President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said 12m families will get N8, 000 over a period of six months to ameliorate the hardships faced by Nigerians as a result of subsidy removal. In a letter to the House of Representatives read by Speaker Tajudeen Abbas during plenary, Tinubu said it was support to enable poor and…
The house of representatives has passed an amendment to the Supplementary Appropriation Act, 2022. The amendment to the Supplementary Appropriation Act, 2022, passed first, second and third readings during plenary on Wednesday. President Bola Tinubu had asked the lawmakers to approve N500 billion, to allow…
The governorship election petition tribunal in Ibadan, on Thursday, dismissed the petition filed by the Allied Peoples’ Movement (APM) against the March 18th victory of Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state. The APM had challenged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declaration of Engr. Seyi…
The Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC), on Tuesday, engaged with the leadership of political parties in the state as part of its preparation for the 2024 Local Government Council Elections in the state. The OYSIEC Chairman, Aare Isiaka Abiola Olagunju, SAN, while speaking at the meeting…
A Family Court in Iyaganku, Ibadan, on Tuesday, ordered that a skit maker, Maruf Abdullahi, aka ”Trinity” be remanded in the Agodi correction centre for allegedly sexually exploiting a 10-year-old girl. The Magistrate, Mrs P. O. Adetuyibi ordered Abdullahi, 31, Isiaka Ahmed, 40, and his wife Rofiat Ahmed,…
A Magistrates’ Court sitting at Iyaganku in Ibadan, on Monday, ordered that a nursing mother, Damilola Opeyemi be remanded in Abolongo Correctional facility, Oyo Town for allegedly stabbing her husband to death over dinner. Magistrate P. O . Adetuyibi, did not take her plea. Adetuyibi said the remand is…
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has directed prospective corps members to avoid the Orientation Camp in the Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State. The NYSC, through its Director of Press and Public Relations, Eddy Megwa, in a statement issued on Monday, July 10, 2023, said the new location is…
Ex-Barcelona star, Luis Suarez dies aged 88. Former Barcelona and Inter Milan midfielder, Luis Suarez, the only male footballer born in Spain to win the Ballon D’Or, died at the age of 88 on Sunday. Nicknamed “The Architect”, the Spaniard won the prestigious award in 1960 and later coached La Roja at…
Governor of Oyo State, ‘Seyi Makinde’, has enjoined residents of the state to support his administration to have a successful tenure, noting that once the governor records success, the impact will be felt by all the residents. Governor Makinde, who lauded the people of the state for their support for…
The Olubadan of Ibadan-land, Oba Lekan Balogun has cleared the air on some misgivings trailing his decision to crown members of his Olubadan-in-Council as beaded crown wearing obas. Oba Balogun made the explanations in an address at the ongoing coronation ceremony at Mapo Hall, Ibadan. Speaking through a…