The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said it secured 865 convictions from a total of 1,305 cases it filed in the courts in outgoing year 2020. Acting Chairman of the Commission, Mohammed Abba, who revealed this, added that a total of 7,340 cases were under investigation out of the …
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Covid-19: Makinde permits churches to hold New Year cross-over services
The Oyo State Government has lifted the 12 am to 4 am curfew earlier imposed on states by the Federal Government. A statement from Governor Seyi Makinde’s Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr Taiwo Adisa, also noted that the state government had permitted cross-over services in the state. The …
Read More »Hoodlums in army uniform kidnap farmer in Ibadan – Man Flees After Being Declared Wanted by Secret Cult Leaders
A farmer identified as Wole Agboola has been reportedly kidnapped by some gunmen on his farm in the Abaodo area, Olukitibi village, Akinyele Local Government Area, Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. Agboola was said to have been kidnapped and whisked away to an unknown destination following an attack on his …
Read More »Covid-19: Oyo govt bans cross-over services, street carnivals
The Oyo State government has said that there is not going to be cross over services by worship centers in order to ensure strict compliance with COVID-19 guidelines and protocols in the state. The state government also banned street carnivals. The Coordinator of the Oyo State Task Force on COVID-19, …
Read More »Ajimobi was a good governor, but lacked native intelligence to manage people – Akintola
Ibadan-born legal luminary, Chief Adeniyi Akintola (SAN) and chieftain of the Oyo state chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday said the immediate past governor of Oyo state, Late Abiola Ajimobi, lacked native intelligence to manage people. IP Akintola stated this while speaking at the monthly breakfast chat of the …
Read More »Akintola features on SWEGOP breakfast media chat tomorrow
Ibadan-born legal luminary and chieftain of the Oyo state All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Adeniyi Akintola, SAN will on Tuesday 29th of December, 2020 feature on the monthly breakfast media chat organised by the South West Group of Online Publishers (SWEGOP). According to a press statement issued by the group’s …
Read More »Man stabbed to death for throwing Xmas banger around Ilorin Mosque
A 30-year-old man, Abdulkadir Segi, has reportedly been stabbed to death during an argument over the detonation of a banger around a mosque in Ilorin, Kwara State, while the Muslim congregational prayer was being observed on Christmas Eve. Abdulkadir was alleged to have been stabbed in the chest in the …
Read More »Edo Deputy Gov raises alarm over Oshiomhole’s plot to use judiciary to upturn Obaseki’s victory
Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, has raised the alarm over alleged plot by a former Governor of the state, Adams Oshiomhole, to use the judiciary to overturn the victory of Governor Godwin Obaseki at the September 2020 governorship election. Shaibu, who raised the alarm during an empowerment programme for …
Read More »Five ritual killers, including herbalist, arrested in Ogun for dismembering housewife, Okada rider
Five persons, including an herbalist, have been arrested by men of the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly dismembering a 45-year-old housewife, Memunat Akinde, and a motorcyclist, Ibikunle Ajose. The suspects reportedly committed the offence in the Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of the state after the victims were declared missing …
Read More »Makinde donates 18-seater bus to S/W PDP – Oyelese blames leadership tussle between Oyo Gov, Fayose on Secondus
Amidst leadership tussle between him and former Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti state, Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state had donated a brand new 18-seater bus to the Southwest chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). This gesture .might not be unconnected with Makinde’s bid to win over support of stakeholders …
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