The residents of Oyo town have expressed excitement following how the Nigeria Immigration Service sited an international passport office in the ancient community as preparations are now in top gear for its inauguration. A visit by newsmen to the facility located at Government Reservation Area, GRA, showed…
The newly elected President-General of the Central Council of Ibadan Indigenes (CCII), Barrister Niyi Ajewole on Monday paid a courtesy visit to the Alarere Palace of the Olubadan of Ibadan-land, Oba Lekan Balogun. He promised to complete the ongoing construction of the Olubadan Palace located at Oke-Aremo,…
The DE registration exercise commenced on Monday, March 20th and billed to end on Thursday, April 20th. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Monday extended the closing date for the 2023 Direct Entry (DE) registration by one week starting from Friday, April 21th. In a statement, JAMB’s…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has asked Barr. Yusuf Hudu Ari, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Adamawa State, to stay away from office till further notice. This was contained in a circular to the embattled REC signed by Mrs. Rose Oriaran-Anthony, Secretary to the Commission…
The Election Petition Tribunal in Oyo State has received two petitions in respect of the governorship poll and four for the House of Assembly elections. The secretary of the tribunal, Ibrahim Sada, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Ibadan. He said the first…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Monday, approved the provisional use of the R21 malaria vaccine. The agency noted that the R21 Malaria vaccine dossier complies substantially with the best international standards, which made the Joint Review Committee conclude that…
Oyo State Police Command has arrested a kidnap kingpin after a failed attempt and other 28 suspects for various criminal activities in the state. The suspected kidnapper, name withheld, was alleged to have written a threat letter to his victim, demanding N15 million ransom. The state Police Public Relations…
The federal government will pay N5,000 to 10 million households for six months as palliative for removing petrol subsidy after June. The amount is N50 billion per month and reaches N300bn with $800m (N371.6bn at CBN N464/$1 rate) World Bank loan to fund the project. The Minister of Finance, Budget, and…
The Oyo State Road Transport Management Authority (OYRTMA) has cautioned the motoring public moving along One-Ten axis of Ring-Road inward Iyaganku, Ibadan over a broken down container-laden truck belonging to yet another member of the Council of Maritime Truck Unions and Associations (COMTUA), Lagos, owners…
Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde has assured the people of Ibarapaland that the Ido-Eruwa Road, linking the area to Ibadan, the state capital will be completed before the end of the year. Makinde, who spoke at First Baptist Church, Anko, Eruwa, during the Thanksgiving Service in honour of the mother of the…