The Osun state government on Monday announced September 21, 2020, as the resumption dates for schools in the state. Mrs Funke Egbemode, the state’s Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, revealed this in a statement issued at the end of this week’s State Executive Council meeting. Egbemode said Osun schools …
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How 18-year-old girl found dead in Akinyele was drugged, raped by lover – Oyo CP
The Oyo state police command on Monday evening declared that the recent death of an 18-year-old lady in Akinyele Local Government Area of the state had no link with ritual killings recently being witnessed in the area. indePENdentreporters.com had reported that another lady, Daramola Mary, was killed in Alabata area …
Read More »FG cautions states on full reopening of schools, as ASUU kicks against reopening of universities
The Presidential Task Force on Covid-19 has warned states planning to fully reopen schools to be guided by the experiences of countries like the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany and France. The PTF, however, said it was not against the preparations by some states to fully reopen schools. Schools …
Read More »Confusion on how to recruit teachers in Oyo, as only 10 percent of applicants scored above fifty percent in TESCOM CBT
Poor performance of applicants for the Oyo state Teaching Service Commissioner (TESCOM) jobs in the just concluded Computer Based Test (CBT) is causing confusion on how the recruitment exercise would be carried out. Pastor Akinade Alamu, chairman of Oyo, TESCOM, who revealed on Monday, said only 10 percent of applicants …
Read More »NUJ directs members to boycott Fani-Kayode’s media parley in Oyo
The Oyo state council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has directed journalists in state to boycott the media parley convened by Femi Fani Kayode in Ibadan. Some selected journalists had received a closed invitation to attend the planned event at 11am today but the leadership of the state …
Read More »Photos: Fani-Kayode lands in Ibadan, says ‘I’m honoured to stay at historic Agodi govt house’
Femi Fani Kayode , former Minister of Aviation, on Sunday night arrived Ibadan for the next leg of his tour to inspect projects in States controlled by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In a statement on his official Facebook account, the former Minister described the Governor’s lodge where he staying as …
Read More »Two armed robbers arrested while going for an operation in Ijebu
Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested two suspected robbers on their way to an operation on the Awa-Ijebu/Ijebu-Ode Expressway. Abimbola Oyeyemi, Police Public Relations Officer in the state, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. According to Oyeyemi, the suspects armed robbers are; Odukoya Ayomide, 32, and …
Read More »I’ve not endorsed Oni’s 2022 governorship ambition- Fayose
Former Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, on Sunday declared that he had not endorsed the 2022 governorship ambition of Chief Segun Oni. Fayose had on Saturday, during a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) congress, officially received former governor Oni into the political party. Oni had earlier left the party for …
Read More »Like Awolowo, Tinubu should be made the image of Yoruba nation- Oluwo
Bayo Iyanda Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi , the Oluwo of Iwo in Osun State, said the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, should be made the image of Yoruba nation who shall be speaking on our behalf all Yoruba people. Oba Abdulrasheed, therefore called on all …
Read More »Messi absent as Barcelona players undergo Covid-19 tests
Lionel Messi was not seen attending Barcelona’s training ground for coronavirus tests on Sunday morning, raising the possibility he will boycott pre-season to force his way out of the club. Barca’s new coach Ronald Koeman and first-team players entered through the front entrance to the Ciutat Esportiva but Messi …
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