Police Command in Oyo State, on Thursday said report of its investigation into the death of Kehinde Alade, 14, would be out soon. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Alade was accidentally shot by a policeman on Wednesday at Alakia area of Ibadan when being conveyed to...
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President Bola Tinubu on Friday said traditional institutions remained integral to the country’s development and called for more support in implementing policies that directly impacted people’s livelihoods. The President spoke when he received Oba Abimbola Owoade I, the 46th Alaafin of Oyo, his wife, Abiwumi, and a delegation of...
By OLA MODUPE, Ibadan – Oyo State Government has approved N4.5 billion as financial support to the survivors and victims of the Bodija explosion, which occurred on January 16, 2024. This is contained in a statement issued on Wednesday in Ibadan by the Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation,...
A fire outbreak in the early hours of Monday razed a four-bedroom flat located at No. 1 Happiness Close, Akufo Estate, Elebu area of Ibadan. Mr Yemi Akinyinka, the General Manager of the Oyo State Fire Services Agency, disclosed this in Ibadan on Monday. Akinyinka said the agency promptly...
The Police Command in Oyo on Tuesday said that the video of alleged invasion of the state by suspected Boko Haram currently circulating on social media was recycled. The Command’s spokesman, CSP Adewale Osifeso stated this in a statement made available to newsmen on Tuesday in Ibadan. The News...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors Forum has declared that the party would not join or merge with any othe political party ahead of the 2027 general elections. The Chairman of the forum, Gov.Muhammed Bala of Bauchi State, stated this on Monday, at the end of its meeting, held...
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to economic expansion through tourism, emphasising infrastructure development at the commissioning of the KAP Film Village and Resort in Igbojaye. The event, held on Saturday, also featured Nigeria’s Minister of Arts, Culture, Tourism, and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa,...
The Vice Chairman, Oyo State Council of Obas, Oba Olushola Alao, says there is no supremacy dispute between the new Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Owoade and Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi. Oba Alao, who is the Olugbon of Ile-Igbon, stated this on Sunday at the palace of...
Police Command in Oyo State has arrested three suspects allegedly linked to the hijacking of a DAF truck loaded with 45,000 liters of petrol belonging to NIPCO Ltd. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Adewale Osifeso made this known in a statement made available to newsmen on Sunday in Ibadan....
The Narcotics Commander, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Oyo State Command, Mr Olayinka Joe-Fadile, has expressed worry over the high intake of illicit drugs in the state. Joe- Fadile made the observation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Abeokuta at the sidelines of the...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has destroyed heaps of illicit drugs weighing about 1.6 million kilograms of assorted illicit substances seized across Lagos, Ogun and Oyo state, in what is till date the largest volume of seizures to be set ablaze at...
Property worth millions of naira, including 12 shops, were on Thursday night burnt by fire at the Agodi Mayegun Cement Store Market in Ibadan. General Manager of the Oyo State Fire Service, Mr Yemi Akinyinka, confirmed this in a statement on Friday in Ibadan. Akinyinka said the fire service...
President Bola Tinubu has restated his commitment to preserving Nigeria’s diverse cultures by supporting initiatives that promote the country’s rich cultures. Tinubu stated this on Saturday during the official coronation of Oba Abimbola Owoade, the Alaafin of Oyo, held at Olivet Baptist High School in Oyo. The President, who...
The eldest daughter of the late former Governor of Oyo State, Abiola Ajimobi, is dead. The announcement by the family early Thursday indicated that the first child of the former governor, Bisola Kola-Daisi, died in the United Kingdom (UK). Bisola reportedly died in a brief illness. She was aged...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has said no fewer than one million people in Oyo State are involved in illicit drug consumption. The NDLEA State Commander, Olayinka Joe-Fadile, disclosed this on Wednesday during a campaign rally against drug abuse in Ibadan. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
Police Command in Oyo State has arrested 59 students of Government Technical College, Orita-Aperin, for attacking and destroying property at Ibadan Christ Apostolic Grammar School (CAC). The state Commissioner of Police, Johnson Adenola, confirmed this on Monday in Ibadan during a stakeholders’ meeting held at the Command Headquarters. The...
By OLA MODUPE, Ibadan – Oyo State Police Command has arrested 2 suspects over alleged exhumation of corpses and sale of their parts to ritualists. The Command’s spokesman, Adewale Osifeso made this known in a statement made available to newsmen on Friday in Ibadan. He said that the arrest...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Japanese fibre giant Kanekalon has vowed to continue to improve in its collaboration effort in fostering growth within the hairstyling industry during the NBHA collaboration workshop held on March 20th 2025 at the Genesis Hotel & Suite Hall, Challenge Molete Road, Beside Fire...
Justice Ladiran Akintola of Oyo State High Court, Ibadan, on Thursday, struck out the charges against former Queen Naomi Ogunwusi, a radio presenter, Oriyomi Hamzat and the Principal of Islamic High School, Basorun, Ibadan, Abdullahi Fasasi. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Akintola also ordered the release...
An Oyo State Family Court, Iyaganku, on Tuesday remanded a 29 -year-old man, Hamzat Abdullahi at Agodi Correctional facility, Ibadan, for allegedly having sexual intercourse with three male minors. The Presiding Magistrate, Mrs Serifat Adesina, did not take the plea of the suspect due to lack in jurisdiction. Adesina...