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Month: August 2019

Alaafin describes 8th National Assembly as corrupt lawmakers, a reason they denied Magu appointment

The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi III has attributed the failure of the last National Assembly to confirm the appointment of Ibrahim Magu as the substantive chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, as a way of hiding the ‘skeleton in their cupboard’. The first class monarch made the declaration in…

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Oyo govt again demolishes 5 shops, seals filling stations in Ibadan for violation of environmental laws

No fewer than five shops and relaxation pub were on Thursday demolished while a filling station was sealed by the Oyo State Government for violation of environmental law on building regulations and failure to carry out the weekly sanitation exercise. The filling station at Orita Challenge in Ibadan was sealed for accommodating a filthy drainage…

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UI’s 400 level student mysteriously slumped, died

A 400 Level student of the Department of Nursing, University of Ibadan, Victor Ajidagba, was on Wednesday slumped and died while walking through the department of Physiology around 5:30 pm. Although, The Nation gathered that he was said to have been rushed to the Institution’s clinic, Jaja, by two other students who saw him fell,…

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El-Zakzaky’s daughter vows Shiites’ll continue with protests till her father released

Daughter of Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), Suhaila Zakzaky has vowed that the group will continue its protests till her father is released. According to The Nation, Suhaila said this in a video published on Facebook. President of the IMN media forum had on Wednesday announced that the protests have…

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Oyo Police arrests illegal arms dealers in Ibadan, recovers 10,000 live cartridges from them

The Oyo State Police Command on Thursday paraded unauthorized arms dealers and recovered the total of 10,000 live catridges from them. The Police Commissioner, Shina Taiwo Olukolu while parading suspected criminals at the State Headquarter Eleyele Ibadan on Thursday explained that about 2 o’clock on the 23rd of July 2019, the command got information from…

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Reincarnated ‘Jesus’ denies deportation from Kenya, blamed internet trolls for fake news

The white man who was seen in Kenya as the newest incarnation of Jesus has denied the report that he has been deported from the country. According to him, the reports are fake and he’s still in Kenya carrying out the Lord’s work, saying fake news is handiwork of internet trolls. The man has however…

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Custom intercepts Dangote’s truck loaded with 700 bags of contraband rice

The custom’s Anti-smuggling Command Patrol Team (Niger/Kogi Command) has said it seized another Dangote truck with registration XA 297 -NAK transporting Seven Hundred (700) Bags of Rice worth Eleven Million, Nine Hundred Thousand Naira (N 11,900,000). According to the command, the seizeure was made around Minna-Lambata-Suleja axis of the Command few months after similar seizure…

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Oyo Assembly begins move to ban herdsmen’s open grazing, rearing with sanctions

Move to ban open rearing, herding and grazing of livestock outside permitted ranches in Oyo State has been regurgitated, as the Open rearing and grazing regulation bill, 2019, passed the second reading stage at Wednesday’s plenary of the state House of Assembly. According to Nigerian Tribune, the bill, sponsored by Speaker of the Assembly, Honourable…

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Makinde lauds Ajimobi SGB’s Policy, promises to build on it

Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde on Wednesday lauded the School Governing Board (SGB) policy by the immediate past administration led by Senator Abiola Ajimobi in the state, promised to build on it to improve on infrastructure and enhance learning. According to The Nation, the governor explained that the novel initiative would be appreciated and be…

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IBEDC expresses readiness to commence sales, distribution of prepaid meters, says single phase to be sold for N38,325

The management of Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (lBEDC) on Tuesday said that the company will start effective metering on Aug. 1 under the Meter Assess Providers (MAPs) scheme to consumers within its franchise areas. The Chief Operating Officer of the company, Mr John Ayodele, made this known at the IBEDC Town Hall meeting in Ibadan…

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