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UNDERDEVELOPMENT OF OKEOGUN - PROSPECT AND WAY OUT: By Favour Adewoyin

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INTRODUCTION: Our main word in this topic is 'Underdevelopment', our case-study is Okeogun while our aim/objective is to proffer solution to the problems of underdevelopment in Okeogun region of Oyo State.  DEFINITIONS: First, let me announce that I'm constrained to teach, but not to preach and I will employ teaching methodology here so we can have a better understanding of what we have come to do. So, with this in mind, I like to start with definitions because whatever you don't define you cannot find. 1. Underdevelopment: The word 'underdevelopment' is a compound word formed from prefix 'under', root word 'develop' and suffix 'ment'. So, the main word we are going to consider is 'underdeveloped' whose antonym is 'developed'.  In the world today, some countries are developed countries while others are underdeveloped. Following the categorisation made in the 50s by a French Economist, Frantz Fanon that grouped countries of

Oyo Government to provide Palliative works on Moniya-Iseyin Road

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The popular Moniya-Iseyin road would soon receive palliative works from Oyo State Government to ease the difficulties experienced by motorists along the road which has become increasingly impassable by the day due to its near collapse. The Government has appealed to motorists plying the road to show some understanding as it was aware of the difficulties they faced daily and assured of its commitment to fix the road in no distant time. The State Commissioner for Public Works, Infrastructure and Transportation, Professor Raphael Afonja made this known to reporters while on inspection tour to the road, saying that Governor Seyi Makinde was fully aware of the importance of the road to the State which he said could not be underestimated and was working on getting the road fixed in the shortest time. “We’re aware of the struggles and pains people pass through on this road daily and we’re sorry for this, the Governor has the interest of the people at heart and has ordered that palliative meas

Registration for 2019 Twins Festival Opens

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The official website for 2019 World Twins Festival is now open for free registration for twins and non twin (tourist). The festival with the theme : “twinning for global peace” will hold on Saturday 12 October, 2019 at Methodist Grammar School, Igbo-Ora, Oyo State by 10:00am prompt His Royal Magesty, Oba Jimoh Olajide Titiloye, tge Olu of Igbo-ora will host thousands of twins and multiple births around the globe. Activities for this year event will include twins talent show, parade , display of twins cuisine among others. The registration portal www.worldtwinsfestival.org is now open for free registration