Tag: Oyo
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Man arrested after beating girlfriend to death for denying him sex
Oyo State Police has paraded one Shagbada Erigga, aged 24, for killing one Happiness Winfred, female aged 30, at Oritoke Area Ojoo Ibadan, of Akinyele Local Government of Oyo State. The suspected victim was paraded on Tuesday at the Oyo State Police Command Headquarters Eleyele Ibadan, the suspect who was paraded along with 32 other…
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Gov. Makinde lacks good upbringing as a Yoruba son, says Ajimobi’s aide
Bolaji Tunji, spokesman to late Sen. Abiola Ajimobi on Monday lambasted Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde for allegedly failing to honour his predecessor. Ajimobi’s aide described Makinde as a Yoruba son who lacks a good upbringing ethos. Recall that TNG reported how Florence, wife of the deceased politician had earlier expressed similar displeasure at the…
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Like Lagos, Oyo, Katsina, Delta now battling surge in Covid-19 infections, toll exceeds 23, 000
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control announced late Friday night 684 new cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria, shooting the national caseload to 23,298. Lagos accounted for 259 cases, followed by Oyo with 76. Katsina logged 69 cases. Delta state where the daughter of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has tested positive posted 66 cases. The state is…
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REVEALED: Ajimobi died of multiple organ failure triggered by Covid-19
The Lagos State Government has disclosed former Oyo Governor Senator Abiola Ajimobi died of multiple organ failure. Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, explained COVID-19 complications triggered the multiple organ failure. Ajimobi died around 4pm on Thursday at First Cardiologist and Cardiovascular Consultants Hospital, Lagos. He was admitted in the private health facility on June…
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Just in: 28-year-old Oyo state’s youngest Commissioner, Seun Fakorede tests positive for COVID-19
Oyo Commissioner for Youth Development and Sports Seun Fakorede has tested positive for COVID-19. The 28-year-old told newsmen he is in isolation to avoid spreading the virus. Fakorede said he didn’t know how he contracted COVID-19 because he usually takes all necessary precautions. The Commissioner said: “I tested positive for COVID-19 and I want you…
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Ex-Oyo Governor Ajimobi’s Burial postponed
The funeral of former Oyo Governor, Sen. Abiola Ajimobi, has been postponed. His spokesman, Bolaji Tunji, told reporters in his Oluyole, Ibadan residence on Friday morning the family would soon make an announcement of the burial program. Tunji said: “The funeral arrangements will be announced soon by the family but it will be observed privately…
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Oyo Gov. Makinde mourns Ajimobi, orders state flag fly at half-mast
Governor Seyi Makinde has expressed sadness at the demise of the immediate past governor of Oyo State, Abiola Ajimobi. Makinde in a condolence message to the Ajimobi family and the good people of Oyo State, also directed that the state’s flag fly at half-mast on Friday. The condolence message read: “I was so sorry to…
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Facts you should know about late Abiola Ajimobi
Here are interesting facts about former Oyo state governor, Ajimobi who died today. Former Oyo Senator Abiola Ajimobi died of COVID-19 complications on Thursday. Below are facts you should know about Abiola Ajimobi 1. Abiola Ajimobi was born on December 16, 1949 at Oja-Iba, Ibadan. 2. His grandfather was Sobaloju of Ibadan Land (a chief…
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Three Oyo excos test positive for COVID-19
Three members of the Oyo State Executive Council have tested positive for coronavirus. Only three turned positive after all members of the state exco went through tests. Governor Seyi Makinde, who made the disclosure on his social media handle, said two other results were inconclusive and would be retested. He assured that the affected Exco…
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Controversy over disbursement of N2.7bn Covid-19 funds in Oyo as UCH denies receiving N118m
The University College Hospital has denied receiving any money from the Oyo State Government in its fight against COVID-19 in the state. The Public Relations Officer of the hospital, Toye Akinrinlola, made this known in a press statement on Wednesday. Recall that TheNEwsGuru(TNG) had earlier reported that Oyo had claimed that over N2.7 billion had…