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Month: January 2024

Oyo Govt promises to continue to provide qualitative education

…seeks more collaboration with stakeholders Oyo State Government on Saturday pledged its commitment to ensuring that every child of school age in the state has access to qualitative education. The Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof. Salihu Adelabu made the pledge at the opening of SQI/ AI and Robot Research and Training Center, Ibadan,…

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Oyo Gov’t Rules Out 2023 Tax Returns Deadline Extension

The Oyo State Internal Revenue Service (OYIRS) has warned that there would be no extension in the deadline for the filing of 2023 annual tax returns. The Executive Chairman Oyo State Internal Revenue Service, Mr. Adebowale Olufemi Awakan gave this warning in a release from his office. He warned Employers of Labour, Company owners, or…

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Oyo Gov’t Presents Instrument of Office To Six Traditional Rulers (PHOTOS)

The Oyo State Government on Thursday and Friday presented Instrument of Office to Six (6) traditional rulers in Oke-Ogun axis of the State. The new Traditional Rulers installed by the Oyo State government include; Chief Oyelowo Joseph Oyetunde -Apeerin of Saki; Prince James Okanlawon Adigun – Lasigbon-Kinnikinni of Saki; Alhaji Jimoh Adeola Ayiki – Baale…

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Ibadan explosion: Govt should conduct intensive medical tests on victims – Adelabu

In the aftermath of the explosion in Ibadan, Oyo State, the Minister of Power, Oloye Adebayo Adelabu, has called on the state government to conduct extensive medical tests on the victims. The explosion, which occurred in the Bodija area of the city, resulted in the death of five people and left 77 others injured. Adelabu…

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Adetunji Congratulates Ajisafe As New Southwest PDP Chairman

The lawmaker representing Odo-Otin, Ifelodun and Boripe Federal Constituency, Honorable Soji Adetunji, has congratulated Chief Kamorudeen Ajisafe as the Chairman (South-West) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Adetunji said his election on Thursday at a meeting held in Ibadan, Oyo state capital by the leaders and stakeholders of the party is a testimony to the…

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Osun gov commissions 8.2km Agodi Gate-Old Ife Road, Onipepeye Underpass (PHOTOS)

…We’ve decentralised Oyo’s economy- Makinde Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, was on Thursday, joined by his Osun State counterpart, Senator Nurudeen Ademola Adeleke to commission the 8.2 kilometres dualised Agodi Gate-Old Ife Road-Alakia-Adegbayi Junction Road, including the Onipepeye Underpass Bridge.Senator Adeleke, who was the special guest of honour at the event, lauded the project as…

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Oyo Govt. Apprehends 32 Beggars in Ibadan

The Oyo State government has arrested 32 suspected beggars in Ibadan metropolis for allegedly violating the law banning street begging in the state. The commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Inclusion, Mrs. Toyin Balogun stated this at Akinyele resettlement centre, Ibadan, where the beggers were lodged. She added that the suspects were apprehended on Thursday…

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Human head, body parts found in woman’s fridge in New York

A man’s severed head and dismembered body were found stuffed in a taped-off freezer in an apartment in Brooklyn, New York, United States of America. A woman living in the apartment, identified as Heather Stines, was arrested and detained on unrelated warrants according to cops and law enforcement sources. Police made the grisly find around…

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2 injured as explosion rocks Abuja

Residents of Maitama, a highbrow area in Abuja, have raised alarm over what they described as an explosion in the area. In a series of tweets via X on Wednesday, some residents said the sound emanated from a nearby dump site.According to an X user, A Y Rafindadi, two men sustained various degrees of injuries….

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Bodija explosion: Gov. Makinde assures Oyo residents longterm solutions

The Governor of Oyo State, ‘Seyi Makinde, has expressed his confidence that the state and its people will emerge stronger in the aftermath of the January 16, 2024 explosion in Bodija, Ibadan. He assured that the government is actively working towards finding long-term solutions to the challenges posed by the incident. This includes providing medical…

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