By Oluwatoyin Malik The officer in charge of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), Saki unit, in Oyo State Police Command, an Assistant Superintendent of Police, was, on Tuesday night, macheted…
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TENSION IN IGANGAN AS FULANI HERDSMEN TAKE OVER 2 VILLAGES
OLUFEMI OLANIYI and WALE OYEWALE There is renewed tension in the Ibarapa North Local Government Area of Oyo State following the alleged takeover of two villages by some herdsmen. The…
OGUN, OYO TO OUTLAW OPEN GRAZING, ISSUE IDENTITY CARD TO HERDSMEN
The Ogun State House of Assembly has said it will consider a debate for the Anti-Open Grazing Bill in February. This came just as the Oyo State Government said it…
DEPUTY GOVERNOR, MORE PDP LEADERS DECRY MAKINDE’S LEADERSHIP STYLE IN OYO
Oyo State Deputy Governor, Mr Rauf Olaniyan; and former Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Mrs Mulikat Adeola-Akande, have expressed disappointment in the way Governor Seyi Makinde is treating…
OYO STATE NOW FULLY OWNS LAUTECH, OGBOMOSO, SEE HOW THE DEAL WAS STRUCK
The ownership of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso has been ceded to Oyo State. This is as both states have mutually agreed on the terms of settlement while…
OYO DECLARES ESCAPED SERIAL RITUAL KILLER WANTED
Wale Oyewale, Ibadan The Oyo State Police Command has declared a suspected serial killer wanted after he reportedly escaped from custody on August 11. Sunday Shodipe, 19, was arrested and…
WE WILL RETRIEVE 96BIL LOOTED DURING AJIMOBI- GOVT SAYS MAKINDE
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, says his administration would retreive the state’s funds allegedly looted by officials of the administration of late Senator Abiola Ajimobi. According to a statement by…
DESPITE CORONAVIRUS, OYO RELEASES CALENDAR OF SCHOOLS RESUMPTION
Oyo State Government on Tuesday released the calendar for the resumption of schools in the state. Schools across the country were shut due to the Coronavirus pandemic. But, the state…
OYO DISCHARGES 180 CORONAVIRUS PATIENTS WHO ARE NOW NEGATIVE
The Oyo State Government has discharged 180 COVID-19 patients after two consecutive negative results. Governor Seyi Makinde announced this via his official Twitter handle on Monday. Makinde said that…
DESPITE FG WARNING, OYO INSISTS ON SCHOOLS REOPENING BUT…..
Oladayo Jonathan Despite a warning by the federal government not to reopen schools in the state, the Oyo government, on Tuesday said it will be going ahead with its plans,…
OYO DECLARES FREE CORONAVIRUS TESTS AS POSITIVE CASES INCREASE TO 491 IN THE STATE
The Oyo State COVID-19 Task Force has declared free coronavirus tests for all residents in the ongoing community testing across the state. This came as the task force disclosed that…
WHY SEYI MAKINDE HAS NOT PROBED AJIMOBI- AIDE
Wale Oyewale, Ibadan THe Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has said that former governor Abiola Ajimobi and some of his key cabinet members have yet to be dragged before the…
18- YR OLD HIJAB- WEARING STUDENT RAPED AND KILLED IN IBADAN, SEE PICS
JusticeForBarakat: An 18-year-old student, Barakat Bello was allegedly raped and killed by some men at her home in Ibadan yesterday. The hijab-wearing Barakat Bello was allegedly murdered while she was…
3 KILLED AS FULANI HERDSMEN INVADE IBADAN VILLAGES
Three persons have been killed when suspected Bororo Fulani herdsmen invaded some communities in Akinyele Local Government Area of Oyo State. The affected villages, as gathered, include Ikereku, Pade, Olanla…
AS HIS DEPUTY, LADOJA TREATED ME WORSE THAN A SPARE TYRE- ALAO AKALA
At 70, former Governor Adebayo Alao-Akala of Oyo State, spoke in an interview with journalists about his frustration as deputy governor, his rough road to being a governor, his case…
149 OUT OF 240 CORONAVIRUS CASES IN OYO FROM ONE ORGANISATION
Oluseye Ojo, Ibadan Fresh figures of confirmed cases of COVID-19 pandemic in Oyo State have revealed that just one organisation in Ibadan, iSON Xperiences, an outsourcing Indian firm handling customer care…
MAKINDE LIFTS BAN ON PUBLIC WORSHIP
Seyi Makinde Confirmed cases of people tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Oyo State jumped to 162 as 19 more were recorded on Wednesday. This was according to the latest…
30 EMPLOYEES OF AN ORGANISATION IN IBADAN TEST POSITIVE TO CORONAVIRUS SAYS GOVERNOR MAKINDE
No fewer than 30 members of staff of an organisation in Ibadan have tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, confirmed this in a…
KANO RETURNEE DOCTOR, TOGOLESE RETURNEES TEST POSITIVE OF CORONAVIRUS IN OYO
Kayode Oyero Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has confirmed 10 new coronavirus cases in the state. He stated this via Twitter shortly after the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control announced eight…
OYO ANNOUNCES 3 MORE CORONAVIRUS CASES IN THE STATE
Wale Oyewale, Ibadan The Oyo State COVID-19 Task Force has confirmed three new coronavirus cases in the state. Governor Seyi Makinde, who doubles as the chairman of the COVID-19 task…