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HOME NEWS OPINION: Makinde Balanced Diet Treats And A Political Nutritionists ~Tolu Adewusi As a cell is to life, forming tissues and then organs; so is grassroots politics which we can call the Local Government, to the State, and resultantly to the Federal. We cannot overemphasize the functions of these not so little cells in the structural implementation of political strategies. Also, the deficiency of any cell is catastrophic to the entire body, hence the need to have all fed well and in right proportions; balanced diet. Each stakeholder in each local government can be likened to organs, and concern for each is a concern for the entire body. The feeding required of these organs is means of encouragement to their cells and this was effected by our dear nutritionist, Engr. Seyi Makinde. A balanced diet is the kind of feeding we can tag the nutrition of our political structures in the Oyo State by the Leader, His Excellency Engr. Seyi Makinde by appropriating in right propo...

HOME NEWS CRIME AGAIN: EFCC ‘Rearrests’ Fani-Kayode A former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has been re-invited by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,(EFCC) following investigations into alleged document falsification Fani-Kayode alongside a former Minister of State for Finance, Nenandi Usman, is standing trial on alleged N4.6billion money laundering, before Justice Mohammed Aikawa. Other defendants are Yusuf Danjuma, a former Chairman of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) and a company, Jointrust Dimensions Nigeria Ltd. They are facing a 17 count charge of money laundering preferred against them by the Anti-graft Agency. They had each pleaded not guilty to the charges and were granted bails. The trial had begun before Justice Aikawa and witnesses were still being led in evidence until Aikawa was transferred out of the Lagos division. The charge was consequently, re-assigned to a new judge, Justice Daniel Osaigor, and the defendants were ...

HOME NEWS Ona Ara Citizens Hail Makinde's Giant Stride  As Construction Of Major Road Is Flagged Off  The people of Ona Ara Local Government, in Ibadan axis of Oyo State have lavished encomiums on Governor Seyi Makinde for his readiness to construct Olorunsogo- Ona Ara road. The Commissioner for Public Works, Professor Daud Sangodoyin disclosed this,during the meeting with the  stakeholders and other prominent people in the local government. Sangodoyin said that Oyo State Government had got set to ensure that Olorunsogo-Ona Ara road to Ariyo axis of the local government becomes motorable and turns to dualized road, while Ariyo to Boundary would be a standard  lane road. Commissioner in his meeting with the stakeholders before the Flagg off disclosed that the road would be dualized to ease the passage of the road users. Sangodoyin who was also in company of the Special Adviser, Mr Adeleye maintained that the construction of the road would last for complete...

HOME NEWS PHOTOS: Mrs. Yusuff, Leads Campaign Against Gender Violence In Ibadan North LG ... Calls for Community Involvement to Curb Menace As the global activism against Gender-Based Violence continues, the wife of the Oyo State Governor, Mrs. Omini Makinde has extended the awareness campaign about gender violence to residents and relevant stakeholders in Ibadan north local government area of the State, advocating for the involvement of members of the community in fighting the menace. The sensitization session, which involved a walk within the nooks and cranes of Ibadan north local government, was a partnership between the Office of the First Lady, Mrs. Omini Makinde, and the wife of the executive chairman of Ibadan north local government, Mrs. Habeebat Yusuff to take the campaign to the grassroots. The wife of the executive chairman, Mrs. Yusuff, who was accompanied by the four honorable councilors (Women) and women from the...

HOME NEWS Four Boreholes Down Within 72 Hours _ Odidi Omo Warns Alleged Perpetrators  The House of Representatives member, Hon. Adedeji Stanley Olajide(Odidi Omo), who represents Ibadan Northwest/Southwest Federal Constituency, Ibadan, Oyo State has warned the alleged perpetrators who were involved in vandalization of four boreholes within the two local governments to desist from the dastardly acts. The said four boreholes in Agbeni,  Orita merin and Apata were said to have been fallen as a result of alleged vandalization being orchestrated by unknown agents of darkness. Odidi Omo in a statement he personally signed and made available to Bowa media  warned the yet to be identified vandalizers to desist from the subsequent destruction of hard earned projects, if they are not looking for  God's punishment and thorough investigation which will expose them to full wrath of the law. The House of Reps member lamented that it ...

HOME NEWS POLITICS LG Appointments : Gov. Makinde, PDP LG Party Stakeholders Monitors Prepare New Lists Barely two weeks after the executive governor of OYO state, Seyi Makinde withdrew the approved lists of SAs, CoSs, Secretaries, Supervisory Councilors for the 33 Local government areas of OYO state, westerndilynews.com confirmed that, new names have been compiled last Friday and will be approved and made known to public in coming days. It will be recalled that, governor Makinde ordered the immediate withdrawal of all local government lists that contained the names of the newly appointees into each of the 33 local government areas just three days after he approved the names for appointments.  Makinde was said to have made the order after realizing that the approved names for appointments did not in anyway  represented the interest of the party stakeholders of their local government. Sources with first hand information disclosed to westerndilynews.com that, Makinde...

HOME NEWS EDUCATION EDUCATION: Ona Ara LG Council Boss, Hon. Sanusi Congratulates Foundation@10, Facilitates Donation Of Educational Materials To Indigent Pupils Of Ona Ara. LG Rhythms Foundation gave hope to the less-privileged students, recently, when it gave out thousands of exercise books to indigent pupils of Saint John Basic School Idi Ose and IDC Basic School Aba Epo, Ona Ara Local Government in Ibadan. The committee chairman of the foundation 10years anniversary, Dr. Michael Adelusi, who revealed that the gesture was in line with the aim of their group, noted that the writing materials were meant to help develop the pupils as well as assist indigent parents to purchase written books for their wards. Adelusi said that they have been committed to be impacting life's of people at their annual anniversaries, he stated that his team for this 10th year anniversary have visited a school for the handicapped before coming around for this distribut...

HOME NEWS OYHA Hopeful Tosin Gboye (AMOT),Congratulates Oyo Speaker, As He Ties The Knot The son of the late Hon. Gboyega Abdulwasiu Makanjuola fondly called “Gboye Ibo” ,Ibadan North grassroot mobilizer, Asiwaju Makanjuola Oluwatosin, popularly known as TOSIN GBOYE has congratulated the Speaker of Oyo State House of Assembly; Hon. Edward Adebo Ogundoyin on the event of his wedding ceremony. AMOT describes Hon. Ogundoyin as an achiever and a leader per excellence. He explained how he (Ogundoyin) has used his position as the speaker of the state House of Assembly to change peoples' perspective about the legislative houses by ensuring an effective legislation towards the development of the State. Asiwaju Makanjuola thereby congratulates the Honourable Speaker and he wishes him a happy married life. He said "I want to wish my oga; Mr. Speaker a very happy home, and I pray the almighty blesses his family. He concluded by wishing all the well wishers gracing the event safe trip...

HOME NEWS Council Boss, Hon. Sanda Donates Brand New Patrol Vehicle To Curb Crime, Insist On Zero Tolerance Towards Social Vices In Egbeda LG As part of the commitment to bring an end to crimes and social vices in Egbeda Local Government Area and our communities. The executive chairman of egbeda local government, who also doubles as the ALGON chairman in oyo state, presented a brand new Nissan Micra to DSP, Mr. Lawrence Ehindero, the Divisional Police Officer (D.P.O) Alakia-Adelubi Police Station. Hon. Sanda while addressing news men after the presentation stated that he wants a serene and crime free environment for indigents In egbeda local government. "You will recall that I also presented motorcycles for the men of the Egbeda Local Government Joint Security Network. These comprised of the local security forces with blend of the traditional ones, the combined of both the factional Oodua People's Congress (OPC), the Agbekoyas, the VGN, Local Hunters et...

HOME NEWS POLITICS Six Years Of APC Has Worsened Nigeria’s Situation –Makinde   Engr. Seyi Makinde, Oyo State Governor, in this interview with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Yoruba, speaks on latest developments in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the successful outcome of its national convention, 2023 general elections and other issues. TEMIDAYO AKINSUYI who monitored the session for this online newspaper brings the excerpts: .What is your general assess­ment of the PDP National Convention and what do you think are the implications for the country ? Everything ended end well. This is because since we have been holding a plethora National Conven­tions in the annals of the PDP, we have not had any­one with this type of pos­itive outcome. Out of 21 vacant positions available to be occupied, 18 of them were occupied through consensus arrangement. We already knew the ma­jority of the candidates that were to occupy the positions and stakehold­ers from differen...

HOME NEWS Obasanjo, AbdulSalami, Atiku, 13 Governors, Ooni, Davido, Others To Honour Oyo Speaker’s Wedding As the 34year old Speaker of Oyo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Adebo Ogundoyin prepares to walk down the aisle with his fiancé, Olamidun Majekodunmi, former heads of State, Governors, political icons, industrialists, traditional rulers, entertainment gurus and other dignitaries across the country and beyond are set to storm the ancient city of Ibadan this weekend. Adebo Ogundoyin, the son of the late philanthropist and business tycoon, the late Chief Adeseun Ogundoyin became the speaker of the Oyo State 9th assembly at the age of 32 following the victory of the state’s ruling party at the 2019 general election. The wedding ceremony tagged “DO THE HONOUR” is slated to hold on the 25th and 27th, November, 2021 and is expected to be attended by influential personalities and political bigwigs including the former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, former Head of State...

HOME NEWS My Father Never Recovered From NDLEA Ordeal – Baba Suwe’s son Adebowale, the son of a late comic actor, Babatunde Omidina, aka Baba Suwe, on Tuesday, said his father did not recover from what he suffered in the hands of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency after he was accused of peddling dr¥gs in 2011, which turned out to be false. The actor died on Monday at his house in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State after battling a sickness. He was aged 63. Adebowale, in a viral video on Monday, accused family members and friends of neglecting the veteran actor while he battled the illness. However, while speaking at the residence on Tuesday, he apologised for making the video, saying he did not mean to disrespect anyone. Speaking on his father’s sickness, Adebowale said the illness started after the NDLEA ordeal. He said, “My father was a lovely person. Whenever I showed him his videos, he would start laughing and sometimes burst into tears and ask if it was him and if ...

HOME NEWS CRIME UPDATE: EFCC releases ex-Aviation Minister, Fani-Kayode after over 6 hours of interrogation The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has released a former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode after intensive interrogation that lasted hours. Sources said Fani-Kayode was questioned over alleged forgery and manipulation of documents. The interrogation was over alleged discrepancies in his medical records, which the anti-graft agency said were doctored. Fani-Kayode is standing trial with two others on a 17-count of criminal conspiracy, fraud and money laundering to the tune of N4.9 billion. A source said: “Our operatives arrested him over issues relating to his medical records and traveling documents.”   Femi Fani-Kayode announced his release by the anti-graft body in a Facebook post on Tuesday evening. Though he denied being arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). According to him, he was never arrested but went to hono...

HOME NEWS CRIME Just In: Efcc Grills Femi Fani-Kayode Over Forgery  New gathered according to daily post said  that the human rights lawyer was nabbed over alleged manipulation and forgery of documents. He has been reportedly whisked to the Lagos Zonal Office of the anti-graft agency. When contacted by DAILY POST, the spokesman of the Commission, Wilson Uwujaren, confirmed the report saying “he was arrested this evening”. Uwajeren, however, did not give details of the arrest of press time. Recall that Fani-Kayode was recently on the news after he dumped the People’s Democratic Party, PDP for the All Progressives Congress, APC. The former ministers subsequently began to associate with some top government officials whom he had tagged as corrupt fellows. His recent political activities had been generating controversies as some Nigerians lamented his unstable nature in politics.

HOME NEWS POLITICS Oyo Federal Lawmaker, Stanley Odidi Omo Sponsors 40 Constituents On Skills’ Acquisition Of Digital Marketing   Hon. Adedeji Stanley Olajide(Odidi Omo) who represents Ibadan Northwest/Southwest Federal Constituency, Ibadan, Oyo State has enhanced sponsorship of 40 youths on skills’ acquisition of digital marketing. The Digital Marketing training which began at Odidi Omo’s Constituency Office, Adeoyo Junction, Ring Road, Ibadan will cover knowledge’s acquisition on web, graphics designs and social marketing respectively. Beneficiaries of digital marketing were drawn from Ibadan Northwest/Southwest that make the Federal Constituency, in order to enhance the digital orientation of the participants and their better standard of living. Odidi Omo, while speaking with naijatodaynews.com.ng disclosed that the training on digital marketing organized for the selected youths was done in line with fulfilment of electoral promises. Adding that, the training was in ...

HOME NEWS   Ikoyi Building Collapse: Elder Sister Of Lady Killed A Month To Her Wedding, Passes On  This was announced by Blessed Nasa Eriamah on Tuesday on her Facebook page. Blessed Nasa Eriamah wrote on Facebook, “Exactly 3 weeks after the death of your younger sister at the Ikoyi building collapse, you followed her. Loosing 2 daughters in a space of 3 weeks is a pain to terrible for a mother to bear. “When we visited you on Monday you were recovering only to hear of your death today😭😭😭. Amaka why did you follow your sister??😭😭😭. Your mother is trying to be strong, she is trying to hide her pain by singing praises to GOD and laughing when we visited today but she is loosing it. “Amaka! Amaka! Amaka! Please wake up! the death of Onyinye is enough, you can’t allow your mother to bury 2 children in a day, it is too much for her.😭😭😭 Please wake up.” Photos: On the 1st of November, 2021, 26-year-old lady named Onyinye Enekwe, died in the 21-storey building t...

HOME NEWS CRIME Owner Of Oduduwa Universtity Son, Supervised The Burial Of Timothy Adegoke – Osun CP Osun State Commissioner of Police, Wale Olokode, on Monday said one of the suspects held in connection with the death of Timothy Adegoke, a Masters student of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, had confessed that son of the owner of Hiltons Hotels and Resorts, Ile-Ife, Roheem Adedoyin, arranged how the corpse was evacuated and taken to the bush. The police boss said Roheem, who is the Managing Director of the hotel where the late Adegoke reportedly died, organised how the corpse was evacuated from the facility and buried without informing the police. Featuring on a radio programme, ‘Frank Talk’ monitored on Rave FM, Osogbo, Olokode, however said Roheem is on the run, adding that in the course of police investigation into the matter, detectives were able to discover where the corpse was buried. He said, “One of the suspects confessed that the MD is the son of Dr Ramon Adedo...

HOME NEWS JUST IN: Baba Suwe Is Dead Veteran nollywood actor, Babatunde Omidina popularly called Baba Suwe is dead. Actress Modupe Johnson otherwise known as Fali Werepe shared the news of his passage on her Instagram page. She said he died on Monday 22nd November, 2021 Details later…

HOME NEWS OPINION The GSMists Journal : A Monthly Publication That Build On The Legacy Of Good Governanc The GSMists monthly journal is a unique publication. It aimed to provide an analysis of events from the Oyo State Government, Parliamentary Affairs, News, quick-hit trend pieces and public – focused content. The spotlights of this November edition includes Interviews, People and Events, Oyo Legislative, Inside LGA, The New Commisioners in the State, Opinions and many more. The journal has a constant framework from issue to issue that create room for maximum creativity within and build on the good governance of Governor Seyi Makinde. This month edition will enable readers to consume the journal from cover to cover; gravitate and then flip through the rest of the journal because the content is rich. The November edition is out, kindly grab your copy. The GSMists… building on the legacy of good governance. One ❤️ One mission.

HOME NEWS POLITICS Hon. Stanley Olajide Odidi Omo's 2021 Score Cards, Despite Paucity of Funds Pieces of any epistle cannot be better structured nor written, without showing clear and true identity of Hon. Adedeji Stanley Olajide, who is popularly known as ” Odidi Omo”. Odidi Omo, is the current House of Representatives’ member representing Ibadan Northwest/Southwest Federal Constituency, Ibadan, Oyo State. The parliamentarian is among the five federal lawmakers in the pacesetter state, who through the banner of People’s Democratic Party(PDP) occupied the seats in the green chamber of the National Assembly. Odidi Omo, since assumption and inauguration has no doubt shown his true mastery and understanding of representation, legislation and oversight functions respectively. His firm grasp of the three keys that make effective parliamentarian has made him a notable voice in the green chamber and endeared lawmaker to his constituents. Odidi Omo has been expediting commendable actions t...