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Year: 2019

$6M grant Makinde sets to receive from World Bank is Ajimobi’s effort, says fmr. Education Commissioner

The coordinator of Better Education Service Delivery for All (BESDA), Professor Jidado Tahiru on Friday while paying a courtesy visit to the Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde revealed that the state is about to receive a sum of $6m grant to fund education in the state. The BESDA coordinator who said this while leading…

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Gov. Makinde to receive $6Million grant to fund education

Oyo state is about to receive a sum of $6m grant under the Better Education Service Delivery for All (BESDA) programme facilitated by the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) with the support of the World Bank. This was disclosed by the coordinator of BESDA, Professor Jidado Tahiru when he led a delegation from UBEC and…

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Appeal Court upholds Gov. Abiodun electoral victory

The Court of Appeal sitting in Ibadan on Friday dismissed the appeal by the Labour Party against the election of Prince Dapo Abiodun as Governor of Ogun State. The Court described the Labour Party’s petition challenging the Ogun State Governor as lacking merit and outrightly frivolous. Court upheld the submission of Abiodun and All Progressives…

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Kanu in Oyo Assembly, seeks lawmakers’ support on football foundations

The former Super Eagles football star, Kanu Nwankwo on Thursday paid a courtesy visit to the Oyo State House of Assembly to seek the lawmakers’ support and collaborations on his two foundations dealing with health, youths and sports. Kanu who came with his team, which comprises members of Kanu Heart Foundation and Kanu International Football…

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Toyin Abraham not married to Ajeyemi – her Manager reveals

Contrary to news that went viral two days ago, that Nollywood actress Toyin Abraham and actor, Kolawole Ajeyemi got married, Toyin’s manager has debunked the news. Friends of the couple had released official photos of their engagement in matching traditional attires which fueled rumours that the duo were married. Many fans and wellwishers were quick…

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FIFA bans Siasia for life for taking bribe

Federation of International Football Association on Friday said it has banned former Nigerian coach Samson Siasia for life on “all football-related activities” over allegations of match fixing. FIFA also said Siasia, 51-year-old, has been fined CHF 50,000 ($51,051.66). FIFA said in a statement that the adjudicatory chamber of their independent Ethics Committee found that Siasia…

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How Saheed Osupa and I parted ways after 2 kids – Osupa’s estranged wife, Hajia Bisi Bismilai reveals

Hajia Bisi Bisimilai is not new on Lagos social scene. This is not just because she was once married to a popular Fuji star Saheed Osupa but because she is a daughter of a popular Oyo billionaire Alhaji Bisimilai. Her father is one of the Oyo prominent businessmen who play big in Oil and Gas…

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Woman who locked her cousin in a cage speaks on reason for her act

The 24-year-old lady, Onyinye Mbadike has opened up after she was arrested by the Lagos state police command over the viral video showing her assaulting and locking a 10-year-old boy, Chibike Eziamaka, in a dog’s cage. The suspect told the police that she dehumanized the victim because he was misbehaving after drinking a liquor in…

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Many lies of Federal Government against me, El Zakzaky reveals in a video, FG reacts (watch video)

The leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, has faulted the Federal Government’s claims that he was unruly in India in a new video released on Thursday. In the short video recorded in Hausa, but subtitled in English, El-Zakzaky said, “I have heard that the Nigerian authorities have issued some statements…

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Students shutdown Shoprite, MTN Office in Ibadan over xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in South Africa (PHOTOS)

Students under the aegis of National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) on Thursday shutdown Shoprite mall and MTN office at Ring-road in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital. According to the reports, the protesting students decision were prompted by the rampant cases of xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in South Africa. It was gathered that the protesting…

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