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You are a bridge-builder, Makinde celebrates Ugwuanyi at 58
Governor ‘Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, on Sunday, felicitated his Enugu State counterpart, Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, on the occasion of his 58th birthday. Governor Makinde described Ugwuanyi as a bridge-builder and a detribalised patriot with strong belief in the Nigeria project.A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, quoted Makinde […]
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Makinde Commiserates With Oyo East LG Chair Over Mum’s Demise
Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, on Sunday, commiserated with the Oyo East Local Government Chairman, Mr. Saheed Adeyemi Arowosaye, on the death of his mother, Mrs. Sidikat Arowosaye. The governor expressed his condolences to the council chairman and members of the Arowosaye family, praying to God to grant repose to the soul of their beloved […]
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Bianca Ojukwu Speaks On Why She Slaps The Outgoing First Lady.
Bianca Ojukwu has spoken on her scuffle with the outgoing first lady of Anambra state, Ebele Obiano, at the swearing-in ceremony of Chukwuma Charles Soludo on Thursday, March 17. The news made a headline on Thursday after they had a brawl at the event. In a video that found its way to the social media, […]
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I would have joined them to beat Jesus Christ to a pulp!
Honestly, I would have stoned Jesus!That is the the bitter truth. God just saved Jesus Christ from my stoneHad it been I was alive when he commenced the restoration ministry of His, which has set many free from the bondage of evil and thereby relieved them of the yoke placed on the people by the […]
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Nigeria President Apologies To Nigerians Over Fuel Scarcity
President Muhammadu Buhari has apologized to Nigerians for the inconvenience caused by the lingering shortage of fuel and power outages in the country. In a statement shared via his official Facebook page on Wednesday, March 16, 2022, Buhari issued the apology while noting that his administration had successfully averted such a problem in its seven […]
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Gedu-Oroki-Sabo-Asipa Road: GSM and the key points Oyo cannot forget –
By Moses Alao
Governor of Oyo State, Engineer Seyi Makinde was joined by his Bauchi State counterpart, Alhaji Bala Mohammed to cut the tape of the 5.2 kilometre Gedu-Oroki-Asipa-Sabo Road. In the records of the Oyo State government, that is another promise kept. In the reckoning of Governor Makinde, that road is another leap at reducing the infrastructure […]
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Trouble: Watch How Obiano’s Wife Slaps Ojukwu’s Widow At Soludo’s Inauguration
Things took a different turn during the swearing-in ceremony of the new Governor of Anambra state Prof. Chukwuma Soludo which was a low key event. It was recorded that wife of outgoing governor, Ebelechukwu slapped the widow of late Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, Bianca Ojukwu at the event. However, the reason for the clash has not been […]
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BRT: State Must Immortalise Bamise – Wale Ojo-Lanre
The Government of Lagos State and the Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has been called upon to immortalise with immediate effect, Miss Oluwabamise Ayanwola, who was crudely slaughtered by a driver of a BRT bus. Ambassador Wale Ojo-Lanre, who expressed his opinion on an online platform said it is a matter of necessity for […]
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2022 Ibadan Cultural Festival Week: We’ve put our traditional system back on track – Makinde
Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, said on Sunday that his administration has been able to put Ibadan’s traditional system back on track. The governor, while speaking at the Church Service marking the beginning of the 2022 Ibadan Cultural Festival Week’ held at the St. Peters Anglican Church, Aremo, Ibadan, said that if his administration did […]
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Federal Lawmaker, Akande-Sadipe Awards Scholarship to 15 Indigent Students
A Member representing Oluyole Federal Constituency, Representative Tolulope Akande-Sadipe, has again awarded scholarships to 15 undergraduates from different parts of her constituency, who are studying various degree programmes within Nigeria. Representative Akande-Sadipe, who is the Chairman, House Committee on Diaspora said that her decision to sponsor the students dates back to 2019, when she was […]
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Oyo Is Peaceful, Secure For Residents, Outsiders—Makinde
Oyo State Governor,’ Seyi Makinde, on Monday, reiterated hisadministration’s determination to ensure that the state remains peacefuland secure for residents and outsiders, especially individuals andorganisations desirous of investing in the state. The governor added that his government has been promoting religioustolerance and harmony in the state without bias or sentiment for anyreligion.Governor Makinde stated these […]
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Oyo Commissioner Charges Wives Of 33LGA’s Chairmen & Women Leaders On Women Empowerment At Grassroot As Wives Of LG Chairmen Endorse Makinde For 2nd Term
Oyo State commissioner for Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Inclusion, Alhaja Kafilat Olayiwola, has charged the wives of 33 local government Chairmen at large to assist their husbands reach the people at the grassroots levels in the state. The State Commissioner made the charge on Friday during the meeting of the wives of Chairmen […]
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SEYI LEKAN SI 2023 PROJECT: Group Endorses Makinde For Second Term, Lauds Gov’s Unprecedented Achievements
A political pressure group, SEYI LEKAN SI 2023 PROJECT, on Thursday, endorsed Oyo State Governor,’ Seyi Makinde, for second term in office and pledge to continually support his administration. The group, in its state meeting held at the Western Hall, Oyo State House of Assembly, Complex Secretariat, Ibadan, said based on the giant strides recorded […]
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Ekiti 2022: Basorun Famuyibo Appoints Omojolomoju Media Consultant
The gubernatorial candidate of the Accord Party, AP, in the June 18 Ekiti State governorship election, Basorun Reuben Famuyibo, has approved the appointment of former Political Editor of the defunct National Mirror newspaper, Olajide Omojolomoju, as his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity. Famuyibo made this known in a statement by his new SA on […]
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Contesting To Serve Our Children, Tinubu Tells Nigerians
National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former Lagos State governor, Bola Tinubu, said he is in the presidential to renew hope and make the future of children great. Speaking in Ekiti, during a visit to the Ewi of Ado Ekiti, Oba Adeyemo Adejugbe, on Thursday, Tinubu said Nigeria needs a competent leader […]
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Nigeria President,Buhari Jets Out To London For Another Medical Checkup
Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari is set to jet out to London, United Kingdom, for his routine medical checkup that will last for a maximum of two weeks. This was relayed in a statement released by the special adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, where he disclosed that the president will leave […]
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Alaafin, Ooni Meet Ex-Osun Governor, Aregbesola Move To Reconcile Rift With Tinubu.
The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi and Ooni of Ile-Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi have met with the immediate past governor of Osun State, Rauf Aregbesola. The meeting of the two prominent traditional rulers in Yoruba land took place in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital on Tuesday. We gathered from sources that the meeting which […]
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Oyo Govt. Shuts Down Illegal Tertiary Institution In Oke-Ogun
The Oyo State Government, on Tuesday, has ordered the immediate closure of Oke-Ogun College of Management Sciences and Technology, Iseyin.The Honourable Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Barrister Rahman Abiodun Abdu-Raheem, said the institution was shut down for non-compliance with registration procedures. Recall that some indigenes of the town, under the auspices of ‘Ebedi Frontliner’, […]
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Rep Akande-Sadipe Trains, Empowers 200 Constituents
The lawmaker representing Oluyole Federal Constituency, Rep. Tolulope Akande-Sadipe has concluded another 3 days training and empowerment programme in Ibadan, where over two-hundred constituents benefitted. According to a statement by the Rep Member in Ibadan, the constituents were trained to prepare them for entrepreneurship or to improve their entrepreneurship skills. This constituency project is one […]
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Makinde Appoints Sole Administrator for 3SC
Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde has approved the appointment of Rt. Hon. Olaniyan Babatunde David, a former Deputy Speaker of the State as the Sole Administrator of the Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC), Ibadan. Makinde, in an appointment letter signed on his behalf by the Secretary to the State Government, Mrs. Olubamiwo Adeosun, congratulated Hon. […]
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