The Oyo state governor, Seyi Makinde has named his chief of staff as chairman of transition and inauguration committee. The governor equally appointed his special assistant on special duties, Lolade Ajibola as the secretary of the committee. The inauguration was imperative to ensure that the machinery of…
The Executive Governor of Oyo state, Seyi Makinde has announced Mrs Olubunmi Olufunke Oni as the new state Head of Service (HoS). This follows the retirement of the outgoing HoS, Alhaja Amdalat Ololade Agboola who will officially bow out of service next week. Until her new appointment, Mrs. Oni was the Permanent…
The United Kingdom court has sentenced former Deputy Senate President of Nigeria, Ike Ekweremadu, to nine years and eight months in prison for an organ trafficking plot. The court also sentenced his wife, Beatrice, to four years six months while the medical doctor who act as a ‘middleman’ in the plot, Dr…
Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has declared that his administration will continue to reward civil/public servants who show dedication to their duties and the progress of the state’. The governor added that the workers in the state would continue to witness consistent payment of salaries and…
A bill for a law that will prohibit the destruction of public property, amenities and infrastructure was, on Thursday, passed into law at the floor of the State Assembly. According to the Chairman of the Oyo State House of Assembly Committee on Works and Transportation, Hon. Olatunde Kehinde, any person who acts or…
The wife of the Executive Governor of Oyo State, Engr. Mrs. Tamunominini Makinde has called on the citizens and well-meaning people in the state to always give back to society to rescue the less privileged from this hard time. Mrs. Makinde through the Commissioner for Special Duties, Alhaja Faosat Joke Sanni…
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced the starting date for the 2023 school-based West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). This was announced at a pre-examination press briefing, by the Head of National Office, Patrick Areghan, on Thursday, May 4, 2023, in Lagos. According to…
The Oyo State Road Traffic Management Authority (OYRTMA) has stormed the Sabo Area of Ibadan Metropolis to clear all indiscriminately parked vehicles and wares abandoned on the road causing perpetual and avoidable traffic loggerheads that results in untold hardship on commuters and all road users along the…
Oyo State Pilgrim Welfare’s Board Muslim Wing has said it will commence Medical Screening and Orientation Exercise for Intending Pilgrims on Thursday 4th and Saturday 6th, May 2023. This was contained in a statement signed by the Board’s Chairman, Prof. Sayed Tunde Malik on Wednesday. According to the…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has announced the release of the results of the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination conducted last week. The board disclosed that 1,586,765 candidates sat for the exam across its 708 CBT centres in 105 examination towns in the country. The examination…