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Adagunodo’s tenure will usher good tidings for S/West PDP – Ajijola

Leading governorship aspirant in Ekiiti State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Lateef Oladimeji Ajijola, has congratulated Mr Soji Adagunodo on his inauguration as the National Vice Chairman, South-West, of the party. In a statement in Ado-Ekiti yesterday, Ajijola said Adagunodo’s election and subsequent inauguration as the South-West boss of the party was…

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Bayelsa Gov, former Oyo gov flag off 45.65km Oyo-Iseyin and Airport Road projects

…we’ll continue to build viable road infrastructure – Makinde Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, and a former Governor of Oyo State, Dr. Omololu Olunloyo, on Thursday, joined the Governor of Oyo State, ‘Seyi Makinde, to flag off the construction of the 34.85 kilometres Oyo-Iseyin Road and the dualisation of the 10.82 kilometres Ibadan…

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BREAKING: Tricycle driver, student killed by truck in Ibadan

Tragedy struck on Thursday morning after a truck reportedly hit three commercial tricycles (keke Marwa) from the rear at Airport junction, Alakia, Ibadan, killing one of the drivers. According to an eyewitness, the truck ran over the head of the victim, identified as Kayode, killing him on the spot. It was gathered that the driver…

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Cooperate with Makinde to Promote peace in Oyo, lawmaker urges residents

By Richard Thomas, Ibadan The Chapter President, Christian Legislators  Fellowship International of Oyo State House of Assembly, Honourable Oluwafemi Oluwafowokanmi has urged  the people of the state to join hands with the state  governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde to continue to  promote peace in the state  in order to  move the state to enviable heights Hon…

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Runaway maid who strangled mother of Lucky Igbinedion, has been arrested

A young lady, named Dominion Okoro hasbeen arrested by the Nigeria Police force in lieu of the alleged murder of the exGovernor’s Mother of Edo state Madam Maria Oredola Igbinedion, mother of a former Governor of Edo State, Chief Lucky Nosakhare Igbinedion. The suspect was arrested on Tuesday night in Calabar, the capital city of…

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Govt is not monitoring construction of buildings, 3rd Mainland Bridge – NIS

The National President of the Nigeria Institution of Surveyors (NIS), Surv. (Dr.) Kayode Oluwamotemi fnis, has disclosed that the federal and State governments do not monitor construction of infrastructural projects, including the Third Mainland Bridge that was recently reconstructed. He said the act was a clear waste of financial resources as many of the buildings,…

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Femi Falana asks police to invite Kemi Olunloyo over allegation against late Sylvester Oromoni

A law firm, Falana & Falana’s Chambers, has asked the Lagos State Police Command to invite blogger and social media personality Kemi Olunloyo, to explain a “reckless allegation” she made against the late 12-year-old student of Dowen College, Sylvester Oromoni. The solicitors to the family of the late student accused Olunloyo of attempting to destroy…

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Police lures, arrests ‘Fisayo Soyombo over story exposing high-level force corruption

‘Fisayo Soyombo, Founder of the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), is currently being detained at the Force headquarters, Abuja, by the police. Soyombo was on a long trip on November 23 when he received an SMS that read: “Good Afternoon sir, this office is conducting an investigation in which your name and phone number featured,…

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Timothy Adegoke’s brother, Olugbade escapes kidnapping attempt in Oyo

Olugbade Adegoke, the elder brother of Timothy Adegoke, the MBA student of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun State, who died under mysterious circumstances in November, has escaped a kidnapping attempt. Olugbade told FIJ on Monday that the incident happened in Eruwa, his hometown in Oyo State, around 9.30 pm on Saturday. “Around that…

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Akande’s biography a cheap blackmail to sell Tinubu’s campaign for 2023 elections – Kunmi Mustapha

Says PDP’s success hinged on massive membership registration The success of the People’s Democratic Party at the 2023 polls have been predicted to be hinging on the efforts of the party hierarchy to achieve massive membership registration. This was disclosed by the former Chairman of the party in Oyo State who is the Special Adviser…

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