Diaspora Group Commiserates with Governor Makinde over Ibadan Funfair Tragedy
A professional group, Omituntun Initiative in the Diaspora (OID) has commiserated with the Oyo State government and families of the victims of the tragic stampede occurred during a Christmas funfair which, reportedly claimed lives of 35 children. According to the release signed and made available to newsmen by the group’s Continue Reading
Saki Muslim Community to host send-forth event in honor of Sulaiman Oroyinyin
The Muslim community in Saki , Oyo State is inviting the general public to its send-forth event, scheduled to take place on 29th December at the College of Nursing Sciences, Muslim Medical foundation, Saki . The event, which promises to be a grand celebration, is being organized to bid farewell Continue Reading
Nigerian stampedes and matters arising|Adekunle Adebayo (PhD)
Within a spate of three days, three major stampedes of national concern occurred in Nigeria claiming the lives of not less than 84 souls. They were great disasters with common underlining factors. Let me disentangle the issues. On Wednesday, 18th December, 2024, an event was planned by a former wife Continue Reading
Wike sends Abuja landowners another C-Of-O deadline
Owners of the 762 land plots in Maitama II District, Cadastral Zone, A10, Abuja, have been given a new two-week deadline by Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike to pay for their Certificates of Occupancy (C-of-O) or risk having their allotment revoked. His Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Continue Reading
Uncertainty in Saki Community as man allegedly arrested for possession of human Head spotted roaming freely
A shocking revelation has emerged in Saki Community, Oyo State, where a man arrested for possessing a human head some months back has been spotted moving freely in the community. Eyewitnesses claim the man, whose identity who was identified as Adebisi Alli (32), was seen walking freely, sparking widespread outrage Continue Reading
XMAS funfair disaster : Okere mourns, praises Oyo govt.
His Royal Majesty, Oba Dr.Surv Khalid Oyeniyi Olabisi Ayinla Ado Oyedepo 111, the Okere of Sakiland, commiserates with the families of the children who lost their lives to stampede during organised Christmas funfair at Islamic High School, Basorun, Ibadan. In a statement made available to newsmen on Sunday , the Continue Reading
Oyo NNPP guber candidate, POJ,set to join APC
Barring any last-minute change of plans, all is set for the 2023 gubernatorial candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in Oyo State, Engineer Popoola Olukayode Joshua, popularly called POJ, to dump the party for the All Progressive Congress (APC). The former Federal Controller of Works in Lagos was Continue Reading
We’re left in the dark,Saki residents raise concerns about unreliable power supply,estimated billing in 2024
As the power company across the country is facing intense criticism, dwellers of Saki community in Oyo State have raised their concerns about the unstable power supply and estimated billing system that has left them frustrated and financially strained in 2024. The criticism has sparked widespread outrage, with many Saki Continue Reading
SERAP slams Tinubu govt over deadly stampede in Anambra, Abuja, accuses authorities of weaponising poverty against citizens
The civic organisation decried the continued neglect of public welfare by government officials, claiming that their actions had entrenched poverty and subjected millions of Nigerians to unnecessary hardship. The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has condemned the President Bola Tinubu-led Nigerian government following a stampede that occurred earlier in Continue Reading
PDP Chieftain, Kehinde Adetola hails Okere of Saki on his 5th anniversary
In a show of solidarity and respect for the Okere of Saki, Oba Khalid Olabisi Oyeniyi who is marking his five years on the throne of his forebears, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Hon. Kehinde Adetola , has sent his felicitations. Kehinde Adetola was full of praises Continue Reading