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Oyo workers threaten to embark on strike Friday if govt don’t meet their demands

Oyo State workers on Thursday threatened to commence strike and paralyse government activities starting from tomorow, Friday, May 24, if the state government doesn’t meet their demands. Part of the demands contained in a two-page statement jointly signed by the NLC secretary, Mohamed Ibrahim and the secretary of Joint Negotiating Council, Lukman Balogun, after a…

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Group condemns Ajimobi for allegedly creating bottleneck for Makinde

A socio-political group under the aegis of Oyo Kajola Group (OKG), has warned the outgoing governor of the state, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, to stop creating policy bottlenecks for the incoming governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde. The group, in a statement issued by its media coordinator, Taiwo Ogunlade, said it had observed that the outgoing government has…

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What my administration will do for Oyo State agricultural sector- Governor–Elect, Oluseyi Makinde reveals

The Oyo State Governor-Elect, Engineer, Oluseyi Makinde has pledged to give agricultural development priority attention when he is sworn-in on the 29th May, 2019. He gave this assurance at the opening of a two-day workshop on Human Resource Development of Rural Farmers through Innovative Information Technology at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan…

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2 kidnapped FRSC officers released with 1.8 million naira

Two officers of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), who were on Sunday abducted by unknown gunmen have regained their freedom. Though details of their freedom are not immediately known, the FRSC officers were said to have been released last night and had since reunited with their family. It was gathered that their abductors collected…

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I have cut my manhood, says Bobrisky

Popular Nigerian crossdresser, Idris Okuneye aka Bobrisky has confirmed what a lot of Nigerians have been suspecting all along. A lot of Nigerians have accused the male barbie of being gay or just pretending to be gay in order to sleep with women. However, wanting to settle the ongoing debate, Bobrisky took to his Instagram…

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Two LAUTECH undergraduates, secondary school pupil died in fatal auto crash Tuesday

Two undergraduates of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology and a secondary school students were killed in an auto crash on Tuesday morning while four others are in a critical condition. Dr Sleem ,one of the victims They were involved in an auto crash this morning in Ogbomoso. An eye witness told our reporter that the…

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World Culture Day: Ekiti Art & Culture DG, tasks indigenes on cultural intervention

People of Ekiti state have been urged to join hands with Dr Kayode Fayemi led administration in restoring the core value of honesty, diligence and integrity of the state through cultural intervention. The state Director -General, Council for Arts and Culture, Ambassador Wale Ojo Lanre gave this urge in a press statement issued to commemorate…

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Oyo Govt workers, students to wear traditional attire in commemoration of this year’s ‘World Culture Day’

The Oyo State Government has directed residents in the state especially students in private and pubic schools as well as workers in the state to turn out in their traditional attire on Tuesday, May 21 in commemoration of the 2019 World Culture Day. The State Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Mr. Toye Arulogun said…

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Tribunal dismisses Adelabu’s application to recount ballot papers

The Oyo state governorship Election Petition Tribunal has dismissed an application filed by Mr Adebayo Adelabu, governorship candidate of the APC to recount all the ballot papers used in the March 9 election. It was gathered that Adelabu and his party are challenging the declaration of Seyi Makinde, governorship candidate of PDP, by INEC has…

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