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Lion Kills Attendant in Agodi Zoo in Ibadan

SEUN Oct 1, 2017

An attendant at the Agodi zoo, Ibadan, Oyo state, Hamzat Oyekunle, popularly known as Baba Olorunwa has been killed by one of the lions in the facility. The development forced the Oyo State Government to shut down the facility…

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In Ibadan: Man Proposes to Girlfriend at Shoprite

VICTOR Jun 23, 2017

Love was surely in the air in Ibadan as a man proposes to his girlfriend of eight years. The man identified as Funsho proposed to his girlfriend at Supermarket, Shoprite at a mall in the city. Check out another photo from their big…

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Oyo Govt Reduces Salaries of Political Office Holders by 50%

VICTOR Nov 7, 2016

Oyo State Government on Monday said it has reduced the salaries of political office holders by 50 per cent. Secretary to the State Government, Olalekan Alli made the disclosure at a news conference held in Ibadan on Monday.…

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FG Accepts the Establishment of 8 New Private Universities

waxykrone Nov 3, 2016

The Minister of State for Education Prof. Anthony Onwuka announced this while briefing newsmen after the Federal Executive Council Meeting Presided by President Muhammadu Buhari. This he said is to give more opportunities to the…

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Oyo Lays Basis for $2bn Free Trade Zone

waxykrone Nov 2, 2016

The Oyo State Government on Tuesday laid the foundation for the establishment of a free trade zone at the Ibadan end of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The state is partnering the China Polaris Technologies Group and the Chinese…

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LAUTECH: Panel Begins Sitting Over Ownership Claims

waxykrone Oct 29, 2016

The visitation panel jointly set up by the Oyo and Osun state governments, over the crisis at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, (LAUTECH), has begun sitting over the institution’s ownership tussle. The 21year-old tertiary…

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Bank Official- How Obanikoro, Others Arranged N1.2bn Cash for Fayose

waxykrone Oct 27, 2016

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Thursday called its first prosecution witness before a Federal High Court in Abuja in the trial of an aide of Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State, Mr. Abiodun Agbele, who is being…

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‘New Pest Damaging Corn Farm in Nigeria’

waxykrone Oct 17, 2016

EXPERTS in plant quarantine department, federal ministry of agriculture, have raised the alarm that the new pest ravaging corn farms in the country is destructive. A team led by an acting director of the ministry, Mr John Abba,…

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I Have People Waiting For You – Kemi Olunloyo Threatens Jide Kosoko’s Daughter, Toyin

VICTOR Jun 11, 2016

Controversial social media critic and daughter of the ex-governor of Oyo state, Kemi Olunloyo, has attacked one of the children of Prince Jide Kosoko and late Henietta Kosoko for allegedly threatening her. Olunloyo stated that Toyin…

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Jonathan’s Government Budgeted Billions For Roads, Failed To Pay Contractors – Fashola

VICTOR Jun 10, 2016

Contractors who executed federal government’s road projects over the past three years were not paid for their job, Babatunde Fashola, the Minister of Power, Works, and Housing, has said. Speaking at the inaugural “Buharimeter” town hall…

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In Oyo: 16,532 Workers, Pensioners Face Panel As Government Blacklists Them From Payroll

VICTOR May 12, 2016

The authorities of Oyo State have blacklisted over 16, 532 workers and pensioners from it payroll, as a panel has been set up to investigate their alleged involvement in collection of multiple salaries, elongation of retirement age and…

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Is This The Picture Of The Strange Fish That Turned To Human Being In Ibadan? (LOOK)

VICTOR Jul 24, 2013

We reported yesterday about a strange fish that turned to human being in Ibadan, but we were unable to get the picture of the fish. Today we stumbled on this picture above and many blogs are claiming it is the fish while some readers saw it…

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Frozen Fish With Human Parts Causes Stir In Ibadan

VICTOR Jul 24, 2013

Hundreds of residents of Ibadan, Tuesday, rushed out to catch a glimpse of a strange fish which was said to have human parts at Asaka compound area of the city. The incident happened at Ile Akindele when a fish seller noticed the strange…