Adebola Ayinde Hamzat has been appointed as the new commissioner of police in Oyo State, replacing Adebowale Williams. Williams was recently promoted to assistant inspector general of police and has assumed duty at the Zone 7 headquarters in Abuja. The appointment was announced in an approval issued by the…
Governor Seyi Makinde on Friday approved the appointment of Col. Oladipo James Ajibola as the Director-General, Operation Burst. The Governor also approved the appointments of Mrs Bosede Sodiq as Senior Special Assistant (Broadcast Media), Mr Kehinde Oluwaseyi Ogunsanya as Senior Special Assistant (Economic…
Sixteen-year-old girl, Olayemi Agbeloba, has committed suicide after her boss’ husband, identified as Ajibode, allegedly raped her at their residence in Eruwa, in Ibarapa East Local Government Area of Oyo State. The PUNCH Newspaper reports that after perpetrating the crime, Ajibode, who is a welder, was…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) is notifying the public of a batch of unwholesome Sprite 50cl glass bottles circulating in Nigeria. This product was discovered following a consumer complaint received and investigated by the post-marketing surveillance unit of the…
Veteran Yoruba actress, Sidikat Odunkanwi is dead. Iyabo Oko, reportedly died on Wednesday according to her daughter who broke the news via social media. Iyabo Oko, who has been away from the movie scene for years now, has been battling ill health which has now led to her untimely demise. Though details of…
Oil marketers have projected that the pump price of petrol could rise above N700 per litre in Northern Nigeria starting from July. The National Controller Operations, Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, Mike Osatuyi, told The PUNCH on Wednesday that prices could rise to above N700 in the…
….appreciates Muslim Faithfuls for their support. Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, has revealed that his administration will double its pace on the path to attaining sustainable development in the state. Governor Makinde made this known on Wednesday, while playing host to Muslim leaders in the…
Governor of Oyo State, ‘Seyi Makinde, has expressed his felicitations towards the Muslim faithfuls in Oyo State and across the country on the occasion of the 2023 Eid-el-Kabir. The governor congratulated all residents of the state on witnessing the 10th day of Dhul-Hijjah 1444 A.H., marking the 2023…
The Federal Government has introduced an annual fee of N1,000 to be paid by motorists in the country for Proof of Ownership Certificate verification. The Permanent Secretary, Lagos Ministry of Transportation, Abdulhafiz Toriola, made this known on Tuesday. Toriola disclosed that the certificate would help…
The Oyo State House of Assembly has started the screening of commissioner-nominees sent to the house by Governor Seyi Makinde, last week. The speaker of the house of Assembly, Rt. Hon Adebo Ogundoyin read the names of the seven persons sent by the Governor, but Hon. Mrs Toyin Balogun, Professor Musbau…