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Jubilation in Ibadan community as Arisekola’s son, Semih Alao constructs pedestrian bridge 

From Taiwo Oluwadare, Ibadan The people of Alubarika and Araromi communities in Odinjo in Ibadan South East, Oyo State was on Friday, February 8, 2019 were in jubilant mood as a candidate contesting for Federal House of Representatives, Ibadan North East/South East in February 16 election, under Zenith Labour Party, Semih Alao constructed a pedestrian…

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Ajimobi’s wife empowers 1000 women artisans in Oyo 

From Taiwo Oluwadare, Ibadan The wife of Oyo State, Mr. Florence Ajimobi on Thursday empowers not fewer than one thousand women artisans in the state to commemorates Valentine’s day in Ibadan, the state capital. The women artisans were empowered with tailoring machine, generating set, hairdressing machines, grinding machines and other working tools for women in…

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Nigerian Customs clears air on killing in a viral video, orders investigation

The Nigeria Customs Service has reacted to a video going viral on killing by a custom officer during anti-smuggling operation with conflicting narratives. DC Joseph Attah, Public Relations Officer in a swift response stated that “it is painful and totally unnecessary to loose life in anti-smuggling operations” He added that “ today at Shagamu interchange…

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Satellite Times Publisher condemns assassination of investigative journalist

•calls on journalists in Nigeria to wear black •Hussein-Suale. The Publisher of Nigeria’s frontline investigative newspaper, Satellite Times, has condemned in strong terms the assassination in Ghana of investigative journalist Ahmed Hussein-Suale. Ahmed was killed in a hail of bullets from gunmen on motorbike who aimed at his chest and neck, eventually speeding off without…

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The inspired story of grass to grace of MKO Abiola

If not for the Nigeria Baptist Church scholarship, I would have been a Poor Vulcanizer labouring under the sun – M.K.O ABIOLA. He was born on a Wednesday in Abeokuta, Ogun State, the 24th of August in 1937. He stated that his parents were too poor to send him to school. His father, Alhaji Salawu…

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Video: Viral pictures of woman who reportedly plunge into Lagos Lagoon is fake

The widely circulated of pictures of woman reported to have plunged into Lagos Lagoon is fake. According to report reaching Livetimes, ‘The Queen of the  universe’ has come out to say that she is alive and that she did not plunge into Lagos Lagoon as reported in the media. The woman whose pictures were wrongfully…

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Breaking: Popular Reggae star, Ras Kimono pronounced dead

The popular Reggae star, Ukeleke Onwubuya popularly known as Ras Kimono is dead.Source revealed that he was on his way to the United States last night when he complained of feeling uncomfortable. He’s movement was however reverted to Ikeja Hospital from where he was taken to Lagoon Island Hospital in Lagos.He was pronounce dead this…

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ACT CHECK: Can the GCFR national honour be awarded posthumously?

RESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday night, announced that Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola, the popularly acclaimed winner of the June 12, 1993 general election – which was annulled by then military Head of State, Ibrahim Babangida – will be honoured with a posthumous national award of Grand Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (GCFR)….

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Dapchi Schoolgirl abduction: NSCDC deploys 250 operatives in 30 Yobe schools

Livetimes Online The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps deployed 250 armed operatives to provide security in the 30 public secondary schools in Yobe State. The Commandant-General, Abdullahi Muhammadu, who stated this in s statement, said the deployment followed the directive of the Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau, after the abduction of 110 students of…

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Oyo Commandant reacts to rejection of Peace Corps Bill by President Buhari

…Charges Officers to Be Optimistic  The Oyo State Commandant of Peace Corps of Nigeria, Patriot (Dr.) Oludare  Adesina,has reacted to the decline of presidential assent to the bill seeking to make the organization a government-approved agency.  This is contained in a statement made available to journalists by the Command’s Media Team in Ibadan today. President…

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