New executives of the South West Guild of Online Publishers (SWEGOP) were on Thursday elected during a meeting of the association held at the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) Press Centre, Iyaganku, Ibadan. During the meeting, former Southwest Bureau Chief of the Nation newspapers, Mr. Bisi Oladele and Mr. Dapo …

The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Akinloye Owolabi Olakulehin has explained why he refused to install Mogaji of Alli-Iwo compound of Ibadan, where the immediate past Olubadan, Oba Lekan Balogun, hailed from. Late Oba Lekan Balogun The Olubadan also refused to install Mogaji Kojela Isale-Osi compound, Baale Akinsola village in Akinyele …

About ten students of The Polytechnic, Ibadan have been hospitalized after inhaling poisonous gas and collapsed on Tuesday. The students from the Department of Science Laboratory Technology (SLT) reportedly inhaled the poisonous gas in the lecture hall shortly after having a continuous assessment test. Meanwhile, the Oyo State Government swiftly …

The Oyo State Government, in partnership with the United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, has launched a four-year Multi-Sectoral Strategic Plan of Action on Food and Nutrition (OYSMPFAN) to tackle malnutrition and hunger among children and women in the state. The Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Prof. Misbaudeen Babatunde launched the …

Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has denied impregnating former Big Brother Naija housemate, Nengi Rebecca Hampson. There were media reports alleging that Governor Diri is responsible for Nengi’s pregnancy. But the governor attributed the allegation to political opponents attempting to tarnish his reputation. Similarly, Nengi has publicly debunked the …

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has increased the transaction charges on Automated Teller Machines (ATM), citing rising operational costs and the need to enhance banking services. Following this revision, customers will now pay more for cash withdrawals at ATMs, particularly for transactions involving other banks. This was contained in a circular …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced significant leadership changes at several federal universities, including the University of Abuja, now known as Yakubu Gowon University. According to a statement bySpecial Adviser to the President on Information abd Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, these changes are effective immediately. At Yakubu Gowon University, President …

The Chairman, House Committee on Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA) and Member representing Ibarapa East/Ido Federal Constituency of Oyo State, Engr. Aderemi Oseni, has extended warm felicitations to Pa Sanusi Ganiyu, father of the Jagunmolu Olubadan of Ibadanland, Chief Jubril Dotun Sanusi, on the occasion of his 95th birthday. In …

An Oyo State High Court on Wednesday,  ruled that the owner of King Zion Ventures Ltd,  late (Pastor) Peter Asha failed to present any document to show that the property belongs to him. In his ruling on the 21 years  legal tussle on the rightful owner of a property situated …

Former Communication Minister Adebayo Shittu has decried the high poverty rate in the country, saying many Nigerians have become beggars. Shittu, while appearing on an AIT programme, Focus Nigeria, cited examples of how Nigeria’s economic condition has turned citizens into beggars. The ex-minister, who lives in Ibadan, said a Nigerian …