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HOME NEWS Makinde Paid LAUTECH N200 Million As Condition To Discontinue Solidarity Strike With ASUU But Reneged - Acting Gov Speaks ~ BOWA MEDIA  ...Says Govt Not Indebted To Institution Oyo state acting Governor Barrister Bayo Lawal has described the sympathy strike embarked upon by the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomosho in solidarity with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) as unnecessary and called for full resumption of the institution The acting Governor stated this today as a sideline while delivering a keynote address at a stakeholders consultative meeting on 2023 budget. Barrister Bayo Lawal argued that the state government was not in any way indebted to LAUTECH, and has shown commitment in fulfilling its obligation to the institution, as such they should discontinue their solidarity with ASUU henceforth He also disclosed that the state government had fulfilled a recent agreement with LAUTECH to call off the strike

HOME NEWS OPINION Seyi Makinde: People's Oriented Governance ~ Akintekun Joseph Oluseun "To dare is to do..."  Governor Seyi Makinde (GSM) came in at the reign of a garrulous constituted authority, an emperor who was tormenting both the workers, young and the old. Money wasn't in circulation since the salary wasn't regular, retirees were crying and dying, and at such a turbulent time came a God-sent man. Governor Seyi Makinde dared all odds and obstacles to prepare himself for the real journey ahead and battled it out with the emperor who was trying to install another failure to continue from where he stopped in his face of inhuman governance.  To God Almighty be the Glory, the wishes of the people became a reality by electing a man with human feelings.  Do you want to know how important people's feelings are? Do you want to see how Governor Makinde did all that is necessary to place the mass's feelings first?  Then sit tight and le

HOME NEWS Oyo Gets FG Approval For Construction Of 200 Housing Units As Makinde Aide, Wale Ajani Lobbies FMBN MD, Other Heads Of MDA's ~ BOWA MEDIA The federal government of Nigeria has approved the construction of 200 Housing units in Oyo state for low and medium cost earners including civil servants in the public sector and workers in the organized private sector. The Managing Director and Chief Executive, Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN), Madu Hamman, made this disclosure while playing host to the Director-general, Oyo Liaison Office in Abuja and Lagos, Wale Ajani in Abuja penultimate week. The Governor's aide who noted that his visit to the bank was to explore ways of mutual collaboration and benefits stressed the need for Oyo state and the bank to deepen its already existing relationship adding that the government of Oyo state places high priority on provision of housing for low and medium cost earners in the state. Ajani, while expressing gr

HOME NEWS OYSROMA Tests Machine To Fill Potholes Under 3 Minutes~ BOWA MEDIA Hon. Busoye Ogunlade, Chairman of the Oyo State Road Maintenance Agency (OYSROMA), has put to the test a machine that is intended to fill potholes in less than 3 minutes to maintain zero potholes throughout the state. The operation was conducted on Monday on important roadways in the metropolis of Ibadan. Speaking with our correspondent, the Chairman, Hon. Ogunlade stated that the velocity machine had been tested to effectively repair potholes on important roads. He noted that the machine will not only address the issue of potholes but will also save time and energy in the process. MOUTHPIECE NGR understands that the machine can repair more than 180 potholes per day and the repairs can be carried out all season due to the cold asphalt technology. The environmentally friendly machine, also automatically stores problems that have been fixed for future reference and has no carbon footprint

HOME NEWS OPINION  Sham: Campaign of Calumny Can’t Stop GSM Re-election – Olawale Aremu The good people of Oyo State whom Governor Seyi Makinde is representing as a servant-leader have barked and roared back at the opposition in the state to desist from antagonising his government, amplifying that, GSM as fondly called, has been meticulously following the ideas espoused in his scheme and undertaking to people on accelerated development of the state. A member of the GSM ADVOCATES, Comrade Olawale Aremu, during exploratory research conducted in some sections of the pacesetter's state, discovered that a campaign of calumny against the incumbent governor is nothing but a ruse and sham to sway the unsuspecting indigenes and residents about the sterling performance of Makinde's administration. It is worrisome how the oppositions have retorted to the issue of WAEC and Iseyin road which the WEST AFRICAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL promptly responded to the false and ma

HOME NEWS CRIME PHOTOS: Gunmen Attack Fayose In Osun, Abduct Many~ BOWA MEDIA Unknown gunmen have attacked Isaac Fayose, the younger brother of the former governor of Ekiti State Ayo Fayose. The sad event, according to Fayose’s brother, took place in Gbongan Area in Osun State. On his Facebook Timeline, Mr. Fayose described the encounter and stated that he was traveling from Lagos at the time. He added that many people were reportedly kidnapped by gunmen. He wrote: “Thank God for life !!! “No life was lost …. Many were kidnapped “Kidnappers in Gbogan area of Oyo state coming to Lagos “No security in Nigeria at all “This is why I won’t vote Tinubu and Atiku they changed Goodluck to Buhari”, he wrote.

HOME NEWS POLITICS  Oyo PDP PRO, Akeem Olatunji Empowers Oluyole Members With Cash, Power Generator As Party Harvest APC Members PDP Ward 4 In Oluyole LG Appreciates Governor Seyi Makinde For Allowing Level Playing Ground In The Emergence Of Alh Hon Waheed Akintayo Ilumoka As Oluyole State House Of Assembly Candidate A Chieftain of the ruling People’s Democratic Party in Oyo state and the State Publicity Secretary of the party, Akeem Olatunji yesterday put smiles on the faces of party members in Oluyole local government. Oluyole PDP House of Assembly candidate, Alhaji Akintayo was received by a crowd of party faithful at ward 4 yesterday. Olatunji empowered party members in ward 4 areas of Oluyole local government with cash gifts as part of a motivational package to propel party faithful towards giving unflinching support and commitment to party activities in the area. The ruling party state Publicity Secretary in Oyo state also empowered one member

HOME NEWS  POLITICS  Teslim Folarin, APC Will Lose in 2023 — APC Chieftain, Niyi Akintola Reveals~ BOWA MEDIA  Chief Niyi Akintola SAN, an ex-gubernatorial aspirant under the aegis of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has proclaimed the doom of Oyo APC in the forthcoming 2023 general elections, adding that Sen. Teslim Folarin will lose at the polls. He further disclosed that the Ogbomoso-born Minister of Youth, Hon. Sunday Dare and Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun State told him that APC will lose in Oyo State. Akintola, a chieftain of the APC, stated this on Sunday when he was featured as a guest on Fresh FM’s ‘Political Circuit’ anchored by renowned broadcaster, Isaac Brown. He added that it will be a sign of ungratefulness for any Oke-Ogun man to raise a hand against second term bid of Governor Seyi Makinde “The next election in Oyo State will be determined on personality, not on party basis”, he affirmed. Similarly, Akintola alleged that the duo of Sen. Omisore and Afikunyomi we

HOME NEWS POLITICS  Rewarding Loyalty: Hon. RAMATA Suprise Party Loyalists With Cash Sum, Deep Freezers~ BOWA MEDIA  ....An English proverbs says: "No Risk No Reward, No Pain No Gain." Hon. RAMATA AGBEREMI DABO popularly baptized as RAD, after she lost out of the Party primaries in the just concluded Lagelu/ Akinyele Federal Constituency Election that eventually emerged her closest friend and contestant, Hon. Adetokunbo Adeaga whose Leadership has been cordial and worthwhile as the candidate, flagbearer of the party PDP at the 2023 general elections had put in her public statement on the big surprise coming in no time. Let's get it cracking. Most Distinguished Hon. Ramata's team ran into one of the renounced investigator in Ibadan Oyo State Nigeria at a spot with an item, Big Chest Freezer. The team explained after an engaging session that, it's one of the surprise gifts for some of her loyal followers and those who believes in her aspirati

HOME NEWS CRIME Ido LG Councillor In Police Net Over Alleged Burgle Of Suspended Chairman's Office, Possession Of Firearms ~>BOWA MEDIA  The Ward 2 Councilor of Ido local government area of Oyo state, Ojo Yekini Sulaimon has been arrested by the state Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for allegedly burgling the council chairman's office and unlawful possession of firearms. According to a report gathered by BOWA MEDIA , Hon. Yekini, an elected councilor from ward 2 in Akufo of Ido Local government on Thursday was said to have led his Honorable colleagues to gain entrance into the office of the suspended local government chairman, Hon. Sheriff Adeojo carted away the laptop and council official documents. As confirmed to BOWA MEDIA by one of the council workers who doesn't want his name to be mentioned, he said, the acting chairman, Bar. Sakariyau Fasola detected the unlawful entrance to the chairman's office when he resumed office last Th

HOME NEWS POLITICS  DEFECTION RUMOUR: I Remain A Committed PDP Member, PDP Victory In 2023 Is My Priority - Oyo Lawmaker, Hon Francis Adetunji The House of Assembly Member representing Oluyole State Constituency in the 9th Assembly, Hon Francis Adewale Adetunji has debunked the rumor by some political Jobbers that he is planning to leave the People's Democratic Party, PDP According to Hon Adetunji in a statement issued on Wednesday via his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Hon Alimi Abiola DJEfficy denied the rumor going around that he is planning to leave PDP or he is planning to work against some of the Party candidates in the forthcoming general election.  Adetunji described the rumor as a figment of imagination by some political Jobbers who are trying to dent his image for their own selfish personal agenda. Hon Adetunji affirms that he is a loyal member of the People's Democratic Party, PDP and pledges his commitment toward the success of the p

HOME NEWS Just In: Reconciliation Process Begins As Atiku Meets Wike, Makinde, Ortom in London The long-awaited meeting between former Vice President, Alhaji Abubakar, and Governor Wike, finally took place, yesterday in London. Details of the meeting between the two PDP leaders were not disclosed but it centered around reconciliation and the need to move the party forward. Those present at the meeting asides from Atiku and Wike were Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State, and his Benue State counterpart, Samuel Ortom. SOURCE: VANGUARD

HOME NEWS Youth & Students mobilizer: Olabat Pen Heartfelt Appreciation ~ BOWA MEDIA A grassroots mobilizer and senior advocate of good governance, Honourable Afolabi Olabisi (Olabat) has penned down her heartfelt appreciation to Oyo South Senatorial candidate of People's Democratic Party (PDP), Mogaji Joseph Olasunkanmi Tegbe on his appointment as deputy director, youth and students mobilizer for the forthcoming general elections. Tegbe had on Wednesday announced the members of his campaign council, Hon Afolabi Olabisi expressed his satisfaction with the appointment and vowed to deliver maximum votes from the youth constituency for the senatorial candidate to emerge victorious at the poll.  Hon. Afolabi added that Mogaji Joseph Tegbe is a prudent man that has enough plan for the youths, and constituency development as well as making decisions that give teeming followers joy. " As a grassroots mobilizer and active stakeholder, I'll use all neces

HOME NEWS POLITICS JUST IN: Obasanjo, Makinde, Wike, Obi Others Meet In London~ BOWA MEDIA  Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate Peter Obi and Rivers Gov Nyesom Wike as well as three Peoples Democratic Party Governors held a strategic meeting in London, capital of the United Kingdom. The Governors at the meeting were: Sam Ortom (Benue); Seyi Makinde (Oyo) and Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia). The London meeting also attracted former Cross River Governor, Donald Duke and Senator Olaka Nwogu. Details of the meeting remain sketchy but observers believe it may not be unconnected with the 2023 general elections. Wike is involved in a war of words with the camp of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar. The three PDP Governors and Duke belong to the Wike’s camp, which has demanded for removal of the National Chairman Senator Iyorchia Ayu among others as a condition to back Atiku in 2023.

HOME NEWS OPINION  History Is Made In Oyo State~ Otunba Yomi Ojo 1999 ushered in an enduring Democracy in Nigeria after years of Military rule. Oyo state has been under the Civil rule of different politicians from the geopolitical zones of the state. The State has witnessed uncertainties associated with an unstable political environment which reduced the pace of economic development. The two major parties being in conflicting positions disrupt the stability of the Country. Tracing down memory lane, the state Civil Servants and Pensioners had shared in lack of leadership focus bore out of parochial interest rather than the development of the State. This has hurt the economy of the State where the welfare of Civil servants and Pensioners became taboo and traditional institutions were relegated to the background. We could recall how the good people of the state lost their means of livelihood to the bad policies of the past administration. Legitimate properties and

HOME NEWS BREAKING: Police Declare Indefinite Strike~ BOWA MEDIA  The Joint Union Congress of the Police Service Commission has issued a notice of indefinite strike to the management of the commission over a breach of agreement. The union noted that the strike will commence with effect from Monday, August 29, 2022. Chairman of the Joint Service Union, PSC chapter, Mr Adoyi Adoyi, disclosed this in an interview with our correspondent on Thursday. The notice is coming amidst disagreement between workers of the commission, the Chairman of the commission, Mr Musiliu Smith, and the Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, on which body should be responsible for recruitment, promotion, and appointment of constables and officers. He noted that the IGP and other police chiefs in connivance with the chairman of the PSC, have overruled the constitutional duty of the PSC. Adoyi added that the IGP has allegedly taken it upon himself to carry out the functions of the PSC in