FIRE on Friday night engulfed the Christ Apostolic Church in Wisdom Estate, Ibadan, Oyo State, trapping several worshippers during a vigil. It was gathered that the incident occurred around 9:30 pm on Olohunda Road, Lagelu Local Government Area of the state According to eyewitnesses, some worshippers had fallen asleep in …
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THE 33 Local Government Chairmen in Oyo State have jointly decided to break away from the Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON). They want to form a new association They insist that the FG should keep paying their allocation via the State machinery. They are saying they are with …
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THE Auditor of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State, Lukman Anwo, has died leaving many party stalwarts including Senator Sharafadeen Alli, the senator representing Oyo South in shock. Newsextra24 reports that the news that Anwo died was made public on Saturday. Anwo had previously served as the Chairman …
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GOVERNOR Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has approved the appointment of Owolabi Akinloye Olakulehin as the 43rd Olubadan of Ibadanland. The governor made this declaration via a statement made available to journalists on Wednesday, in Ibadan, the state capital. The approval is coming 10 weeks after Olakulehin was appointed by …
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THE Olubadan-designate, Owolabi Olakulehin, has told Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State of his preparedness to be crowned the 43rd Olubadan of Ibadanland. Olakulehin said this on Friday while receiving the governor’s delegation at his residence at Alalubosa Government Reserved Area (GRA), Aleshinloye, Ibadan. The delegation comprised the state Commissioner for …
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SOME public properties, such as electric poles, wires and cables have been destroyed in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. Newsextra24 gathered that the properties were damaged as a result of the heavy rain that was witnessed in some parts of the ancient city on Thursday. Some of the affected areas …
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THE Oyo State Government has declared Friday for half a day work for all civil and public servants in the state. This was contained in a statement on Thursday by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media, Sulaimon Olanrewaju. The statement indicated that “the half working day was in …
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Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State on Thursday inaugurated the mechanisation of cassava production and processing project at Fashola, near Oyo in Oyo State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the project was constructed by the African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF). Makinde, represented by the state’s Commissioner for …
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GOVERNOR Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has said the state government will compensate residents affected by its Circular Road Project. This comes days after the Take It Back Movement held a meeting with the victims of the road project. According to the group, the project “displaced 360 villages and over …
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OYO State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has criticized the approach to the state police matter, asserting that it is ineffective for governors. Makinde, speaking on Channels TV’s Politics Today on Friday, expressed that the handling of the creation of state police by the federal government is leading governors nowhere. He stated …
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