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Oyo NURTW leader, Auxiliary cries out over threat to life

One of the leaders of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, Oyo State chapter, Alhaji Mukaila Lamidi, popularly known as Auxiliary on Sunday alleged that some groups of assailants had been trailing him in recent time. Lamidi told journalists that he had a close shave with death when some gangs he described as ‘uniform…

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Pandemonium in Ibadan as Oyo NURTW factions clashed

Pandemonium broke out in Ibadan, Oyo State Capital over the weekend as two factions of the state chapter of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) were alleged to taken to the streets, with guns, cutlasses and other dangerous weapons, during engagement in violent clash. The Nation learnt that trouble started when a former…

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Tokyo to Makinde: reinstate me as Oyo NURTW chairman, I’ve court judgment against Akala and Ajimobi

A former chairman of Oyo National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Alhaji Lateef Akinsola (Tokyo) has called on state governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde to reinstate him as the next executive chairman of the union. Tokyo stated this in an interview with DOUBLE A MEDIA at his residence in Akobo, Ibadan, the state capital on…

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NURTW Leadership Tussle: Oyo Students’ Union Drums Support for Ejiogbe as Chairman

•Urges Governor Makinde to Consider Students in His Decisions. Segun Showunmi in Ibadan. The Out-going National Senate Arm of the Federation of Oyo State Students Union, (FOSSU) has called on the governor of Oyo State, Engr. Seyi Makinde, to think deep before making the choice of chairmanship position of the National Union of Road Transport…

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Oyo NURTW crisis: Auxiliary, Ejiogbe reconcile, ready to work together

Following a protracted crisis in National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Oyo State chapter, the two warring leaders of the union, Alhaji Mukaila Lamidi a.k.a Auxiliary and the current chairman, Alhaji Abideen Olajide a.k.a Ejiogbe have now reconciled and ready to work together. According to a source, they reportedly met on Wednesday to resolve…

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Oyo NURTW crisis: National didn’t endorse Auxiliary ― Ejiogbe

The Alhaji Abideen Olajide (aka Ejiogbe)-led faction of the proscribed Oyo State chapter of the National Union of Road Transport Workers Union (NURTW) has described as untrue a report that the national body of the union has recognised Alhaji Mukaila Lamidi (aka Auxiliary) as the state chairman of the union. A report trended on the…

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Oyo NURTW proscription: Auxilliary meets Yasin over crisis

The former sectional chairman of the Oyo State chapter of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, Alhaji Mukaila Lamidi has finally met the outgoing national president of the union, Alhaji Najeem Yasin. Auxilliary, as Lamidi is fondly called, is rumored to be favored to return as chairman of the state chapter of the…

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Two LASTMA officials paraded for alleged extortion

Two officers of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), were paraded by Lagos State Government for allegedly received gratification from a traffic offender. The officers whose names were not revealed were summoned to the Governor’s office on Friday following a petition from a lawyer to the offender. The two LASTMA officials allegedly received an…

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Governor, Atlanta, Georgia Gov. receives M.C Oluomo and family

The leader of the Nigerian Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Musiliu Akinsanya aka MC Oluomo, was yesterday spotted in a picture in Atlanta, Georgia while on vacation. Oluomo who was recently honored by the governor of Georgia, Brian Porter Kemp, posted a photo on his Instagram page, in which he and his son were…

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Ibadan taxify drivers protest, commences strike

There was mild drama in Ibadan on Friday with a massive protest from the Bolt drivers, popularly known as Taxify. The peaceful demonstration was based on agitations about their welfare and readiness to be treated as partners in reference to the conducts of Labour law. The spokesperson of the drivers, Comrade Michael Olatunji noted that…

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