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Month: July 2019

REJOINDER: SEYI MAKINDE AND THE “SOLO MAKINDE” SYNDROME | By Engr Akeem Olatunji

Once material gain exchanges hand, professionalism eludes journalism and objectivity gets a new habitat in dustbin. The article credited to Oladeinde Olawoyin visibly explains the above assertion. The cacophony expressed as his opinion has further confirmed the inimical decadence that has overpowered professionalism in today’s journalism. Hitherto, genuine journalists do interrogate the facts, investigate the…

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Gov. Makinde reads Riot Act to Education Stakeholders over attempt to sabotage new policies

…promises Running Grants to schools Governor Seyi Makinde, led government in Oyo State has issued a stern warning to Stakeholders in the Education sector, saying anyone caught in the act of sabotaging the present administration’s efforts to reposition education in the State will be severely dealt with. Speaking with Executives of the Oyo State wing…

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Oyo Police Command Dispels Rumor of Okada Rider Who was Killed By Police in Ibadan, Says Victim Still Alive (See the release)

Segun Showunmi in Ibadan The Oyo State Police Command has dispelled rumor being carried around in the public that a commercial motorcyclist was allegedly killed by a policeman over his refusal to give him tip. The incident, which occurred in front of a police station around Bishop Philip Academy, Iwo-Road area of Ibadan, resulted in…

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Police confirmed to me, herdsmen killed my sister, says Fasoranti’s son

One of the sons of Reuben Fasoranti, the Afenifere leader, Kehinde has said some policemen told him that suspected herdsmen carried out the attack which led to the death of his sister. It would be recalled Olakunrin, 58, was murdered along Benin-Ore highway while returning to Lagos after visiting her father in Akure, Ondo state…

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Pomp! as Anthony Joshua shows up in Lagos (Photos)

It was fun and fanfare as Anthony Joshua stormed Magodo area of Lagos on Saturday. Former World Heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua is in Nigeria with his mother Mrs Yetunde Joshua. The visit of Joshua to the community drew the attention of fans in the community who came out to see the Heavyweight boxer for the…

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Pandemonium in Ibadan as Police kills motorcyclist over refusal to pay bribe

Pandemonium broke out in Ibadan, Oyo State capital following a protest by okada riders in Ibadan, on Saturday, occasioned by the death of an unidentified commercial motorcyslist, who was allegedly killed by a policeman over his refusal to give him tip. The incident, which occurred at the front of a police station around Bishop Philip…

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Oyo, Seyi Makinde And The “Solo Makinde” Syndrome |By Oladeinde Olawoyin

When it became clear that then PDP candidate Seyi Makinde was the ultimate shoo-in in the days leading to the last governorship election in Oyo state, a few analysts in Ibadan began to stretch narratives around the man’s inevitable victory beyond the plausible limit. Then came this subtle claim that his state-wide support was borne…

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Fulani herdsmen not killers of Fasoranti’s daughter, says Miyetti Allah

The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria has said the Fulani Herdsmen are not killers of daughter of the leader of Afenifere, Pa Reuben Fasoranti. The association also commiserated with father of the deceased, Mrs Funke Olakunrin. In a statement by its National Secretary, Baba Uthman Ngelzarma, the group lambasted the media for attributing…

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Academic Advancement : FUOYE to become a dual mode university

…as VC holds meeting with COL in Canada From WOLE BALOGUN, Ado-Ekiti The Federal University Oye-Ekiti, will soon become a dual mode University as the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Kayode Soremekun, has held several meetings with the Commonwealth of Learning (COL), in Vancouver, Canada, with a view to strategize on transiting the institution into a Dual Mode…

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Police begins manhunt for killers of Fasoranti’s daughter, says IGP

The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has deployed special forces to hunt the killers of Mrs. Funke Olakunrin, along Benin-Ore Expressway on Friday. It would be recalled that LiveTimes had reported that President Mohammadu Buhari has earlier vowed to fish out killer of the deceased his condolence message to Pa. Fasoranti. According to Punch, he…

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