Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has expressed the hope that in line with his administration’s zeal to expand the state’s economy through tourism, the Igbo Ora Festival of Twins and Multiple Births will be promoted to gain world acclaim as a UNESCO World Heritage. Governor Makinde stated this on Saturday, while speaking at the … Read more
The Oyo State Governor, Engr Seyi Makinde, on Saturday paid an inspection visit to Rayfield Gardens City Estate, Alao Akala GRA in Wofun-Montana area of Ibadan. Governor Makinde commended the developer, Messrs Fendini Limited, for their hard work, creative approach and expressed satisfaction that the project is moving fine, noting the estate’s potential for … Read more
By Adeleke Maria The Restanchor Total Child Parenting Foundation under the leadership of its founder, Pastor Prince Leye Adefioye, celebrated the 13th Annual Educational Support Program, held at the Kristas Resources Centre in Ibadan. The event welcomed orphans and vulnerable children from different schools in Oyo State who received educational materials, food, and … Read more
Brazilian authorities on Friday began closing down more than 2,000 betting sites, including those that sponsor popular football team Corinthians and other first-division clubs, as part of a push to regulate online gambling. Latin America’s biggest economy is struggling with what Finance Minister Fernando Haddad has called a betting “pandemic,” prompting the government to … Read more
Governor Dikko Radda of Katsina State has donated $10,000 for the rebuilding of a 200 year-old mosque in Damagaram, Niger Republic. Special Adviser on Political Matters to the governor, Alhaji Ya’u Umar Gwajo-gwaj, who delivered the donation, disclosed this while addressing journalists in Katsina on Friday. According to Gwajo-Gwajo, who is also the Turankin … Read more
A 32-year-old man, Lanre Ogungbe, on Thursday, October 10, ended his own life in a hotel where he lodged on Soyoye Road, Abeokuta, Ogun State, by taking an insecticide popularly known as Sniper. Thenewsbearer learnt that the deceased had come to the hotel where he told those in charge that he was there for … Read more
A 14-year-old student has been apprehended for allegedly stealing cables valued at N300,000 from the Lekan Salami Sports Complex in Ibadan, Oyo State. Sulaiman Abubakar, a Junior Secondary School (JSS 2) student at Eleyele High School, was taken into custody by security operatives after the theft was discovered. The Oyo State Commissioner for Youth … Read more
On Wednesday, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) raised the pump price of fuel from N897 per liter to N1,030 in Abuja; from N855 to N998 in Lagos; N1, 070 in North-East; N1,025 in other South-West states; N1,045 in South-East and N1,075 in South-South. This triggered reactions among Nigerians who asked Tinubu to … Read more
Primate Elijah Ayodele, the Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church has revealed that that there will be more hardship in 2025. He added that there would be an economic blackout, which would cause citizens to revolt against the Nigerian government. In a statement signed by his media aide, Osho Oluwatosin, Primate Ayodele made it … Read more
The Bayelsa State All Progressives Congress has Suspended the Minister of State Petroleum resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri, alongside the 2019 governorship candidate, David Lyon, and other supporters over “anti-party activities”. This is coming few hours after party members and stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Rivers State were suspended due to the … Read more