The Oyo State Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade, has disclosed that Oyo state will compete favourably with developed economies within the next 10 years if the Seyi Makinde developmental template is sustained by the administration coming after 2027. The commissioner made this projection while addressing media… Continue reading
The founder of Christ High Commission Church, Araromi-Ugbesi, in Omuo-Oke, Ekiti State, Pastor Noah Abraham, has been allegedly accused of snatching and impregnating the wife of his choirmaster. The church choir coordinator, Dare Ikuenayo made the allegation while speaking with Vanguard, adding that Abraham announced in the church that he… Continue reading
A pro-democracy group, the Coalition For A Better Nigeria has called on security agencies in the country to put former president Olusegun Obasanjo,and former Vice president and Peoples Democratic party PDP presidential flagbearer in the February 2023 elections, Abubarkar Atiku and some others under it’s watchlist over comments against President… Continue reading
The Oyo State Government has issued a marching order to commercial motorcycle and tricycle operators in the state to immediately proceed to enrol with the Oyo State Residents’ Registration Scheme before 31 December, 2023.Governor of the state, ‘Seyi Makinde, made this clear on Wednesday, shortly after the state’s Security Council… Continue reading
Bode Akinbode, Ibadan Worried by recent resurgence of Fulani herdsmen attacks on on farmers, abductions for ransom by bandits and the indiscriminate killings in the south- west region of the country, a Yoruba socio-cultural group, the Council of Yoruba Elders (CYE) on has Wednesday called for urgent intervention of President… Continue reading
…Says Indigenous ship owners will be supported The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, CON, on Tuesday said the ministry is set to embrace the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) models to transform the sector. He was quick to add that the initiative will not in anyway impede the growth… Continue reading
The Director-General, Oyo State Mineral Development Agency, Mr Abiodun Oni, has called for the cooperation of stakeholders in the mineral resources sector of the state to curb illegal operations and other irregularities.Oni made the call during a stakeholders’ meeting and sensitisation programme on solid mineral resources, held in Saki, in… Continue reading
By Our Reporter The President, Nigerian Economic Society {NES} and expert in Petroleum Economics, Prof. Adeola Adenikinju, yesterday, raised the alarm that low investments in the nation’s energy sector portends great danger for the economy of the country in the future. The professor of Petroleum Economics at the University of… Continue reading
The Chairman, Oyo State Agricultural Credit Corporation of Oyo State, (ACCOS), Sheik Taofik Akeugbagold, has stated the criteria being used to disburse the One Billion Nairan loan to farmers to ensure geographical spread. Akeugbagold made the revelation during a sensitization tour to the 7 geopolitical zones in the State which… Continue reading
The Court of Appeal, in Abuja, has affirmed the election of Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State. It dismissed the appeal by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and its candidate in the last governorship election, Titus Uba. PDP and Uba had challenged the September 23 judgment of the Governorship Election… Continue reading
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