Gunmen have kidnapped more than 200 school children from the Local Government Education Authority School in Kuriga, a northern town, marking the most significant mass abduction since 2021. The incident occurred shortly after morning assembly, plunging families and the nation into a state of alarm. According…
Oyo State Governor Engineer Seyi Makinde has continued his remarkable education Policies as he donated 28 18-Seater buses to Students Unions and Indigenous Associations of tertiary institutions in Oyo State to ease their mobility. The Governor made the presentation of the vehicles during a special event held…
The Oyo State House of Assembly has called on the executive arm of government through ministry of lands, housing and urban development to regulate the activities of real estate Agents to safeguard unsuspecting customers against fraud and exploitation in the state. The house made the call following a motion…
A Federal High Court in Ibadan on Wednesday ordered that a woman and two men be remanded for their roles in the January 16 Bodija explosion in Ibadan. The police charged a woman, Ramatu Camara, 47, Ganiu Malik, 20 and Abubakar Samasa 64, with conspiracy, use of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction,…
Oyo state government has concluded plan to subsidize by 50%, every hectare of land ploughed by Farmers in the state to address high cost of Food. The State Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Barr. Olasunkanmi Olaleye revealed this today while featuring on the live Current Affairs Programme of…
Oyo State Government has given seven days ultimatum to occupants and owners of illegally erected kiosks, containers, shanties and business operations to vacate the road sides or face the full wrath of the law. The state Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Abdulmojeed Mogbojuola, gave this…
The Nigerian Police Force has reiterated its ban on the use of Point-of-Sale terminal machines, and other mobile money transaction devices within police stations and other police facilities across the country. The NPF said the ban followed public outcry on alleged “illegal and illicit transactions through…
The Oyo State governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, will receive the Leadership Governor of the Year 2023 Award on Tuesday. Gov. Seyi Makinde had earlier been selected by the Leadership Newspaper as recipient of its prestigious Governor of the Year Award on account of the massive infrastructure development projects…
Over 70 million bank customers are at risk of losing access to their accounts when the Central Bank of Nigeria’s directive on restricting accounts without Bank Verification Numbers and National Identification Numbers goes into effect. The CBN had on December 1, 2023, in a circular directed that a ‘Post no…
The Oyo State Local Government Service Commission has initiated the move towards evolving a vibrant workforce for the third tier of government in the state. The Chairman, Local Government Service Commission, Dr Aderemi verification exercise will allow the local government service commission to know the…