A two-storeyed building collapsed on Friday in Bode area of Ibadan barely 72 hours after a similar incident in Lagos in which no fewer than 20 persons died. Many people are suspected to be trapped in the collapsed structure, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learnt. The spokesman for the police in Oyo State, SP Olugbenga […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has presented its flag to its governorship candidates in Lagos, Oyo and Ogun States ahead the 2019 general elections. The candidates are Mr Ladi Adebutu for Ogun, Seyi Makinde for Oyo State and Mr Jimi Agbaje for Lagos State, who was represented by Mrs Oluwayemisi Busari. The PDP National Chairman, […]
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A former Chief of Staff to Gov. Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State, Adeolu Akande, has appealed to him to restore the virtue of compassion into his government. Mr. Akande made the appeal to the governor in a statement he issued in Ibadan on Wednesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Mr. Akande, a […]
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Oyo State House of Assembly Speaker, Mr Joshua Ojo, on Sunday appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to expedite action on the completion of the Oyo-Ogbomoso dual carriage highway. Ojo, representing Oriire state constituency in the Assembly, spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on the sideline of the just-concluded 2018 Conference of […]
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The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) on Thursday expressed worries over the looming fuel scarcity in Ibadan due to non-availability of the product at the depot. In a statement issued in Lagos, Alhaji Raheem Tayo, the Ibadan Chapter IPMAN Chairman, said that the association was worried that the situation had persisted in spite […]
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Following the demise of late Rt. Hon Michael Adeyemo, the former speaker of the Oyo State House of Assembly, members of the state assembly today elected the minority leader, Rt. Hon. Olagunju Ojo as the new speaker. However, the incumbent deputy speaker, Hon. Abdulwasi Musa, retains his position. At the plenary session, Hon. Joshua Oyebamiji […]
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The Speaker of the Oyo state house of assembly, Michael Adeyemo, is dead. Mr. Adeyemo was confirmed dead at Jericho General Hospital in Ibadan, the state capital, on Friday. According to TVC News, the All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmaker died of a heart attack. Adeyemo, who represented Ibarapa East local government area, emerged speaker of […]
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Oyo state’s N267 billion budget of “Stabilisation’’ has been presented to the House of Assembly for approval for the 2018 fiscal year. The budget was presented on Thursday by Governor Abiola Ajimobi. The budget is N60 billion higher than the N207 billion presented in 2017. According to the budget, the capital expenditure is N149.1 billion […]
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The Oyo state government has shut down the Agodi Zoo over the fear of possible attack on attendants by lions. The closure of the company is coming after one of the lions at the zoo attacked one of the attendants, Hamzat Oyekunle, who is also known as Baba Olorunwa. It was reported that Oyekunle, later […]
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) Oyo State chapter, says the on-going re-alignment of forces by the opposition political players in the state ahead of the 2019 gubernatorial election would fail. This was contained in a statement by Mr Olawale Sadare, the party’s Public Relations Officer in Ibadan on Saturday. The leaderships of opposition political parties […]
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