THREE Islamic clerics have been arrested by the police for allegedly beheading a surveyor in the Moniya area of Akinyele Local Government Area of Oyo State. One of the clerics is said to be a landlord in the Alapata area of Apete in Ido Local Government Area. His house is said to be located a few blocks away from…
…Says Recalcitrant Officers Will Be Punished you Oyo State Government has warned principals and teachers of public schools who have been collecting illegal fees from the students to desist, saying that recalcitrant officers will not go unpunished. The Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology,…
The Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, has declared the official commencement of academic activities at its Iseyin Campus. This announcement was made by the University’s Registrar, Dr. Kayode Ogunleye, in a press release dated October 20, 2023. According to the release, 200-Level…
The Federal Government is reviewing and expanding the National Social Register to accommodate pensioners and ex-servicemen under its Conditional Cash Transfer scheme. It is also removing beneficiaries who have excited the poverty line. Saturday PUNCH gathered that the government was also taking out dead…
The Oyo State Government has completed 180km of roads across the state in four years, according to the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade. This was disclosed during a courtesy call to his office, by the management of Crest Media Group. The Commissioner was reacting to a request…
The exchange rate between the naira and dollar fell to N1,100 on the black market according to traders who sell forex per inflow. Nairametrics obtained this morning quotes from select traders who confirmed quotes between N1,100-N1,110 for inflow. Inflows are forex transactions sold or bought over the wires.…
The Oyo State House of Assembly on Wednesday condemned Sunday’s attack on the people of Iwere-Ile in Iwajowa Local Government area of Oyo State by suspected herders which left not less than seven people dead. This is just as the House called on the Oyo State Police Command to beef up security in the area and…
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Ola Olukoyede as the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The red chamber also confirmed the appointment of Muhammad Hammajoda as the Secretary of the anti-graft agency. The confirmation of both men followed their screening by the upper chamber on…
The Oyo State Government, on Wednesday, vowed to deal decisively with individuals who defecate in the open and indiscriminately dump refuse. The state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Dotun Oyelade, made this known at a two-day media dialogue on open defecation-free in the South-West States, held…
President Bola Tinubu has launched the Renewed Hope Conditional Cash Transfer for 15 million households. The launch was held at the Press Gallery of the State House in Abuja on Tuesday, coinciding with the World Poverty Eradication Day. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume represented the…