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Herdsmen did not attack Prof Soyinka -Agunloye
PRESS RELEASE The trending story that herdsmen went to attack Prof Wole Soyinka in his house in Abeokuta is not true. Herdsmen did not break into his house. There were no attacks and no attempts to attack the Nobel Laureate. What happened was that herdsmen led their cattle to graze in Prof Soyinka’s unfenced compound …
Oyo: Makinde orders security re-enforcement around Oke-Ogun, outlines strategies, redeploys 200 Amotekun Corps to Ibarapa
Following the meeting held with representatives of Igangan, Ibarapaland, which was attended by security stakeholders including the recently appointed Commissioner of Police of Oyo State, Mrs. Ngozi Onadeko, Governor Makinde has come up with a security strategy for that zone. He revealed this on his official Facebook timeline on Wednesday. The strategy includes: Deployment of …
VIDEO: How we put out fire at Sunday Igboho’s residence–Oyo Fire Service
The Oyo State Fire and Safety Services has stated that its men were able to timeously arrest the fire incident at the Soka, Ibadan home of Mr. Sunday Adeyemo popularly known as Sunday Igboho at the early hours of today. A statement signed by the Agency’s Director of Operations, Engr. Adeleke Ismail, indicated that …
On the declaration of Miyeti Allah that Fulanis “own all lands in Nigeria”, reckless -Seun Kolade
The International Alliance for Justice and Peace (IAJP), a group of professionals of Nigerian ethnicities both at home and in diaspora, views with great consternation a statement credited to the National President of Miyeti Allah, Alhaji Bello Abdullahi Bodejo. In an interview published by the Sun newspaper in its 23rd January edition, Bodejo was …
Oyo Inaugurates Committee on Cultural-Tourism Festival to hold during Easter celebrations
Oyo State government has inaugurated a committee that will work toward organizing the the first Cultural-Tourism Festival in the State, tagged ‘Omi-Tuntun Cultural-Tourism Festival’. The Committee members include the State Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Dr. Wasiu Olatubosun, the Special Adviser to Governor Seyi Makinde on Tourism, Hon. Ademola Ige, the Vice Chairman, …
Sunday Igboho’s house set ablaze overnight [images]
One of the houses of Yoruba rights activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo a.k.a Sunday Igboho in Soka, Ibadan, capital of Oyo State, has been razed by suspected arsonists, according to a breaking news by The Nation. One of the neighbours who pleaded to speak under the condition of anonymity to Naijatoday.com that there were sporadic shootings …
INSECURITY: Journalists Allowing Themselves To Be Used To Cause Ethnic Tension In Oyo – Makinde
Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has accused some members of Press of allowing themselves to be used to stoke ethnic tensions on the issue of security among the good people of Oyo State. He said this while making a statewide Broadcast on Wednesday, adding that some stories in the media are targetted at exaggerating the …
VIDEO: Joe Biden calls Nigerian family to thank them for support, invites them to White House.
VIDEO: Joe Biden calls Nigerian family to thank them for support, invites them to the White House. U.S President Elect Joe Biden called a Nigerian family to thank them for supporting his election campaign. In the 12-minute long call, he noted that they were randomly selected from a list of campaign donors which included …
Makinde Presents 33 Operational Vehicles, 396 Motorcycles To Amotekun Operatives
The Governor of Oyo State, Engr Seyi Makinde has presented operational vehicles and motorcycles to the Southwest Security Network known as Operation Amotekun with a view to checkmating the nefarious activities of the suspected kidnappers, hoodlums and armed robbers. The presentation took place today at the Oyo State House of assembly, secretariat Ibadan where the …
Billionaire Chief Harry Ayoade Akande died at 77
Chief Harry Akande, the Agba Oye of Ibadanland and one-time Presidential Aspirant was born in 1943 in Ibadan. He was aged 77. According to a statement by a member of the family, Olumide Akande, Chief Akande died, “in the early hours of Saturday, December 5, 2020. “Our patriarch Chief Harry Ayodele Akande passed away …
LAUTECH ownership: We can now restore varsity’s lost glory – Makinde
…says Oyo fully ready to fund varsity to excellence …commends Osun govt’s cooperation Following the termination of the joint ownership of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, between the Oyo and Osun State Governments, Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, has declared that the state now has the opportunity to restore the …
Oyo Releases Names of 4,600 Applicants For TESCOM Non Teaching Job. ( Click Here to Check Your Name)
The Oyo state Teaching Service Commission has shortlisted 4,600 applicants for the much awaited non-teaching jobs in the state. Recall that TESCOM had earlier conducted interview and released names of successful candidates for Teaching job. The commission stated that, shortlisted applicants should appear at TESCOM Headquarters, Secretariat Ibadan On the Dates indicated against their names …
BREAKING: Fire Razes Grandex Supermarket
Grandex Supermarket and Stores located believed to be ran by the family of late Abiola Ajimobi at Bodija, Ibadan, is currently being razed by fire. The incident which started from the back office is gradually spreading to the main stores. As at the time of filing this report 15:34 p.m. the cause of the inferno …
BREAKING: Operation Burst Detains Soldiers Over Assault on Ibadan Residents
PLEASE WATCH: Did this really happen in IBADAN CITY? YES. Paypal KBJOJO via https://paypal.me/kbjojonewsbox?country.x=GB&locale.x=en_GB CurrencyRate Source: https://currencyrate.today/converter-widget Latest news of abuse of power by soldiers against the youths https://www.facebook.com/710042093/posts/10158737877377094/?d=n “Do we have soldiers in our streets, can someone confirm this to me ASAP? “I was about to send to His Excellency”, a concerned …
Lockdown: Full list of all places that will be shut in England.
In a bid to reduce social contact, the government has ordered that households do not leave or go outside of their homes except for specific purposes. It also means that certain businesses will be forced to close as officials desperately try to slow the spread of infections. The general public, employers and employees across England …
