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The Oyo State Government has announced the immediate closure of Agodi Zoo. The government said this decision is based on the report received from the company managing the Zoo, AM & C, that one of the lions at the Zoo had accidentally attacked one of the attendants, Mr. Hamzat Oyekunle popularly known as Baba Olorunwa, who later died from injuries sustained from the incident. Meanwhile, the lions have been evacuated pending further investigations. The government decision was contained in a statement at the weekend by the Executive Secretary, Bureau of Investment Promotion (BIP), Mr. Yinka Fatoki who expressed shock at the unfortunate incident. He said that the incident is particularly surprising and sad as the said Mr. Oyekunle had fed the lion for over five years and was known to have had a very good relationship with all the animals in the zoo. Meanwhile, government representatives have visited the family to commiserate with them over the demise of Mr. Oyeku

The former Caretaker Chairman, Ibadan North West Local Government, Dr. Wasiu Olatubosun's father is dead. Olatunbosun, we gathered, this morning lost his father, Alh. Abdul-Rofil Olajire Olatubosun. The deceased was a retired civil servant and virtuous community leader. He died at the ripe aged 86 and will be buried according to the Islamic rites by 4pm today, at his residence, Idikan, Ibadan.

Oyo State Government has assured that the Ado Awaye Suspended lake will soon be rehabilitated, just as the Monarch of the town, Alado of Ado Awaye, Oba Ademola Olugbile Folakanmi appreciated the state governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi for resolving the 34year old crisis over Alado of Ado Awaye stool. The State Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Mr. Toye Arulogun gave this assurance on Wednesday at the Palace of Alado of Ado Awaye during the mountaineering exercise to the suspended lake on Ado Awaye Hill (the second of the only two in the world apart from the one at Colorado US), as part of the activities marking the 2017 World Tourism day.  The Commissioner, who led the management and officials of the Ministry, tourism stakeholders, local government staffers and some chiefs of the town on the Mountaineering exercise, stated that some corporate bodies and individuals have signified interest to partner with the state government to make the suspended lake a perfe

Oyo State chapter of the Department of State Service (DSS) has gotten a new Director.  The Executive Governor of the state, Abiola Ajimobi on Tuesday hosted both outgoing and incoming Director(s) of DSSn while the duo paid him a courtesy visit.  Messrs Yakubu Andrew and A.Y Kure are respected officers, who are known for diligent service in the force.

The Oyo State Government on Tuesday said that activities marking the 2017 World Tourism Day will come up on Wednesday, September 27, 2017 with mountaineering at the Ado Awaye suspended lake which is one of the two lakes on the hill in the World.   The government said the climax of the one day activities is the mountaineering of the 246 steps Ado Awaye hill at Ado Awaye suspended lake, Iseyin. The State Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism Mr Toye Arulogun said that Stakeholders in the Tourism industries, media and general public are expected to be part of the tourism adventure which is being used to mark the 2017 World Tourism Day with the theme: Sustainable Tourism, A Tool for Development. He stated that the highlights of the one-day event will include a trip to Ado -Awaye lake, performance by Oyo State Cultural Troupe, picnicking, music, comedy and prizes for the top 3 climbers.   Arulogun noted that participants at the mountaineering will discuss how to

A chieftain of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo State, Engr. Seyi Makinde has described the attack on the Olubadan of Ibadan's palace, on Monday 26th Sep, 2017, as brigandage of unprecedented proportion. Engr. Makinde revealed that he was shell shocked and embarrassed by calls from eminent Nigerians, calling his attention to the fact that his hometown, Ibadan, has been in the news in recent times but for the wrong albeit avoidable reasons. Engr. Makinde revealed that in his over 40 years of life as an indigene of Ibadan, he had never heard of when an Olubadan's palace was attacked. In Yoruba land, palaces are sacred places and it is anathemic to attack them by any right thinking person. Engr. Makinde remembered that even during Yoruba civil war in the 19th century, Ibadan is known as a power centre and defender of Yoruba territorial integrity and queried why and how we found ourselves in this mess that spits in the face of our heritage. He opined th

It was a serious pandemonium  this morning as hoodlums believed to be loyal to the Oyo State Government Stormed Olubadan of Ibadanland Oba Saliu Adetunji's palace, to disrupt the monarch's plans of installing some Baales in Ibadan. According to the information available to us, former Secretary to the State Government, and Sarafadeen Abiodun Alli and some other notable personalities, who had gone on solidarity visit to Olubadan when the incident happened, escaped gun shots fired by the said hoodlums. They were to have been shot at directly. Sarafadeen we gathered was sitting at the back of his Black Toyota Land Cruiser Jeep with registration number (EPE447ER) when they opened fired on the vehicle. Bullets however penetrated the backside screen but Alli escaped. Reacting to the incident, through a phone call, Barr. Alli said he is not accusing anyone but felt those against Olubadan's move to install some Baales must be behind the attack. "I have no one in

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has once again reacted to the purported planning of Federal Government to introduce SUKKUK. The association made its stand known through a press release signed by the General Secretary, Rev. Dr. Musa Asake. Below is full text of the release: CAN  is compelled to raise a petition and protest against the unrelenting plan of the Federal Government of Nigeria to introduce Islamic financing into a secular state in violation of Section 10 of the Constitution. According to this section in the Constitution, the Nigerian State is Secular and Government is expected to be neutral on issues involving religion. By promoting a sectional religious financial policy, the Government is violating both the spirit and the letter of Section 10 of the Constitution. The Christian Association of Nigeria has been protesting against this aberration since the Osun State Government, under Governor Rafiu Aregbesola embarked on this violation of the Constitut

U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to totally destroy North Korea has been dismissed by a North Korean organ as an ‘impotent’ threat. In a tweet by the country’s news agency, DPRK, News Service, Trump’s threat was likened to “the twitchings of a dog licking its flea-riddled scrotum”. The tweet also described Trump as an ”international shouting magnate”. Trump in his first speech at the United Nations General Assembly had called North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un a rocket man on a suicide mission, adding that the United States will totally destroy the country  if it fails to stop its nuclear programme. Loud murmurs filled the green-marbled U.N. General Assembly hall when Trump issued his sternest warning yet to North Korea, whose ballistic missile launches and nuclear tests have rattled the globe. Unless North Korea backs down, he said, “We will have no choice than to totally destroy North Korea.” “Rocket man is on a suicide mission for himself and his regime,” he sa

Mr. President, Fellow Heads of State and Government, Mr. Secretary-General, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, On behalf of my country, Nigeria, I congratulate you Mr. President on your election and Mr. Gutteres on his first General Assembly outing as our Secretary-General. I assure you both of my country’s solidarity and cooperation. You will indeed need the cooperation of all member States as we are meeting during extra-ordinarily troubled and dangerous times. Let me also thank former Secretary-General Mr. Ban ki Moon for his service to the United Nations and wish him peaceful retirement. Mr. President, 2. The previous year has witnessed many far-reaching developments. Some of the most significant events include the Iran Nuclear Deal, the Paris Climate Change Agreement and, of grave concern, the North Korean nuclear crisis. Mr. President, 3. I must also commend the UN’s role in helping to settle thousands of innocent civilians caught in the con

The Executive Chairman of the Shooting Stars Sports Club, 3SC, Mr Gbolagade Busari has hinted that major decisions at improving the fortunes of the club will be made in a matter of weeks, emphasizing that the club’s poor performance was not due to the lack of funding. He said that both the players and the technical crew are going to be evaluated by the management with proper restructuring in the pipelines. Busari, therefore, appealed to the teeming fans of the team to remain calm, assuring that necessary measures will be put in place to marshal the team back to the premiership in due course.  This was after the unfavorable outcome of Gombe United / Wikki Tourists rescheduled match in Maiduguri.  He disclosed that the current situation of the team was not as a result of lack of adequate support from the government, stressing that 3SC is the only agency that still gets its monthly subvention regularly from the government despite the cash crunch in the count

The Oyo State Government has said that about 10,000 SS3 students participated in its WAEC Boot Camp in 66 centers across the Local Government Councils and Local Council Development Areas in the state to prepare students for the forthcoming examinations.   The government equally stated that 300 pupils between the ages 14 and 18 from both public and private schools participated in its OyoMesi Job Experience (OJE) scheme initiated to reignite the learning passion in pupils and give them appropriate exposure in the work place in order to imbibe relevant work ethics to prepare them for an excellent future. The Special Adviser to Governor Ajimobi on Education, Dr Bisi Akin-Alabi stated these on Thursday in Ibadan, saying that another set of about 1000 pupils partook in a 4-week French Clinic and Cluster learning on Digital Literacy with three pilot centres including  St Annes School, Molete, Lagelu Grammar School Agugu and Anglican Commercial Grammar School, Orita-mefa. Dr Aki

Less than twelve months to the 2018 governorship election in Ekiti State, critical stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state have adopted Fayose's Deputy Governor, Prof. Kolapo Olusola, from Ekiti South Senatorial District, as the preferred candidate of the party. Adoption of the deputy governor, who is a professor of Building Technology from the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun State, was the major decision reached at the party’s stakeholders meeting in Ado-Ekiti today. The meeting was attended by 177 councillors, 177 ward chairmen, 16 Local Government party chairmen, 16 Local Council Chairmen, Chairmen and members of Boards and Parastatals, State Executive Council, Ekiti State House of Assembly members, serving and former members of the PDP State Working Committee, former Deputy Governor, among others. The communique issued at the end of the meeting reads; “After due consultation, without prejudice to the provisions of the Elect