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Month: June 2024

Academic Excellence: Seven FUOYE 1st degree graduates win PhD scholarships in U.S , Brazil

…as varsity produces historic first female SUG’s President-elect By Wole BalogunS.A Media to VC It is great news as seven academic wizards who graduated with flying colours from the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), have won doctoral degree scholarships with research assistantship positions of top notch universities in the United States of America (U.S.A) and Brazil….

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Academic Excellence: Encomiums as Six FUOYE students clear ICAN

By Wole BalogunS.A Media to VC Barely 24 hours after the news broke out that six fresh graduates of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) had won doctoral degree scholarships from top-rated universities in the United States of America (U.S.A) and Brazil, another thrilling news has frittered in that another equally brilliant six students of the…

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Oyo Gears Up For Maiden World Oyo Egungun-Amala-Fuji Festival

Arrangements are in top gear for a groundbreaking cultural event, the maiden Egungun-Amala-Fuji Festival, which will be held in Ibadan, the capital city of Oyo State. The state Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Dr. Wasiu Olatunbosun, gave the hint during the celebration of Asa Day organized by Ibadan Grammar School, Molete, Ibadan. The Commissioner disclosed…

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SEYI MAKINDE SOLAR REVOLUTION: AJIA TOWN, 25 OTHERS BID DARKNESS GOODBYE AS OYO GOVT PARTNERS INVESTORS TO PROVIDE MINI GRIDS FOR COMMUNITIES

Oyo State Government, in partnership with Private Investors, illuminates Inukan Local Council Development Area with Solar Hybrid Mini Grid. Ajia town, a rural community in Ona Ara local government area of Oyo state, has been in total darkness for decades. The lack of electricity has hindered the socio-economic development of the community, making life difficult…

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Isokan Ipinle Oyo Commends Makinde for Approving Coronation Date for Oba Owolabi Olakunlehin

Isokan Ipinle Oyo, an Ibadan-based political group, has commended the Governor of Oyo State, Engr. Seyi Makinde, for approving the coronation and presentation of staff of office to the new Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Owolabi Olakunlehin. In a release signed by the Convener, Dr. Laolu Adepoju, on Saturday, the group praised Governor Makinde for living…

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Ogbomoso Imamship Crisis: Muslim Leaders Condemn Attack On Soun, Reveals; “Soun Has Been Appointing Chief Imam Since 1818”

Muslim Leaders in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, under the auspices of the Ogbomoso Committee on Islamic Affairs, have warned those speaking against the Soun of Ogbomoso, Oba Afolabi Ghandi Olaoye, over the crisis on the Chief Imam of the town to desist, saying that “Since 1818 that the first Chief Imam was appointed, appointment and removal…

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Water expert, Ale reveals reason for Cholera outbreak in Nigeria

The scourge of cholera plaguing parts of Nigeria, including Lagos, has exposed the chronic underfunding of the country’s water and sanitation sector, according to Micheal Ale, the National President of the Association of Waterwell Drilling Rig Owners and Practitioners (AWDROP) and founder of the Global Initiative for Nigeria Development (GIND). In a statement released over…

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Journalists Hail Governor Makinde’s Achievements in Oyo State

●.Induct Gov as Grand Patron July 8 The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has commended Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State for his people-oriented policies and programs. The union’s National Executive Council (NEC) meeting, held in Ibadan on June 21, 2024, applauded the governor’s achievements in the state. Presided over by NUJ President, Chief (Dr.)…

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Stop Your Negative Statements Against Isese Religion’ ICIR Advises Oluwo

……Calls For Calm over Religious Tension in Iseyin The International Council for Ifa Religion (ICIR), has called on the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrashed Akanbi, to desist from denigrating the traditional religion and Yoruba tradition and culture, saying the Osun State government, Yoruba Elders and all Yoruba Socio-Cultural organizations to also call the monarch to…

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Imam, Yoruba monarch igbo Muslims drum support for Sultan

…Ask Sokoto gov to tow path of peace, reconciliation The Sokoto State government’s alleged plans to depose the Sultan of Sokoto and leader of over 100 million Muslims in Nigeria, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has raised dust among prominent southern Muslims. Following the sacking of 15 District heads by the state government recently, there had…

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