The Oyo state GovernorEngr. Seyi Malinda had taken the lead by riding the portable transport initiative of the government “AWA BIKE” AWA BIKE is an initiative of the Min. Of Mineral Resource and Energy, to enhance free movement of staffs within the Secretariat and to also serve as exercise. The governor who was since in a video obtained online riding the bicycle was cheered by his aids and people around him. https://twitter.com/todaysplash/status/1377618294354628616?s=19
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it will begin a nationwide Continuous Voter Registration on June 28 across the 774 Local Government Areas ahead of the 2023 general elections. INEC’s chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this on Thursday during a briefing in Abuja. He also declared the indefinite suspension of the bye-election held in Ekiti East following killings, stating “if the purpose of election is to kill, the election will remain suspended indefinitely. And when I mean indefinitely, I mean indefinitely.” According to him, the registration exercise would be carried out continuously for over a year until the…
Team of Nigerian Customs was said to have burgled Akala Shopping Complex, Bodija, Ibadan, around 1am of Thursday, April 1st. The burgling of the complex by Nigerian Customs was said to have happened after all traders had closed for the day and gone to sleep. Investigation by naijatodaynews.com revealed that men of Nigerian Customs arrived the complex at 1am of today, Thursday and had all the security men manning the gates beaten before gaining entry into the complex. It was reported that they burgled all the shops in the complex and went away with 5 trailers of varieties of goods…
The handsome Commissioner for Youth and Sports in Oyo State, Seun Fakorede is presently an unhappy man. The lovable youth who takes the pride as Governor Seyi Makinde’s youngest Commissioner is at the time preparing for his wedding when the unexpected happened, an aide broke into his room, unlocked his safe and disappeared with an undisclosed amount of cash and other valuables. Papermacheonline gathered that the politician was shocked beyond belief as he was said to be nice to the alleged aide whose phone had been switched off since the day of the incident. A source hinted that Fakorede didn’t…
Political parties in Oyo State are sharply divided over the proposed local council elections fixed for May 15, this year by the Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC). While some parties see it as an opportunity to display their presence and strength at the grassroots, others described it as another “political fraud and illegality” by the state government because of a pending court matter to be determined by the Supreme Court on May 7, 2021. Local government administration in Oyo State has been bedeviled by crises of legitimacy over the government’s decision to dissolve the democratically elected council chairmen and…
Anxiety, fear and tension grips Aso Rock as reports reaching our news desk has it on good authority that Vice-president, Professor Yemi Osinbajo has completely taken over control of the presidency and has declared Buhari unfit to rule. In what can be described as a palace coup Professor Osinbajo in the early hours of today took over power from Buhari. It was gathered that Osinbajo suddenly woke up and decided to take over the full control of power. In a move seen to assert his authority, the vice-president is alleged to have overhauled all the domestic staff at the villa…
The Governor of Info State, Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu SAN has handed over the affairs of the state to his deputy, H.E Lucky Orimisan as he proceeds to a two weeks leave. The announcement was contained in a statement signed and made available to newsmen by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Richard Olatunde. In a letter transmitted to the State House of Assembly and addressed to the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Bamidele Oleyelogun, Governor Akeredolu said the leave will commence from Thursday, 1st to Friday through to April 23rd 2021, both days inclusive. According to the statement, the state’s Deputy Governor, Hon.…
Suspected Men of the Indigenous PeopleOf Viagra (IPOB) have engaged the men of the Nigerian police in a gun duel which led to the death of four police officer and four are still yet to be found. A Chief Superintendent of Police Ben Ajide and three other policemen have been reportedly killed in Akwa Ibom in a clash with gunmen. The gunmen were suspected to be members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Four more policemen were reported missing in the clash, which happened on Monday in Ikot Akpan, Essien Udim council area of the state. The four…
Patients at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, are grappling with scarcity of water and a reduction in the number of surgeries done in the hospital. The situation, when Nigerian Tribune did an on-the-spot assessment of the toilets in several wards and departments, showed a situation that ranged from no taps running water to big black bowls that had little or no water in them, damaged toilets, water closets with urine deposited in them not flushed and locked toilet doors. The situation was peculiar in toilets of the Casualty Accident and Emergency Complex, floors that house the departments of paediatrics,…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has picked dates to hold the suspended zonal congresses in the South West, North West and North Central. A letter signed by the duo of National Chairman, Uche Secondus and Secretary, Sen Umar Tsauri, which was addressed to the Chairman, Independent Natonal Electoral Commission, INEC, and dated March 31, 2021 indicated that the zonal congresses will hold on April 10. While that of the South West will hold in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, the North West will hold in Kaduna while that of the North Central will hold in Makurdi, Benue state. The letter…
