A High Court in Lafia, Nasarawa, has sentenced Oluwatimileyin Ajayi to death by hanging for the murder of Salome Adaidu, a 24-year-old National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member. Justice Simon Aboki handed down the judgment, finding Ajayi guilty of culpable homicide contrary to Section 221 of the Penal Code…
President Bola Tinubu has signed the four tax reform bills recently passed by the National Assembly into law. The ceremony took place at the Presidential Villa on Thursday. The ceremony was witnessed by top government officials including the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, the Speaker of the House…
The Independent National Electoral Commission has announced that it will conduct Ibadan North Federal Constituency and other by-elections across affected constituencies on Saturday, August 16, 2025. The elections are being organised to fill vacant seats in the National and State Assemblies, which have arisen…
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has announced the renaming of The Polytechnic, Ibadan to Omololu Olunloyo Polytechnic, in honor of the late former Governor of Oyo State, Dr. Victor Omololu Olunloyo. The announcement was made in his brief remarks at the interdenominational commendation service for the late…
Oyo State government said it intends to allocate N60 million to the procurement of family planning commodities before the year end to fill any gaps that might be caused by the withdrawal of donor monies by foreign partners and organisations. The Executive Secretary, Primary Health Care Board, Dr Muideen…
The Oyo State Government has held an executive session in honour of the former governor, the late Dr. Omololu Olunloyo, during which plans to digitise his private library were unveiled. Governor Seyi Makinde, speaking at the session held at the House of Chiefs wing of the State House of Assembly, said the…
In Commemoration and Celebration of the Islamic Year HIJRAH 1447 AH, The Oyo state Governor, His Excellency, Engr Seyi Makinde has declared Friday, 27th June, 2025 a work free day in the state. In a circular Letter signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof Olanike K Adeyemo, The Oyo state Governor…
MultiChoice Nigeria has announced a 50 per cent reduction in the price of its DStv decoder, cutting the cost from ₦20,000 to ₦10,000, in a strategic move to tackle a sharp drop in subscriptions and win back customers. The company, in a statement released on Tuesday, said the discount is part of its new…
Oyo records polio case, set to vaccinate 2.5 million children Oyo State aims to target 2.5 million children from birth to 59 months for polio vaccination, reinforcing the immunisation status of children across the state and ensuring no child misses out on life-saving vaccinations. Executive Secretary of the…
The Peoples Democratic Party PDP Governors’ Forum on Tuesday led the National Working Committee NWC of the party to a troubleshooting meeting with the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC. Some of the governors at the meeting include Bala Mohammed (Bauchi), Seyi Makinde (Oyo), Caleb Mutfwang and…