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Bandits abduct village head, wife in Ibadan SEARCH METRO Bandits abduct village head, wife in Ibadan Some suspected kidnappers have abducted the Baale of Araromi Village in Ibadan, Oyo State, Chief Tafa Apanpa and his wife. Apanpa and wife were kidnapped by gunmen, who stormed the Village located in the Bakatari area of Ibadan, on Tuesday night. Confirming the incident in Ibadan on Wednesday, the State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Adewale Osifeso, said efforts were being made to secure the release of the victims. Osifeso said efforts were in top gear to rescue both the victims and apprehend the abductors. Addressing Newsmen in Ibadan, a resident of the community, who pleaded anonymity, said, the duo was kidnapped while it was raining on Tuesday night. The town is in Ido Local Government Area of Ibadan, a border town between Oyo and Ogun, located on the Ibadan-Abeokuta road. @INSTANTnews

  SPORTS Former Super Eagles striker Odion Ighalo has been appointed as the Ambassador of the resuscitated National Principal Cup. The minister of youth and sports development, Mr Sunday Dare, announced the appointment on Tuesday when the former Manchester United star paid him a courtesy visit in office at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja. He said no fewer than 2700 secondary schools across the country will take part in the next edition of the invigorated National Principal Cup. FOSLA Academy of Karshi, owned by the former president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Sani Lulu, won the inaugural edition of the invigorated Principal Cup, 27 years after it was abandoned. Dare said Ighalo’s role as the ambassador of the Cup will be to travel round all the six zones in the country in watching the Principal Cup matches, inspire the players and help identify skillful talents. With his appointment, Ighalo now joined the likes of Daniel Amokachi, Segun Odegbami, Mary Onyal...

  Army Arrests Bandits Travelling to Ibadan With Military Kits, Charms, Others by Army Arrests Bandits Travelling To Ibadan With Military Kits, Charms, Others The Nigerian Army on Tuesday disclosed that some bandits heading to Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, were intercepted along Mokwa-Jebba road. on their way from Zuru in Kebbi. It disclosed that the bandits were intercepted during a stop-and-search operation. Spokesman of the Army, Brig. Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, stated this in a statement in Abuja, NAN reports. Nwachukwu said the bandits were intercepted with a pair of military camouflage, military boots, a knife and substance suspected to be charms. He said on further interrogation, the suspect disclosed that he was travelling to Ogbomosho and further claimed that the uniform and boots belonged to his brother, who was a soldier. A ccording to the army, the suspect was fleeing from the ongoing military operations in Niger to a safe haven. “The heat on bandits and other criminal ele...

Makinde Sacks Oyo State Internal Revenue Boss, John Adeleke June 22, 2021 The Executive Governor of Oyo State, Engr. Seyi Makinde, has sacked the Chairman of the Oyo State Board of Internal Revenue, OYBIR,  Aremo John Adeleke. The reason for his sacking is not yet known as there is no official statement yet from the government side. But some impeccable sources close to the government said; the sacking of Eruwa-born technocrat was due to some financial mismanagement, though the reason not yet verified. Details later……. @INSTANTnews

  CAS reduces Siasia’s FIFA life ban to five years, cancels $50,000 fine Former Super Eagles coach Samsom Siasia’s life ban from football has been reduced to five years by the Court of Arbitration for Sports. In August 2019, world football body FIFA banned Siasia for life and fined him $50,000 and for agreeing to ‘the manipulation of matches’ for betting purposes. According to FIFA, the Olympic silver medallist’s former Super Eagles coach’s ban emanated from an extensive investigation into matches that Wilson Perumal attempted to fix. A statement from FIFA’s independent Ethics Committee said, “Siasia was found guilty of having accepted that he would receive bribes in relation to the manipulation of matches that Perumal attempted to manipulate for betting purposes.” But Siasia denied the charges and appealed the ban at CAS. In its judgment, CAS said it “determined the imposition of a life ban to be disproportionate for a first offense which was committed passively and which had not ...

  ASUU threatens fresh strike over unpaid salaries The Academic Staff Union of Universities has threatened to embark on an industrial action if the 13 months’ salaries of over 1,000 of its members across the country were not paid. Dr. Lazarus Maigoro, Chairman, University of Jos chapter of the union, who stated this in a statement on Saturday, in Jos, added that the Federal Government had also withheld the check-off dues of the affected members. He accused Ahmed Idris, the Accountant General of Federation (AGF), of systematically denying the lecturers their remuneration, even after government and the union had reached an agreement on non-victimisation of its members following their last strike. The chairman alleged that the affected members were being threatened to either enrol into the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) platform or have their salaries withheld. He explained that despite the directives of President Muhammadu Buhari, that members of the unio...

  Sen. Folarin Honour With Award Of Excellence By NYP   Senator Teslim Kolawole Folarin of Oyo Central Senatorial District was on Saturday honoured with an Award of Excellence by the Nigerian Youth Parliament (Oyo Central). The epoch-making event, which was held at Ilaji Hotels and Resort, Ibadan, Oyo State was well attended by crème de la crème. The awardee, Ayingun Olubadan, was ably represented by Alhaji Wasiu Rufai. The Oyo Central Senator was the co-host of the Youth Summit. @INSTANTnews

 S eyi Makinde and his Auxiliary Midwife of Violence || Tunji Odewale Rahman Azeez’s body is still cold. His death still fresh, and the memories of how this promising young life was taken still shakes the entire people of Oyo State, most especially Ibadan. All residents of Oyo State observed with horror, the incident that happened in Ibadan on Wednesday evening. Ibadan’s peace was clearly threatened, as a fracas that reportedly ensued between some traders and some transporters in Iwo Road claimed lives. One name was on everyone’s lips. AUXILIARY. The first time I met Auxiliary was at the Iyaganku Magistrate Court, He was in handcuffs, looking like a terrified puppy, awaiting his fate in the hands of the law. The media buzz around him was spectacular, journalists jostled to take pictures of him. He was a celebrity criminal. I became curious, what was special about him. Why were there so many people trying to see if truly, Auxiliary was the one in handcuffs. Soon enough, the answers ...

  Ona Ara LG Chair, Shaba Visits Flooded Area, Calls For Urgent Construction of  Drainage By| INSANTnews June 18, 2021  1 min read The Executive Chairman of Ona-Ara local government, Hon. Sanusi Musibau Adesina, has responded to calls from people of Abonde Community, over flooding caused as result of downpour of rain. The Chairman, at an early hour of this morning visited the scene,to ascertain the causes of the flood and solution. It was the Abonde community road, precisely in front of the Proposed 100 Beds hospital, which is under construction. According to investigation, the causes of the flooding was as a result of lack of drainage in front of the Proposed 100 Beds hospital. The people of the community stated that, before now the project site normally absorbed the flooding. The Chairman immediately put call through to the Contractor handling the project ( Westfield Global Construction Ltd.) to as a matter of urgency starts the construction of the drainage, in which th...