Oyo Rep to hand over digital ICT hub to govt, Thursday
The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Digital and Information Communication Technology, Hon. Adedeji Dhikrullahi Olajide, is set to hand over a fully equipped Digital ICT fibre optic hub to the Oyo State Government on Thursday. The hub,…
FG, govs reach three-month agreement on LG allocations
The Federal Government and state governors may have agreed to a three-month moratorium on Local Government autonomy, over concerns arising from its impact on salary payments and operational viability, The PUNCH learnt on Monday. The development means Local Governments may…
Prophetess, teacher arraigned for fake charm, N8m theft
A prophetess, Folake Olasode, 35, and a schoolteacher, Damilola Aboloyinijo, 31, were on Monday arraigned before a Lagos State Magistrate Court sitting in Tinubu for allegedly preparing a fake charm of protection and obtaining N8m from their victim. The duo…
215,267 results withheld for malpractices, says WAEC
The West Africa Examination Council has said 73.79 per cent of total candidates obtained credit and above in a minimum of any five subjects with or without English Language and or Mathematics. Speaking on Monday while announcing the release of…
SUBEB chair, others promise massive votes for Aiyedatiwa
The Chairman of the Ondo State Universal Basic Education Board, Mr Victor Olabimtan, has declared that Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa would win the November 16 governorship election in the state. Aiyedatiwa became the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in…
Night guard killed at duty post in Osun
A night guard working at a shopping complex located along Station Road, Ikirun, Osun State, had been reportedly slaughtered at his duty post by some unknown assailants. The actual period when the night guard, simply identified as Ibariba, was killed…
Man, two-year-old son die in Jigawa building collapse
Officials of Buji Local Government Area of Jigawa State, on Monday, confirmed the death of a 30-year-old man alongside his two-year-old son in a building collapse in Madabe village. The council’s Information Officer, Ali Safiyanu, who confirmed the tragedy to…
Osun LG Polls: PDP Inaugurates Screening Committee (Full List)
The Peoples Democratic Party in Osun state on monday inaugurated screening committee ahead of its primary election for the forthcoming local government election in the state. Chairman of the party, Hon Sunday Bisi while Inaugurating the committee admonished members of…
Ladoja crowned as ceremonial Oba by Olubadan
The Otun Olubadan of Ibadanland, High Chief Rashidi Ladoja, has been crowned as an Oba in the line to the Olubadan throne. Ladoja received the crown on Monday, at a brief event held at the new Olubadan Palace, Oke Aremo,…
14-year-old boy beheaded in Ibadan
A 14-year-old boy, identified as Malik Kareem, was reportedly beheaded for ritual in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital on Saturday. The incident that occurred at the Olorisaoko community in the Akinyele Local Government Area of the state on Saturday evening…