in 2022. 3. Oyo State was the 2nd State in Nigeria with the highest IGR grow

The Senate on Thursday confirmed Mister Musa Aliyu, a lawyer and Attorney-General of Jigawa State, for appointment as the chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission at the Senate Chamber. Channels Television reports that the upper legislative chamber confirmed the nominees after screening them in a closed session that lasted for nearly an hour. The Senate also confirmed the appointment of Saka Bolaji Suleiman and Prof. Gaji Dantata as members of the Federal Judicial Service Commission. Upon his confirmation, the newly confirmed ICPC chair illuminated the need to change the narrative, promising to be transparent, firm, and humble in the fight against corruption. He further affirmed that he will make efforts to get assets traced to corruption and hand it over to the government or the victim of the crime. He further added that the commission will conduct proper investigations and not put people to shame unnecessarily.

 President Bola Tinubu on Thursday hailed the Supreme Court verdict that upheld his election victory at the February 25 presidential poll. The apex court in its ruling dismissed the appeals by the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar and his Labour Party (LP) counterpart Peter Obi. In a unanimous judgment on Thursday, the apex court dismissed the petitions. A seven-judge panel ruled as without merit the opposition appeals over claims of fraud, electoral law violations, and Tinubu’s ineligibility to run for president. Hours after the verdict, Tinubu issued a statement, saying the nation’s judiciary has never been shaken. The President said the judgment has laid to rest the agitations trailing the outcome of the keenly contested poll that put him ahead of the PDP and LP candidates. “While the verdict of today has laid to rest the agitating discourse over who truly won the 2023 Presidential election and met the constitutional requirements as laid out

  In line with Oyo State commitment to prevent, control flooding and promote Environmental Sustainability, Administration of Governor Seyi Makinde have initiated several projects, including the completion of the IUFMP ranging from Araromi stream, Oyo; Boroboro/Isinwin stream Oyo; Ora/Laka stream, Ogbomoso; Fedomu stream, Igbeti; Kuba stream, Ogboro road, Saki; Ogba Stream, iseyin; Jalugbe stream, Ilero and Ayin River, Isale-Oba, Igbo-ora. Consolidate on the new waste management architecture in Oyo State, and strategies to create a more sustainable environment.  Additionally, Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources under the leadership of Hon. Mogbonjubola Olawale Jagaban AbdulMajeed is actively working to reduce flood risk in various zones across Oyo State through targeted projects. The program looks forward to discussing these initiatives and collaborating with fellow stakeholders at the event to further enhance the environmental well-being of our state. "However, the phr

President Tinubu urged the new appointees to abide by the highest standards of professional and ethical conduct in the discharge of their duties. President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of 10 new Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for a five-year term each. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, said in a statement on Wednesday that the appointments are subject to the confirmation of the Nigerian Senate. “By powers vested in him by Section 154 (1) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (1999, Amended) and Section 6 of the Electoral Act (2022), President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of 10 new Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for a term of five (5) years each, subject to the confirmation of the Nigerian Senate,” the statement read. The new appointees are: Mr. Etekamba Umoren — Akwa Ibom St

Oluyole Local Government Chairmanship Candidate, Hon. Akeem Olatunji, has extended felicitations to Hon. Abass Adigun Agboworin following the recent appeal court judgment. Hon. Agboworin, currently representing the Ibadan South East/North East constituency, emerged victorious, solidifying his position as the people’s representative. Hon. Agboworin’s victory comes as no surprise, considering his consistent commitment to serving his constituents. Having been initially elected in 2019, the appeal court judgment now complements his April 2023 electoral victory, further enabling him to deliver dividends of democracy for a second term in office. This overwhelming show of support from the people demonstrates their trust and acceptance of his leadership. Recognizing the significance of this court judgment, Hon. Engr Akeem Olatunji commends Hon. Agboworin for his unwavering dedication to the development and upliftment of his constituents. Hon. Olatunji acknowledges the immense effort and determ

 TikTok and 18 other platforms fall into that category for heightened EU scrutiny, because they have at least 45 million monthly users in the bloc. TikTok said Wednesday it pulled four million “violative” videos in the EU in September, in its first transparency report since a new law against illegal and harmful content came into force across the bloc. The Chinese-owned video-sharing platform favoured by younger online users also stressed that it has 6,125 employees whose job is to moderate content in the European Union, in all its national languages. The figures were given as part of TikTok’s obligation under the EU’s new Digital Services Act (DSA) for major online platforms to provide a transparency report every six months. TikTok did not previously release monthly removal data for the bloc as a whole, leaving the significance of the September figure unclear until compared with future reports. The DSA, which came into effect in August, threatens very large online platforms and search

  The Oyo State High Court sitting in Ogbomoso has ordered the removal of the new Soun, King Ghandi Olaoye. BBC Yoruba reported. Recall that Oyo state Government announced the selection of RCCG Pastor Ghandi Olaoye and he is installed king on the 8th of September, 2023z Saaju asiko yii ni ọmọ oye miran, ti wọn dijọ n du ipo Soun, Kabir Laoye ti pe ẹjọ pe Ghandi Olaoye ko lẹtọ lati du ipo Soun. Ile ẹjọ si pasẹ nigba naa pe ijọba ipinlẹ Oyo ko gbọdọ yan ẹnikẹni sipo naa, titi ti oun yoo fi gbe idajọ oun kalẹ. Amọ ikede jade sita pe ijọba ipinlẹ Oyo ti yan Pasitọ Ghandi Laoye bii Soun tilẹ Ogbomoso tuntun. Kí ló dé tí adájọ́ fi wọ́gilé ìyànsípò Soun tuntun? Ọmọọba Kabir Olaoye to pe ẹjọ lati tako iyansipo Ghandi salaye pe aise deede wa ninu ilana ti wọn fi yan an. O wa n rọ ile ẹjọ giga naa lati wọle iyansipo ọba tuntun yii, ko si pasẹ fun awọn afọbajẹ lati bẹrẹ igbesẹ yiyan ọmọ oye miran. Nigba to n gbe idajọ rẹ kalẹ, Adajọ Adedokun to n gbọ ẹjọ naa wa kede pe iyansipo ọba Laoye ko bofin

 The appointment of Saka Bolaji Suleiman and Prof. Dantata as members of the Federal Judicial Service Commission was also conveyed in a letter to the Senate President, where President Bola Tinubu sought the Senate’s confirmation. President Bola Tinubu has written to the Senate for expeditious consideration of the confirmation of the appointment of Adamu Aliyu as Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). The Senate equally swore in Senator Amos Yohanna representing Adamawa North senatorial district. He is replacing Senator Elisha Abbo recently removed after the court voided the election of Elisha Abbo as senator representing Adamawa North district. President Tinubu more than a week ago appointed Dr. Aliyu, as the new Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). “The new Chairman of the ICPC is nominated for confirmation by the Nigerian Senate, following the President’s approval of the outgo

  The Supreme Court is scheduled to deliver judgement on Thursday, October 26, 2023, in the cases of the Labour Party and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi; the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Atiku Abubakar and the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidate, Bola Tinubu. Recall that the PDP presidential candidate and his LP counterpart have lodged appeals challenging the ruling of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) that upheld Tinubu’s electoral victory The judgement date was confirmed by all parties involved. At its last sitting on Monday, the apex court reserved judgement filed by Atiku and the PDP against the verdict of the Presidential Election Petition Court which affirmed Tinubu’s victory in the February 25 presidential poll. A seven-member panel of the court, led by Justice Inyang Okoro announced this on Monday after counsels to parties adopted their briefs of argument and made final submissions. The apex court also took arguments fr

  It was learnt that the hoodlums invaded the hostels of the students located at Abapawa, an area off the university campus. Some hoodlums have raped no fewer than four female students of the Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED), Ijagun, Ogun State. It was learnt that the hoodlums invaded the hostels of the students located at Abapawa, an area off the university campus. The hoodlums were said to have invaded the hostel in the early hours of Tuesday and forcefully had unlawful carnal knowledge of the female students. The Deputy Governor of Ogun State, Mrs Noimot Salako-Oyedele, made this known when she visited the four victims where they were receiving treatment at the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu. Salako-Oyedele who visited the University, alongside the State Commissioner of Police, Alamutu Abiodun and the Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Abayomi Arigbabu, described the incident as “distressing and brutal”. The Deputy Governor made th

  The amended list which was uploaded on the commission’s website on Tuesday was signed by the Secretary to the Commission, Rose Oriaran-Anthony. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has excluded the name of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Timipre Sylva, from the final list of candidates ahead of the November 11 governorship election in Bayelsa State. The amended list which was uploaded on the commission’s website on Tuesday was signed by the Secretary to the Commission, Rose Oriaran-Anthony. Sighted by Channels Television on Wednesday, the column for the names of the APC candidate and his running mate, Joshua Maciver, was left blank with “court order” remarks on it. According to Oriaran-Anthony, the action of the commission was in obedience to court orders on the lists, served on the commission. Recalling that the commission published the final list of candidates for the 2023 Bayelsa State Governorship Election on June 9 in accordance with the pro

Persistent rocket and artillery exchanges with Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and allied Palestinian factions across Israel’s northern borders with Lebanon and Syria have raised fears of a new front in Israel’s war with Hamas in Gaza. “Around 1:45 am (2245 GMT Tuesday), the Israeli enemy carried out an aerial aggression from the occupied Golan Heights,” Syrian state media said. They said the strikes also wounded seven soldiers and caused material damage. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 11 soldiers were killed, including four officers. The Britain-based war monitor said the strikes “destroyed arms depots and a Syrian air defence radar” and also targeted an infantry unit. The Israeli army said its “fighter jets struck military infrastructure and mortars belonging to the Syrian army in response to the launches towards Israel yesterday (Tuesday)”. Israeli strikes on Sunday put Syria’s two main airports, in Damascus and Aleppo, out of service, Syrian state media said. Israel

 In recent times, the environmental sanitation situation in Oyo State has witnessed a significant shift from its previously poor state. Thanks to the diligent efforts of Honorable Commissioner for Environment, Hon. Abdul-mojeed Mogbonjubola, and the unwavering commitment of Governor Engr Seyi Makinde, the sector has undergone a remarkable transformation. This progress is truly commendable and worthy of recognition. One notable aspect of the government's effort is their proactive approach in addressing the issue of flooding. With heavy rainfall forecasts for Oyo State, Governor Makinde's administration, in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment, has initiated extensive dredging of rivers and implemented preventive measures to mitigate the impact of flooding. These measures have effectively protected communities from potential disasters and ensured the safety of residents. Moreover, the Ministry, under the guidance of Hon. Abdul-mojeed Mogbonjubola, has played a pivotal r

Justice Kareem Adeyimika Adedokun the presiding judge of the Oyo State High Court 2 Ogbomoso Judicial Division, will today, October 25, deliver judgement in a case between Oba Ghandi Afolabi Olaoye and Prince Kabiiru Muhammed Olaoye. Justice Adedokun had reserved judgement in the case during sitting on October 3. Prince Kabir Olaoye in July 2022, dragged then Prince Ghandi Olaoye to the court over his nomination as Soun of Ogbomosoland by the Ogbomoso kingmakers. The defendants include the Oyo state governor, Oyo state attorney general, Oyo state commissioner for local government and chieftaincy matters, Ogbomoso North local government, Ogbomoso North traditional council and Prince Amos Olawole Olaoye (Mogaji Olaoye ruling house) who are 1st to 6th defendants respectively. The 7th to 11th defendants are the kingmakers – Chief S.O. Otolorin (Areago of Ogbomoso and chairman), Chief Salawu Ajadi (Jagun), Chief Tijani Abioye (Bara), Cheif David Adeniran Ojo (Ikolaba) and Chief Yusuf Kasali