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Katsina Residents Begged Nigerians On Behalf Of Buhari

Residents of Katsina State has appealed to Nigerians to forgive former President Buhari in any way he offended them during his time in office. The residents made the appeal during the Durbar celebration organized to honor the former President on Tuesday, May 30. Two of the residents namely Lawal Ado and Umaru Yusuf in an […]

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Just In:Adegoke murder,Court sentences Adedoyin to death by hangingAdegoke

Osun State Chief Judge, Justice Oyebola Ojo has sentenced Dr Rahman Adedoyin, owner of Hilton Hotel Ile-Ife to death by hanging. Earlier, Osun State Chief Judge, Justice Oyebola Ojo declared that Dr Rahman Adedoyin, owner of Hilton Hotel Ile-Ife, where Timothy Adegoke OAU postgraduate student was allegedly killed was culpable of murder. The Chief Judge […]

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I Wish You All Round Success In Your Second Term In Office – Femi Awakan Congratulates Gov. Makinde

Femi Awakan, has congratulated Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on his swearing-in as governor of the state for a second term. Awakan said Makinde’s administration has delivered many unprecedented accomplishments that can only be traced to the people of the state. “I hereby congratulate the governor and the people of Oyo State. I commend the […]

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I Wish You Success In Your Second Term In Office – Olopoeyan Congratulates Gov. Makinde

The Southwest leader of the New Nigerian People’s Party ( NNPP ), Alhaji Adebisi Olopoeyan on Monday joined well-wishers to congratulate the state governor, Seyi Makinde as he took the oath of office to begin his second term as governor. Olopoeyan, a long-time political ally of Gov Makinde wished the governor additional success as he […]

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Olopoeyan Congratulates Oyo State Gov’ Seyi Makinde On His Inauguration To Office.

Popular Oyo Philanthropist, Alhaji Adebisi Olopoeyan, has congratulated Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on his swearing-in as governor of the state for a second term. Olopoeyan said Makinde’s administration has delivered many unprecedented accomplishments that can only be traced to the people of the state. “I hereby congratulate the governor and the people of Oyo […]

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Just In: Makinde Dissolved Oyo PMS,Auxiliary On Inauguration DayMAY 29, 2023

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has dissolved the Disciplinary Committee in charge of the Park Management System (PMS). The dissolution of the PMS committee, headed by Mukaila Lamidi, popularly known as Auxillary, was contained in a statement by the Chief of Staff to the Governor, Segun Ogunwuyi. According to the statement, the dissolution is […]

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Oyo NUJ congratulates Makinde over second term inauguration

…Commends him for appointing Olanrewaju as CPS, Ogunwuyi’s reappointment as CoS The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Oyo State Council, on Monday congratulated Governor Seyi Makinde of the state over his successful completion of his first term in office, and his second term inauguration for another period of four years. Besides, the NUJ also lauded […]

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Just In: Tinubu Made First Set Of Appointments

President Bola Tinubu has made his first set of appointments as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. In the appointments, he named Ambassador Kunle Adeleke as the State Chief of Protocol (SCOP) to the President. He also appointed former Lagos State Commissioner of Information, Dele Alake as Presidential Spokesman and […]

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Amaechi Nowhere At Tinubu’s Swearing In, Attends Otti’s Inauguration In Abia.

Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi (middle) spotted at the inauguration of Governor Alex Otti of Abia State on May 29, 2023. A top-ranking member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Rotimi Amaechi was conspicuously absent at the inauguration of former Lagos State Governor, Bola Tinubu as Nigeria’s 16th President on Monday at the […]

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I’ve Been Poorer In The Last Four Years – Makinde

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state who won his re-election campaign in the governorship election conducted in March, has said that he has grown poorer in the last four years.  Makinde disclosed this while fielding questions from reporters shortly after submitting his end of tenure asset declaration form and obtaining a fresh one for a […]

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Breaking: Reappoints Ogunwuyi CoS, Olanrewaju As CPS

Governor of Oyo State, has reappointed Ogunwuyi, as his Chief of Staff. He also named Sulaiman Olanrewaju, a business editor with Nigerian Tribune, as chief press secretary.

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Tinubu sworn in as 16th Nigeria’s President

Bola Tinubu and Kashim Shettima have been sworn in as the president and vice-president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. They are the 16th president and 14th vice-president of Africa’s most populous country. They were sworn in on Monday at the Eagle Square in the federal capital territory (FCT). The oath of office was administered […]

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I’ll Probe N241bn Debt Incurred By Ganduje’s Government – Abba Kabir Yusuf

Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf (popularly known as Abba Gida Gida) who was sworn in as Governor Kano state today, May 29, has vowed to probe the N241billion inherited from the administration of Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje. Yusuf stated that the handover notes submitted by Ganduje through the outgoing Secretary to the State Government was not […]

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“I will never call Tinubu My President” – Pastor Tunde Bakare

Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has explained why he will never refer to President-elect, Bola Tinubu as his President. Pastor Bakare remarked that the 2023 election was full of fraud and inadequate standards when speaking during a webinar on Saturday, May 27. Additionally, he said that the Independent National Electoral […]

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Children’s Day: Egbedun advocates prioritised attention for education sector

…Tasks politicians, stakeholders to join hands in rescuing Out-School-Children roaming the streets The lawmaker-elect, representing Odo-Otin State Constituency, Osun State on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Hon. Wale Egbedun, has advocated for a prioritised attention for the education sector in the country. The lawmaker-elect, in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, […]

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Court Dismisses Lawsuit Seeking To Stop Tinubu’s Inauguration Over Alleged Age Falsification And Citizenship

A lawsuit filed by three individuals seeking to stop the inauguration of President-elect, Bola Tinubu and his vice, Kashim Shettima over an alleged age falsification and citizenship status in the document submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission, has been dismissed by a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja. Justice James Omotosho who presided over […]

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Ninth National Assembly One Of The Most Productive, Says Buhari

The President said he refrained from meddling in the affairs of the legislature to encourage an independent National Assembly. President Muhammadu Buhari at the inauguration of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS) in Abuja on Thursday, May 25, 2023. President Muhammadu Buhari has described the Ninth National Assembly led by Senate President, […]

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Nigerian rapper Odumodu Blvck turns down request to perform at Tinubu’s Inauguration

Nigerian rapper Odumodublvck has revealed that he declined a request from Tinubu’s inauguration team to perform at his inauguration. According to Odumodublvck, they tried to get him to perform at the inauguration but he turned down the request. He tweeted: “They tried to get me to perform at the inauguration, They did not do their […]

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Group congratulates Gov Makinde, Oyo Assembly Members for Making History on Chieftaincy Reforms Law

A sociocultural group, Ibadan Renaissance Reform Mandate on Thursday congratulated the Oyo State Governor, Engr Seyi Makinde and members of the State House of Assembly on the Wednesday’s passage of an executive Bill on the reform of the age-long Chieftaincy Matters. The group said both the Governor and the State lawmakers have recorded their names […]

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