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Oyo state has recorded 38 new infections as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reported 1,354 new cases of the novel coronavirus disease, COVID-19 on Tuesday. The figure broke the previous daily record — the 1,204 new infections recorded on Monday. The figure also shows that infections have continued …

Former Managing Director at the defunct National Mirror, Dr Abiodun Raufu has revealed why he plans to contest for a House of Representatives’ seat during the next dispensation. Raufu, who was also a former Editor of the Nigerian Tribune but now an Assistant Professor at a United States of America …

Oyo State Police command, on Tuesday, appealed to residents of the state who are in custody of illegal arms and ammunition to surrender them with immediate effect. Police Commissioner, Mr. Joe Enwonwu, made this appeal via a statement made available to newsmen. Enwonwu in the statement issued by the Public …

Authorities of the University of Ibadan, on Tuesday, cleared Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State of alleged forgery of degree certificate brought against him by the All Progressives Congress (APC) and one of its chieftains, Williams Edobor. The degree certificate was confirmed to have been issued Obaseki by the University …

Former Managing Director at the defunct National Mirror, Dr Abiodun Raufu has revealed why he plans to contest for a House of Representatives’ seat during the next dispensation. Raufu, who was also a former Editor of the Nigerian Tribune but now an Assistant Professor at a United States of America …

The Commander of the Oyo State Security Network Agency also known as Amotekun, Col. Olayinka Olayanju (rtd) has clarified statement he made on radio Programme, insinuating some media got it wrong. The story quoted him [Olayanju] to have accused some aides of the Oyo State governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, of …

The Police, on Tuesday, arraigned two officials of Oyo State government before an Iwo-Road Chief Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, for allegedly stealing and selling 40 bags of sugar from the state’s COVID-19 palliatives. The defendants are a 50-year-old driver, Adebiyi Azeez, and Sunday Akinleye, a 43-year-old. The News Agency of Nigeria …

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, on Tuesday, kicked off the Extended Special Public Works Programme of the Federal Government, saying it is a step in the right direction to address the unemployment challenge and to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. The governor maintained that …

Six persons were confirmed dead while nine others had various degrees of injuries on Tuesday in a ghastly accident involving an articulated vehicle and a Toyota bus around Car Park C on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Mr Ahmed Umar, the Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ogun command, confirmed the …