President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to depart Nigeria for the United Kingdom for a medical check-up, on Tuesday. Femi Adesina, Presidential Spokesman, made this known in a statement on Monday night. According to Adesina, “President Muhammadu Buhari will travel to London, the United Kingdom, Tuesday, March 30, 2021, for a routine medical check-up. “Before Buhari’s departure, he will meet with Security Chiefs first in the morning, then, head to the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, for the journey. “The President is due to return in the country during the second week of April, 2021,” the statement added. Since outbreak of…
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One of the members of Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) popularly known as Shi’ites was shot dead on Monday during a clash with the police in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The incident, according to an eyewitness, who is also a member of the IMN, Yahaya Soje occurred when hundreds of IMN members gathered for a peaceful protest to commemorate the birth anniversary of their leader Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky. The procession, he said started in front of the Human Rights Commission, in Maitama, when the police opened fire on them, thereby killing one person while several others were injured.…
The oyo state governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde has ordered the refund of fees paid by aspirants whobloosed out in the party’s primary election. According to a statement credited to the part’s secretary, Alh. Wadi Adelle, It is the governor’s way of fostering unity in the party. The statement reads:It reads: “Sequel to the announcement of the successful candidates of our party for the 2021 Local Government elections and in order to promote brotherliness in the party, the Governor of Oyo State, Engr. Seyi Makinde in unison with the entire state executives of the party in Oyo State have ordered the…
…My suspension is laughable – Aliyu The Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) in Niger state has suspended former Governor, Dr Muazu Babangida Aliyu over allegations of anti-party activities leading to cracks in the party. The former governor was suspended during an emergency Stakeholders’ meeting of Chachanga local Area in Minna on Monday. The PDP also accused the former governor of working against the Party and supporting the APC in the 2015 election as they added that he does not attend meetings and is working to disintegrate the party. The meeting was attended by eight ward Chairmen of the party out of…
A 30-year-old woman, Blessing Jimoh, has been arrested by men of the Ondo State Police Command for allegedly killing her mother, Ijeoma Odo. Blessing said she killed her mother with a cutlass after a Pastor said her mother was a witch. She was paraded alongside other criminals. The Pastor is said to be on the run. Blessing said she has four children and committed the crime while they were working at the farm Ile-Iluji area. She claimed to be mentally unstable when she committed the crime. According to her, “It was something doing me that make me kill my mother.…
There is rising concern that the former governor of Oyo State, Alhaji Rasheed Adewolu Ladoja, may soon retire from partisan politics, reports ‘Dare Odufowokan, Assistant Editor ALHAJI Rasheed Adewolu Ladoja, former governor of Oyo State and the Osi Olubadan of Ibadan land is without doubt a politician of repute in Oyo State in particular and Nigeria as a whole. Aside from being a former governor, the third republic Senator leads one of the strongest political camps in Oyo State. Little wonder then that the political future of the erstwhile Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain is the most discussed topic across…
Tragedy struck in Ibadan on Monday as four students of the Ejioku Secondary School in Lagelu Local Government area were reportedly killed. Reports say the students were crushed by the driver who was trying to avoid killing sheep on the road. The state police public relations officer Olugbenga Fadeyi who confirmed the incident to Daily Trust in Ibadan on Monday said the DPO in the area had sent the signal to the state command. He said “It is true. The DPO told me that the incident happened when the driver of the truck was trying to avoid killing some sheep…
Some aggrieved members of the People’s Democratic Party have angrily stormed the state secretariat at agodi today to protest what they call cheating and highhandedness of the Oyo state Deputy Chief of Staff, Hon. Mojeed Mogbonjubola a.k.a JAGABAN for allegedly changing some councillor Candidates including Mrs. Salimot Adesina. Mrs. Adesina an aspirant for the position of councillor in ward 4, oluyole local government eas said to have been earlier ratified on the primaries day but was later changed. The aggrieved members who express displeasure over the attitude the DCOS since he has assumed office said he now has no regard…
The Oyo State Hospital Management Board was created on 28th May, 1987. It currently shares the same building with the Ministry of Health and has three zonal offices at Inadan/Ibarapa, Oyo/Ogbomoso and Oyo North/Saki. It also has fifty one health outlets within the state. Oyo State Hospital Management Board provides an all encompassing health care that is accessible, affordable and high quality with a view to restoring, transforming and repositioning our health sector. The state hospitals management board is saddled with the responsibility of overseeing of State owned Medical Facilities throughout the State. It will be recall that in August 2019…
The Federal Government is yet to release the fund it promised Edo State for the hosting of the 2020 National Sports Festival with less than a week to its commencement. Musa Ebomhiana, a Project Manager in the Media and Communications Sub-Committee of the festival’s Local Organising Committee, disclosed this on Sunday in Benin. He told the News Agency of Nigeria however that, while the Edo State Government still remained hopeful the fund would be released, an early release would be better. “This will ensure smooth planning for the nation’s number one sports fiesta,” he said. Ebomhiana pointed out that the…
