PANIC AS OYO DEMOLISHES SHOP IN POPULAR IBADAN MARKET. (PHOTO).

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 Panic as Oyo demolishes shop in popular Ibadan market Panic gripped residents and traders of the popular Ojoo market in the Akinyele Local Government Area of Oyo State as the government demolished scores of shops and kiosks in the area, on Thursday. The PUNCH gathered that the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development had served the traders quit notice a long time ago but they refused to move out of the market. The Chairman of the market,  Muhdeen Ganiyu, fondly called Elewedu, however, told our correspondent that the quit notice was too short but the executive members of all the affected markers would meet after the demolition exercise. “The quit notice was too short. All executive members of all the affected markers will soon meet. So, I cannot say anything for now,” he stated. When contacted, the Commissioner for Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Williams Akin-Funmilayo,  confirmed the ongoing demolition exercise. He said, “The State Governor, Seyi Makinde, had gone ther

A GHANAIAN LADY,WON THE FIRST EVER ''MISS AFRICA CONTINENT'' PAGEANT,HELD YESTERDAY IN SOUTH AFRICA.{PHOTOS}.

                    24 year old Rebecca Asamoah beat 40 contestants from across Africa at the pageant at Johannesburg's Gold Reef City Casino,yesterday saturday.At some point the contestants competed in barefoot,wearing traditional costumes and cooked African meals.South African film producer Neo Mashishi,founder of the pageant said ''The way everything was done was African,we didn't emulate anything from Miss Universe,or Miss World''.The Pageant organizers hope to partner with Africa Union so that the winner can play a role in uplifting Africa,this time,the winner won a full scholarship to study at the Monash university in Johannesburg.Congrats.More photos below.                      

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