Governors may lose control of local government funds from the Federation Account, going by the new Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) guidelines. The Joint Account System in place in most states will only exist for the receipt of allocations but not disbursement, according to the guidelines. Besides, each of the 774 local government areas may…
The university lecturer, Professor Yinka Adegbehingbe who was kidnapped along Ibadan road Ikoyi/Apomu axis of the State of Osun has been released without payment of ransom. Adegbehingbe who is from the department of Orthopaedic Surgery of the Obafemi Awolowo University(OAU), Ile-Ife was kidnapped on Sunday by unknown gunmen and has been release with the help…
The Police has detained the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2018 governorship election in Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke. This was made known in a statement on Monday, by his campaign organisation. Adeleke was arrested after he had honoured an invitation by the police. The statement read: “We alert the public,…
FIVE people on Monday afternoon sustained varying degree of injuries when a truck load of sand crushed two tricycles popularly called as Keke Marwa on Old Lagos expressway roundbout, New Garage, beside Total filling station, Ibadan. The driver of the red coloured truck, was said to have lost control due to brake failure as it…
The wife of Oyo State Governor, Mrs. Florence Ajimobi on Monday in Oyo State Government House, Agodi, Ibadan said the administration of her husband, Senator Abiola Ajimobi has recorded a landmark achievements in the state. Mrs. Ajimobi who stated this while distributing Ramadan welfare materials to homes and Local Government area in the state added…
Senator Abdulfatai Buhari, lawmaker representing Oyo North Senatorial District at the upper chamber of National Assembly has urged Muslim Faithfuls to refrain from any sinful behaviour that may negate their reward of fasting during the holy month of Ramadan. He gave this admonition in a congratulatory message to Muslim faithful on the commencement of Ramadan…
Former President of Nigeria, Dr Goodluck Jonathan has described his late boss President Umaru Musa Yar’dua as a selfless leader who placed national Interest above personal ethnic gains. The Bayelsa born former president in a message on his verified twitter account wrote: “On this day nine years ago I lost a friend, colleague, brother, and…
Alhaji Lamidi Adelabu was the Balogun Musulumi of Oyo State. He had a big mosque in his expansive Molete residence in Ibadan which was hardly free of activity on any given day. Adedibu’s engagements in the mosques were complemented by prayer sessions observed by visitors and political associates who thronged the residence daily. Yet, there…
Hajara Habibu, the elder sister to a Nigerian student, Zainab Habibu, who was detained in Saudi on suspicion of drug trafficking has narrated how her sister was wrongfully arrested. It would be recalled that the Federal Government secured the release of Zainab Habibu Aliyu who was arrested in Saudi Arabia for alleged drug trafficking. Zainab,…
•The plane was carrying 136 passengers and 7 crew members •No casualties was recorded but about 21 passengers sustained minor injuries Less than two months after the fatal crash of the Boeing 737 MAX 8 of the Ethopian Airline, a chartered Boeing 737-800 has reportedly slid off a runway into a shallow river in the…
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