The Nigerian film industry and Yoruba cultural scene have been thrown into mourning over the passing of veteran actor, Pa Charles Olumo Sanyaolu, popularly known as Agbako, who died at the remarkable age of 101. Tribune Online gathered that the veteran actor was said to have died early Thursday morning after…
The Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, will in November break the ground for a 3,000-hectare agribusiness industrial hub in Eruwa, Ibarapa East Local Government Area of the State. The Director General of Oyo State Agribusiness Development Agency, Dr. Debo Akande, disclosed this in an exclusive chat with…
economic poverty There is nothing new under the sun, especially in a time like this where things are expensive and individuals are trying to make ends meet, despite the continuous rise in the cost of bills for food and services. The love for protein is also gradually dying, as many can hardly afford their daily…
Penultimate Saturday, the ancient town of Saki in Oke Ogunaxis of Oyo State played host to an unprecedented throng of people as the remains of one of the town’s leading lights, Chief Michael Adeniyi Koleosho, were committed to Mother Earth. Chief Koleosho was a man of many parts; the third son of Pa Samson…
An NCC official said the policy is aimed to “protect minors” from the liabilities that arise from the usage of such SIMs. The Nigerian telecommunication regulator, NCC, has disqualified Nigerians below the age of 18 from getting a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card. Sources at the commission told…
The Oyo State Police Command has on Friday paraded at least 47 suspects involved in various criminal activities, bordering around kidnapping for ransom, murder, armed robbery, rape, and car hijacking. The suspects were paraded at a press briefing on Friday, October 25 at the Police headquarters in Eleyele, Ibadan,…
…Approves Inclusion of Exco of Farmers Groups As Guarantors The Oyo State government has taken steps to ease the guarantor’s requirements for the ongoing SAfER/Agricultural Credit Corporation of Oyo State (ACCOS), scheme for farmers. This, according to the Chairman, ACCOS, Sheikh Taofeek Akeugbagold, is…
President Bola Tinubu and the Federal Executive Council have announced the scrapping of the Niger Delta Ministry and the Ministry of Sports Development. In a tweet by the Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to the President, Bayo Onanuga, on Wednesday, the decision was reached during the FEC meeting…
…offers free gas conversion to motorist President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said that Nigerian motorists now have a choice between paying N1,000 per litre for Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol, or buying Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) at N200 per Standard Cubic Meter. The president said this…
FG drops charges against binance executive, Court denies Binance executive, Gambaryan, bail The Nigerian government has dropped all charges against Tigran Gambaryan, a Binance Holdings executive, who has been in detention since April on money laundering allegations. The Economic and Financial Crimes…