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The Oyo State House of Assembly has called on the State Commissioner of Police to carry out detailed investigation into the violence clash between two rival drug gangs at Odo-Osun area of Ibadan North Local Government area on the 25th July, 2023 which left many innocent residents seriously injured. The House gave the directive at […]
The Oyo State House of Assembly has called on Governor Seyi Makinde to harness the international business potentials of cashew in Ogbomoso zone by establishing a processing factory or industry for the plant in the area The call was made by the House while deliberating on a motion brought before it by member representing Oriire […]
Worried by the recent flood that ravaged some parts of the state occasioned by the recent downpour between 21st July to 24th July, 2023, the Oyo State House of Assembly has sympathized with the residents who were affected by the said flood incident and called on the Executive Arm of government to take proactive steps […]
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo socio-cultural organisation has expressed dissatisfaction at the five ministerial slots allotted to the South-East region by President Bola Tinubu. The President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, said the number was unfair and unjust. In a statement on Thursday, Iwuanyanwu said the South-East was shortchanged with five states while other zones have […]
The fall of the naira against the United States dollar, coupled with the recent rise in global crude oil prices, is making Nigerians apprehensive of a possible hike in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol. Although the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and other oil marketers have not announced any increase […]
The Enugu State Police Command said, on Friday, that it had killed three operatives of the Eastern Security Network of the Indigenous People of Biafra in the Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area of the state and recovered their weapons. The command’s spokesman, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists […]
The acting Inspector-General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, has reappointed Assistant Commissioner of Police, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, as the Force’s Public Relations Officer, following his most recent promotion as ACP by the Police Service Commission. The reappointment was confirmed from a posting communication with reference number TH.5361/FS/FHQ/ABJ/V.4/649 dated Tuesday, August 8, 2023, from the office of the […]
The administration of President Bola Tinubu will likely spend about N341.23bn on settling judgment debts between 2023 and 2027, according to findings by The PUNCH. The judgment debts were listed as promissory notes in a document titled, ‘Schedule of Promissory Notes Issued by Category as at September 30, 2022’ by the Debt Management Office. According […]
In recent times, phone firms have been urged to help in the reduction of thefts after police data revealed that every six minutes, a mobile phone was stolen in London last year. The Met Police revealed that in 2022, 90,864 phones were stolen with an estimate of almost 250 a day. BBC reports that the […]
Beijing has lifted a Covid-era ban on outbound group tours to dozens of countries including the United States and Japan. The Chinese Ministry of Culture and Tourism disclosed this on Thursday, in a statement. Recall that China had in 2020 cut itself off from the world as part of a strict zero-Covid strategy, using visa […]
