Tag: Oyo
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Oyo government ousts NURTW from parks, appoints managers
The Oyo State government is forging ahead with the ousting of members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers from the motor parks and garages in the state by inaugurating on Monday state appointed managers in all the 33 local government areas across the state. Prof Raphael Afonja, the state Commissioner for Works and…
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Oyo: Ajimobi drags Makinde, Attorney General, others to court
Former Oyo Governor Senator Abiola Ajimobi has dragged his successor, Governor Seyi Makinde to court over the revocation of his landed property at Agodi Government Reservation Area (GRA), Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. Ajimobi also sued the State Attorney General, the Commissioner for Lands, Housing and Urban Development and the Ministry of Lands, Housing and…
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Makinde seeks out-of-court settlement with sacked chairmen
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has opted for an out-of-court settlement. The governor had instituted a case against the 68 chairmen of the 33 local governments and 35 local council development areas (LCDAs), all of the All Progressive Congress (APC) he sacked on May 29, 2019, upon his swearing in. The sacked chairmen were elected…
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Oyo Govt okays N30,000 minimum wage
Oyo State Government and the Organised Labour on Wednesday reached an agreement on the N30,000 minimum wage passed into law by the Federal Government in 2019. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the agreement was reached following a meeting between the delegation of the state government and that of organised labour. Mrs Olubamiwo…
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Oyo gov Makinde reshuffles cabinet
Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State on Friday approved a minor cabinet reshuffle with two commissioners swapping ministries. A statement by Mr Taiwo Adisa, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, indicated that Prof. Daud Sangodoyin, education, science and technology commissioner, had swapped with Mr Olasunkanmi Olaleye of the establishment and training ministry. The statement quoted…
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Thugs abduct LG chairman in Oyo
Some people suspected to be political thugs, on Wednesday abducted the Chairman of Afijio Local Government area of Oyo State, Hon. Samuel Aderemi at the Local Government office. Aderemi, who is one of those sacked by Governor Seyi Makinde last year, was abducted by thugs who stormed the council in Jobele, when the Chairman resumed…
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45-year-old jailed for stealing Oyo Govt.’s Christmas decoration
An Iwo Road Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ibadan, on Tuesday, sentenced a 45-year-old scavenger, Kamorudeen Salau, to a 30-working day jail term for stealing Christmas decoration worth N25,000, property of Oyo State Government. The Chief Magistrate, Mr Taiwo Oladiran, in his judgment, said that the defendant was found guilty as charged. Oladiran, who said that…
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We don’t want rubber stamp legislature – Makinde tells commission
Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo state on Tuesday, declared that his administration did not want a rubber stamp legislature. He stated this while inaugurating Chairman and three other members of the State House of Assembly Service Commission in Ibadan. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Dr Abdulwasi Musah, the Deputy Speaker of the…
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We inherited almost bankrupt State from Ajimobi – Makinde
Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde has said his administration inherited an almost bankrupt State from his predecessor, Abiola Ajimobi. He urged Nigerians to join hands with anti-corruption agencies to fight corruption and stamp it out of the country, stressing that without eradicating corruption, no Nigerian citizen could experience dividend of democracy. Makinde stated this…
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Female Oyo pilgrim absconds in Jeddah
The Oyo State Pilgrims Welfare Board says a female pilgrim, Ms Anifat Saheed, absconded in Jeddah during the 2019 Hajj operation in Saudi Arabia. Prof. Sayed Malik, the Chairman of Muslim wing of the board made the disclosure on Thursday, in Ibadan, during the presentation of the 2019 Hajj report to Gov. Seyi Makinde. He…