Oyo State Government officials attended the Eid prayers at the Agodi Prayer Ground Ibadan on Wednesday to show support and solidarity for Chief Imam of Ibadanland, Sheik AbdulGaniy Agbotomokekere, it has been learnt. An official, who pleaded anonymity, said the Chief Imam, being the religious leader in the state, deserves to be listened to and […]
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Three persons, including an infant, died in a gas explosion in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, on Wednesday. It was learnt the victims were burnt to death at Oke-Egunya along NTA road, Abeokuta when a technician was trying to service a faulty refrigerator. They were said to have been trapped and unable to escape after […]
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CAN President, Rev Samson Ayokunle Worried by the incessant killings and kidnapping across the nation, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has declared a three-day of national prayers for churches and Christians. CAN, in the letter titled: ‘National days of soberness and fervent prayers for God’s mercy by Christians in Nigeria,’ by its General Secretary, […]
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The Federal Government yesterday declared that the killing of security operatives amounted to a declaration of war on the country. The government warned that “overwhelming force’ would be used against the perpetrators of such heinous crime. It reassured Nigerians that it was not “overwhelmed” by the worsening insecurity and called on the media to douse […]
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The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced there was a total system collapse of the grid on Wednesday. Consequently, according to its General Manager, Public Affairs, there was voltage collapse some parts of the grid. The statement said the TCN “hereby states that at about 11.01 am today, 12th of May, 2021, there was […]
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Oyo Governor Seyi Makinde has stated he never interfered with the appointments of judges, adding he only ensured due process was followed to the letter in the exercise. The Governor, who stated this while hosting Oyo Muslim Ummah at his residence in Ibadan, added his government has continued to be fair and just to all […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged Nigerians to use the occasion of the Eid-el-Fitr, which marks the end of the month of Ramadan as opportunity to unite in confronting the challenges facing the nation. In a statement on Wednesday by spokesman for the PDP, Kola Ologbondiyan, the party stressed that the virtues of self-sacrifice, […]
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Gunmen defied the early morning rain on Wednesday as they launched deadly attacks on two police stations in Ika and Etim Ekpo local government areas of Akwa Ibom state. A police officer, PC Edogi Bassey was killed by the heavily armed hoodlums in the attack that took place at about 6.30am. It was gathered that […]
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Senator Abdulfatai Buhari (APC – Oyo North) says Nigeria needs restructuring to resolve its myriads of problems, not secession. He disclosed this to newsmen in Ibadan on Wednesday saying that secession would only lead to “war within war.” Buhari is the Chairman, Senate Committee on Land Transport. “I don’t believe in secession; restructuring, I believe […]
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National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, urged Muslims to use the period of Eid-El-Fitri celebration to pray for sincere and genuine leadership that would save the country from its present socio-economic predicaments. He observed that six years after the nation’s democracy was handed over to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), […]
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