Politics

Oyo LG Polls: Police Assures Stakeholders Of Adequate Security

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Oyo State Police Command has promised to deploy nine thousand men to maintain peace and order in over four thousand polling units across the state during the coming local government elections. The Commissioner of Police in Oyo State, Mrs Ngozi Onadeko made this known while appealing to Continue Reading

Politics

INEC Creates 1,832 New Polling Units In Ogun

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The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Ogun State is to create additional one thousand eight hundred and thirty two polling units for future elections in the state. The Ogun State Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, Professor AbdulGaniy Raji made this known while briefing the stakeholders on the expansion of Voter Access to polling units exercise held […]Continue Reading

Judiciary

Ogun EndSARS Panel Ends Sitting After Treating 58 Petitions

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Ogun State Judicial Panel of Investigation on Police Brutality, Human Rights Violations and Extra Judicial Killings has ended its sitting after treating fifty-eight petitions out of the submitted one hundred and six. The chairman of the panel, Justice Solomon Olugbemi made this known at the Magistrate Court 1, Isabo, Abeokuta while speaking with newsmen. He Continue Reading

Yoruba

Ijoba Ipinle Ekiti Kede Itewogba Abalakeji Abere Ajesara Arun Covid-19

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Ijoba ipinle Ekiti sope, oun ti ko abala keji abere ajesara to n dena arun Covid-19 bi egberun lona ogoji de sipinle naa latije to n ri soro idagbasoke ibudo eto ilera alabode nile yi. Alakoso feto ilera atoro omoniyan, Dokita Oyebanji Filani to siso loju oro naa nilu Ado–Ekiti salaye pe, igbese naa yoo […]Continue Reading

Yoruba

Ijoba Apapo N Gbero Lati Madinku Ba Isowo Gegi Nigbo

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Ijoba apapo ile yi ti sope oun ti n gbalero lati je ki igbese lilo eroja afefe gaasi fun idana se dogbandogba laarin araalu, gegebi are igbese lati madinku ba biwon se n gegi nigbo, afefe bibaje ati nemi se n sofo latara lilo awon eroja epo petirolu. Nigba to n soro nibi ipade kan, […]Continue Reading

Transportation

Eid El Fitri: TRACE Deploys 650 Operatives, Warns Against Traffic Infractions

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Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps, TRACE, has deployed six hundred and fifty operatives, 35 patrol vehicles and 20 tow trucks across the traffic corridor to ensure safety on roads during the Eid el Fitr celebration. The TRACE Corps Commander and Chief Executive, Mr Seni Ogunyemi, in a statement in Abeokuta said the one-week […]Continue Reading

Politics

INEC Creates Additional 2,239 Polling Units In Delta State

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The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, says it has created two thousand two hundred and thirty nine new polling units in Delta State for the conduct of future elections. This was made known by the INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner for Delta State, Pastor Monday Udoh-Tom, during a stakeholders’ meeting at INEC headquarters in Asaba, the […]Continue Reading

Politics

Delta Community Commend FG, Omo-Agege, Over 7.5MVA Power Project

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The people of Orhomuru-Orogun in Ughelli North, in Delta Central Senatorial District of Delta State, have expressed the hope that the inauguration of a 7.5MVA Injection Substation in the area, would address the challenges of epileptic power supply in Orogun and environs. They made the observation during the ground breaking ceremony for the Power Substation […]Continue Reading

Religion

Remain steadfast and submissive to Allah’s will always – Sheik Ajani-Bello

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Muslims have been admonished to always remain submissive and obedient to Allah’s injunctions in all conditions to overcome socioeconomic challenges facing humanity. A reknowned Islamic cleric, Sheik Muhydeen Ajani-Bello gave the admonition while delivering the 2021 Annual Ramadan Lecture organised by Awotan Central Mosque in collaboration with the Ansarudeen Society, Continue Reading

Politics

Shina Peller Supports PHCs With Generators, Ambulances, Other Equipment

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Member, representing Iseyin/Itesiwaju/Kajola/Iwajowa Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives, Shina Peller has donated equipment to all health centers across the constituency, while over six hundred people also benefited from free medical check up. Radio Nigeria’s Adedayo Adelowo reports that the event tagged, Shinaayo Health Intervention Program was held in Continue Reading

Religion

Mothers ought to be role models – Rev. Alabi

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As mother’s day is being celebrated, mothers have advised to be good role models to their children and to the society in general. Delivering a sermon at Molete Baptist Church,Ibadan The Reverend Edward Alabi said mothers should manifest good virtues to their families and the society at large. The priest who explained that mothers had […]Continue Reading

News

Stop conferring titles on people of questionable character – Justice Sayi

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An Islamic Scholar, Justice Abdulraheem Sayi has called on religious leaders and traditional rulers to desist from conferring chieftaincy titles on people of questionable character. Justice Sayi who is also the Kadhi, Kwara State Sharia Court made the call while delivering a lecture entitled “Threat to National Security and Unity: Religion as a panacea or […]Continue Reading

News

Oyo Govt. Set To Tackle Open Defecation With Distribution Of Mobile Toilets

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Oyo State government is set to unveil not less than fifty mobile toilets to be placed at strategic locations in the state with the aim of eradicating open defecation. The Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Dr. Abdulateef Oyeleke stated this while addressing newsmen in Ibadan. Dr Oyeleke said the mobile toilets would be situated […]Continue Reading

News

Makinde Condoles With Adeboye Over Son’s Death

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Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has expressed his condolences to the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor E.A. Adeboye and his wife, on the demise of their son, Pastor Dare Adeboye. The governor who described the young Adeboye’s death as shocking and sad, encouraged the Adeboyes and the RCCG family […]Continue Reading

News

Southwest Assembly Speakers Hold Security Summit

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The immediate need for state policing and regional security summit have formed major part of discussion at a meeting convened by Conference of Speakers of Southwest States Legislatures, and majority leaders of the state assemblies. At the meeting held in Ibadan, the speakers wanted the governors to purchase security helicopter and drones for aerial survellance […]Continue Reading

Crime

Police, Vigilante, Rescue 13 Kidnap Victims In Edo, Dislodge Abductors

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A combined team of security operatives in Edo State on Saturday, May 8, rescued 13 persons from a kidnappers den in Ahor axis of Aduwawa Bypass, along Benin-Auchi Expressway, in Uhunmwonde Local Government Area of Edo State. The security team includes men and officers of the Edo State Police Command, local hunters and members of […]Continue Reading

Education

Profile of New UI Pro-Chancellor, John Odigie-Oyegun

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Chief John Evboyomwan Kenneth Odigie-Oyegun was born on 12 August, 1939 into the family of Pa Daniel Osagiede Odigie-Oyegun, MBE and Mrs. Shaka Elizabeth Oyegun, nee Amurun. He was admitted to the University College, Ibadan in 1960 and bagged a Bachelor of Science, (Hons) in Economics in 1963. He was a resident of Kuti Hall […]Continue Reading

Politics

INEC To Launch Online Voter Registration Portal

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As part of measures to ensure improved elections in 2023 and address requests for creation of more polling units, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, is set to convert existing voting points and voting points settlement into polling units. The INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner in Oyo state, Mr. Mutiu Agboke made this known at the […]Continue Reading

News

Ogun Police Rescues 22 Teenagers From Sex Traffickers

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Men of Ogun state Police Command have rescued 22 teenage girls allegedly lured from Akwa Ibom to Ogun State for prostitution. The Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Abimbola Oyeyemi said in Abeokuta that the girls were rescued in Itele Ota after the police got the information that the minors were being recruited from other states […]Continue Reading

News

Policeman Shot To Death Over Land Tussle

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A policeman attached to the Olu of Ileogbo, Oba Abeeb Agbaje has been shot dead as the community and ancient town of Iwo clashed over a land dispute.  Radio Nigeria gathered that Ileogbo, the headquarters of Aiyedire Local Government and Iwo Community had been engulfed in a tussle over the ownership of a parcel of […]Continue Reading

Lifestyle

Former Minister of Women Affairs, Aisha Jummai Alhassan, dies at 62

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Former Minister of Women Affairs, Hajiya Jummai Alhassan, (Mama Taraba), has reportedly died in Cairo, Egypt.Aisha Jummai Al-Hassan popularly known as “Mama Taraba” is a prominent Nigerian politician who is a former minister of women affairs and former Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria from Taraba North Senatorial District.She was in APC’s Gubernatorial Candidate Continue Reading

Politics

Oyo ALGON: Sunday Dare Lauds Supreme Court’s Judgement

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The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr. Sunday Dare says today’s judgment by the Supreme Court declaring the sack of elected local governments executives in Oyo State by the state Governor, Mr. Seyi Makinde as “null and void” is a landmark achievement in the present government’s deliberate hard work to deepen democracy at the […]Continue Reading

Crime

Smugglers Attack Customs Officers, Security Operatives in Ogun

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Officers and men of Nigeria Customs Service, Ogun Area One Command and other security personnel on patrol have been attacked at Oja-Odan, Yewa North of Ogun State. The attack according to the Public Relations Officer of the command, Mr Hammed Oloyede followed the interception of about three hundred and twenty bags of foreign parboiled rice. According […]Continue Reading

Politics

INEC to Create 924 Additional Polling Units in Ondo

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Nine hundred and twenty four additional polling units are to be created by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC in Ondo State. With this development, Ondo State will now have three thousand nine hundred and thirty three polling units. INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, in charge of Ondo State, Ambassador Rufus Akeju disclosed this at […]Continue Reading

Yoruba

Gómìnà ìpínlẹ̀ Ògùn sèlérí láti ma din owó osù àwọn òsìsẹ́ rẹ̀ kù

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Gómìnà ìpínlẹ̀ Ògùn, ọmọba Dapọ Abiọdun ti fọwọ́ ìdánilójú sọ̀yà pé òun kò ní dín owó osù àwọn òsìsẹ́ kù, pẹ̀lú ìpèníjà tón dojúkọ ètò ọrọ ajé nílẹ̀ yí. Gómìnà Abiọdun sọ̀rọ̀ ìdánilójú yi nílu Abẹokuta lásìkò tón sínu pẹ̀lú àwọn olórí ẹgbẹ́ òsèlú All Progressive Congress APC, nílu Abẹokuta. Óní ìsèjọba òun, yo tẹ̀síwájú […]Continue Reading