Operatives of the Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested an ex-cybercrime convict, Adeniran Ayobami Tijesunimi and fifty-four others for alleged internet fraud and related criminal activities. Justice Uche Agomoh of the Federal High Court, Ibadan, Oyo State had on…
Oyo state Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Friday, disclosed that his administration is youth friendly, saying the priceless contributions of youths to national development in the past fifty (50) years of fostering national unity can not be overemphasized. The governor, who was represented by his deputy, Alhaji Barrister…
The Executive Governor of Oyo State, Engr Seyi Makinde, has approved the reappointment of Ms Tara Adefope as the Director General of Oyo State Bureau of Public Procurement. The governor also approved the reappointment of Colonel Bisiriyu Olayinka Olayanju fdc (Retired) as Commandant, Western Nigeria Security…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said 12m families will get N8, 000 over a period of six months to ameliorate the hardships faced by Nigerians as a result of subsidy removal. In a letter to the House of Representatives read by Speaker Tajudeen Abbas during plenary, Tinubu said it was support to enable poor and…
The house of representatives has passed an amendment to the Supplementary Appropriation Act, 2022. The amendment to the Supplementary Appropriation Act, 2022, passed first, second and third readings during plenary on Wednesday. President Bola Tinubu had asked the lawmakers to approve N500 billion, to allow…
The governorship election petition tribunal in Ibadan, on Thursday, dismissed the petition filed by the Allied Peoples’ Movement (APM) against the March 18th victory of Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state. The APM had challenged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declaration of Engr. Seyi…
The Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC), on Tuesday, engaged with the leadership of political parties in the state as part of its preparation for the 2024 Local Government Council Elections in the state. The OYSIEC Chairman, Aare Isiaka Abiola Olagunju, SAN, while speaking at the meeting…
A Family Court in Iyaganku, Ibadan, on Tuesday, ordered that a skit maker, Maruf Abdullahi, aka ”Trinity” be remanded in the Agodi correction centre for allegedly sexually exploiting a 10-year-old girl. The Magistrate, Mrs P. O. Adetuyibi ordered Abdullahi, 31, Isiaka Ahmed, 40, and his wife Rofiat Ahmed,…
A Magistrates’ Court sitting at Iyaganku in Ibadan, on Monday, ordered that a nursing mother, Damilola Opeyemi be remanded in Abolongo Correctional facility, Oyo Town for allegedly stabbing her husband to death over dinner. Magistrate P. O . Adetuyibi, did not take her plea. Adetuyibi said the remand is…
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has directed prospective corps members to avoid the Orientation Camp in the Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State. The NYSC, through its Director of Press and Public Relations, Eddy Megwa, in a statement issued on Monday, July 10, 2023, said the new location is…