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Oyo first lady celebrates Ibadan’s New Year babies with gifts, cash
By Adejayan Gbenga – The First Lady of Oyo State, Mrs Tamunominini Makinde, has marked the beginning of the new year by celebrating the first babies born in Ibadan, the state capital, presenting gifts and cash to the newborns and their families. Mrs Makinde, who was represented by the Head of Service, Mrs Olubunmi Oni, visited three state-owned health facilities…
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FG’s N30bn Bodija relief fund remains unused — Oyo
By Adejayan Gbenga – The Oyo State Government has revealed that the N30 billion released by the federal government as intervention funds for the January 16, 2024, Bodija explosion in Ibadan remains unspent almost two years after the incident. The state government also disclosed that the federal government has yet to release the remaining N20 billion from the N50 billion…
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Bodija explosion victims, FG N30 billion intervention fund, and Makinde’s hypocrisy, by Oladeinde Olawoyin
The Oyo State Government under Seyi Makinde will go down in history as the most nakedly hypocritical in its poorly veiled mendacity since the begining of the 4th republic in that state. And this mendacious tendency—enabled by an opposition in disarray, a conspiratorial local media, and an equally janus-faced civil society—is nauseating in its juvenile insipidity. I stopped talking politics,…
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Tinubu celebrates Hananiya, Saleh Ahmadu, Hadiza Bala-Usman on birthdays
By Kunle Sanni – President Bola Tinubu has extended warm birthday felicitations to three distinguished Nigerians—former Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Major General Haladu Anthony Hananiya (rtd); businessman and traditional title holder, Alhaji Saleh Ahmadu; and his Special Adviser on Policy Coordination, Hadiza Bala-Usman—commending their contributions to national development and public service. In a message marking…
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Fayose asks Makinde to refund N30bn Bodija explosion intervention fund
By Adejayan Gbenga – Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has asked Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, to return the N30 billion released by the Federal Government as intervention funds for the January 16, 2024 Bodija explosion in Ibadan, saying the money should not remain unused. Fayose made the call after Governor Makinde disclosed that the N30 billion received…
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Ex-Ooni’s wife Zaynab speaks on marriage to SGF George Akume
Former wife and queen to the Ooni of Ife, Zaynab Ngohemba, formerly known as Zaynab Otiti Obanor, has opened up about her recent marriage to Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume. The couple reportedly exchanged vows in a private ceremony in 2024, an event that has since drawn widespread attention across Nigeria’s social and political circles. In…
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Several reported killed in Iran protests over economic hardships
Several people were killed during unrest in Iran, Iranian media and rights groups said on Thursday, as the biggest protests to hit the Islamic Republic for three years over worsening economic conditions sparked violence in several provinces. The semi-official Fars news agency reported that three protesters were killed and 17 were injured during an attack on a police station in…
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FUTA Teaching Hospital to strengthen Nigeria’s healthcare in 2026 – CMD
By Boye Oyeyemi – The Chief Medical Director of the Federal University of Technology Akure Teaching Hospital, Prof. Olusegun Ojo, has said the institution is set to play a key role in improving Nigeria’s healthcare delivery in 2026 following its takeover by the Federal Government. Ojo, in a New Year message, described 2026 as a period of consolidation and expansion…
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Akpabio withdraws suit against Senator Natasha after New Year church service
By Kunle Sanni – The President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has ordered the withdrawal of all defamation lawsuits against individuals, including Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, following a New Year church service in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. Akpabio made the announcement on Thursday at the Sacred Heart Parish, Uyo, saying he was moved by the message delivered during the New…
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Oyebamiji sends New Year message to Osun residents, harps on hope, unity
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji (AMBO), has extended New Year greetings to residents of the state as they usher in 2026. Oyebamiji commended the resilience and patriotism shown by the people of Osun since the creation of the state, urging them to remain hopeful…
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