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Researchers working on the Global Affairs Canada landscape analysis on sexual and gender-based violence in Oyo state have found high rate of rape in Ogbomoso. The team of experts which has Oyo State Coordinator for the UNFPA-GAC survey, Dr Adebimpe Adenugba, the Gender Reproductive Health Analyst of UNFPA, Dr Esther Somefun, Drs O.B Babalola, O.K Oyelade and Usman Ojedokun reported that drugs and alcohol consumption contribute to gender based violence in rural and rural-urban communities of the state than in urban areas. ​ ​ According to them, women in interior communities of Oyo State suffer high level of rape, assault, abuse among other vices. ​ These were part of a preliminary report submitted to the Oyo state Ministry of Health at the Exit/Validation meeting with stakeholders on Global Affairs Canada Landscape Analysis on Sexual and Gender-Based Violence, Harmful Traditional Practices and Obstetrics Fistula in the state. Funded by Global Affairs Canada, the

Hon Akinwale Akinwole popularly known as Wolekanle, and The Ogbomoso North Local government Chairman Hon Kabir Ayoade Akanji ably represented by his Chief of Staff Hon. Ibrahim Abdulazeez Adebowale, joined other stakeholders in commissioning Federation of Ogbomosho student union National secretariat on Friday 27th of June. Hon Akinwole Akinwale Wolekanle in his statements says, I want to on behalf of myself, my team, my leaders, Hon segun Ogunwuyi and Hon Agbeti, to thank the Fogsu national council excos and their team for standing tall by positioning Fogsu in a enviable position among her contemporaries. Ogbomoso North COS, Hon Ibrahim Abdulazeez Adebowale representing the Chairman in his statement, charge the Union in using the Office judiciously and also assured further supports and synergy with the local government council in subsequent functions, the office Commissioning was supported with cash for office equipments setups.

The stage is set again for the second edition of Ogbomoso marathon as the inauguration ceremony for this year's edition have been scheduled to hold on Sunday 29th August . Ogbomoso Marathon is one of the road races in Nigeria which is aimed at discovering talents, and projecting them for opportunities. The inauguration ceremony which will also witness the endorsement of the marathon ambassadors will hold at  Talking Drum Apartment and Hotel at the ancient city of Ogbomoso at 2pm. Recall that about a thousand athletes participated in the last edition of the race and its scope for this year is expected to attract more athletes.  According to the Chairman of Local organising committee, Prince Oyebamiji Aderemi gave assurance that this year's edition of the race will better all expectations with all standard inclusive. -InsideogbomosoNews 

On the early hour of Thursday 26th of August, a viral video of files movements in the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences in lautech hits the cyber space. The fake news video purported that the Faculty is already moving to Iseyin for the commencement of academic activities, however our correspondence visited the faculty of Agricultural Sciences in Lautech Ogbomoso to observe truly the state of things.  It was gathered that the video is fake,as all that happens was just rearrangements of files and maintenance in the Faculty building, one Mr Kazeem we spoke with our correspondence that" Truly the state government has created a college of agriculture and faculty of Natural science in iseyin, but the Ogbomoso existing Faculty has not receive any official information of movements to iseyin" perhaps only new students may be resuming to the iseyin new satellite campus. He said. Details later. -InsideogbomosoNews 

The National body of Federation of Ogbomoso students Union national council (FOGSU), ably led by Sen Adediran Abiodun Sunday GCFN (Harbbey Score) is set to commission the Union secretariat, the Body whose weight cuts across tertiary institutions in the country, with her national  secretariat cited at home town ogbomoso. According to the National President of the Union, he and other stakeholders will be commissioning the Administrative block of the Union, which will inturns  serve as the executive block for every Union functions. This remarkable event will be the first ever since the inception of the Union, and will continue to help the Union In proper documentations, Handing overs and files keepings. In a statement made with our correspondence, the union president emphatically emphasis a lot of Works and consultations are ungoing to see that the Union has her own permanent site, meanwhile the new befitting secretariat will tentatively function as the Temporal

Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System For Agricultural Lending, NIRSAL, trained prospective beneficiaries last week on Anchor Borrower program. The training was to give indepth knowledge about the program before disbursement of fund, starting from planting stages till marketing stages. The Programme which was to create a linkage between anchor companies involved in the processing and small holder farmers of the required key agricultural commodities. The programme involve provision of farm inputs in kind and cash (for farm labour) to small holder farmers to boost production of these commodities, stabilize inputs supply to agro processors and address the country’s negative balance of payments on food.  At harvest, the SHF supplies his/her produce to the Agro-processor (Anchor) who pays the cash equivalent to the farmer’s account.                                      Advertisement  Certificate of attendance was issued to the farmer's representatives prese

The National Council of Federation of Oyo State Students Union (FOSSU National) in the statement sent to our media outlets, signed by the national fossu president com Azeez Muritala Olowoeko, the secretary and p.r.o has commented on the recent attack as it is disheartening unfortunate and injurious to humanity.  However, the union in her efforts to prioritize the well being of members has facilitated the evacuation of Oyo State Students schooling in Unijos through the Office of Special Assistant to the Oyo State Governor on Students Affairs on 23rd of August, 2021. Following the recent attack on travelers at Jos North Local Government area of Plateau state where commercial and private cars were attacked by hoodlums  leading  to the deaths of many. We have received the outcry of our members schooling in university of Jos as actions and reactions from quaters has generated crisis leading to community unrest.                                     Advertisement  The N

Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, LAUTECH, Ogbomoso, is climbing up again to reclaim and long retain the position of the best state varsity in Nigeria. At the heights of its glory in the 2000s, it was ranked consistently not only as the best state university but as the third best university in Nigeria. The crisis that engulfed the institution for the most part of the last decade over ownership structure and concurrent withholding of grants by the then owner states of Oyo and Osun, saw its fortune plummeted unfortunately. However, the bold step by the incumbent governor of Oyo state, Engr. Seyi Makinde, to wrench the ownership solely for Oyo state has seen the 1990-founded education citadel rising in performance again. Only last month, AD Scientific Index, a leading global ranking body based in Turkey, in its 2021 world scientist and university rankings, placed LAUTECH as the 11th best varsity in Nigeria behind the University of Ibadan (UI), University of Nigeria, Ns

The Lawmaker representing, Ogbomoso North State Constituency, Hon Olawumi Oladeji has urged all stakeholders to rise against increased cases of sexual harassment against women in public and private offices. This is just as the Lawmaker appealed to the Oyo State Head of Service to take immediate action in line with extant Civil Service regulations to discipline employees who sexually harass fellow employees. These were parts of recommendations of Hon Oladeji while presenting a Motion on the need to address rising acts of sexual violence and harassment against women in Oyo State. According to the Lawmaker, because of the ignominy attached to sexual acts and harassment, many victims usually resolve not to report inappropriate and unwanted advances as well as real sexual assault on them to the appropriate authoriShe noted that there was the need to address these acts in view of their social and health consequences to the victims. ” As we are aware, public places are supposed to

The remain of Late 97 years old deaconess Esther Abike Adepoju JP, the Mother of Director-general for Forestry research institute of Nigeria, was Interred and buried in grandstyle,in ogbomoso.                Professor Adepoju flanked by Sen Fatai Buhari                        Gov Alao-Akala and Dr Megida  Late Deaconess Esther abike Adepoju (JP), was interred at ogbomoso in grandstyle, she was described as a woman of uncommon love for God and Humanity, the Reverend during the Burial Service said he was convinced that God called her home into eternal glory. Prof Adepoju and Flanked by Honourable minister at Megida     Hon AJAO Representating Ogbomoso,South,North &Oriire At a requiem service held in her honour the cleric charged her children and the congregation to live for Christ to make heaven as no one knew when death would come,He stated that the parish and the entire societies in the church that she belonged will miss her selflessn

The golf section of Ogbomoso Recreation club, on Saturday August 14,commiserate and observe a one year remembrance of Chief Ademola Dare-Williams, who until his death was a philanthropist of Note,Member Of Ogbomoso Recreation club,Ogbomoso socialite club, Lagos Country club, and the immediate past President of O'first group.                         Late Chief Ademola Dare Williams          Recreation Club members flanked by Mrs Dare Williams Dr Samson Adegoke Maigida who commissioned the built Pavillion along side with Mrs Dare-Williams told the recreation club members during the commissioning, that Chief Dare williams is a man of unprecedented achievements who in his capacity has influenced alot of developmental strides to the body, and will not be forgotten.                        Golfers after Pavillion Commissioning  The Memorial event was graced by High personalities such Olusegun Adekunle, former permanent secretar