A 54-year-old senior lecturer with the Benue State Polytechnic, Ugbokolo, Mr. Andrew Ogbuja, was on Friday arraigned on a four-count charge bordering on defilement over death of a teenage girl. This came as Justice Josephine Oyefeso of an Ikeja High Court yesterday fixed November 21 for the adoption of final written addresses in the ongoing…
Following the news of President Mohammadu Buhari’s mariage to the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster and Management, Sadiya Umar Farouq, the alleged new wife on Friday, denied commenting on rumors of her getting married to the President. She refuted tweets made using her name by a parody account. The account had tweeted: “There have been…
Special Adviser on media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari, Mr. Femi Adesina, had debunked the news making the rounds that President Muhammadu Buhari was taking a new wife on Friday, October 11. Responding to inquiries from Tribune Online, Adesina described the news which has gone viral on the social media as a deceptive manoeuvre…
Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, on Friday, clarified that the N7.6 billion loan approved by the House of Assembly on Thursday for the upgrading of two farm settlements in Akufo and Eruwa, to Farm Estates, is a victory for the people of Oyo State in their pursuit of agricultural sustainability and economic emancipation. The…
As part of Oyo state government’s commitment to delivering quality healthcare to its indigenes and residents, the Primary Healthcare centres at each local government would soon be given attention in the areas of provision of basic facilities. This was revealed by the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, Hon. Olufunmilayo Orisadeyi during an unannounced,…
Oyo State Government has increased the monthly allowance of NYSC members serving in the state from the sum of four thousand to five thousand Naira, added as their accommodation allowance. This was made known during an induction programme organized for the 2019 BATCH ” B” STREAMS 1&11 Corps members posted to the state civil service,…
A 13-month-old baby, Michael Duniya, is currently battling to stay alive after being almost mauled to death by a pitbull at Mambilla Barracks, Abuja, PUNCH reports. The PUNCH which visited the barracks on Wednesday was informed that the incident occurred on Tuesday around 7.30am. The black dog, believed to be a pitbull, was said to…
The immediate former governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode and four others who served under the ex-governor as commissioners on Thursday issue a warrant of arrest the Lagos State House of Assembly. The issuance of arrest warrant followed two preliminary reports presented by two different ad-hoc committees set up by the House to investigate the…
In the physical realm, Alagba, the 344-year-old tortoise, which enriched the palace of Soun of Ogbomoso, died last week. But, the town is not ready to lose it yet, as Oba Jimoh Oyewunmi plans to give the animal the chance to remain for another century, writes Southwest Bureau Chief BISI OLADELE While he was alive,…
The Oyo State House of Assembly has approved the request of the state Governor, Engr Seyi Makinde to access Seven Billion, Six hundred thousand naira (N7.6b) loan to boost Akufo and Eruwa farm settlement areas of the state. The approval followed a letter forwarded by the governor and read by the Speaker, Hon. Adebo Ogundoyin…
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