Tag: Oyo
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Rumblings Along the Western By-Pass – Chidi Amuta
Chidi Amuta Ondo State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu, seems every inch an unlikely candidate for rascally adventurism. A man who wears his grey beards naturally without a pretension to the delicacy of incessant grooming can be trusted to govern and decide freely and fairly in matters that concern everyone. Add to this his illustrious legal…
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Oyo detains 40 for flouting sanitation law
No fewer than 40 persons were arrested in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Saturday for flouting the environmental sanitation law in the state. Also seized during the monthly sanitation exercise were 50 vehicles and 75 motorcycles. The enforcement team, led by the Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Dr. Abdulateef Oyeleke, included the Permanent…
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Oyo bans movement during environmental sanitation
The Oyo State Government has declared that there would be total restriction of human and vehicular movements during the monthly environmental sanitation exercise holding on Saturday. The restriction of movement, according to a statement signed and made available to newsmen by the Commissioner, Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, Dr. Abdulateef Oyeleke, would, however, not…
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Makinde lacks courage, leadership acumen to tackle security challenges in Oyo – Buhari’s Minister
Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, has carpeted Oyo Governor Seyi Makinde over rising insecurity, especially herdsmen attacks in the state. He said the worsening situation was due to the inactions of a “ temporising fiddling leader.” In a statement on Monday, Dare accused Makinde of being scared to take a decision that…
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Ondo-Oyo, Herders Crisis: We must all work to douse tension – Saraki
Worried over the tribal clashes in Oyo and the quit notice issued to Fulani herdsmen in Ondo State, former Senate President, Bukola Saraki has appealed to the federal government, politicians and Nigerians at large to come together and find a solution to the twin-problem of insecurity and threat to national unity. Saraki in a statement…
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Makinde condemns calls for herders exit in Oyo
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state has called on individuals and groups planning to take actions that could lead to the forcible removal of anyone from Oyo State to desist from taking such actions. He said any persons who fail to abide by the directive will face the full wrath of the law. The Governor…
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Commercial motorcyclists are spying for bandits, kidnappers in Oyo – Amotekun
The Oyo State chapter of the Western Nigeria Security Network, popularly known as Amotekun Corps, has said commercial motorcyclists in the state are working with kidnappers and bandits. According to the chairman of Amotekun Corps in the state, Col. Kunle Togun (retd.), the motorcyclists, many of whom are not from the state, have been contributing…
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COVID 19: FG allocates 1,800 vaccines to Oyo – Makinde
Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo state, on Wednesday said that the Federal Government had allocated 1,800 vaccines to the state, out of about 100,000 vaccines procured for the country. Makinde made the disclosure during a press conference held at the Government House, Agodi in Ibadan, disclosing that the state recorded 696 COVID-19 positive cases out…
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Lagos, Abuja, Oyo worst hit by Covid-19 spread; nine deaths recorded in 24Hrs
Nigeria posted more COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, with Lagos, Abuja and Oyo topping the chat in infections. The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, reported 1,398 new cases and nine deaths on Thursday, as the deadly virus continued to rage in Nigeria in the second wave. The 1,398 new cases represent a rise in infections…
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Seven feared dead as Amotekun, herdsmen battle in Oyo
Men of the Oyo State Security Network Agency popularly known as Operation Amotekun and some Fulani have allegedly engaged in a clash at Aiyete in the Ibarapa North Local Government Area of the state. The brawl was said to have started at Okebi village on Saturday morning but the cause of the clash could not…