A Magistrates’ Court in Kafanchan, Kaduna State, on Thursday sentenced a 40-year-old man, Cletus Gandu, to nine months imprisonment for stealing two tubers of yam. The convict admitted that he stole the tubers of yam because he was hungry and begged for leniency. In his ruling, Magistrate Michael Bawa sentenced…
Atleast thirteen people have been apprehended in connection with Monday’s attack on the convoy of officials from the Oyo State Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, led by its commissioner, Abdulmojeed Mogbonjubola. OyoAffairs on Monday reported that the ministry officials had gone to the Mobil area on…
The Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria, AMCON has noted that the only way to make the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company, IBEDC more efficient is to sell it to viable investors. The AMCON Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Gbenga Alade, stated this at an interactive session with media executives…
In its bid to further secure the State, the Executive council of Oyo State today increased the number of vehicles for Operation Burst to 60. This is as a result of the procurement of 40 extra security vehicles for the agency. Addressing the media after the Executive Council Meeting, the Commissioner for Information,…
The Ministry of Youth Development is developing a new training program similar to the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) for graduates of the Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE). This announcement was made by the Minister of State for Youth Development, Mr. Olawande Wisdom, during the opening of the…
Mr Masquerade Companion has made attacking Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State his raison d’être. He gets his kicks by kicking the Governor. He seeks escape from his personal struggles by tarring the Governor, who did so well in his first term that he got an overwhelming and unprecedented support across the…
The Oyo State government has commenced a 60-day Online Building Permit Amnesty (OYBPA) program aimed at regularising buildings that were constructed without proper government approval. The OYOBPA programme kick started officially today the 26th of August 2024 and ends on the 27th of October 2024. The programme will…
Arewa youths condemn false allegations of corruption against DSS boss President Bola Tinubu has appointed Mr. Adeola Oluwatosin Ajayi as the new Director-General of the State Security Service, self-styled as the Department of State Services (DSS). He replaces Yusuf Magaji Bichi, an appointee of former…
The Oyo State Commissioner for Environment, Hon. Mogbanjubola Olawale Jagaban, was attacked by hoodlums while carrying out a clearing operation at Mobil, Ring Road in the early hours of today. According to eyewitnesses, the commissioner was leading a team of officials from the Ministry of Environment and…
The Federal Government has prohibited individuals under the age of 18 from taking part in the National Examinations Council and West African Examinations Council exams. The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman disclosed this when he featured on Channels Television’s ‘Sunday Politics’ program on Sunday…