Sen. Sharafadeen Alli (APC-Oyo South) has distributed food items worth N35 million to no fewer than 3,000 widows in his senatorial district. Alli told newsmen on Thursday on the sidelines of the three-day programme that the gesture was part of the bid to reduce the effect of economic...
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By MBAFAN ADE, Abuja – The Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), has commended the decision of Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, to appoint a seasoned Public Relations professional, Mr. Adelakun James Adegoke as the new General Manager of the Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State (BCOS). “This is...
The Yoruba Council of Elders has described as untrue and fake the purported report of the re-launch of the Council on Thursday. The council’s General Secretary, Chief Oladipo Oyewole said this in a statement made available to newsmen on Wednesday in Ibadan. It would be recalled that...
An 11-year old Oluwamayomikunsi Coker has emerged the winner of the 2023 Mathsbee competition in Oyo State. Coker clinched the N150,000 star prize at the Mathematics Competition organised by Mathsbee in Ibadan, Oyo State. Speaking on how she emerged the winner of the yearly competition, Coker said...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Oyo State said 146 persons died in various road traffic crashes in the state between January and June. Mr Joshua Adekanye, state Sector Commander of the corps, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Ibadan. ...
Eight occupants of a 2-storey building at Inalende area of Ibadan, on Monday morning escaped death as the building collapsed following a prolonged downpour. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that neighbours and other sympathisers rushed to the scene and rescued all the eight occupants at...
The Police Command in Oyo State has warned against the breach of public peace during the annual celebration of Egungun festival in the state. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Adewale Osifeso, gave the warning in a statement on Monday in Ibadan, disclosing several plans put in place...
The Olubadan of Ibadan land, Oba Lekan Balogun has advised the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) to tackle delays in the issuance of International passports. The Olubadan gave the advice on Tuesday when the new Comptroller of NIS in Oyo State, Mr Mohammed Umar, visited him in Ibadan. According to Oba...
The Police Command in Oyo State says it has recovered additional weapons at Diamond Hotel, a hideout allegedly being used by the wanted former Chairman of Oyo Park Management Disciplinary Committee, Mukaila Lamidi, aka Auxiliary. The command’s spokesperson, SP Adewale Osifeso, disclosed this in a media briefing at the...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State has assured Nigerians that the new administration of President Bola Tinubu would meet their yearnings and aspirations. This is contained in a statement by its Publicity Secretary, Olawale Sadare, in Ibadan. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that Tinubu became the...
Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State says his administration will aggressively woo investors, to increase the state’s Internally Generated Revenue (IGR), and create more jobs for the teeming youth population. Makinde said this on Thursday during the State Workers Productivity Day/Merit Award celebration, held at the Theophilus Ogunlesi Hall,...
A police officer attached to Moniya Divisional Police Headquarters in Ibadan was reportedly shot dead by hoodlums while chasing some suspected criminals n Ibadan. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the incident took place at Moniya Motor Park in Akinyele Local Government Area of the state. The...
Some candidates and their parents have decried the system malfunction and technical glitches that characterised the conduct of the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), which started on Tuesday. They spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan, calling on the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB)...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) House of Representatives candidate, Rep. Abass Agboworin, as the winner of Saturday re-run election in Ibadan South-East/North-East Federal Constituency of Oyo State. Agboworin, a current occupant of the seat, was declared elected after he polled 28,111...
By OLA MUDOPE, Ibadan – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of Ibadan Zonal Command has arrested 44 suspected internet fraudsters (popularly know as Yahoo boys) in Oyo State. The EFCC in a statement via its Twitter handle, said the suspected fraudsters were arrested in Apete and Bodija...
Residents of Aponrin in Agbowo area of Ibadan are now on the trail of pastor who allegedly absconded with 52 android and iphones, money and other valuables after a three-day crusade. The pastor was said to have told his victims that he was led by God to come to...
An Oyo State Family Court 2, sitting at Iyaganku, Ibadan, on Monday, ordered the remand of a 50-year-old man. Gboyega Lasisi, for allegedly having canal knowledge of his seven-year-old daughter. The Magistrate, Mrs P.O. Adetuyibi, who did not take the plea of the defendant due to want of jurisdiction,...
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja has issued an order attaching funds standing to the credit of Oyo State Government and its agencies in four banks. Justice A. O. Ebong issued the order while ruling on a motion ex-parte for garnishee order nisi filed by...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State has described the call for dissolution of its executive committees as ridiculous, immoral and reprehensible. This is contained in a statement by its Publicity Secretary, Olawale Sadare, on Thursday in Ibadan. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the party...