As part of its resolve to ensure food security in the state particularly through dairy production as well reduce the cost of meat which is the major source of protein, the Oyo State government recently held a training on artificial insemination for livestock farmers in the state. Participants at the training include…
Twenty-three suspects (twenty-two male and a female) have been paraded by the Oyo State Command of the Nigerian Police for allegedly committing varied degree of crimes in different parts of the state. The Oyo State Commissioner of Police, Ayodele Sonubi briefed newsmen during the parade of suspects which took…
The party chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Oyo State chapter, Hon. Isaac Ajiboye Omodewu passes away. Hon. Omodewu died in the early hours of Monday at the age of 61 in the United States, the party publicity secretary in the State, Mr. Wasiu Sadare confirmed his exit. Late Omodewu hails from Otu in…
Oyo State Anti-Corruption Agency (OYACA) has secured the conviction of a civil servant named Adesina Oyegoke, an Assistant Chief Executive Officer in the Estates Department of Lagelu Local Government, lyana Offa. This was contained in a letter signed by the Executive Secretary OYACA, I.O. Tijani Esq. The convict who…
Following the fatal accident which according to the Police report claimed 16 lives along Ojoo-Iwo road axis of Ibadan, the acting Governor of Oyo State, Barr. Bayo Lawal has commiserated with the families affected. The acting governor stressed that the state will continue to collaborate with relevant…
The Acting Governor of Oyo State, Barrister Abdul-Raheem Adebayo Lawal, has donated fifty additional operational vehicles to security agencies in the state as part of efforts to enhance and protect lives and properties. Recall that Makinde administration had, since inception of office in 2019, distributed…
The Oyo State Government has approved N500 million to support beneficiaries of the Youth Entrepreneurship in Agribusiness Project. This decision, announced during an Executive Council meeting presided over by Acting Governor Bayo Lawal, is part of the state’s Sustainable Actions for Economic Recovery…
The National Judicial Council has recommended Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun to be the next Chief Justice of Nigeria. The recommendation was made in an impromptu closed-door meeting initially slated for Friday but brought forward to Thursday in Abuja. The NJC also made recommendations for 27 others as judges of…
Oyo State government has revealed that it’s recruiting 3000 health workers for its primary healthcare centres, PHCs, across the state, in line with its policy of having at least one functional primary healthcare facility in each of the political wards in the state. The Executive Secretary of the Oyo State Primary…
Oyo State government has declared August 20 a work-free day to mark 2024 Isese Day. This was contained in a circular issued by the Secretary to Oyo State Government, Professor Olanike Adeyemo. Governor Makinde had stated last year that every August 20 would be observed as a work-free day in the state in…