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The Ogun State Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps says 17 persons died in 16 road crashes during the Eid-el-Kabir celebration in the state. Sector Commander of FRSC, Mr Anthony Uga, gave the figure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Friday in Ota, Ogun.…
The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos has affirmed the five-year jail term sentence of Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju James, popularly known as Baba Ijesha, for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old minor. Recall that Ijesha was sentenced to five years in prison on July 14, 2022 by…
……Calls For Calm over Religious Tension in Iseyin The International Council for Ifa Religion (ICIR), has called on the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrashed Akanbi, to desist from denigrating the traditional religion and Yoruba tradition and culture, saying the Osun State government,…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has declared that Nigerian workers will not be treated as beggars in the country, stressing that state governors cannot unilaterally decide the minimum wage of workers. In a statement by its Head of Information and Public Affairs, Benson…
The Oyo State Government has approved the recruitment of 7,500 teachers, and 3,000 non-teaching staff into the state teaching service, as part of its efforts to improve the Post-Primary education sector. The Chairman, Oyo State Post-Primary Teaching Service Commission,…
The Chief Imam of Ogbomoso, Sheikh Teliat Yinus Avilara, has fired back at the Soun of Ogbomoso, Oba Afolabi Ghandi Olaoye, over a query issued to him for performing the Hajj pilgrimage without informing the monarch. In a letter addressed to the Soun, the Chief Imam stated…
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has ordered the arrest of two officers of the Commission allegedly involved in the manhandling of a female staff of Regional Hotel, Ojo, Lagos. The officers were sighted in a viral…
Governors from the southern part of Nigeria under the aegis of the Southern Governors' Forum, have called for the consideration of the cost of living and ability of each state to pay the new minimum wage just as they advocated that each State be allowed to negotiate the new…
The Speaker, Oyo State House of Assembly, Hon Adebo Ogundoyin has dismissed rumors of plans by the State Legislature to suspend some members. The Speaker who stated this on Thursday while addressing the House at plenary noted that suspending any member would only create a…
In a bid to tackle the escalating security challenges in the country, the Southern Governors' Forum has unanimously agreed to support state and community policing. This decision was announced by Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State, the newly appointed Chairman of the Forum.…
Governor Seyi Makinde has announced that President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the upgrade of Ibadan Airport to an international airport. This was contained in a statement made available via his official Twitter handle as read in part: “This afternoon, we received…
The first batch of Oyo pilgrims has returned to Nigeria from Saudi Arabia where they performed the holy pilgrimage to Islamic holy sites in Madinah and Makkah. The pilgrims, which left Jeddah Airport at early morning in Saudi Arabian landed safely at the Murtala Muhammed…
Members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) national transition committee descended upon the headquarters of the Labour Party in Abuja on Tuesday, with a singular demand - the immediate resignation of the National Chairman, Julius Abure. Led by the acting Chairman of the…
Oyo state government has opened a portal for the recruitment of primary school teachers into public primary schools in the state, Oduduwa News reports. On Tuesday, Dr. Nureni Aderemi Adeniran, Chairman of the Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board (OYOSUBEB), revealed the…
Ogun State government has acknowledged the outbreak of cholera in the State, as it declared its readiness to contain the spread of the disease effectively and efficiently. It said 25 cases have been reported in seven local government areas with one death. Addressing…
A man has been arrested by operatives of the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly exhuming and beheading a corpse for ritual purposes in the Car Wash area of the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, on Tuesday, disclosed that the suspect, Lekan…
Southern Governors’ Forum met in Abeokuta, Ogun State on monday. The Forum elected Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun as Chairman and Anambra State Governor, Charles Soludo as Vice Chairman The Southern Governors’ Forum serves as the umbrella body for the 17 governors…
The Oyo State Assembly led by the speaker, Rt. Hon. Adebo Ogundoyin may soon announce the suspension of 11 lawmakers who were believed to be working against the House leadership and the directives of Governor Seyi Makinde. The alleged erring lawmakers include: Olorunpoto…
