Oyo State Police Command has arrested a kidnap kingpin after a failed attempt and other 28 suspects for various criminal activities in the state. The suspected kidnapper, name withheld, was alleged to have written a threat letter to his victim, demanding N15 million ransom. The state Police Public Relations…
The federal government will pay N5,000 to 10 million households for six months as palliative for removing petrol subsidy after June. The amount is N50 billion per month and reaches N300bn with $800m (N371.6bn at CBN N464/$1 rate) World Bank loan to fund the project. The Minister of Finance, Budget, and…
The Oyo State Road Transport Management Authority (OYRTMA) has cautioned the motoring public moving along One-Ten axis of Ring-Road inward Iyaganku, Ibadan over a broken down container-laden truck belonging to yet another member of the Council of Maritime Truck Unions and Associations (COMTUA), Lagos, owners…
Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde has assured the people of Ibarapaland that the Ido-Eruwa Road, linking the area to Ibadan, the state capital will be completed before the end of the year. Makinde, who spoke at First Baptist Church, Anko, Eruwa, during the Thanksgiving Service in honour of the mother of the…
Melaye, a two term Senator and one term House of Representatives member has defeated Engr Musa Wada and other aspirants during PDP Primaries in Lokoja, on Sunday. He will face Alhaji Usman Ododo of APC and other party’s candidates during the November 11th governorship election. The votes pulled by the…
OYSADA, N-Cares continue distribution of farm assets to beneficiaries. Smallholder farmers in Ogo Oluwa and Afijio local government areas of Oyo state, comprising genuine local farmers and the Nasarawa trained YEAP members who received farm assets materials from the state government have been praising and…
The Deputy Governor of Oyo state, Barrister Abdul-Raheem Adebayo Lawal has expressed his gratitude to Governor Seyi Makinde for his wonderful wishes and prayers on his birthday anniversary. Lawal, who also thanked top government functionaries under the Makinde’s led administration, equally expressed his…
The newly appointed Chancellor of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, His Royal Majesty Ohna Sergeant Chidi Awuse, has promised to deploy all resources in his arsenal to ensure further enhancement of LAUTECH’s recorded success. The new Chancellor spoke in his palace at Emohua…
1. The attention of the Commission has been drawn to a purported declaration of winner in the Adamawa Governorship election by the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) even when the process has clearly not been concluded. 2. The action of the REC is a usurpation of the power of the Returning Officer. It is…
March inflation data shows a 0.13% increase from the 21.91% recorded in February 2023. Nigeria’s inflation rate rose to 22.04% in March 2023, from the 21.91% recorded in February 2023, according to the Consumer Price Index published by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Saturday. The country’s…