The Police Command in Oyo State says it has arrested one of its personnel who accidentally shot dead a 14-year-old secondary school student, Kehinde Alade, in Ibadan on Tuesday. The command’s spokesperson, CSP Adewale Osifeso, disclosed this in a statement issued in Ibadan on Tuesday. He said the officer…
The Oyo State House of Assembly has passed the Oyo State Council of Obas and Chiefs (Further Amendments) Bill, 2025, following its third reading and review by the Committee on Local Government, Chieftaincy Matters, and State Honours. The Bill was passed on Tuesday during plenary session following the…
The Oyo State House of Assembly, on Tuesday, described as ‘painful and unwarranted’ the killing of a secondary school student who was hit by a stray bullet allegedly fired by a police officer in Ibadan, the state capital. The House resolved to take steps to ensure justice is served on the incident. The…
Oyo State Government has commiserated with the family of a secondary school boy slain during a Routine Traffic Infraction Operation on Alakia Old Road, Ibadan, describing the incident as sad, shocking and painful. It stated that the state government would work with the Oyo State Police Command to investigate…
A tragic incident unfolded this morning in Ibadan when a stray bullet, allegedly fired by a policeman in pursuit of a suspect, struck and killed a school student on his way to sit for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WAEC). The incident occurred along Gbagi Market Road, where…
When dyslexia forced Richard Branson out of school, he decided to become an entrepreneur. In 1966, he started the Student Magazine, which he had hoped would become his generation’s voice. Despite the general acceptance of the magazine, it didn’t make as much money as he had envisaged. Consequently, the…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced it will release the results of 379,000 candidates who sat for the rescheduled Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) on Wednesday. The resit was conducted between Friday and Monday following widespread complaints of technical and…
The Mogajis of the Soun Ruling Houses of Ogbomoso have kicked strongly against the planned Amendment Bill to the Oyo State Council of Obas and Chiefs (2025) before the Oyo State House of Assembly that proposes to make the Alaafin of Oyo the permanent chairman of the Oyo State Council of Obas and Chiefs. In a…
Local flights will resume operations by the end of the year at the Ladoke Akintola International Airport, Ibadan. In a statement by the Commissioner for Information, Prince Dotun Oyelade, activities are in top gear to upgrade the airport to International standard. Recall, the airport upgrade which was…
Chairman of Oyo State council of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Comrade Bosun Olabiyi-Agoro, says the governor of Oyo State, ‘Seyi Makinde, has put the labour leaders in the state in a difficult situation. Olabiyi-Agoro, who disclosed this in an interview with The People’s Verdict, said Makinde’s…