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Makinde Signs N5bn Deal for Real Estate Projects for Post-COVID-19 Economic Recovery
Oyo State government has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with four private investors in Nigeria, towards the development of real estate in the State through concessional agreement. The MoU …

NATIONAL BROADCAST BY PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI ON DEMOCRACY DAY, JUNE 12TH 2020
NATIONAL BROADCAST BY PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI ON DEMOCRACY DAY, JUNE 12TH 2020 Fellow Nigerians, 1. The 2020 celebration of Democracy Day marks 21 years of uninterrupted civil administration in our …

Breaking News: WHO reverse earlier assertion that asymptomatic transmission of the coronavirus is “very rare,” saying it was a “misunderstanding.”
A top expert at the World Health Organization on Tuesday walked back her earlier assertion that transmission of the coronavirus by people who do not have symptoms is “very rare.” …

Diezani: Dominica Falls Victim To Fake News
In a woeful attempt to tarnish the reputation of the small-island nation of Dominica, images of a Dominican passport belonging to alleged fraudster, Brenda Smith, have been used exploitatively in an …

Minneapolis City Council pledges to dismantle the Police Department.
Nine members — a veto-proof majority — of the Minneapolis City Council pledged on Sunday to dismantle the city’s Police Department, promising to create a new system of public safety …

African Development Bank loans Nigeria almost $300m
The African Development BankAfDB had approved the sum of $288.5 million (£227m) for Nigeria on Friday to help the nation tackle the COVID-19 pandemic and mitigate its impact on people, …

N.F.L. commissioner encouraged players’ peaceful protests, taking their side after President Trump denounced kneeling during the national anthem.
The protracted debate in the N.F.L. over players protesting racial injustice during the national anthem reignited with force on Friday as President Trump rekindled his war with the league …

US: Lone Protester Left Bleeding After Buffalo Cops Push Him To The Ground [Video]
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BREAKING: Ighalo extends United stay until January 2021 – Check new loan deal agreement
Manchester United have confirmed an extension to Odion Ighalo’s loan deal which will see him stay at the club until January 2021. The striker arrived from Chinese Super League …

Makinde Sets to Roll Out First Batch of Digitized C of O’s
Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde will on Monday June 1st 2020 distribute the first set of digitized Certificate of Occupancy to successful applicants under the Oyo State Home Owners …

OSDAG Scores Makinde Big Lists Achievements In One Year
May 29: Seyi Makinde scores big at one year celebration

Nigeria’s economy expands 1.87pc in the first quarter amid global crisis
Nigeria’s economy grew 1.87 percent in the first three months of 2020 from a year earlier, the statistics office said on Monday, shrinking from the previous quarter as oil prices …

Madagascar to deploy soldiers, doctors to eastern city amid COVID-19 fears
The Malagasy government will deploy soldiers and doctors to the eastern city of Toamasina, where two people died of COVID-19, following the discovery of several bodies in the …

COVID-19: Oyo Govt has not lifted ban on public gathering *statement by one Adenuga is fake-Govt
*Churches, Mosques are advised to obey existing restriction order. There is a fake press statement presently in circulation, referencing some Executive Orders allegedly issued by the Executive Governor of Oyo …

Amotekun: Makinde appoints Togun, Olayinka chairman, commandant
Governor of Oyo State, Engineer Seyi Makinde, has appointed the duo of General Ajibola Kunle Togun and retired Colonel Olayanju Bisiriyu Olayinka as chairman and commandant, respectively, of the …