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Month: August 2019

Bobrisky: I have 24 boyfriends

The controversial transgender celebrity, Bobrisky has recently released another shocking bomb to stir curiosity of fans by telling them the number of boyfriends he has. According to the internet sensation, he said that he has total of 24 boyfriends. The celebrity who has often referred to himself as Nigeria’s first transgender made it clear that…

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Again! Police, soldiers fight dirty in Lagos (watch video)

For the upteenth time, Nigerian soldiers and policemen were seen fighting and threatening to shoot one another. The reported clash at a popular street in Lagos which was captured on camera was not ascertained as at press time. As the cause of the provocation in the trending video could not be ascertained as at press…

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Gov Makinde spends 74 hours with state officials drawing plan to transform agriculture

•as IITA and AfDB salute Makinde’s vision At a retreat in Cotonou, Republic of Benin to chart a path for transforming agriculture, Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde set a record in governance, by spending more than 72 hours with his state officials designing an implementation plan for Oyo state agribusiness. The governor also promised…

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Oyo NURTW to install telecom gadget to fight kidnapping, armed robbery, says Auxiliary

The proscribed National Union of Road Transport Workers(NURTW) in Oyo State, through one of its leaders, Alhaji Mukaila Lamidi a.k.a. Auxiliary on Tuesday said it will install telecommunication and information technology gadgets in motor parks and vehicles to fight crimes like kidnapping and armed robbery in the state. Auxiliary stated that for states in the…

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Makinde reveals plan to restore Bola Ige Int’l Market to global standard

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has revealed plan by his Government to create conducive environment for businesses within the State to thrive. The governor also revealed that the present administration’s plan to restore Bola Ige International Business Complex, Gbagi, Ibadan back to international standard as provided in the master plan of the market. This…

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Breaking: suspected kidnap kingpin Wadume Arrested

The wanted kidnap kingpin, Hamisu Bala a.ka. Wadume, has been re-arrested, PREMIUM TIMES has learnt from official sources. It was not immediately clear when and where Mr Wadume was taken into custody, but a source informed about the development on Tuesday. According to PREMIUM TIMES, Mr Wadume, the suspected kidnap lord in Taraba State was…

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Breaking: Court dismiss Atiku’s petition against Buhari

The Supreme Court has struck out an appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. The appeal had been filed by the PDP and Atiku to challenge an earlier ruling of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal which held that they failed to file a response to an application…

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DMO reveals Oyo is 5th indebted state with N94.14 billion debt in South West (See full analysis)

Statistics obtained from the Debt Management (DMO) office on Monday has revealed that Oyo State is rated the 5th indebted among the 6 south west states in the Country with N94.14billion debt. The debt, according to a report from DMO’s office also accounts for 9.03 per cent of the domestic debt of the region. According…

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Ooni promises to consolidate cordial relationship between Canadian, Nigerian communities

The Arole Oodua & Ooni of Ife, Ooni Adeyeye Ogunwusi has recently promised to solidly consolidate the existing cordial relationship with the City of Brampton, Canada and Yoruba communities in Nigeria and generally. The revered monarch said this during an exclusive interaction with journalists in Toronto Canada as the end of his official visit to…

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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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