EXCLUSIVE: NDLEA, Cannabis Use and Trafficking in Oyo, Challenges in Nigeria
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has raised concerns over the increasing rate of cannabis consumption and trafficking in Oyo State. In 2024 alone, Read more
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OYO State Converts 1,591 Ad-Hoc LG Workers To Permanent Staff
The Government of Oyo State has converted 1,591 ad hoc local council workers across the state into permanent staff. Oyo State Commissioner for Information and Read more
NPFL25: El-Kanemi Lost To Shooting Stars, Ends Unbeaten Run
The Shooting Stars of Oyo has ended El-Kanemi Warriors unbeaten run in the Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL). It was ended in Oyo’s capital, Ibadan, Read more
Rt. Hon Ibe mourns passing of Ex-Minister, Ajibola Afonja, describes him as a symbol of compassion
Former Speaker of the Imo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Barr. Ike Ibe has mourned the death of former Minister of Labour and Productivity, Read more
Just In: Oyo police arrest and arraign 29 Oduduwa Yoruba Nation agitators
About 29 Yoruba Nation agitators were, on Wednesday, arraigned before the Chief Magistrates Court in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, for their involvement and roles Read more
Makinde Joins NLC Protest In Oyo
The Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, on Tuesday, joined the state chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress in its peaceful protest. He also assured Read more
Hon. Chinedu Obika condoles with Oyo state over Ibadan explosion
Hon. Chinedu Joshua Obika, the elected representative for the AMAC/Bwari federal constituency in the House of Representatives has extended his condolences to the Governor and Read more
World Teachers’ Day: Three Oyo Teachers Rewarded by Federal Government
Oyo Making Teaching Profession Attractive- TESCOM Chair Three teachers from Oyo state, won awards in various categories of the 2023 Presidential Teachers and School Excellence Read more
Scam Alert: Oyo Govt. Vows to Prosecute Anyone Behind Fraudulent List of ‘Recruited Teachers’
Reiterates, “We’re Not Recruiting Yet” The Oyo State Government has vowed to prosecute those it described as undesirable elements, who perpetrate recruitment scams with the sole Read more
SHOCKING: UCH Patients To Pay N1,000 Each For Electricity Daily
Patients at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, will now have to pay N1,000 electricity charges daily, due to the high cost of electricity tariffs Read more
South West Markers Set To Increase Pump Price Of Petrol To N180 Per Litre
The southwest zone of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) on Wednesday said, it may direct its members in the zone to increase Read more
BREAKING!!! Prof. Soyinka is Dead
Renowned researcher and former Provost of the College of Health Sciences of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Prof. Femi Soyinka has died. According to a statement Read more
Bandits Kidnap Anglican Bishop Aderogba, Wife & Driver In Oyo
Suspected armed bandits have abducted the Bishop of Anglican Diocese, Jebba, Kwara State, Rt. Rev. Aderogba, alongside his wife and driver on Oyo/Ogbomoso expressway, on Read more
Boko Haram In South West, More Churches, Mosques Next Targets, Says MURIC
The Muslim Rights Concern has strongly condemned the terrorist attack on worshippers inside the St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State. The attackers killed dozens Read more
Oyo State Teaching Service Commission, TESCOM Honors Students, Teachers for Excellent Performance
The Oyo State Teaching Service Commission, (TESCOM) today, honoured two students and five Teachers for distinguishing themselves in various competitions. The Chairman, TESCOM, Pastor Akinade Read more
BREAKING: Pregnant Woman Stabs Husband To Death Over Plan To Marry 2nd Wife
A Pregnant woman, Omowunmi Joseph (43), of Odoye area, Alaadorin, Ibadan North Local Government Area of Oyo State, on Monday morning, stabbed her husband, Joseph Read more
Gov. Makinde Presents 100 Operational Vehicles To Oyo Amotekun Corps, Sends Strong Warning To Criminals (Photos)
Gov. Makinde Presents 100 Operational Vehicles To Oyo Amotekun Corps, Sends Strong Warning To Criminals
Panic In Oyo State Polytechnic As Armed Robbers Invade Campus, Shoot Lecturer
Panic In Oyo State Polytechnic As Armed Robbers Invade Campus, Shoot Lecturer
Oyo Prison Break: 837 Inmates Escaped, 262 Recaptured – Official Reveals
The Nigeria Correctional Service, Oyo State Command, said 837 awaiting trial inmates escaped from the Abolongo Correctional Centre in Oyo Town when suspected gunmen attacked Read more
Prison Break: How Hundreds Of Prisoners Escaped During Attack On Oyo Correctional Centre
Prison Break: How Hundreds Of Prisoners Escaped During Attack On Oyo Correctional Centre
BREAKING!! Gunmen Attack Oyo Prison, Set Inmates Free
BREAKING!!! Gunmen Attack Oyo Prison, Set Inmates Free
JUST IN:Tension,gunshots fired in Ibadan
Pandemonium broke out at Agodi-Gate area of Ibadan on Wednesday after some immigration officers allegedly harassed a local government chairman and some of his aides. Read more
Suspected bandits kidnap village head, wife in Ibadan
The Baale of Araromi Village in Ibadan Chief Tafa Apanpa and his wife, have been abducted by some suspected armed bandits. It was gathered that Read more
Confusion as Makinde claims Supreme Court upheld sack of 68 ex-council chiefs in Oyo
The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, said on Wednesday the 68 former local council chairmen in the state caused a serious crisis for his administration. Read more
Postpone LG election to accommodate us – APC chairman tells Makinde, OYSIEC
Caretaker Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State, Chief Akin Oke, has urged the Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC) to, with immediate Read more
Nigerians tired of APC – Makinde
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde has declared that the maladministration of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) will not extend beyond 2023. He noted that Read more
Oladosu to deliver 489th UI Inaugural Lecture April 15
By Taofeek LAWAL, Abuja All is set for the 489th in the series of the University of Ibadan inaugural lecture to be delivered by Afis Read more
Breaking: Hotel Attendant Arraigned For Raping & Impregnating 16Yrs Old In Oyo State.
HOTEL ATTENDANT ARRAIGNED FOR RAPING & IMPREGNATING 16 YEAR OLD. A hotel atendant, Olaniyi Segun, 26, who raped and imprenated a 16-year-old girl was on Read more
Breaking: Kidnappers Take Over Osun State As Amotekun Battles Killer Herdsmen In Ondo, Oyo State.
Kidnappers take over Osun as Amotekun battles killer herdsmen in Ondo, Oyo .The latest kidnapping in Osun State Saturday evening, in which passengers plying Ibadan/Akure Read more