Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has approved the appointment of chairmen and members for governing councils/boards of tertiary institutions in Oyo State. According to a letter signed by the Chief of Staff to the Governor, Otunba Segun Ogunwuyi, those appointed are: Oyo State College of Education, Lanlate…
Mr. Odunayo Alade, father of Kehinde Alade the WAEC candidate tragically shot by a security operative in Ibadan has opened up about the heartbreaking incident. Speaking in a press interview, the grieving father explained that he didn’t initially stop when flagged down by officers because his son had an…
…As NUP Threatens Action Over Non-Implementation of Pension Increase By Oyo State Tertiary Institutions, BCOS The Nigerian Union of Pensioners has warned the Oyo State government that it may take action to enforce the Governor’s authority on defiant institutions that refuse to implement the upward review…
The Police Command in Oyo State says it has arrested one of its personnel who accidentally shot dead a 14-year-old secondary school student, Kehinde Alade, in Ibadan on Tuesday. The command’s spokesperson, CSP Adewale Osifeso, disclosed this in a statement issued in Ibadan on Tuesday. He said the officer…
The Oyo State House of Assembly has passed the Oyo State Council of Obas and Chiefs (Further Amendments) Bill, 2025, following its third reading and review by the Committee on Local Government, Chieftaincy Matters, and State Honours. The Bill was passed on Tuesday during plenary session following the…
The Oyo State House of Assembly, on Tuesday, described as ‘painful and unwarranted’ the killing of a secondary school student who was hit by a stray bullet allegedly fired by a police officer in Ibadan, the state capital. The House resolved to take steps to ensure justice is served on the incident. The…
Oyo State Government has commiserated with the family of a secondary school boy slain during a Routine Traffic Infraction Operation on Alakia Old Road, Ibadan, describing the incident as sad, shocking and painful. It stated that the state government would work with the Oyo State Police Command to investigate…
A tragic incident unfolded this morning in Ibadan when a stray bullet, allegedly fired by a policeman in pursuit of a suspect, struck and killed a school student on his way to sit for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WAEC). The incident occurred along Gbagi Market Road, where…
When dyslexia forced Richard Branson out of school, he decided to become an entrepreneur. In 1966, he started the Student Magazine, which he had hoped would become his generation’s voice. Despite the general acceptance of the magazine, it didn’t make as much money as he had envisaged. Consequently, the…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced it will release the results of 379,000 candidates who sat for the rescheduled Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) on Wednesday. The resit was conducted between Friday and Monday following widespread complaints of technical and…