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Four persons have died in a road crash along the Lagos-Ibadan highway when a driver rammed his car into a moving truck while pressing phone. The accident happened opposite Mountain Top University, around Rain Oil Petrol Station at the early hours of Saturday. It involved a Lexus RX350 car with registration number, KTU738HM, and a Mack marked, T21024LA. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) confirmed that a total of six male adults were involved; “two persons were unhurt while four were recorded dead from the crash.” Florence Okpe, the FRSC spokesperson in Ogun, said: “The suspected causes of the fatal…
Condemnations have continued to trail the recent increment of acceptance fee at the University of Ibadan to N50,000. SOURCE reports that parents and various groups within and outside the university community have continued to condemn the university’s management over the increment. The acceptance fee for new students was increased from N37,000 to N50,000. Some of the parents who spoke with DAILY POST described the increment as another way to deprive the children of the poor access to university education. Others are of the opinion that the acceptance fee is illegal. A parent, Mr. Adeolu Babalola maintained that many parents were…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency in Oyo State has reported the arrest of 20 drug suspects during its mop-up operations in preparation for the inauguration of the new administration on May 29. The State Commander, Mr. Olayinka Joe-Fadile, announced at a press conference in Ibadan on Saturday that the command had arrested 20 individuals, consisting of 18 males and 2 females, who were primarily drug users, and seized 2.96kg of cannabis sativa. Joe-Fadile explained that the command increased its mop-up operations in response to a directive from the Chairman of the NDLEA, Buba Marwa, to carry out thorough intelligence…
The Senate is presently in emergency plenary over the amendment of the Central Bank of Nigeria Act, 2004. The plenary was fixed for 10 a.m. on Saturday, but the session started a few minutes past 11 a.m. According to the order paper, the bills up for debate are: A Bill for an Act to Amend the 2022 Supplementary Appropriation Act and for other matters connected therewith, 2023 (SB. 1124) – Second Reading. (Sen. Gobir, Ibrahim Abdullahi (Sokoto East-Senate Leader). Also, a Bill for an Act to Amend the Central Bank of Nigeria Act C4 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria…
As preparations hit top gear ahead of an emergence of a new government in the state, waste contractors in Oyo state have again accused the consultant, Mottainai Recycling Ltd. of exploiting their businesses and running them aground at the detriment of the state economy. This was as the waste contractors accused Mottainai of multiple taxation, imposition of ‘unreasonable’ levies, fines, and taking what was termed counterproductive measures such as taking possession of local government waste compactors and trucks instead of providing the expected and required capacity. Mr Henry Olayinka, one of the leaders of waste contractors in the state, disclosed…
All is now set for the inauguration of the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Monday as the Supreme Court on Friday dismissed the suit by the Peoples Democratic Party seeking the disqualification of the ticket that produced the president-elect, Bola Tinubu and the vice-president-elect, Kashim Shettima, in the 2023 presidential election. Similarly, a Federal High Court in Abuja declined to issue an order of interim injunction to stop Tinubu’s inauguration, as the plaintiffs alleged that the President-elect lied on oath in the form he submitted to INEC. Meanwhile, the apex court affirmed that Tinubu and Shettima were eligible to contest…
igeria’s economic, security problems not peculiar – Buhari. INCOMING President Bola Tinubu yesterday gave a hint of what his early days in office might entail. Looking ahead of his Monday inauguration as Nigeria’s 16th leader, Tinubu said things might not be as rosy as some people are expecting. He identified the pending plan to remove petrol subsidy and the need to end the multiple foreign currency exchange rates as issues that would pose initial challenge to the incoming administration. He spoke through Vice President-elect Kashim Shettima at the 2023 Presidential Inauguration lecture held at the National Mosque, Abuja. But he…
SAMSON FOLARIN writes on how a man running from his family woes fell into the hands of a sex worker who took advantage of his amorous cravings Tunde was exhausted. He looked pale with his eyeballs bloodshot as he collapsed into a chair in a restaurant, where he agreed to meet this reporter. His threadbare flip-flop had piles of sand, which littered the spot where he sat in the eatery. With the dirt that settled on his scanty moustache and rough dark face, it appeared he had also yet to have a good bath in days. But all these mattered…
The Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde has ordered the dissolution of the management and Board of the Ladoke Akintola University Teaching Hospital. The Chairman, Transition and Inauguration Committee, Otunba Segun Ogunwuyi, who disclosed this in a statement today, Friday May 26, 2023, said the dissolution is with immediate effect. While thanking for their selfless service to the State, Ogunwuyi directed them to submit all government properties in their possession to the Transition and Inauguration Committee. The statement reads, “I have the directive of the Executive Governor of Oyo State, His Excellency, Governor Seyi Makinde to inform you of the…
The Federal Government has declared Monday, May 29, 2023, as a work-free day for all workers in the country. The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, in a statement on Friday by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Shuaib Belgore, said this is to commemorate the inauguration of the president-elect, Bola Tinubu. He enjoined Nigerians to continue to support and promote democracy through adherence to the rule of law. The statement partly read, “The Minister felicitates with all Nigerians on the momentous occasion, commending them for their faith in democracy as expressed in the nationwide election that produced the President and…