The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo state has threatened to withdraw all its candidates from the forthcoming local government council election if the Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC) failed to guarantee the usage of Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) for the poll. Most of the registered political parties in the country have indicated…
Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, has declared some far-reaching measures towards addressing the rising cost of food in the state, stating that his government would continue to do everything necessary to make life easy for residents of the state. Governor Makinde, who stated this on Wednesday, at a meeting with stakeholders in the agriculture…
By Adebayo Yusuf Members of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Oyo state council today began a two days protest in Ibadan metropolis against the high level of hardship in the country. The rally facilitated by the national body of NLC across the country was to protest against federal government’s unfriendly policies. Pensioners FM correspondent reports that…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu Reprieve came the way of Onido of Ido, Oba Muritala Gbolagade Babalola as Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Lekan Balogun, CFR, Alli Okunmade II on Monday declared the issue of his removal as being sought for by some people as uncalled for. Oba Balogun made this declaration at the Olubadan Advisory Council’s meeting…
Motorists and residents of the Olodo community in the Egbeda Local Government Area of Ibadan, Oyo State capital, on Thursday, appealed to Governor Seyi Makinde to intervene in the conditions experienced on the road. The Newsmen reports that the state government had awarded the reconstruction of the Ibadan-Iwo Road, which is a federal road, and…
By Aunoluwapo Fasoyin Oyo state governor, Seyi Makinde has inaugurated executives that will steer the affairs of the State’s Park Management System, PMS. Governor Makinde said the executive members of the PMS will be chaired by Mr. Tomiwa Omolewa popularly known as Tommy. Governor Makinde, represented by the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters,…
By Yetunde Oke Ahmadiyah Muslim Jama’at Nigeria Ibadan Circuit, has solicited Pensioners’ FM’s partnership in the promotion of peaceful co-existence among all ethnic groups and religions in the country. The representatives of Ahmadiyah Muslim Jama’at Nigeria, Ibadan Circuit led by Missionary Abdul-lateef Adelegan, said this while on a courtesy call on the office of the…
Protest has rocked Ibadan, the Oyo State capital today, over high cost of living, food inflation and the current economic hardship in the country. Pensioners FM Correspondent, who was present at the protest ground at Mokola and Sango, reports large turnout of protesters who were seen carrying various placards. One of the convener of the…
By Aanuoluwapo Fasoyin Enugu state Governor Dr. Peter Mbah in the company of Oyo state Governor, Seyi Makinde has inaugurated the newly constructed 12.5km dualised New-Garage through Elebu-kuola, Apata road now named Theophilus Akinyele way. In an address before inaugurating the project, Governor Mbah who was the special guest commended Governor Makinde for always thinking…
By Adebayo Yusuf The Chairman, Oyo State Agency for the Control of AIDS, OYSACA, Dr Gbola Adetunji has urged older persons to engage in regular exercise, disciplined diet and less alcohol to avoid old age diseases. Dr Adetunji, who is the Guest Speaker made this known at the general meeting of the Association of Retired…