Oyo State government has declared August 20 a work-free day to mark 2024 Isese Day. This was contained in a circular issued by the Secretary to Oyo State Government, Professor Olanike Adeyemo. Governor Makinde had stated last year that every August 20 would be observed as a work-free day in the state in…
The Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, OYOSUBEB has made a slight adjustment to the interview timetable for job seekers. The Board said the interview session set for Tuesday, 20th August 2024, clashes with the Isese Day, which is a public holiday in Oyo State. The Isese Day has been set aside in Oyo State to…
Over 20 people have been reported dead on Tuesday along Ojo-Iwo Road of Ibadan-Lagos expressway, around Agbowo/Ajao area when a trailer loaded with roofing sheets collided with multiple vehicles. People that witnessed the accident told told newsmen that the trailer lost it’s break and rammed into the 3 vehicles…
The Otun Olubadan of Ibadanland and the former governor of Oyo State, High Chief Rashidi Ladoja, has been crowned as an Oba in the line to the Olubadan throne. High Chief Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja received the crown on Monday, at a brief event held at the new Olubadan Palace, Oke Aremo, Ibadan. Recall that High Chief…
The West African Examinations Council has released the results for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination for School Candidates, 2024. The results were made available to candidates on Monday. The examination body disclosed this in a Monday post on X. The message read, “The West African Examinations…
A 14-year-old boy, identified as Malik Kareem, was reportedly beheaded for ritual in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital on Saturday. The incident that occurred at the Olorisaoko community in the Akinyele Local Government Area of the state on Saturday evening has thrown the whole area into confusion. Investigations…
The Olubadan of Ibadanland, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Owolabi Akinloye Olakulehin, will coronate High Chief Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja on Monday. The prestigious ceremony is scheduled to take place at the Olubadan Palace, Oke Aremo, Ibadan. The entire Ibadanland is expected to be agog with celebrations as…
The Acting State Governor, Barrister Bayo Lawal has charged newly inaugurated members of the governing board of the State Rule of Law Enforcement Authority, to be dedicated with the assignment at hand for the benefit of the people of the state. He gave the charge during the inauguration event of the governing…
The Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, has clarified the misconceptions surrounding the purported N570 billion Hardship Fund allegedly given to the 36 states by the Federal Government. In his newsletter on Thursday, The governor explained that the funds were part of the World Bank-assisted NG-CARES…
As Archimedes, the great Greek scholar, stepped into his bathtub, he noticed a rise in the water level. It then occurred to him that the volume of water displaced must be equal to the volume of the part of his body he had submerged in the water. It also dawned on him that the volume of irregular objects could be…