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Day: August 19, 2019

Tribunal adopts Ajimobi, Balogun final addresses, as court set to deliver judgment

Election Petition Tribunal panel on Monday adopted addresses from former governor of Oyo State and Senatorial candidate in the 2019 Oyo South Senatorial election, Senator Abiola Ajimobi and his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) counterpart, Senator Kola Balogun, the winner in the election. The tribunal sitting in Iyaganku in Ibadan adopted the final written addresses of…

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Oyo Govt plan to decongest Ibadan by creating satellite towns via affordable housing

Oyo State government has disclosed that the present administration would make all efforts to decongest Ibadan, the State capital by creating satellite towns in major communities of the state. Ibadan has the population of over three million people, making it the third most-populated city in Nigeria after Lagos and Kano State. The State Commissioner for…

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Makinde to use BESDA grant to educate over 170,000 almajiris, hawkers other out-of-school children in Oyo

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state led Government on Monday expressed his readiness to put into use the BESDA take-off grant, towards educating about 170, 536 out-of-school children in 23 Local Government Areas and ensure their retention in schools. The Chairman, Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, Dr. Nureni Adeniran made this known after a…

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Pastor’s shocking confession: ‘I stole N1.2M SUV because my members’ tithes, offerings were too small’

The pastor of Jesus Miracle Church, 16, Ado-Odo Road, Afan, Sango-Ota, Ogun State, Jeremiah Ehindero, has confessed that he stole a N1.2 million Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) because his congregation’s tithes and offerings were not enough to pay off a N650,000 bank loan. Ehindero, who was arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for stealing…

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Nigerian man caught during attempt to sleep with friend’s wife (Watch video)

A Nigerian man identified as Shedrach has been caught red-handed while trying to sleep with his friend’s wife in Germany. Shedrach who is said to be in good terms with his friend, got his wife’s number after he (friend) called him with her phone. Expressing his disappointment over the incident, the aggrieved man stated that…

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NFIU: Makinde borrows N1b every month to fund Local Government, says ALGON Chairman

Following the new guidelines by Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU), the embattled local government chairmen sacked by Governor Seyi Makinde have disclosed that the state government borrows One Billion Naira every month to run affairs of Local Governments in Oyo State. According to the ALGON chairman, Mr. Ayodeji Abass-Alesinloye, Gov. Makinde was leaving on borrowing…

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FG condemns BBNaija live sex, working on modified BBN to reflect Nigerian culture

The Federal Government said on Friday it had lodged a complaint with the National Broadcasting Commission against live sex on stage during the ongoing reality show popularly known as #Big Brother Naija, The Punch reported. The government also said it had concluded arrangements with Startimes to come out with a modified BBN that would reflect…

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Hijab use in ISI: parents, students drag UI to court again

Some Muslim parents whose daughters were banned by the authority of the University of Ibadan International School from wearing Hijab (head scarf) have again dragged the school to court over alleged fundamental human rights of their wards in line with their religious belief. Remember ththee Hijab controversy became a public issue in November last year…

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