Tag: Oyo
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Irate youths attack Oyo police headquarters over serial killer’s escape
Some aggrieved youths have staged a protest at the Oyo State Police Command Headquarters located at the Eleyele area of Ibadan over the escape of Sunday Shodipe, the prime suspect in the serial killings in the Akinyele Local Government Area. According to reports, the youths protested to the police headquarters and the Commissioner of Police,…
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Makinde sacks works commissioner, redeploys two others
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has sacked the Commissioner for Works, Infrastructure, and Transport, Prof. Raphael Afonja, from his position. Governor Makinde, in a letter dated August 10, signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Mrs. Olubamiwo Adeosun, said the termination of appointment takes immediate effect. The letter titled, ‘Termination of appointment’, read…
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Makinde vows to retrieve N96bn stolen by Ajimobi in Oyo
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has vowed to recover N96bn allegedly stolen from the state during the administration of the immediate past governor of the state, the late Abiola Ajimobi. Makinde accused Ajimobi’s administration of stealing N1bn monthly for 96 months in the state. The governor said this on Wednesday, July 5, 2020, while…
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3 armed robbers set ablaze in failed bank robbery in Oyo
Three armed robbers were on Wednesday set ablaze by angry mob in a failed bank robbery which occurred at First Bank, Okeho in Kajola Local Government Area of Oyo State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the robbers, who were armed with AK 47 riffles and dynamite, attempted to rob the bank in…
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20 dead as Lagos, Oyo, FCT lead new COVID-19 cases
Nigeria recorded 604 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, bringing total infections reported to 38,948. The death toll jumped by 20 overnight to 833. It was 813 on Wednesday The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control stated this via its verified Twitter handle. NDDC also noted that 16,061 patients have been discharged upon treatment and recovery…
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COVID-19: Oyo state releases calendar for schools resumption
Oyo State Government on Tuesday released the calendar for the resumption of schools in the state. Schools across the country were shut due to the Coronavirus pandemic. But, the state government on Tuesday said it has released a calendar to guide resumption and examination for terminal classes in the state. Commissioner for Education, Science and…
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Oyo records highest cases, as NCDC announces 595 COVID-19 cases
Oyo State on Monday recorded its highest Coronavirus cases, as the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, announced 595 new cases. Nigeria now has 33,153 confirmed cases of Coronavirus, with 13,671 discharged and 744 deaths. Oyo recorded a whopping 141 new infections on Monday to take its total coronavirus caseload to 1,867. However, in the…
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Oyo can never have a performing governor like Ajimobi in next 50 years – Cleric
Immediate past Governor of Oyo State, Senator Abiola Ajimobi has been described as a once in a lifetime leader who only comes around in a generation. This was the verdict of Sheik Muideen Bello who delivered the sermon at the 8th day fidau prayers for the former Governor. According to Sheik Bello, Ajimobi died a…
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Fidau: Why Oyo deputy governor was denied entry – Ajimobi’s family
The family of the late Oyo governor, Abiola Ajimobi, said on Sunday that it had no intention to bar the Deputy Governor of the state, Rauf Olaniyan, from the eight-day Fidau prayer organized for the deceased. Ajimobi’s former media aide, Bolaji Tunji, said this in a statement issued in Ibadan on behalf of the family.…
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Oyo Assembly holds special sitting for Ajimobi
Oyo State House Assembly on Tuesday held a special sitting in honour of the late former governor Abiola Ajimobi. Speaking to the Assembly, Speaker Adebo Ogundoyin said the news of the death of Ajimobi filtered into the state like a dream. He said Ajimobi’s demise was unexpected and painful because he died at a…