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Year: 2019

Photo: Makinde vows to recover all looted funds by former Govt. officials

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has vowed to recover all looted funds in the state from former officials and would be kept in a special bank account. The governor who made this known while playing host to the management of the Unity Bank Plc at Agodi governor’s office on Wednesday, said the account will…

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Oyo APC may appeal tribunal judgment against Ajimobi as party says it’s studying judgment delivered

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State has said it will take the appropriate steps after studying the judgment delivered on its petition challenging the victory of Sen. Kolawole Balogun (PDP – Oyo South). Dr Azeez Olatunde, the party’s Director of Media and Publicity, said this in an interview with the News Agency of…

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Tribunal verdict on Buhari’s victory is shame to Nigeria’s educational system, says Reno Omokri

Former aide to Former President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri, has described the ruling of the Presidential Election Tribunal which ruled that President Buhari was eminently qualified to contest for the election as a shame to the educational system of the country. Omokri expressed that the Court’s ruling that the President had the necessary academic qualifications…

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Video: 188 Nigeria returnees arrive Lagos Airport from South Africa

No fewer than 188 Nigerians from South Africa have arrived at the international wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos at 9:35 pm local time through the Air Peace flight MEN2759. The aircraft which departed the OR Tambo International Airport in South Africa, after an eight-hour delay, had on board, 188 Nigerians….

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United States based surgeon, politician, Adeduntan congratulates Buhari

The international cardio vascular surgeon based in the United States of America Dr. Azeez Popoola Adeduntan has congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari on his victory at the Presidential Elections Petition Tribunal (PEPT) on Wednesday. Dr. Adeduntan in a release issued in Ibadan and made available to journalists through his media office hailed the PEPT’s verdict affirming…

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LAUTECH: Group supports Makinde, tells Osun govt to toe path of honour

A Group, the Ogbomoso Development Frontiers (ODF) has called on the government of Osun State to live up to its responsibilities on the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso or hand it over to Oyo State. The group, in a statement signed by its president, Mr Adebayo Ayandele, asked Osun state to stop propounding…

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Makinde reads riot acts to Oyo workers, cautions against truancy, lateness to work as he increases car, housing loans for them

Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, on Wednesday reads riot act to the state’s civil servants cautioned them against truancy and lateness to work as he revealed that the wage bill of the workers in the state has been increased by N1 billion, shortly after the governorship election of March 9, 2019. The Governor, made…

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Breaking :fire outbreak at Ibadan NNPC depot

Reports have it that there has been a fire outbreak at the Apata Ibadan depot of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). A source said the incident occurred in the loading section of the depot. Residents living around the area have been thrown into panic mode with firemen who are battling to put out the…

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Xenophobic: only 84 out 30,000 Nigerians to return Nigeria today from S/Africa

Following the Xenophobic attacks on foreigners, only 84 out of 30,000 Nigerians (30,000 according 2016 South African statistics) have been cleared and ready to return to the country from South Africa. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs gave the update to journalists on Wednesday in Abuja, the nation’s capital. The ministry disclosed that out of 313…

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Updated: Tribunal finally rules in favour of Buhari, dismisses, Atiku’s petitions as PDP reject verdicts, heads to Supreme

The Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Abuja has finally delivered its judgment in favour of President Mohammadu Buhari while it dismissed the petition filed by Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Atiku Abubakar, which alleged that the February 23 presidential election was rigged in favour of Buhari. Delivering judgement on Wednesday, the presiding judge, Justice…

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