The leadership of the Association of Local Government of Nigeria, ALGON, has condemned the dissolution of the Oyo State Independent National Electoral Commission, OYSIEC, Board by Governor Seyi Makinde. In a statement by its chairman, Prince Abass Alesinloye, ALGON asked its members to boycott the probe panel instituted by Makinde to probe the activities of…
Oyo State governor, Mr. Seyi Makinde, has said that he would conduct local government elections next year, dismissing insinuations that caretaker committee chairmen would be appointed to replace sacked council heads. He also said Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission, OYSIEC, would be reformed to have a generally accepted exercise. Makinde, who said these in a…
Odion Ighalo scored twice and teed up Alex Iwobi’s winning goal as Nigeria eliminated defending Africa Cup of Nations champions Cameroon after a thrilling 3-2 victory in Alexandria on Saturday. China-based forward Ighalo bundled home a scrappy opener but Clarence Seedorf’s Cameroon hit back through Stephane Bahoken and Clinton Njie with two quick-fire goals before…
The Police in Oyo on Saturday warned secret cult groups popularly known as Aiye and Eiye confraternities against unlawful gathering. The state’s command gave the warning in a statement by its Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Olugbenga Fadeyi, in Ibadan. Fadayi quoted the state’s Commissioner of Police, Shina Olukolu as saying that the command had…
From WOLE BALOGUN, Ado Ekiti Some senior academic staff of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti, (FUOYE), have lauded the Vice-Chancellor of the institution, Prof. Kayode Shoremekun for what they described as outstanding performance in developing the inftrastructural and academic aspects of the school. The senior academic staff who included several heads of the departments of the…
A commercial motorcycle operator and his two passengers were crushed to death by a truck in at Onibukun stretch of Sango – Idiroko road, Ogun State on Saturday morning, leaving a heart wrenching sight. According to The Nation, the accident which involved an Iveco truck marked EKY 644 WH and Bajaj Boxer motorcycle with registration…
No fewer than four persons escaped death as they sustained various degrees of injury on Saturday when a tanker overturned at Ogere on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The Ogun Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Saturday revealed this to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Mr Clement Oladele, the Ogun Sector Commandant of FRSC,…
People go to great extent to look beautiful. They go as far as applying creams either locally or internationally made that can bleach their skin. It is amusing that people who are dark want to get lighter, those who are light want to get whiter and those who are white want to get tanned (darker)….
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor E.A Adeboye, has reacted to the recent rape allegations levelled against the Founder of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly COZA, Biodun Fatoyinbo, and a few other men of God. Pastor Adeboye who was speaking at the church’s monthly all night service which held at…
The gubernatorial candidate of the People’s Democratic Party in the 2018 governorship election, Senator Ademola Adeleke has congratulated Governor Gboyega Oyetola on his victory at the Supreme Court, affirming that his ambition was never a do or die affair. This was contained in a statement, titled ‘I Wish Governor Oyetola Well – Senator Ademola Adeleke’,…
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