Oyo Herald

Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, has announced the revocation of the Moniya-Iseyin road contract awarded during the administration of the immediate past government for the sum of N7 billion. Makinde, who made the disclosure while speaking at the launch of a $5 million Agribusiness Project initiative by Farmcrowdy, said that the road was central to the government’s resolve to promote agribusiness. According to him, the previous government awarded the contract to an engineering firm that did not have capacity to handle the project, adding that even though the owner of the firm was known to him, he could not mix friendship with the business of governance. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, quoted the Governor as saying that the contract was revoked to enable him address the challenges of moving farm produce around the state. The Governor added that the state government would go ahead to re-award the contract, noting that if when completed,...

Dele Faleti is our pride in OkeOgun, his talent is second to none and you can’t listen to him and remember your sorrow. He is such a phenomenal. He hails from Ijio in Iwajowa local Government area of Oyo state but based in Okeho and it is our pride also to host such a talent in Okeho. On the morning of his 58th birthday, he hosted a team of Okeho News Editors led by the Editor in Chief, Bola Olalere where he revealed to them how he started his career and the journey so far. Excerpt:   In the Beginning  “I can say that it was my mother who first discovered my talent, when I was in primary 4 in Ijio. My mother was a teacher and each time they were doing the end of the year party in the school, she usually encouraged me to take part in the singing and dancing.  Meanwhile, my mother being a daughter of an entertainer always sings when cooking and from then I picked most of the oriki and songs. The name of my grandfather is Etien Idowu, he is from the Yoruba speaking part...

An Address by:  DR. HGIH PRINCE LEYE BABALOLA Vice Chairman – African Region, AACCI Official visit to the Consular’s office of the People Republic of China, Lagos Nigeria on Thursday August 8th, 2019. His Excellency – The Consular of People’s Republic of China, Nigeria Member of Staff of the Consulate Office, Lagos Nigeria Governing Council Member, Advisory Board Members, Ladies and Gentlemen,  Member of the Press.  On behalf of AACCI Secretariat Hub, Republic of India; it is my pleasure to welcome you all to this August Occasion as we honour your official invitation to introduce Asian African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (www.asianafrican.org) to Consular of The People’s Republic of China, Lagos Nigeria. Africa and Asia have survived a lot together; from our pre-colonial and post-colonial experience the continents have weathered many storms and today, we gathered here, to lay another foundation for a more prosperous future. Development of bilateral relations between ...