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Kwara leads APC e-registration in North central as party hails Gov Abdulrazaq’s multisectoral strides
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq received the National Vice Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in North Central, Alhaji Muazu Bawa, on a working visit to the state. Bawa’s visit on Monday formed a part of his tour of the North Central States to monitor the ongoing e-registration of the party’s membership. The Governor, who…
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Oyo Assembly rejects lawmaker’s apology, cites lack of remorse over allegations
By Adejayan Gbenga The Oyo State House of Assembly on Tuesday rejected the apology tendered by Ibrahim Shittu, the lawmaker representing Saki West Constituency, describing it as reserved and lacking genuine remorse. The issue arose after the Majority Leader, Sanjo Adedoyin (Ogbomoso South), accused Shittu of making defamatory and malicious allegations against him and the Assembly leadership during a public…
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Sunday Igboho visits Olubadan, thanks him over removal from FG’s wanted list
By Adejayan Gbenga Yoruba Nation activist Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has paid a courtesy visit to the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja, in appreciation of the monarch’s role in securing his removal from the federal government’s list of wanted persons. The Monday visit came shortly after reports confirmed that Igboho had been delisted from the…
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Oyo at 50: Alaafin absent at opening ceremony in Ibadan
By Adejayan Gbenga Oyo State on Monday commenced activities marking its 50th anniversary, but the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade, was notably absent from the opening ceremony held at the International Conference Centre, University of Ibadan. The event featured a welcome address by Governor Seyi Makinde and a goodwill message from the Speaker of the Oyo State House…
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Awujale stool not for sale- Ijebu groups back Abiodun’s intervention
Following the suspension of the selection process for a new Awujale of Ijebuland by the Ogun State Government, a group of residents on Monday staged a peaceful protest across parts of Ijebu-Ode in support of the government’s decision. The protesters, under the banner of Ijebu Sons and Daughters and Ijebu-Ode Progressive Youths, marched through major roads in the town carrying…
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How I benefitted from Bola Ige’s free education policy- Makinde
By Adejayan Gbenga Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has revealed that he benefited from the free education programme introduced during the tenure of the late Chief Bola Ige. Makinde made the disclosure on Monday while speaking at the opening ceremony of Oyo State at 50, commemorating five decades since the state’s creation. Oyo State was created on February 3, 1976,…
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Igboho removed from wanted list after monarchs’ intervention
By Adejayan Gbenga Yoruba Nation activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has been removed from the Federal Government’s list of wanted persons following the intervention of prominent traditional rulers in the South-West. Igboho’s spokesperson, Olayomi Koiki, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, noting that all arrangements had been concluded for Igboho’s return to Nigeria after the…
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Osun Assembly disowns chairmanship ‘rotation’ claim on traditional rulers
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo –The Osun State House of Assembly has disowned a social media claim alleging that the Speaker, Hon. Adewale Egbedun, received or authorised a letter on the rotation of chairmanship among traditional rulers in the state.The Assembly, in a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker, Olamide Tiamiyu, on Monday, said the publication, circulated…
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No law bars Otunbas from becoming Awujale- Ijebu Otunbas’ Council
Amid reports of the alleged disqualification of some of its members by the council of kingmakers in the Fusengbuwa Ruling House, the Council of Otunbas in Ijebuland has declared that no law prohibits holders of the Otunba title from ascending the Awujale stool. The Otunbas made the clarification in a letter addressed to the Awujale Interregnum Administrative Council. The letter…
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Former first lady aids rescue of Osun indigene stranded in Egypt
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo –The former First Lady of Osun State, Mrs Kafayat Oyetola, has rescued a 36-year-old Osun indigene, Titilayo Oluwaseun, who was stranded in Cairo, Egypt, after allegedly being stripped of her international passport and forced into hard labour.Titilayo had earlier raised the alarm in a video message, appealing to the Nigerian government for intervention. She alleged that…
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