Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Saturday said his administraion will conduct elections into Local Government Areas in the state by the first quarter of next year. The governor who stated this on Saturday evening while featuring on a radio programme to mark his first 30 days in office added that his administration is determined…
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, at a radio interview organised to mark his first 30 days in office on Saturday revealed that the state’s debt profile is currently N150 billion. According to him, the debt includes both foreign and domestic debts. He said his administration is still looking into the state’s accounts and has found…
Pandemonium on Saturday broke out in Orin-Ekiti in Ido/Osi Local Government Area of Ekiti State following the murder of a hunter by suspected Fulani herdsmen in the town. The hunter, Emmanuel Ilori was said to have been killed at the midnight while hunting for animals with some of his colleagues. This gory incident occurred barely…
From WOLE BALOGUN, Ado Ekiti Prolific Performance Director and Dance Scholar, Professor Rasaki Ojo Bakare, has been admitted into the prestigious body of Fellows of the National Association of Nigeria Theatre and Allied Arts Practitioners (NANTAP). Prof. Bakare, who is Nigeria’s first professor of Dance and Performance aesthetics, currently serves the nation as Dean of…
Star actress and film producer, Stella Damasus, has accused the Senior Pastor of the Common Wealth Zion Assembly (COZA), Biodun Fatoyinbo, of raping a friend of hers. Damasus made the fresh allegation in a series of tweets on Friday about the controversial Abuja-based flamboyant cleric, who is facing a similar allegation by one Mrs Busola…
Some protesters under the platform of #ChurchTooMovement have vowed to storm the headquarters of Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA) in Abuja on Sunday. This was contained in a notice widely circulated on social media. “If you are outraged by the alleged sexual abuses perpetrated by pastors and so-called ‘men of God’, join us for protest…
Despite the harsh criticism of the planned establishment of Ruga settlements across the country, the Federal Government is set to commence the pilot phase of the project in Taraba, Adamawa, Plateau, Kaduna and seven other states, Saturday PUNCH’s investigations have confirmed. It was learnt in Abuja on Friday that the execution of the project would…
President Muhammadu Buhari will announce his cabinet ministers in July after the National Assembly completes its leadership processes and lawmakers resume from recess. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, disclosed this in an interview with The Guardian on the sidelines of the just-concluded meetings of the African Export-Import Bank in…
Biodun Fatoyinbo, pastor of Commonwealth of Zion Assembly, has denied the rape allegations by Busola Dakolo, the photographer wife of popular singer Timi Dakolo. In a letter which surfaced online signed by him, Fatoyinbo maintains he will seek redress in court. In a public statement shared on his Instagram, he said, he had never raped…
Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, has appointed the Country Implementation Lead of the Shell Business Operations (SBO), Nigeria, Mrs. Olubamiwo Adeosun, as the Secretary to the State Government (SSG). A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, made the appointment public on Friday. The statement quoted the Governor as…
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