Tag: Oyo
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Gunmen kill Amotekun corps in Oyo
Some gunmen has reportedly ambushed and killed Suleiman Qudril, an operative of Amotekun Corps, around Fiditi area of Oyo State. Qudril, 25, was killed in an ambush on Tuesday by gunmen numbering about 11 at Living Farms in Fiditi area of the state. The Commandant of the Corps, retired Col. Olayinka Olayanju, confirmed this in…
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Ex-Oyo, Ondo Military Administrator during Abacha’s regime, Ahmed Usman is dead
A former Military Administrator of Oyo State, Colonel Ahmed Usman, is dead. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG gathered that Usman died around 3.00am on Wednesday in Jos, the Plateau State capital, during an illness. Usman was military administrator of Ondo State from August 1994 to August 1996. He governed Oyo from August 1996 to August 1998 during the…
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Sports festival: Delta claims first gold; Oyo, Taraba readmitted
Delta State picked their first gold medal at the ongoing 20th National Sports Festival (NSF) tagged “Edo 2020” on Sunday, after winning in the 80km road race for women. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG, reports that Ese Ukpeseraye of Delta prevailed over 12 other cyclists to pick the first gold medal at the 20th NSF. Two sisters, Comfort…
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Fleeing notorious kidnap kingpin arrested by Police in Ogun state
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a notorious kidnap kingpin said to have escaped from Oyo State after killing a kidnapped victim. In a statement, the Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said the suspect, Usman Hassan’s accomplices had earlier been arrested in Oyo State. He revealed that the suspect allegedly fled after kidnapping…
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Oyo won’t provide land for ranching – Makinde
The Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, has said the state will not provide land for ranching as it believes it is a private business. Makinde said this to clarify a tweet in which he revealed that Oyo State will adopt the National Livestock Transformation Plan which is already being implemented in Kwara State. The…
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Kidnapped farmer’s son regains freedom in Oyo
Ayodeji Emmanuel, the 24-year-old son of a poultry farmer, who was kidnapped on Monday in his father’s farm at Oke Odan, Apete area of Ibadan, has regained freedom. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), CSP Olugbenga Fadeyi confirmed the released of the victim to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Ibadan. NAN…
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Yoruba, Hausa clash in Oyo unfortunate, tragic – Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has described as unfortunate recent mayhem at Shaha, in Ibadan, Oyo State. While speaking with newsmen during a condolence visit to late Lateef Jakande’s residents, Ilupeju, the Vice President said the Shasha incident is unfortunate and tragic. “I have heard about the unfortunate mayhem and the tragic loss of lives at…
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Nigeria posts second highest COVID-19 deaths in single day
Nigeria posted its second highest single day COVID-19 deaths on Friday, with Oyo State reporting the highest number of deaths. According to the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, 24 deaths were recorded on Friday, the second highest in a single day since the pandemic broke in Nigeria in February 2020. The highest single day…
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Hoodlums attack four Amotekun corps, policeman in Oyo
Hoodlums have attacked four operatives of the Oyo State Security Network otherwise called Amotekun Corps and a policeman in Ibadan, Oyo State. The victims were attacked on Friday in another crisis suspected to have culminated from a gang fight at Odeyale area of Ona Ara Local Government Area of the state, leaving them critically injured.…
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Lanlehin, others seeking to derail Oyo’s economy – Makinde’s CPS
The Chief Press Secretary to Governor Seyi Makinde, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, on Sunday, accused opposition figures in the state of a deliberate plot to chase away investors and slow down the state’s economy. Adisa, who was reacting to a statement credited to the governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in the 2019 election…