Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, declared on Thursday, that his administration will revive the Police Swift Response Squad (SRS) in the first 100 days of his second term in office, adding that such a step will help deal with criminal elements in the state. The governor stated this while hosting the new…
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has clarified that the Bank Verification Number, BVN, has no expiry date. CBN’s spokesman, Dr. Isa AbdulMumin, made the clarification in a statement last night. He was reacting to media reports that the BVN expires after 10 years. He said: “The attention of the CBN has been…
The Presidential Election Petition Court has adjourned to Thursday, May 18th, 2023, the continuation of the pre-hearing of the petition by the Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar against the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, of the All Progressive Congress. In the petition…
President Muhammadu Buhari, has on Wednesday wrote to the Senate, asking the honorable house to approve a new loan request of $800million. In a letter read by the President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan, President Buhari who noted that the loan would be utilized to scale up the National Social Safety Net…
Twitter Chief Executive Officer, Elon Musk, on Wednesday announced a series of new features for the social platform. He revealed that Twitter, in its latest version, will come with support for direct message replies, voice/video chats, and encrypted DM 1.0. Musk made this known on his Twitter page. He wrote,…
…As body bids outgoing govs farewell, welcome new ones The People’s Democratic Party Governors’ Forum has listed Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, his Oyo and Benue State counterparts, Seyi Makinde and Samuel Ortom for honours as it prepares to send forth outgoing members as well as welcome…
…as Commission Enjoins Political Parties To Abide By Election Time Table The Chairman, House Committee on Local Government , Chieftaincy Matters and State Honours , Hon .Akintunde Olajide, assured the Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC) of necessary support in the next local government…
The Zonal Vice Chairman of People’s Democratic Party in the Southwest, Hon. Soji Adagunodo has died. Adagunodo died on Tuesday in the United States of America after a brief illness. Sources close to the former Osun State PDP Chairman told InsightMedia that he travelled to the US shortly after the general elections…
The Oyo State House of Assembly has resolved to conduct a public hearing on the proposed amendment of the State Chiefs Law. The House made the resolution Tuesday shortly before passing the bill for second reading This was sequel to the approval given by the Oyo State House of Assembly to a letter forwarded by…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday set aside the appeal by Adegboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress (APC) challenging the election of Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as Osun State Governor. The apex court, in its judgment read by Justice Emmanuel Agim, also upheld the Appeal…