Thirty-two suspects arrested for committing various crimes and offences have been paraded by the Oyo state command of the Nigeria police. The Oyo State Commissioner of Police, Ayodele Sonubi during a press briefing disclosed that the suspects’ offences range from kidnapping, armed robbery and murders.…
The Oyo State Government has reopened 23 schools after 10 years they were shut over boundary crisis in Ibadan. The schools were located in the Atiba, Afijio, Oyo East and Oyo West Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state. The schools were reopened after a meeting between Oyo state’s Deputy Governor, Barr.…
The Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde is set to establish the Oyo State Flood Management Agency as part of his administration’s efforts to address cases of flooding across the State. This became necessary as the Ibadan Urban Flood Management Project (IUFMP) reaches its close. To this end, the Governor has…
No fewer than 10 persons have reportedly lost their lives while seven other victims were rescued in a building collapse incident at Jegede Olorunsogo in Ona Ara local government area of Ibadan, Oyo State capital. Tribune gathered that the incident occured at 2 am on Thursday. Confirming the incident, the…
The Nigerian film industry and Yoruba cultural scene have been thrown into mourning over the passing of veteran actor, Pa Charles Olumo Sanyaolu, popularly known as Agbako, who died at the remarkable age of 101. Tribune Online gathered that the veteran actor was said to have died early Thursday morning after…
The Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, will in November break the ground for a 3,000-hectare agribusiness industrial hub in Eruwa, Ibarapa East Local Government Area of the State. The Director General of Oyo State Agribusiness Development Agency, Dr. Debo Akande, disclosed this in an exclusive chat with…
economic poverty There is nothing new under the sun, especially in a time like this where things are expensive and individuals are trying to make ends meet, despite the continuous rise in the cost of bills for food and services. The love for protein is also gradually dying, as many can hardly afford their daily…
Penultimate Saturday, the ancient town of Saki in Oke Ogunaxis of Oyo State played host to an unprecedented throng of people as the remains of one of the town’s leading lights, Chief Michael Adeniyi Koleosho, were committed to Mother Earth. Chief Koleosho was a man of many parts; the third son of Pa Samson…
An NCC official said the policy is aimed to “protect minors” from the liabilities that arise from the usage of such SIMs. The Nigerian telecommunication regulator, NCC, has disqualified Nigerians below the age of 18 from getting a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card. Sources at the commission told…
The Oyo State Police Command has on Friday paraded at least 47 suspects involved in various criminal activities, bordering around kidnapping for ransom, murder, armed robbery, rape, and car hijacking. The suspects were paraded at a press briefing on Friday, October 25 at the Police headquarters in Eleyele, Ibadan,…