… Parade Other Suspected Criminals An 18-year-old, Taofeek Adeagbo has been arrested for killing his father, by hitting him with an iron rod while he was asleep, while his mother, Rashidat Adeagbo, was also arrested for concealing information of the murderous The Nigerian Tribune Newspaper reports that…
Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission OYSIEC has released the timetable for election in 33 local government areas in Oyo state According to the timetable, the election will hold on Saturday, 27th of April 2024 while the run-off election will hold on Monday, 4th of May 2024. In a notice signed by OYSIEC…
The Federal Government has declared Monday, May 1st, as a public holiday to mark this year’s Workers Day celebration. The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government. Aregbesola, in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior,…
The Oyo State Government has presented a beaded crown and staff of office to His Royal Majesty Oba Najeemdeen Afolabi Osuolale Adesola Adelaja (Tukur II), The Gegun of Ayetoro-Oke Land. The epoch-making occasion, which happened at Baptist Primary School, Ayetoro-Oke Land, Kajola Local Government, had in…
Following the success of the regional security outfit codenamed Amotekun and other regional initiatives, South-west States have agreed to launch regional railway and electricity projects. The decision came on the heels of the Electricity and Railway Acts 2023 signed by President Muhammadu Buhari. The new laws…
Inaugurates River’s Monarch As 6th Chancellor A total of two thousand, seven hundred and fifty-four (2,754) students of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, Oyo State, are set to graduate from the Institution at the convocation ceremony holding on Friday April 28th, 2023. A…
The National Economic Council, NEC, has suspended the planned removal of subsidy on petroleum products by the end of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents at the end of…
The Oyo State government on Wednesday, debunked a viral claim that an Alaafin-elect had emerged one year after the death of the Late Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III. The government, through the Commissioner for Information, Dr Wasiu Olatunbosun in an interview with The PUNCH on Wednesday; dismissed the…
Oyo state Commissioner for health, Dr Bode Ladipo has identified continuous sensitization against malaria as a potent way of achieving zero malaria in the state. Dr Ladipo stated this at a sensitization programme held at Aduloju primary health care centre, Bodija market, Ibadan. Represented by the permanent…
Oyo State Governor, Engr Seyi Makinde with other state officials visited Bodija Plank Market to inspect the level of damage caused by the fire incident that happened yesterday. Engr Seyi Makinde commiserated with the traders that lost goods to the fire incident. The governor directed that an immediate…