Tag: oyo state
Insecurity: Makinde to work with traditional rulers, Amotekun
Governor Seyi Makinde, on Wednesday, declared that his administration will work with traditional rulers to tackle insecurity in Oyo state.
SARs official shot dead my 19-year-old son, father tells panel
Mr Kolawole Owoade, recounts how officials of the defunct SARs shot dead his son, Adewale, before Oyo Panel of Inquiry…
Oyo conducts sterility test on AstraZeneca vaccine
Oyo State is conducting sterility test on the 127,740 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines it received from the National Primary…
Seyi Makinde wants mineral resource control removed from exclusive list
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo on Tuesday, called for a review of the exclusive legislative list in the 1999 Constitution,…
Makinde inaugurates Oyo War Room for security
Governor 'Seyi Makinde on Monday, inaugurated a Security Task Force, that he likened to a War Room, with the mandate…
Oyo COVID-19 deaths now 110
Oyo records four COVID-19 related deaths, bringing to 110, the total number of deaths linked to the pandemic in the…
Ethnic crisis: IGP deploys intervention and stabilization forces to Oyo
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, has ordered the deployment of Police Intervention and Stabilization Forces to Oyo after…
Oyo State supports first 5-Aside football tournament in Nigeria
Oyo State Government has announced that it will support Nigeria's first 5 A-Side football league for amateurs in the country.
Oyo govt to establish Centre on energy innovation
The Oyo State Government has approved the establishment of a Centre of Excellence that would provide training and certificates, in…
Fulani herdsmen: Oyo CP assures citizens protection to lives and property
Mrs Ngozi Onadeko, the new Commissioner of Police, Oyo State has called for calm among the residents in Oyo State,…
Oyo leads Nigeria’s record single day COVID-19 deaths [Graphics]
Oyo state on Thursday logged 10 deaths to lead the rest of Nigeria in the record single day deaths caused…
3 crushed to death as container falls on commercial bus in Ibadan
By Suleiman Shehu No fewer than three persons lost their lives, while four others sustained injuries on Tuesday, as a…
Oyo hands over 2-hectares to FG for Gemstone Market
As part of the agreement reached to enhance the development of the solid mineral sector and increase the Internally Generated…
Stop treating COVID-19 patients – Oyo State warns private hospitals
Oyo State Government has ordered the Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) and the COVID-19 Technical Task Force, in the state, to…
Oyo warns private health centres against treating COVID-19 cases
Oyo State government warned private health facilities in the state against treating COVID-19 patients or testing samples
Oyo issues roadside traders 7-day ultimatum to vacate
The Oyo State government has given roadside traders across the state seven days to vacate.
Amotekun reacts to operative’s shooting of Oyo policeman
The Oyo State Security Network Agency known as Amotekun has reacted to the shooting by its officer, Ibrahim Ogundele.
Amotekun operative shoots Oyo policeman
An operative of the Oyo State Security Network Agency, better known as Amotekun, has shot a police officer, Fatai Yekini,…
COVID-19 strikes 5 dead in Oyo, 2 in Kano, 1 in Anambra
Eight persons died Saturday from COVID-19 complications in three states, with Oyo recording five of the deaths.
Oyo police move to rescue abducted farmer Agboola
The Oyo State Police Command said it is making frantic efforts to rescue Mr Oluwole Agboola, a farmer, who was…
Strange disease hits Oyo; 11 dead
A strange disease has reportedly killed at least 11 persons in Lagelu Local Government Area of Oyo State.
Makinde inaugurates committee for Oyo Development Plan
Governor Seyi Makinde has inaugurated a 27-man steering committee to formulate a 20-year development plan for Oyo state.
Why Ladoja was impeached, removed as Oyo governor – Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that former Gov. Rashidi Ladoja was impeached and removed as governor of Oyo State…
Group commends Gov. Makinde for extending maternity leave
The Civil Society- Scaling Up Nutrition in Nigeria (CS-SUNN), a coalition of NGOs on Thursday, lauded Oyo State Governor Seyi…
Oyo farmers deny poisoning water sources
The Oyo State Chapter of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) has denied the allegation that some of its…
Security strengthened in Oyo as govt warns hoodlums
Oyo State Government has issued a warning to hoodlums attacking private and public property in the name of the just-suspended…
Tamunominini: Oyo set to roll out empowerment programme for women
Tamunominini Makinde, wife of the Oyo State governor said the government is set to roll out financial empowerment for women…
Oyo coronavirus index case now negative, goes home
Oyo state coronavirus index case tested negative on Monday and has been released from isolation centre. The patient’s release followed…
Oyo records first case of coronavirus
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has confirmed the first case of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the state.
Coronavirus: No confirmed case in Oyo – Commissioner
The Oyo State Government says it has not recorded a confirmed case of coronavirus in the state.