No fewer than 10 passengers were burnt to death on Oyo-Ogbomoso road on Thursday. The passengers, caught in a head-on collision involving a Mazda and a Toyota Hiace passenger bus, were burnt beyond recognition. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) confirmed the incident in an interview with the News Agency …
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A member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo State, Mudashiru Baraka, was on Wednesday killed by rival political thugs in the state. Baraka was macheted to death by his assailants at his family compound in Oyo East Local Government Area of the state. According to the Police Public …
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A member of the Peoples Democratic Party in Oyo State, Mudashiru Baraka, has been killed. He was said to have been killed by rival political thugs on Wednesday morning in Oyo town. NEWSEXTRA24 gathered that Baraka, a PDP grassroots mobiliser in the town, was macheted to death …
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A 27-year-old housewife, Odunayo Olumale has stabbed her husband, Olamilekan Salahudeen to death for making sexual advances to her. The incident happened three months after the couple reconciled and reunited following their separation. Speaking in Ibadan while parading the suspect at the Oyo Police Command headquarter, Eleyele, Ibadan, yesterday, Police …
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The principal of Federal Government Girl’s College, Oyo and a teacher, Timothy Alayoteti, have been arrested over the allegation of rape of a 14-year-old student. Addressing newsmen in Ibadan, the elder sister to the victim, Mercy Gabriel lamented that after several months of the incident, her sister was still suffering …
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House of Representatives Member Tolulope Akande-Sadipe is the only Woman Federal Legislator from Oyo State, perhaps from the whole of South-West since 2019. The Oluyole Federal Constituency Representative has not only demonstrated a lot of understanding but also built good relationships across party levels in the last three years as …
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Oyo’s VAT revenue higher than total collection of 17 northern states •South West generates more VAT revenue than other 5 zones •North Central generates least revenue LAGOS, Oyo and Rivers states, with the highest Value Added Tax (VAT) revenue, subsidise the other 33 states with respect to VAT as the …
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Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state has refuted reports that he was making clandestine move to defect to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2023 general elections, saying it is a rumour that is not going to happen. Speaking in an interview with Daily Independent, Makinde …
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Human rights attorney Femi Falana has called on the Oyo and Osun State governments to ensure that the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) is reopened without any further delay. The senior advocate made the call on Monday at the memorial symposium held in honor of Professor Funmi Adewunmi at …
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Crisis at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso, has reached a new height with unrestrained resignations of nurses, doctors, consultants, pharmacists and other categories of health workers. At a press conference held in Ogbomoso on Thursday, Chairman of the Medical and Dental Consultant Association of Nigeria, LAUTECHTH branch, Dr. …
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