The workers commenced the strike on January 2 to compel state governments’ to obey a court order that affirmed financial autonomy of the judiciary
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He added: “It is quite unfortunate that the chief security officer of the state who claimed to have achieved sustainable peace in the state can be sponsoring hoodlums to attack those they considered as political threat
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the programme, which was held at Mapo Hall, ended abruptly when suspected political thugs attacked those gathered at the event
The former governor also urged Ajimobi to explain how he spent the reported N100 billion the Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, said the state had collected as allocation
Ayo Folami, Head Public Affairs and Voter Education of INEC in Oyo State, told the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Ibadan that the figure was the state INEC’s report as at December 2014
Ladoja made the assertion at the Durbar Stadium in Oyo during the official inauguration of the party’s 2015 campaign
Although Folami did not disclose when the materials arrived in the state and where they were being kept, he said that the commission was ready to conduct free, fair and credible elections in the country
Alao-Akala dumped the Peoples Democratic Party alongside thousands of his supporters on Monday evening at his Bodija, Ibadan, Oyo State residence
In the ensuing melee, an Inspector of Police was shot dead with many others, including an acting Divisional Police Officer and a Divisional Traffic Officer, receiving gunshot wounds
Yet, the policy direction of some of those entrusted with the responsibility of delivering true quality education to our people appear to give the impression that if anything at all, they do not have the slightest regard to the place that a key sector like Education has in our national agenda. Perhaps nowhere is this more evident than in Oyo State
Do I need to remind the public that I am one of the greatest fans of His Excellency, Governor Abiola Ajimobi right from his days as a governorship candidate of the All Nigeria Peoples Party in 2007? I don’t think it is new to any creature of God if I posit that I was also one of the many thousands who were consistent on social media prior to the 2011 elections, agitating that Ajimobi MUST be elected Governor of Oyo State
Schools in Oyo State will resume on October 6, 2014.
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola Sunday joined other eminent Nigerians to mourn the passage of Civil War hero, Brigadier-General Benjamin Adekunle, describing him as a true patriot who stood up to be counted for the unity of the country.
The forum said in a communique issued after its meeting in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, that such a move would be counterproductive given the antecedents of the past
Akinsola, accompanied by some of his supporters, were at the residence of Sheikh Haruna Suara, the Chief Imam of Ibadanland, to honour an earlier invitation from the Imam when the attempt was made on his life
This was made known yesterday by the state governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, while on a visit to Wesley College of Science, Ibadan where the process of the revolution was demonstrated
A statement issued in Ibadan on Tuesday by the state Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Adebayo Ojo, gave the names of the newly-appointed judges as Mrs. Bolaji Abosede Sikeade, a Deputy Chief Registrar in the state High Court and Mr. Ganiyu Lateef Adebayo, Director, Litigation and Advisory Services II in the state Ministry of Justice
Balogun, in a congratulatory message sent to the elected executive members, led by Ola Ajayi of Vanguard newspapers, expressed support for the new leadership
The postponement of the state congress, according to him, is to allow for more preparations by APC stakeholders after the Easter celebrations
Besides, the governor has also re-appointed Alhaji Taofeek Akeugbagold as the Chairman of the State Pilgrims Welfare Board (Muslim Wing)