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Month: February 2024

APC Chieftain Slumps, Dies While Watching AFCON Match

A former member of the House of Representatives, who represented Ika federal constituency of Delta State, Dr Cairo Ojougboh, is dead. Reliable sources said that the outspoken politician and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) died on Wednesday night while watching the AFCON 2023 semi-final match between Nigeria and South Africa. As soon as…

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Actress Liz Anjorin embroiled in fake money transfer, other scandal (VIDEO)

The Nollywood actress Liz Anjorin found herself embroiled in a fake money transfer scandal after a video went viral on social media. The video alleged that Anjorin had made a phoney transfer following a purchase she made in Idumota, Lagos Island. Anjorin claimed that she had followed the instructions given by the seller, Qudus, but…

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Abandoned structures constitute security threats, Oyo Govt tells residents

The Oyo State Government has declared that some abandoned structures and properties are constituting security threats and serving as hideouts to criminals, calling on owners of such buildings to put them to use or risk the government taking them over. The state’s Commissioner for Lands, Housing, Survey and Urban Development, Mr. William Akin-Funmilayo, gave the…

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Oyo Govt seals industrial facility over pollution

The Oyo State Government on Tuesday, sealed a facility engaging in the recycling of waste tyres, to produce Pyrolysis oil, Carbon Black and Steel Wire as byproducts. The facility, Shri-Balaji Industry Limited, Olopomeji, along Ife road, Ibadan, in Egbeda Local Government, which has been in existence since 2016, has been discovered to have grossly embarked…

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400L female student commits suicide in Ogun

The Ogun State Police Command says a 400 Level female student of Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Adaeze Jaja, has allegedly committed suicide in a hotel room. The Police Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, confirmed the incident to newsmen on Tuesday in Abeokuta. She said the 31-year-old Jaja was reported to have been found lying unconscious…

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17 year old boy reawakened from mortuary 8 days after death (VIDEO)

The mysterious reawakening of a 17-year-old boy in Cameroon, whom medical professionals pronounced dead, has left many in disbelief and confusion. The teenager identified as Poupog Kevin had been declared dead from drowning, but he was found sitting outside a mortuary at CEBEC hospital in Bonaberi, Douala over a week later. The incident attracted a…

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Oyo will be first to achieve electricity sufficiency, says Makinde

Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has said that the state will be the first in the country to achieve energy sufficiency. The governor, who stated that achieving energy sufficiency in Oyo State has always been a major focus of his government, expressed the readiness of the state to partner with the British American Tobacco (BAT),…

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Why Ekiti kidnappers burned school bus driver alive – parents

More revelations have emerged on the driver of Apostolic Faith Group of Schools, Emure-Ekiti, Ekiti State, who was abducted last week, but never made it out from the forest. Daily Trust had reported how all the abducted victims were released but the driver was killed in the forest.In a now viral clip, the freed pupils…

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Fire again destroys goods worth millions of naira in Ibadan market

A week after Akari Estate, in the Soka area of Ibadan was engulfed by fire, another tragedy occurred yesterday, when shops in Sango were gutted and goods worth millions of naira were destroyed. It was learnt that over 20 shops were affected in the blaze, said to have been caused by an electric spark. Some…

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60th Birthday: Senator Alli eulogises, Adegoke, Aare-Onibon Balogun of Ibadanland

Senator Sharafadeen Alli(APC-Oyo South) has extended warm felicitations to Olooye Taofeek Adegboyega Adegoke, the Aare-Onibon Balogun of Ibadanland, on his 60th birthday. This is contained in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media, Mr Akeem Abas and made available to newsmen on Sunday in Ibadan. Alli expressed joy and joins in celebrating this…

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