Oyo state government through the Mineral Development Agency will continue to regulate the activities of miners so as to prevent possible hazard and generate more funds into government coffers. The Director General Oyo state Mineral Development Agency, Mr Abiodun Oni made this known during the unscheduled…
A Federal High Court in Borno has ordered the release of no fewer than 313 suspected terrorists arrested by the military. The court ordered their release for lack of evidence to nail the suspects after investigation. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. Buba Edward, disclosed this during the…
The Federal Government has declared Friday, March 29 and Monday, April 1, 2024 as public holidays to mark the celebrations of 2024 Good Friday and Easter Monday respectively. The minister of interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the declaration on behalf of the federal government in a statement by the Permanent…
Full text of President Tinubu’s speech at burial ceremony of 17 slain soldiers Chief of Defence Staff, Chief of Army Staff and other Service Chiefs, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Chief of Staff and other military officers. It is with heavy heart that I join you today to commit to earth, the…
Why we have not yet nominated Olakulehin Council of Obas in Ibadanland has said that Olubadan designate, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin cannot be nominated in absentia for Governor Seyi Makinde’s approval as the new monarch for Ibadanland. The Ekerein Olubadan, Oba Hamidu Ajibade stated this while speaking to the Nigerian…
Telecommunication companies will disconnect more Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) numbers not linked to National Identification Numbers (NIN) on Friday, March 29, 2024, the Nigeria Communications Commission has said. The Director of Public Publicity at the NCC, Reuben Mouka, told The PUNCH on a telephone call…
In a bid to ensure more farmers in Oyo State have access to Agricultural loan schemes, the State government has taken steps to ease up the guarantor’s requirements for the ongoing SAfER/ACCOS scheme. This was announced in a statement issued and signed by the Chairman of the Agricultural Credit Corporation…
The Oyo State governor, ‘Engr. Seyi Makinde has successfully negotiated a major investment deal with Africorp Consortium during his recent visit to Casablanca, Morocco. Led by Chairman Saad Berrada Sounni and CEO Jaafar Harti, Africorp which is set to establish a multi-million-dollar factory in Ibadan. This was…
…. Says only one person is above the law Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has broken his silence after an invitation by the Department of State Services over his comments on the activities of bandits in the country. According to him, the invitation was necessary, and he had a productive…
A Kano High Court sitting on Tuesday, sentenced a Chinese National, Frank Geng-Quangrong, 47, to death by hanging for stabbing his Nigerian girlfriend, Ummukulsum Sani, 22, to death. Frank, who lives in Railway Quarters Kano, was convicted on one count charge of culpable homicide. Delivering judgment,…