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Day: July 30, 2019

LG dissolution: Oyo sacked LG chairmen react to High Court ruling in favour of Gov. Makinde

Following Tuesday’s order of the Oyo State High Court freezing the execution of the May 6, 2019 judgement that barred the Oyo State government from dissolving local governments(LG) and local council development areas(LCDA) in the state, the chairman, Association of Local Government of Nigeria(ALGON) in the state, Prince Ayodeji Abass-Aleshinloye has said the sacked LG…

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FG grants freedom of worship to Shi’ites but outlawed criminality, Presidency clarifies

Presidency has said that proscription of Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) has nothing to do with banning the larger numbers of peaceful and law abiding Shiites in the country from practicing their religion, instead it was to discourage wanton violence, murder and willful destruction of public and private property. The Presidency on Tuesday through President…

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Oyo Peace Corps gets new Commandant

The Oyo State Command of Peace Corps of Nigeria (PCN) has got a new Commandant, Patriot Lukman Adelowo Yekini. Patriot Yekini’s posting was as a result of restructuring currently going on in the agency. Patriot Lukman Adelowo was transferred from Kwara State Command where he had served as Commandant for years. The new Commandant who…

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Makinde to Alaafin: your advise gave me electoral victory

Oyo state Governor, Seyi Makinde on Tuesday during visit to his imperial majesty, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi said one of the secrets of his electoral success at the 2019 governorship election was the advice the monarch offered him. The governor made the visit on his way to inspect the abandoned 10,000 metric tone silo embarked upon…

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Adeoyo Hospital to become medical tourist destination in Nigeria, says Gov. Makinde

…Says he’ll commission radiology unit before 100 days in office Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, has pledged to upgrade facilities at the Adeoyo General Hospital, Ring Road, Ibadan and make the hospital a medical tourist destination in Nigeria. The Governor also promised to ensure that the Radiology Unit of the Hospital is completed and…

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Oyo LG dissolution: Court granted stay of execution in favour of Makinde pending final judgment

The high court sitting in Ibadan on Tuesday granted stay of execution on the motion of the sacked local council bosses who prayed the court to restraint Gov. Seyi Makinde’s order. Newspeak reported that the court ordered a stay of execution on a motion seeking to enforce the May 6 judgement obtained by the removed…

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NSCDC reads riot acts to Oyo NURTW, explains roles it plays during weekend clash

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC in Oyo state, has warned the warring factions of the National Union of Road Transports Workers, NURTW and explained the role it plays during clash between the factions over the weekend in Ibadan. In a press statement by the Public Relations Officer, Oluwole Olusegun, which was made…

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Hajj: Popular actress, Kemi Afolabi slumps, hospitalized in Saudi

Popular Nollywood actress, Kemi Afolabi has been reportedly slumped and rushed to a hospital in Makkah, Saudi Arabia on Thursday. The actress, who came to perform hajj, fell ill due to the stress associated with the hajj exercise. The Nation reporter in Saudi Arabia had observed that Afolabi has been showing symptoms of illness while…

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Insecurity: state policing, best strategy to arrest challenge, Ogunsakin, ex-AIG tells FG

…as he celebrates traditional festival with Ogoga of Ikere, in his hometown From WOLE BALOGUN, Ado Ekiti Former Assistant Inspector General of Police, (AIG, rtd), and security intelligence specialist, Mr. Tunde Ogunsakin has urged the Federal Government to urgently consider state policing alongside community policing to combat the security challenge the nation is facing, saying…

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Iseyin people express disappointment for exclusion from Makinde’s commissioners’ list

The people of Iseyin community have expressed their anger to the recent announcement of a list of fourteen Commissioners’ nominees sent to the State House of Assembly for screening, describing the exclusion of indigenes from the community on the list as disappointing to them. Governor Seyi Makinde had sent the list of fourteen Commissioners to…

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