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Oyo reviews fines for traffic offenders
By Adejayan Gbenga The Oyo State Road Traffic Management Authority (OYRTMA) on Monday reviewed fines for various traffic offences to promote road safety and reduce accidents. The Chairman of OYRTMA, Adekoya Adesagba, announced this during a meeting with zonal commanders held at the agency’s secretariat in Agodi, Ibadan. Adesagba said the essence of OYRTMA was not to generate internal revenue…
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Group plans to hold protest June 12 over insecurity, economic situation
A group, Take It Back Movement, has said it would hold protest on June 12 to draw attention to the country’s worsening insecurity, shrinking civic space, and growing economic hardship. A statement on Monday by its National Coordinator, Juwon Sanyaolu, the movement condemned the rising wave of insecurity in the Middle Belt and northern parts of the country, pointing to…
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Makinde receives Oyo students, restates commitment to education
By Adejayan Gbenga Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to listening to the needs of students. Makinde made this statement on Monday while receiving members of the Federation of Oyo State Students Union (FOSSU) at the Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan. The enthusiastic students, who marched to the Governor’s Office in a solidarity walk, were on a…
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Osun 2026: AMBO Movement inaugurates 332 ward coordinators
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo A voluntary group under the aegis of the Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji (AMBO) Movement, which is driving the political aspirations of the current Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji, on Monday inaugurated ward coordinators across the 332 political wards in the state. During the inauguration,…
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LASG begins disbursement of N1.6bn as 250 indigent residents receive cheques
By Adeola Ogunrinde The Lagos State Government on Monday commenced the distribution of cheques to indigent residents as part of its intervention programme to disburse the N1.6 billion earmarked for the exercise this year. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Political, Legislative and Civic Engagement, Dr. Tajudeen Afolabi, disclosed this shortly after the disbursement to 250 vulnerable residents. The…
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Makinde reappoints Aderibigbe as Oyo Civil Service Commission Chair
…Gbadegesin, Akin Alamu join State Advisory Council By Adejayan Gbenga Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, has reappointed Alhaji Aderibigbe Kamoru Abiodun as Chairman of the Oyo State Civil Service Commission. This was contained in a letter signed by the Chief of Staff to the Governor, Otunba Segun Ogunwuyi, on Monday. The governor also reappointed Alhaji Kolajo Isiaq Adewale, Mr.…
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PHOTO NEWS: Oyebamiji seeks support for APC ahead of 2026 governorship election
Former Osun State Commissioner for Finance, Bola Oyebamiji, has called on indigenes of Ikire to rally behind the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2026 governorship election in the state. Oyebamiji made the appeal during an interaction with members of the Ikire community in Ibadan on Sunday, where he was accompanied by his wife. Describing himself as a “proud…
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Oyo Govt seals collapsed building under reconstruction in Ibadan
By Adejayan Gbenga The Oyo State Government has ordered a halt to reconstruction work on the collapsed two-storey commercial building in Ibadan. The government also sealed off the premises on Monday. The building, intended to house a fast-food outlet and located along the Dugbe-Mokola road, collapsed Sunday night during a rainstorm that affected parts of Ibadan. Commissioner for Lands, Housing…
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FG, Lagos to distribute 8m cookstoves to vulnerable households
By Adeola Ogunrinde Lagos State is set to become the launchpad for a major clean energy initiative as the Federal Government, in partnership with the Lagos State Government and GreenPlinth Africa, begins distributing eight million clean cookstoves to vulnerable households. The distribution will commence on June 25, 2025, in Makoko. This effort is part of the broader 80 Million Clean…
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BREAKING: Epe Kingdom elects new Olu Epe
The Epe Kingdom in Lagos State has elected new monarch, the Olu-Epe, on Monday a day after the demise of their late king. It would be recalled that late Oba Shefiu Adewale died on Sunday at the age of 86. In a momentous event, the Balogun of the kingdom, High Chief Kadri Odedeogboro was officially elected as the new Olu…
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