…says party stands firm with Makinde The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Oyo State chapter, has accused the state’s chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) of being desperate to blackmail the laudable achievements of the State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde and the ruling party in the state. The PDP, in a statement by its Publicity Secretary, Engineer Akeem Olatunji, accused ... Read More »
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300 pupils participate as curtain draws on 2019 Ondo summer tennis clinic
No fewer than 300 children participated in the 2019 third edition of the Summer Tennis Clinic, an initiative of the wife of Ondo state governor, Mrs. Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu.At the closing ceremony of the two weeks clinic, held at the indoor hall of the Ondo State Sport complex, the children demonstrated the Tennis training they received to their parents.The initiator, Mrs. ... Read More »
THE CHALLENGE OF UNIVERSITY EDUCATION IN NIGERIA By Yemi Ogunbiyi
(Dinner speech on the eve of the 2019 Convocation of the Nigerian Academy of Letters (NAL), University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria, on 7th August, 2019) First, let me thank the Academy, and also its President, Professor Francis Egbokhare, for the honour done me and the other distinguished inductees for our admission into the Nigerian Academy of Letters. The honour of ... Read More »
For the Records Hon Gbajabimila speech at the press conference on Xenophobia
We do not intend to speak many words here today. The time for speaking has long passed, and the time for action has arrived upon us with a fierce urgency demanding nothing less than our total commitment to revoking the old arrangements that have made such abominations against our people possible. Nigerians have long travelled far and wide in search ... Read More »
Osun Govt responds to Gov makinde claims on Lautech
The attention of the state Government of Osun has been drawn to a statement credited to Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state on his official twitter handle where he frivolously accused the state government of not paying the salary of workers of the Ladoke Akintola University (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso. We will like to state that for 29 years of existence, Osun ... Read More »
Oyo to jerk up education budget to 12 per cent from 2020- Gov Makinde
… As state begins distribution of free textbooks, exercise books Few days after the review of the Oyo State’s 2019 budget in which the budgetary allocation to education was increased from three to 10 per cent, the State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, has announced that budgetary allocation to the Education sector will go up to 12 per cent from 2020. ... Read More »
Gov. AbdulRazaq pays traditional homage to Emir of Ilorin
Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq (left), paying traditional homage to the Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu Gambari, after Juma’at Prayers at the Ilorin Central Mosque, Ilorin, the state capital, on Friday. Read More »
We are lighting up Oyo State to fight crime —Makinde
Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, on Friday, flagged-off the light up Ibadan project, noting that the State embarked on the deployment of smart LED street lighting technology to fight crimes in the state capital and other parts of the state. He said that the project would improve the security of lives and position the state for socio-economic drive. Governor ... Read More »
PDP Condemns Invasion, Attack On Gov. Umahi’s Residence …Raises Grave Concerns
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) vehemently condemns the invasion of the Abuja residence of the Ebonyi state governor, Engr. Dave Umahi, reportedly by security operatives said to have been detailed by top authorities. The party describes the invasion as felonious, a direct attack on our democratic order and vicious violation of the provisions of ... Read More »
MR BIGG’S REJIGS OPERATIONS, ROLLS OUT CONTEMPORARY RESTAURANTS
Model Restaurant located at Northwest Filling Station by the Victoria Garden City, VGC, Lekki, Lagos, during a media tour of some restaurants on Wednesday, Mba added that the new approach promises to sustain excellence in wide variety of dishes, Patries and Confectionaries to the delight of its teeming consumers, which is the heritage of Mr Bigg’s. She explained that the ... Read More »