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By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Federal Government (FG) has terminated the contract for construction of the 98-kilometre Oyo - Ogbomoso road originally awarded to a firm, RCC, by the Oyo state government. Minister of Works, Engr. Dave Umahi, made this known during the Oyo State Federal Roads Stakeholders’ Engagement held in Ibadan, the state capital, on Thursday, February 20. The stakeholders’ engagement held at the instance of the lawmaker representing Egbeda/Ona-Ara federal constituency in the House of Representatives, Honourable Akin Alabi. It was themed 'Enhancing Federal Roads in Oyo State: Challenges and Sustainable Solutions', and brought together key stakeholders to discuss…

President Bola Tinubu has assented to two separate bills establishing the Federal University of Agriculture and Development Studies (FUADS), Iragbiji, Osun State, and the Federal University of Technology and Environmental Sciences (FUTES ),Iyin Ekiti, Ekiti State. Presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, who disclosed this on Thursday, February 20, in a statement, explained that the President believes that the specialised institutions will address the educational needs of the populace while driving research and innovation and contributing to the country’s overall economic growth and development. According to him, Tinubu is optimistic that the institutions will serve as training grounds for developing Agriculture, Science…

By our reporter Huge waves of excitement and thrill engulfed the Federal University of Gusau (FUGUS), Zamfara State, as a total of 2,229 students offered admission into the centre of academic excellence,were on Thursday, February 20, administered the oath of matriculation for undergraduate studies. The vital exercise qualifies them as bonafide students of the 12-year-old University. Of the 2,229, 343 are Medical and allied Health Sciences students. The figure represents 44 percent of the 5,066 candidates who applied for Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry admission into the University for the 2023/2024 session. A further breakdown of the…

By our reporter It rained billions and multi-millions of Naira on Thursday, February 20, as dignitaries and businessmen liberally opened their briefcases and donated to the Ibrahim Babangida Presidential Library project. The occasion was the launch of an autobiography by former military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, fondly called IBB. IBB ruled Nigeria from 1985-1993. The launch of the autobiography, titled 'A Journey In Service', took place at the prestigious Transcorp Hotel, Abuja, the Nigerian capital. Present at the event were the who's who in the nation's business firmament,among them President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, Chairman of BUA Group,…

By Felix Durumbah Thirty-two years after annulling the June 12, 1993 presidential elections, then military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, on Thursday, February 20, 2025, admitted that Chief MKO Abiola won the election. Babangida, more commonly known as IBB, on June 24,1993 annulled the poll, described at the time as the freest and fairest in the country's political history, citing vote-buying and need to protect the judiciary. In media interviews years later, IBB said he did the right thing "in the national interest" by annulling the poll and pointed to pressure from his unidentified military colleagues as reason for the…

By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Oyo State government has vowed to go hard on crime and criminalities in the state, reassuring residents of adequate security and safety of lives and property, especially around parts of the state that are experiencing security challenges. Special Adviser to the Governor on Security, Fatai Owoseni, a retired Commissioner of Police, gave the assurance on Wednesday, February 19, while briefing journalists after a security stakeholders' meeting held at the conference room of the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, State Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan,the State capital. Owoseni explained that the meeting was convened for the committee…