Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has inaugurated a six-man committee on the provision of 20,000 jobs for the teeming unemployed youths in the state. This is to be achieved within his 100 days in office. While inaugurating the committee, the governor said the provision of jobs for 20,000 unemployed youths in the state was […]
The May and June salaries of all political office holders in Oyo State, including former Governor Adebayo Alao-Akala, his aides, current governor of the state, Senator Abiola Ajimobi and his aides, are yet to be paid because, after payment of the May minimum wage of N18, 000, in conformity with agitation by workers in the […]
IT was like a replay of the Great Flood during the time of the biblical Noah in some states in the country, especially Lagos, Ogun and Oyo, on Sunday, as long hours of ceaseless rain caused havoc and resulted in casualties, as well as huge material losses. As early as 7.00a.m, the downpour forced residents […]
ABUJA— PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, announced far-reaching measures towards accelerating the nation’s economic growth through boosting agricultural output and provision of infrastructure in which a Lagos-Ibadan speed train line contract would soon be awarded. President Jonathan who was represented by Vice President Namadi Sambo said at the opening of the Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System […]
IBADAN—GOVERNOR of Oyo State, Senator Abiola Ajimobi has made good his promises to declare his assets towards running a prudent and transparent government. It will be recalled that Governor Ajimobi, during his campaign, prayed “God to stop him from becoming governor, if he will get there and spoil the reputation of his family.” The governor […]
Senator Abiola Ajimobi, the Oyo State Governor yesterday made good his earlier threat to probe the four year administration of his predecessor, Adebayo Alao-Akala with the setting up of an eight-member contract review committee to investigate all the contracts awarded and implemented during the latter’s tenure. While inaugurating the committee at the Executive Chambers of […]
A female lawmaker, Mrs. Monsurat Sunmoni, on Friday emerged the speaker of the seventh Oyo State House of Assembly. Sunmoni, the only female member of the 32-member assembly, is representing Oyo West/Oyo East State Constituency under the umbrella of the Action Congress of Nigeria. A member representing Egbeda State Constituency under the umbrella of […]
Drivers of commercial mini buses withdrew their vehicles from the roads in Ibadan, Oyo State capital, on Thursday leaving many commuters stranded. The drivers said the decision was taken to protest the several tolls being collected by the leadership of the state council of the National Union of Road Transport Workers from them. Routes […]
Oyo State governor-elect, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, on Thursday, debunked the claim that he has dual citizenship, describing it as mischievous and unfounded. Ajimobi, in a statement signed by his Director of Media and Publicity, Mr Yanju Adegbite, denied ever being a dual citizen of Nigeria and the United States of America. According to him, the […]
THE Oyo State governor, Chief Adebayo Alao-Akala, has said he used his classical style of administration (O yato) to make a mark, so as to make the state better than he met it in 2007. Governor Alao-Akala said this while playing host to members of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in the state, who […]
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