2 senior army officers, 4 soldiers killed in Boko Haram ambush in Yobe

No fewer than two senior army officers and four soldiers killed in an ambush by Boko Haram insurgents in Yobe. The troops said to be ambushed on their way from Borogozo where the headquarters of the army’s 29 task force brigade is to Benisheikh where they have a forward operating base (FOB). LiveTimesng.com gathered from…

Oyo Govt. seals 6 shops, canteens, butchers’ stands in Ibadan over violation of environmental sanitation laws

Six shops including a food canteen and a butcher’s shop were sealed on Thursday along Old Ife road and Gbagi area in Ibadan for flouting the State’s environmental Sanitation and Waste Management Law. The act was in accordance with the recent agreement made by Stakeholders during an advocacy programme on environmental laws organised by Oyo…

Ajimobi denies rejecting ministerial appointment… as report reveals how his nomination was rejected

Immediate past governor of Oyo State, Sen. Abiola Ajimobi, has denied reports that he had rejected an offer to serve on President Muhammadu Buhari’s cabinet as a minister. Reports went round earlier in the day that he had rejected the ministerial appointment offered him by President Buhari, saying the appointment should rather go to a…

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I raped my daughter to confirm her virginity, 37-year-old guard tells court 

The audience at an Ibadan Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Iwo-Road were on Thursday stunned when a 37-year-old night guard, Wasiu Orilonise, told the court that he raped his 15-year-old daughter in an attempt to protect her. The accused was arraigned on a one-court charge of having carnal knowledge of his daughter, with Charge‎ No….

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NYSC certificate: Supreme Court dismisses Shittu’s suit against Oyo APC

The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a suit filed by Adebayo Shittu, former Minister of Communications, against his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) challenging the exclusion of his name from the list of gubernatorial aspirants in the primary for the 2019 general elections. In the Judgment, the Supreme Court five-man panel of Justices lead…

Oyo Assembly Speaker, Ogundoyin inaugurates house committees

The Speaker, Oyo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Adebo Ogundoyin has officially presented names of standing committees for the runnings of the Ninth Oyo State House of Assembly. Hon. Ogundoyin while presenting the committees during the House plenary on Tuesday said the step was taken to enhance and promote the workings and activities of…

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Ajimobi rejects Buhari’s ministerial offer, says he prefers younger person- Tegbe or Adelabu may replace him

Immediate past Governor of Oyo State, Abiola Ajimobi, has reportedly declined the offer to serve as a Minister under the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government. InsideOyo.com on Thursday gathered from a source that the former governor turned down the offer to allow the president pick a younger person from the Oyo APC team. An insider close…