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HOME NEWS POLITICS  Makinde Approves Furniture Allowance To Councillors, Supervisory Councillors  The governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde has announced that all councilors and supervisory councilors in the state will begin getting their furniture allowances by next week which amounted to N2.3bn. Makinde made the disclosure during the People’s Democratic Party’s consultative forum on Wednesday at Lagbami Osekun Hall in Ogbomoso South Local Government.  He said the Commissioner for local government and Chieftaincy matters, Barrister Olasukanmi Olaleye has got approval for the disbursement of the furniture allowance across the 33 local government, adding that half of the allowance will be paid out next week, and the other half will be collected by January.  He urged people who have not yet been appointed or considered in any capacity to exercise patient, stressing that their turn will come as he promised to keep making amendment.  Earlier in...

HOME NEWS POLITICS Senate President, NASS Clerk, Allegedly Witholding 15 Months Salary Of Legislative Aides •Duo Accused Of Diversion, Abuse Of Appropriation Law President of the Senate, Dr. Ahmad Lawan, outgoing Clerk of the National Assembly, Amos Ojo, have been allegedly fingered in the gross abuse of appropriation law, where aides numbering over 200 were denied payments of their salaries and entitlement for over 15 months. This fragrant abuse has melted untold hardship on these affected legislative aides who have been payrolled since 2021 but were duly paid just four months salary arrears on the pretext that the money was excluded from the 2021 national budget. You will recal that the National Legislative Aides Forum, NASSLAF on February, 2022 threatened to drag the management to anti-graft agencies, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) and Independent Corrupt Practicea and other Related Offences Commission, (ICPC) over the non-payment of their 2...

HOME NEWS Ibadan North LG: Bodija Market/ Express Road Construction To Commence Soon~ Agba Egbe Assures … Seeks Artisans Support Ahead Of General Election The Executive Chairman Of Ibadan North Local Government, Hon. Yusuff Sahib Oladayo (Agba Egbe) has re-assured the residents and traders of Bodija Market /Express to expect implementation and commencement of the road construction in the zone. The council chairman made this declaration at the Ibadan North Barber's Association Day held at Akingbola, ward 5 of the municipal area in Ibadan North Local Government. Agba Egbe while answering questions from members of the association on the state of the road in bodija market, said the "All the yearnings and complaints will soon be over as every document and process has been made and forwarded through the commissioner for works and transportation to the Executive Governor of Oyo State, and he is definite that the masses governor and the architect of a modern Oy...

HOME NEWS OSUN: Labour Leaders Christen Adeleke ‘Comrade Governor’ Pledge Total Support For Administration Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has reiterated his administration’s commitment to prioritize the welfare of workers in the state, declaring a new dawn for workers in the employment of the state civil service. Governor Adeleke renewed the assurance on Tuesday during an interactive session with labour leaders in the state, expressing his administration’s readiness to listen to workers’ plights and address them. The event which had top government functionaries and political leaders in attendance, including the Deputy Governor, Prince Kola Adewusi, Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Teslim Igbalaye, and others, underscored the beginning of a smooth relationship between workers and the government as labour leaders named Governor Adeleke “Comrade Governor”. “Let me assure you that I will be open and friendly to workers. So, workers have a frie...

HOME NEWS POLITICS Ib' North Federal Constituency: The Mistakes, Disappointments, And The Solace In Lanre Sarumi - Salami Akinbiyi So many had wondered the slow trend at the political spot within Ibadan North Federal Constituency, yes both the occupier and the  awaiting needs enough threads and morale to go out and make the electorates in Ibadan North LG feel the reason they are both suitable for that position.  The green chamber over the years has been a safe haven to so many local politicians, yes they say politics is local, even though when the enrichment gets in, it's never invested or reciprocated locally. In my sincere and candid opinion, 2019 to us was the greatest political error as electorates in terms of leadership, we voted for the trend and not the reality and here we are now, jamboree of decorated failures who represented us both at the red and green chambers.  How could we had voted for a total stranger whom's background was never fou...

HOME  NEWS POLITICS 2023: APC, Folarin Chasing Shadows, No Member Of NNPP Decamps To APC In Oyo Town, NNPP Says The New Nigerian People's Party (NNPP), Oyo state chapter on Tuesday said All Progressives  Congress (APC) is deceitful in nature, saying the party has again begun its antics of deceiving the people of Oyo State, pretending to be relevant. Recall that APC announced that about 3,000 members of NNPP members decamped from the party to join APC, at the flag off of the governorship campaign in  Oyo town.   Oyo NNPP said with all indications and findings, the purported declaration was untrue and it was cooked up to gain undue relevance and popularity, which the party did not deserve. This is contained in a statement signed by the Oyo state NNPP publicity secretary, Mr. Femi Olaitan Hero, made available to newsmen and obtained by westerndailynews.com  Femi Hero said APC fabricated the lies in circulation in the public space which unfor...

HOME NEWS POLITICS  Osun Assembly Clashes With Adeleke Over Change Of State Name, Others Osun Assembly has moved against Governor Ademola Adeleke over the reversal of the slogan and name of the State as well as non-compliance to rendition of State anthem. Adeleke, in his inaugural speech issued an Executive Order, reversing the name of the State from ‘State of Osun’ to Osun State. He also changed the slogan of ‘State of Virtue’ to ‘State of Living Spring’. It was also observed the new Governor has shunned the State logo, opting for the Nigeria coat of arm logo. At the swearing in of Adeleke’s appointees on Monday, The Nation observed the State anthem was not rendered. The pulpit of the Governor also carried an emblem that is not the State logo. It was further gathered the State flags have been removed and replaced with those of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at the Government Office, Abere. The PDP flags have been hoisted at Oke-Fia park too. But Osun Assemb...

HOME NEWS POLITICS  Billboards Replacement: Oyo PDP, Fumes Calls Out Folarin, Skimeh,  Over Removal, Replacement Of Paid Bill-Boards    Payment receipt issued to Oyo PDP for the Akesan/Owode billboard space by Edge Plus Media. The Oyo State People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has raised the alarm over what it called unwarranted deliberate provocation by the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The ruling party in the state alleged that Oyo state APC has removed the party’s banners billboard at Owode/Akesan road in front of Oyo Central Mosque, Oyo. Akeem Olatunji, the Oyo state PDP Publicity Secretary, who made this known exclusively to westernmirror.com.ng today alleged the opposition’s governorship candidate in the 2023 elections, Senator Teslim Folarin and Honourable Akeem Adeyemi as the brain behind the illegality. APC billboard occupying the PDP billboard space at Akesan/Owode, Oyo. PDP banner at Akesan...

HOME NEWS POLITICS  Day After Inauguration, Osun Governor Suspends Council Chairmen, OSIEC Chairman, Members Osun Governor-elect, Senator Ademola Adeleke The Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke has directed the immediate suspension of the Chairman of the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSIEC), Mr. Segun Oladitan and the following members of the Commission; I. Mr. Yusuf Oyeniran II. Alhaja Suibat Adubi III. Prince Yinka Ajiboye IV. Mrs. Abosede Omibeku V. Mr. Dosu Gidigbi VI. Mr. Wahab Adewoyin “This suspension is sequel to several petitions bothering on financial impropriety, dereliction of duty, absenteeism and abuse of office against the said Chairman and members of the Commission. “Pending the outcome of investigation into the allegations against the suspended Chairman and members of the Commission, the Secretary to the Commission shall hold forth in running the affairs of the Commission”, the statement ...

HOME NEWS POLITICS  IMMEDIATE EFFECT: Osun Gov. Adeleke Reverses Last Minutes Appointments From Previous Administration (Read Full Speech) ….as Oyo deputy gov joins Atiku, Okowa, others at inauguration  Newly sworn-in Osun State Governor, Sen. Ademola Adeleke, has revealed what he would do in office as the governor of the state, BOWA MEDIA reports. Adeleke made this known while speaking after he was sworn-in as governor in Osogbo, the Osun State capital on Sunday. Read his full speech below: INAUGURATION ADDRESS DELIVERED BY THE GOVERNOR OF OSUN STATE, HIS EXCELLENCY, SENATOR ADEMOLA JACKSON NURUDEEN ADELEKE ON SUNDAY NOVEMBER 27TH, 2022 Protocol, Today, I stand on the podium of history with a sacred pledge to God and the good people of Osun State that my intellect, passion and strength will be devoted to nothing but the welfare, peace and security of our people. As I accept the mantle of leadership entrusted upon me by the people of our dear State, I a...

HOME NEWS POLITICS  If You've Any Integrity At All, Refund Nomination Fees Back To APC Aspirants As Makinde Did–Oyo PDP Dares Folarin The Oyo state chapter of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) has dared Senator Teslim Folarin of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to refund the money for party nomination forms to his party aspirants if he had any integrity to match the promise he also made to do same. This was as the ruling PDP stated that Governor Seyi Makinde and the leadership of the party have started refunding all PDP aspirants of their nomination fees starting from all aspirants from the four local governments in Oyo zone as earlier promised, urging Folarin and APC to toe the path of honour and fulfill the promise they made to their Aspirants before the opposition's party primaries. The Oyo state Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Akeem Olatunji, made the disclosure in a press statement on Saturday morning of November 26. It was main...

HOME NEWS Always Exemplifies With Truth All Time - Oyekunle DON, Agba Egbe Celebrate Oyo PDP Chieftain, Ashipa On Birthday Hon. Fola Oyekunla (DON) has congratulated a party Chieftain, Elder statesman and the former aide to senator Adewolu Ladoja, Chief Ismiala Ashipa on his 69th birthday. The Oyo lawmaker representing Ibadan North State Constituency 1, felicitated with the elder statesman, in a congratulatory message made available to BOWA MEDIA in Ibadan. Oyekunle described the celebrant as a political father, selfless leader, political grass rooter and seasoned administrator, whose strides in the state socio-political landscape have remained outstanding. He said that Ashipa stands tall as a politician, elder statesman and patriot, who exemplifies vision, dexterity, and versatility in the course of the party and state affairs. Oyekunle also described him as a bridge builder, who has continued to work for the unity, peace, and progress of our great ...

HOME NEWS BIRTHDAY WISHES: Lanre Sarumi Celebrates Ashipa, Prays For Many More Years in Good Health The PDP House of Representatives candidate for Ibadan North Federal Constituency, Hon Lanre Sarumi has lauded sagacity, experience and leadership qualities of Chief Ismaila Ashipa as the elder statesman celebrates yet another birthday. Sarumi, while praising the elder statesman, describes him as a political leader with a difference, stressing that Chief Ashipa is a blessing to Ibadan North Federal Constituency and Oyo State in general. He called on youths to learn patience, dedication, commitment, determination and intelligence from the PDP chieftain. The PDP House of Representatives candidate for Ibadan North Federal Constituency pray that God should grant the elder statesman many more years in good health and more wisdom. Sarumi says Chief Ashipa is no doubt a political think-tank that should be regularly tapped from, urging younger generations to ne...

HOME NEWS JUST IN: Popular Gospel Singer, Sammie Okposo, Dies At 51 Sammie Okposo, internationally acclaimed Nigerian gospel music artist, is dead. The music producer reportedly slumped on Friday morning and died. Okposo made headlines early in the year after he publicly apologized to his wife, Ozioma, for cheating on her with another lady in the United States. In the apology which was shared on his Instagram page, the singer lamented over the incident which he noted happened in 2021. The singer further stated that the development has seen him step aside from ministerial work until “full restoration.”