Tag: oyo state
PDP guber aspirant promises development
A Peoples Democratic Party governorship aspirant in Oyo State, Prof. Soji Adejumo, on Wednesday in Ibadan promised to promote sustainable…
300 Oyo delegates for APC National Convention
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State on Tuesday said 300 delegates from the state would be attending the…
NASU’s N100m empowerment materials in Oyo
The Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) of Schools and Colleges, Oyo State Chapter, on Thursday in Ibadan distributed empowerment materials worth…
Alao-Akala’s driver shot dead
Alhaji Alabi Ajikobi, a driver of the former Governor of Oyo State, Adebayo Alao-Akala, was shot dead on Friday by…
Private security companies cannot hire foreigners – NSCDC
Adebayo Ayeni, Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Oyo State, on Tuesday, said Private Guards…
Elderly citizens to enjoy free medical service – Ajimobi
Citizens who are 65 years and above will soon start enjoying free medical service in Oyo State, Governor Abiola Ajimobi…
France to assist Oyo State in micro-finance enterprises
France has pledged its readiness to assist Oyo State in the provision of credit to small scale enterprises through the…
Ladoja remains Accord’s flag bearer – Chairman
Bashir Lawal, Chairman of Accord Party in Oyo State, says former governor of the state, Senator Rashidi Ladoja, remains the…
Apete bridge will be completed in September – Oyo Govt
The Oyo State Government has said that the Apete bridge currently undergoing reconstruction will be completed by the end of…
Islamic Singer Ariyo Dies
Kayode Aponmade Popular Islamic music artiste, Alhaji Waheed Yusuf Ariyo otherwise called Waheed Ariyo is dead. He died early Friday…
N5.6b pension theft: Accused collapses in court
A Nigerian High court sitting in Ibadan, capital of the western state of Oyo today postponed the re-arraignment of a…
APC elects officers in Oyo State
GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN All Progressives Congress (APC) Saturday held a state congress at Lekan Salami Stadium, Adamasigba, Ibadan, capital of Oyo…
We’ve not received salaries since December 2013 – LAUTECH doctors
The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), Ladoke Akintola University Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso Chapter, has appealed to Oyo and Osun state…
Laffmattaz Rocks Ibadan This Easter
Funsho Arogundade All is set for the fourth edition of Laffmattz, the comedy show of famous stand-up comedian, Gbenga Adeyinka,…
Woman Rejects Father’s Paternity
A 25-year old woman, Adijat Waheed, on Wednesday rejected the paternity of her father, Mr. Jimoh Asabari, at a Grade…
6 councils take part in APC ward congress in Oyo
Primaries to elect All Progressives Congress (APC) ward executives were held on Saturday in only six out of the 33…
How I Supply AK47 Rifles To Robbers —Suspect
Cyriacus Izuekwe A suspected cross-border gun runner, Abdulazeez Amao, 47, has allegedly confessed to the police how he supplies guns…
My Administration Has Done Well
Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State, in an interview with journalists (including GBENRO ADESINA) in Ibadan, speaks on the achievements…
Cultists Kill LAUTECH Student
Taiwo Okanlawon A 100 Level student of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, LAUTECH, Ogbomosho, Oluwadare Ikechukwu Mba, has been hacked…
Aggrieved APC members join Labour Party
Some aggrieved members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State are set to defect to the Labour Party,…
N5.6b Pension Scam: Stormy Court Session In Oyo
Gbenro Adesina/Ibadan It was a stormy session Friday at the Oyo State High Court when Mr. Gbolahan Latona, lead counsel…
Ex-Oyo governor, Alao-Akala mulls 2015 ambition
A former governor of Oyo State in western Nigeria, Chief Adebayo Alao-Akala, on Friday said that he would soon decide…
Ajimobi appoints new SSG, 8 commissioners
Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State, western Nigeria, has approved the appointment of Mr Ismael Alli as the new Secretary…
Ajimobi gives cash gifts to civil servants
Gbenro Adesina/Ibadan Oyo State Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi today doled out cash gifts totaling N15.6 million to different categories of…
Nigeria: Monarch, 21 prisoners get state pardon, amnesty
Gbenro Adesina/ Ibadan Oba Gabriel Adepoju Adeyemo of Oko-Ile of Ogbomoso in Oyo State, western Nigeria was among the four…
Ajimobi sacks boards, pledges interest free loan in New Year
.Traders to get free credit in New Year Deal GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN Governor Abiola Ajimobi of the western Nigerian state of…
Pension theft: Trial adjourned till next year
GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN Justice Bolaji Yusuf of the High court on Ring Road, Ibadan, capital of the western Nigerian state of…
Court Rejects Bail Applications For Alleged Pension Thieves
Justice Bolaji Yusuf of the Oyo State High Court, Ring Road, Ibadan Tuesday refused the bail applications of the former…
N77m Fraud: Court Dismisses Application To Discharge Ex-Oyo Commissioner
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday, dismissed an oral application made by counsel to Kazeem Adedeji, former Commissioner…
N2.7b Fraud: Ex-Oyo Pension Boss, 11 Others Remanded
Justice Bolaji Yusuf of the Oyo State High Court has ordered that the former Oyo State Head of Service, Mrs.…