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The Chief Press Secretary to Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, Mr Taiwo Adisa, said on Wednesday that claims by
a chieftain of the Alliance for Democracy (AD), Mr Oyedele Alao, that the state was about to lose a World Bank loan to the tune of $200 million were unfounded and a misrepresentation.
The governorship candidate of Alliance for Democracy (AD) in 2019 in Oyo State, Oyedele Alao, has raised an alarm that the state government under Mr Seyi Makinde will lose the N76b World Bank (WB) project which will be beneficial to the people of the state in the area of environmental flood control, through the present members of the state assembly, which he described as Lilliputians, inexperienced and incompetent.
Read More SEQUEL to a recent ruling by an Oyo State High Court which nullified the appointment of park managers in the state, a fresh bloody clash ensued between members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) and the Park Management System leading to the deaths of about three people.
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By Kingsley Omonobi The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Mohammed Adamu has ordered the immediate deployment of Police Intervention and Stabilization Forces to Oyo State to reclaim the public space, reinforce security and bolster public confidence in the areas affected by the recent crisis in the State. A statement by CP Frank Mba, Force Public Relations
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By Ola Ajayi GOVERNOR Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has vowed to resist attempts of those he described as fifth columnists to destabilize the state. Makinde said this in response to wanton destruction of life and property during a misunderstanding that erupted among traders of Sasa market in the state. Speaking through the Commissioner for
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…Four dead, houses razed as youths give herders 7-day ultimatum to quit Yewa By Dayo Johnson and James Ogunnaike Tension brewed in Ogun State, yesterday, where hoodlums suspected to be herdsmen allegedly launched an attack on Orile-Igbooro in Yewa North local government area, killing no fewer than four persons. Sunday Vanguard gathered that houses were
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says ten COVID-19 fatalities were recorded in Oyo State on Friday, bringing total deaths to 104. NCDC, on its microsite, also announced that the state recorded 124 new COVID-19 infections, increasing the total number of confirmed cases to 6248. Prof. Temitope Alonge, the Coordinator, Oyo State COVID-19 Isolation
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FOLLOWING the commencement of membership registration and revalidation exercise of the All Progressives Congress (APC), the acting Chairman of the committee in Oyo State, Hon. Ahmed Ibrahim Sajoh, yesterday, lauded the state party leadership for their cooperation on the exercise.
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Inside Danguje’s N2.5bn RUGA settlements in Danshoyia, Falgore forests Amid rising tension over herders/farmers clashes in Nigeria, Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State recently proposed the stoppage of the movement of cattle from North to South, leading to an ongoing debate on whether the proposal is capable of ending the crisis. The message resonated so
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…Says ‘I’ve always been a rich man’ …I gave Oba of Igangan a car to use until he bought one in 1994 …I lost eight cars, a house, 207 cows, poultry etc when they razed my place …Nigerians should help me to survive …As protests against killer Fulani herdsmen rock Kwara community By Demola Akinyemi
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