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The government of Oyo State has stated that it is partnering research institutes, farmers, agricultural cooperatives and corporate organisations to promote the agricultural, nutritional, economic and health benefits of Amala, a popular delicacy of the Yoruba culture. The state commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism Mr. Toye Arulogun, who disclosed this in a statement on the forthcoming  Amala Fiesta  on Thursday, stated that food tourism is a vital segment of tourism, stressing that the benefits inherent in Amala are too numerous to ignore. Arulogun explained that  Amala Fiesta  with the theme  “From the Farm to the Table”  would be used to espouse and celebrate the agricultural, nutritional, economic and health benefits of Amala, adding that the state government is partnering the appropriate stakeholders for the fiesta to achieve its objectives.  He said that the government is partnering with two research institutes, Institute of Agricultural Research and Tra

Education stakeholders in Oyo State have lauded the State Government for its firm approach towards reclaiming the lost glory of the state education sector as well as improving its quality to meet new and higher performance targets saying that the new education  policy  was a positive step in the right direction.  

Senator Abdulfatai Buhari, the senator representing Oyo North and Chairman, Committe on ICT and Cybercrime, has described as pathetic the high rate of cybercrime in the country. Describing the situation as horrible, during the maiden edition of the South West Group of Online Publishers (SWEGOP)'s Breakfast Media Chat, where he was a guest. The event, held on Wednesday 30th November, 2016, at the SWEGOP office, CEOAfrica Building, Jericho, Ibadan, did not only avail the distinguished senator an opportunity to address some pressing national issues but also served as avenue for him to give stewardship of representation of his constituency in the past years. Below are some of the questions put to the senator. Excerpt.

The Oyo State Government will hold a town hall meeting on Thursday, December 1, 2016 to update the citizens about the recent developments in the state and to formally present its new education policy as contained in the recently released White Paper on the report of a Committee on Participatory Management of Schools to review the educational status of the State. The state commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Mr. Toye Arulogun who made this disclosure in a statement in Ibadan on Tuesday, said that the town hall meeting which will give the citizens the opportunity to have robust deliberations with Governor Abiola Ajimobi and his team  will hold at the University of Ibadan Conference Centre by 10am. Arulogun stated that the government believes in engaging its stakeholders on its policies and activities saying that the government is ready to fully implement the White Paper Gazetted publication of the Oyo State Government No.26 Vol 41 which has led to the creation of Sc

The Chairman, Senate Committee on ICT and Cybercrime, Senator Abdulfatai Buhari will on Wednesday, November 30th, 2016, feature on the maiden edition of  a special media chat to be hosted by the South West Group of Online Publisher (SWEGOP).

The drive by the Oyo State Government to promote cultural tourism in the state has started yielding positive results, as some Brazilian tourists arrived Oyo State last week on a tour of sites and discussions on the development of a partnership between the Yoruba culture in Bahia, Brazil and Oyo State with a view to evolving a tourism axis in major cities of the Yoruba race.  Receiving the tourists led by Baba L’Orisa, Leopoldino Alves De Campos also known as Baba Ogundare, the Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Mr. Toye Arulogun said that it was expedient to promote the potentials in the cultural tourism sector of the state, saying that the Ministry’s recent meetings with the Brazilian Embassies in Abuja and Lagos have started yielding fruits manifesting in the visit of the first set of Brazilians who have come to Oyo state on a cultural tourism mission. Arulogun said that the State government is committed to the Yoruba cultural exchange with the Brazilians,

As you read this and if things favourably fall in place for the Akwa Ibom Government then the world renowned Brazilian football wizard, Edson Arantes do Nascimento popularly known as Pele should be getting ready to return the total sum of $300,00 (about #135 million) back to the Akwa Ibom State Government. Being appearance fee paid him to grace the opening of the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo two years ago, which he failed to.

The Nigerian Association of Online Publishers has called on the Minister of Petroleum Resources, President Muhammadu Buhari and the Board of   the NNPC, which is headed by the Minister of State For Petroleum Resources Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, to quickly review the recent movement of management personnel in the organisation Becaise it contains very palpable cases of vendetta and injustice.

Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has stepped up moves to bring investors from China to the state by assuring the investing public of their individual safety and that of their valuable assets, saying that the government is on a mission to improve the quality of lives of its people by bringing development to the state that would leap frog the economy.

Since the news of her shocking transition on October 19, 2016 hit journalists like a bolt, Bola Davies’ friends and associates have been expressing shock at the sudden passage of City People Magazine’s Oyo/Osun Bureau Chief. 

What can I say or write? Where should I even start from? Those are the questions I have had to ask myself in the last two days. In fact, it got to a point that it felt like I was dreaming until I saw your grave yesterday. Then it finally dawned on me that you are gone for good, that we can never see again till we meet to path no more. But I can only take solace in the fact that death is inevitable or how can one explain your sudden exit? I left home early on Thursday 20th October, 2016, that your death news hit me like hard rock.  Coincidentally, I was driving towards your house when the call came in. The voice at the other end was Dr. Seye Kehinde, the Publisher of City Magazine "Dare, how are you? How is Bola? We have not heard from her and we said we should cross check from you".  I responded quickly as usual, that she was very okay, that I was going to find out and get back to them on why her phone was off, knowing fully well that I was very close to her

The Oyo State Government has said that it is embarking on a statewide certification exercise of building plans in the state in order to ensure that approved structures were in line with the extant planning laws. The government said that a taskforce to rid the state of illegal petrol stations and other structures that contravene the extant planning laws of Oyo State would commence a statewide certification exercise beginning from Monday, October 24, 2016. In a statement jointly signed by the Special Adviser to Governor Ajimobi on Physical Planning and Environment, Tpl Waheed Gbadamosi and his Senior Special Assistant counterpart of Environment, Mr. Tope Obileye, the government urged the general public to have their approved building plans ready for certification. The statement added that structures without approvals would be treated in line with the appropriate sanctions as specified in the statute books.

The first son of late famous writer and civil rights activist Ken Saro-Wiwa, Saro Wiwa Junior is dead.

The Senator representing Plateau North Senatorial District and former governor of Plateau State, Jonah Jang has declared that the intervention of former military presidents, General Ibrahim Babagida and General Abdulsalami Abubakar, by reconciling Amodu Sheriff and Ahmed Makarfi factions of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) “has sealed the party’s victory in 2019.”

The Oyo State Government has condoled with the families of victims of the multiple accidents that occurred at Oja-Oba area of Ibadan South-East Local government in Ibadan which claimed about four lives.

In a swift reaction to the former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode's claim that the Economic and Crimes Commission (EFCC) arrested and detained his wife and 9 month-old son inside a bank in Ado-Ekiti yesterday, the commission’s spokesman, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, on Monday night said the ex-minister’s wife attempted to withdraw money from an account which the agency had frozen.

The Iyalaje Apapa as she is fondly called in the social circle, Princess Toyin Kolade is bereaved.

The troubled Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has issued a powerful statement on what he described as illegal arrest and detention of his wife and eight-month-old son at a bank in Ado-Ekiti today. Fani-Kayode is one of those involved in the ongoing arms deal probe.

Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has assented to the bill on the creation of 35 Local Government Development Areas (LCDAs) in the state.

The embattled former Minister of State for Defence, Musliu Obanikoro has changed his mind to honour the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC's invitation, over alleged #4.7bn arms funds linked to him.

The Oyo State Government has said that it would not renege on its decision to stop automatic promotions in public secondary schools in the state saying that its decision to reform the education sector would be pursued rigorously until it yields positive results. The state Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Mr. Toye Arulogun said this at the weekend while featuring on Saturday Special, a weekend magazine programme of the Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State (BCOS).   Arulogun said that it was unacceptable for Oyo state to occupy the rung of the ladder positions in the senior school certificate examinations (WAEC and NECO) when it should be setting the pace, stressing that the state is known for many firsts and her education sector should be the benchmark for others. The government spokesman said that the on-going reforms in the education sector was inevitable because of the consistent high number of failures in WAEC Examinations which is a key yardstick f

The Oluwo of Iwoland Oba Abdul-Rasheed Adewale Akanbi (Telu 1), In a way to compliment the  laudable work of the state government of Osun, is set to embark on the filling of the potholes along the Iwo-Osogbo road. 

Public communication is one of the most delicate challenges that people in public life face, either in the corporate or the public sector.  Many people suddenly find themselves in high places, and they become a source of news, a potential interview subject, and they get chased around by journalists and other media figures who want a story, in fact, not just a story, but a scoop.

The Oyo State Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a consortium of investors, Agbowo Mall infrastructure Development Company Limited, for the remodelling, redeveloping and rehabilitation of Agbowo shopping complex that will cost the investors about N8billion.

Oyo State Government has expressed its displeasure over the 14-day ultimatum given by the state chapter of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP), saying that, it has approved, on Friday 7 th  October 2016, the release of  N 880million for the payment of pensions of retired Local Government Pensioners across the State. This statement was made by the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, Mr. Bimbo Kolade on Tuesday, stating that, funds for payment of backlog of pension arrears have been approved last week during the monthly Joint Account Allocation Committee meeting held last Friday with all the Caretaker chairmen of Local Government Areas in the state. According to him, “facts and figures I have with me from Local Government Staff Pensions Board indicates that Governor Abiola Ajimobi on Friday, 7 th  October 2016, approved the sum of  N 880 million for the payment of arrears being owed retired Local Government Primary School teachers and Local Government

Department of State Security (DSS) has opened up on its sting operation carried out last Saturday where some high ranking judges' houses were raided and some arrested.

The Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdul-Rasheed Adewale Akanbi, Telu I, has charged the Federal Government to urgently begin the process of  industrializing the nation.

Senior advocate of Nigeria and human rights activist, Mr. Femi Falana Sunday night called for the release of the detained judges on bail and their immediate prosecution by the office of the Attorney-General of the Federation and Justice Minister.

For her immense contributions to the development and propagation of Arts, Culture and Tourism, Princess Folasade Adeyemi was among the eminent personalities honoured at this year (2016)'s edition of Nigerian Meritorious Award (NIGMA), held on Sunday 9th October, 2016, at Bespoke Event Centre, Lekki, Lagos.

The Greek tragic dramatis and philosopher Aeschylus (525 BC - 456 BC) said "in war, truth is the first casualty". 

The Jelili famed actor and Special Assistant on Arts & Tourism to Kwara State governor, Femi Adebayo has finally remarried.

The Minority Leader and senator representing Akwa Ibom North-West (Ikot Ekpene) Senatorial District in the Upper Chamber, Godswill Akpabio, has described a story making the rounds that he is involved in the alleged bribery of some Supreme Court Justices as a total false and plans of some unscrupulous elements to tarnish his image.

TUNS Farms Nigeria Ltd has been adjudged to be the overall best performer in Food safety and Quality system audit by Kenturkey Fried Chicken (KFC) Nigeria.

The Oyo State Government has reiterated its commitment to support the entertainment industry in the State, by providing the support structure and enabling environment for the industry to thrive.

The Oyo State government has said that it is putting all machinery in place to offset the outstanding workers salaries and ensure prompt payment thereafter.

A socio-cultural group, Oyo Development Initiative, has re-emphasised the need for collaborative efforts of all stakeholders in education sector of Oyo State to come together to save the sector from further degenerating.

The Oyo State Government has congratulated teachers in the state on this year’s World Teachers Day Celebration, saying that, it has declared tomorrow, Wednesday, October 5, 2016 as work-free day for them (teachers) to commemorate the special day.

The Court of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, on Tuesday declared the arrest and detention of former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, as unlawful and arbitrary.

If news making the rounds on social media is anything to go by then the House of Representative is most likely to witness yet another rowdy session on Tuesday.

Oyo State Governor, Sen. Abiola Ajimobi, has granted amnesty to ten prisoners from various prisons in the state in commemoration of the 56th Independence Anniversary of the country.

Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has called on government at all levels to use the diversification from oil and gas to develop our local produce to rescue the country from the current economic recession.

After several quitting and returning back to the Ibadan based independently-owned radio station Splash F.M, popularly broadcaster Edmund Obilo has finally resigned his appointment with the station.

His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari has approved new appointments in 13 Federal Government agencies according to a press release by Bolaji Adebiyi, Director of Press of Secretary to the Government of the Federation.

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Obong Umana Okon Umana, the 2015 governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Akwa Ibom State as the Managing Director of the Oil & Gas Free Trade Zone Authority.

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has offered to help Nigeria tackle her current economic recession with $4.1 billion support.

Will Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu have his way in his desire to get rid of Oyegun? So far the erstwhile National leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been made to lick his wound in silence and in private with the way his wishes were trampled upon in the choice of the Senate leadership and Speakership of the House of Representatives, and, in the selection of some of his 'prodigal' sons against his wishes by President Buhari as Ministers. 

The Oyo State Government has averted what could have been a tragic occurrence at Ososami area of Ibadan in the state's capital.

The experience of Pastor Wale Fagbere while trying to destroy a shrine at Ketu-Ayetoro in Yewa Local Government area of Ogun State has confirmed that the power of gods are still real. As he was said to have been strucked dumb by the spirits in the shrine.

The embattled APC honourable representing Kiru-Bebeji, Kano Federal Constituency and former Chairman, House Committee on Appropriation in the Federal House of Representatives, Abdulmumin Jibrin has spits fire again.

It is no longer news that Barr. Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN) who emerged winner of the All Progressives Congress (APC)'s Ondo State primary election has finally being ratified by the national leadership of the party as its flag-bearer in the upcoming November 26 governorship election. Akeredolu polled the total of 669 to defeat other candidates.

This is a very joyful news coming from household of the Bayelsa State Governor, Henry Seriake Dickson, as his wife, Rachael Dickson gives birth to quadruplet after many years of waiting on the Lord for the fruit of the womb.