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Oyo Govt plan to decongest Ibadan by creating satellite towns via affordable housing

Oyo State government has disclosed that the present administration would make all efforts to decongest Ibadan, the State capital by creating satellite towns in major communities of the state. Ibadan has the population of over three million people, making it the third most-populated city in Nigeria after Lagos and Kano State. The State Commissioner for…

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Nigerian man caught during attempt to sleep with friend’s wife (Watch video)

A Nigerian man identified as Shedrach has been caught red-handed while trying to sleep with his friend’s wife in Germany. Shedrach who is said to be in good terms with his friend, got his wife’s number after he (friend) called him with her phone. Expressing his disappointment over the incident, the aggrieved man stated that…

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How Saheed Osupa and I parted ways after 2 kids – Osupa’s estranged wife, Hajia Bisi Bismilai reveals

Hajia Bisi Bisimilai is not new on Lagos social scene. This is not just because she was once married to a popular Fuji star Saheed Osupa but because she is a daughter of a popular Oyo billionaire Alhaji Bisimilai. Her father is one of the Oyo prominent businessmen who play big in Oil and Gas…

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Students shutdown Shoprite, MTN Office in Ibadan over xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in South Africa (PHOTOS)

Students under the aegis of National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) on Thursday shutdown Shoprite mall and MTN office at Ring-road in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital. According to the reports, the protesting students decision were prompted by the rampant cases of xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in South Africa. It was gathered that the protesting…

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Read! Gov. Makinde’s address during swearing of new commissioners (Photos)

OYO State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde on Thursday inaugurated some commissioners and assigned them portfolios. Below is the full text of Governor Makinde’s speech at the inauguration: AN ADDRESS DELIVERED BY HIS EXCELLENCY, SEYI MAKINDE, EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR OF OYO STATE, AT THE INAUGURATION OF THE STATE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL HELD ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 2019 Protocols…

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Iseyin people appreciate Makinde for granting request for commissionership slot

The people of Iseyin, in Iseyin local government have shown their gratitude to Oyo State governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde for heeding their call for the appointment of an indigene of the community as commissioner under his administration. According to a report on Wednesday, the governor had sent a list of three individuals to fill the…

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Nigerian man dies while partying on boat in Chicago

‘Arthur’ Labinjo, a 30 year old Nigerian went missing while boat-hopping at the annual Chicago Scene Boat Party at the Playpen in Lake Michigan on July 27, 2019, and his dead body was found in the water on August 1. Sahara reporter gathered that the bereaved family of the Chicago man, who died while boat-hopping…

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Improve on security architecture to end insurgency- Social Workers advises Buhari

The Nigeria Association of Social Workers (NASoW), has urged President Muhammadu Buhari not to waste more time but, improve on the security architecture of the country in order to end insurgency in Nigeria. NASoW National President, Alhaji Mashood Mustapha made this known via a statement made available to journalists on Tuesday. Mustapha in the statement…

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Interview: ‘Iran lured my brother, El-Zakzaky into Shiite with money’, says Islamic movement leader’s brother

Sheikh Mohammed Yakoob is a brother to the leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky. TED ODOGWU of Punch Newspapers, met him at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano, on his way to Saudi Arabia to perform this year’s holy pilgrimage in Mecca. He talks about El-Zakzaky’s childhood, how he became…

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I’m innocent of N9.9bn seized by EFCC, Ambode absolves self

Mr Akinwunmi Ambode, the immediate former governor of Lagos State, on Friday absolved himself of allegation on a statement attributed to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) alleging that it had frozen certain accounts linked to him containing N9.9 billion. Ambode said no account of his contained N9.9bn let alone being frozen by the…

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