Some stakeholders in the power sector have said that the country’s economy will be better improved if Nigerians harness the potentials in renewable energy. They mentioned this on the sideline of a free solar installation training workshop held on Saturday in Ibadan. The training programme was organised by Techfine and Nexgen Energy partners for no […]
The Federal Government has suspended the 2019 Professional Qualifying Examination (PQE) for teachers at the Ibadan CBT centre following alleged unruly behaviour of the candidates. Mr Sonny Echono, the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, disclosed this in an interview with journalists after monitoring the Computer Based Test (CBT) process in Abuja on Saturday. READ […]
An Iyaganku Customary Court sitting in Ibadan on Friday ordered that two friends, who allegedly kidnapped a 19-year-old woman, be remanded in a correctional centre, pending legal advice. The police charged Evbohon Chukwunonso, 30, and Kalu Samuel, 25, both of Apete area , Ibadan, with three counts of conspiracy, attempt to kidnap and indecent assault. […]
Temitope Adebayo The federal government has approved the $5.3 billion Ibadan to Kano standard gauge rail project, the Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi has revealed. Amaechi in a statement by his media aide, Israel Ebeleme, on Thursday, after the 3rd Maritime Stakeholders Interactive Forum held in Lagos. “We got approval to complete the $5.3 […]
Peter Fowoyo – Lagos A Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos on Monday fixed September 11 to rule on an application brought by a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mrs. Olanrewaju Otiti, seeking the release of her international passport to travel abroad for medical treatment. Otiti is currently standing trial alongside a former Minister […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday said the intervention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) gave credibility to the 2019 general elections. Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Oyo state, Mutiu Agboke, made the disclosure in Ibadan during a thank-you visit to the Ibadan zonal office of the anti-graft agency. Agboke said […]
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has congratulated the newly-appointed Minister of Youth and Sports, Mr. Sunday Dare, charging him to be a good ambassador of the state. In a statement signed in Ibadan on Thursday by Taiwo Adisa, the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Makinde urged Dare to showcase the pacesetter qualities of the state […]
The Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) has expressed surprise that a company owned by former President Olusegun Obasanjo is on the list of over 19,000 tax defaulters recently released by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). BMO says this is because of Obasanjo’s status as a national leader who has, since leaving office in 2007, been […]
Benjamin Omoike As part of its contribution towards promoting wellness and healthy living amongst its employees, Stanbic IBTC, a member of the Standard Bank Group, recently held the 2019 edition of the Stanbic IBTC Employee Health and Wellness week. The Health and Wellness Week marked the culmination of activities of Stanbic IBTC’s annual Health Week […]
Governor Seyi Makinde approves the sum of N500,000 to be paid as bursary to each Oyo State indigene at the Nigeria. The Oyo state governor welcomed representatives of Oyo indigenes, said his administration will continue to prioritise education as the foundation upon which sustainable development will be built. Adding that his administration is committed to […]
…Promises better service to users Mutiat Alli Leading European on-demand transportation platform Taxify has changed its name to Bolt and introduced a new logo with the sole aim of providing quality and better services to its users. The update brings the brand identity in line with the company’s broader vision of transportation that has already […]
The last may not have been heard about the long-drawn battle between Zinox Group and an Ibadan-based IT firm, Citadel Oracle Concepts over alleged N170 million contract scandal following a publication by Premium Times that, contrary to the report by some online newspaper a fortnight ago that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and […]
…Gets ultimate prize of N3m, luxury apartment, automobile …Chisom Dunu, Ameh Munirah clinch first, second runner up 25-year-old Anambra State-born Chidinma Aaron representing the South-East Zone and a graduate of Business Administration from Leeds City University, Ibadan, Oyo State, has emerged winner of the 42nd Edition of the prestigious Miss Nigeria Beauty Pageant held on […]
Mr. Yinka Alabi, 35, on Friday pleaded with an Idi-Ogungun Customary Court, Agodi, Ibadan, not to dissolve his marriage in spite of his wife admitting to being raped by another man. In his defense to a divorce suit filed by his wife, Funmilola, he told the court that the woman claimed to have been raped […]
The incumbent Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State, Chief Akin Oke and the Secretary, Mr. Mojeed Olaoya, were among party executives returned for another term of four years at the party’s state congress on Saturday. Others who were also returned at the congress held at the Lekan Salami Sports Complex, Adamasingba, […]
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has begun a nationwide tour of Federal Government’s infrastructural projects nationwide with an inspection of the ongoing construction of the Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge rail line. Alhaji Mohammed, along with the Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, Tuesday led a team of over 30 journalists on a […]
The Oyo State Government has appealed to residents and land owners in the Soka neighbourhood of Ibadan to remain calm, pending its intervention in the land dispute. Mr. Isaac Omodewu, the Commissioner for Lands, Housing and Survey, made the appeal on Monday in Ibadan when he addressed some residents of the community. Residents of the […]
For Tungba singer, Yinka Ayefele, the memories of the accident that confided him to the wheelchair cannot be forgotten so soon; celebrating 20 years of that life defining transition, Ayefele has continue to wax stronger musically and in all life endeavors. With his establishment of the current biggest radio station in Ibadan, Fresh FM, Ayefele […]
Several casualties were recorded and properties destroyed following an overnight clash and fracas between rival youth gangs at Isale-Osi area of Ibadan, in Oyo state. Following the clash, there is an unusual presence of heavily armed security personnel with armoured vehicles presently on patrol and stationed at Gidarami and Born-Photo communities areas. More to follow
Several casualties have been recorded following multiple automobile crashes involving two vehicles and a school bus along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. The accident, which happened at the Kara bridge crossing towards the Berger axis in Lagos has slowed down vehicular movement in the area. More to follow.