Tag: oyo state
EFCC arrests 41 suspects, impounds 12 trucks for illegal mining in Kwara, Oyo
Nzekwe noted that illegal mining activities are considered acts of economic sabotage capable of causing environmental devastation, socio-economic hardship, insecurity,…
Herdsmen kill pastor in Ogbomoso, farm owner, family flee for their lives
Pastor Oluwasegun Solomon Adegboyega has reportedly been killed by people suspected to be herdsmen on Ajolayo Ezekiel Ogunsiyun Farms owned…
Oyo state declares Monday public holiday for Isese Day
According to the circular, the governor urged traditional worshippers in the state to use the occasion to pray for the…
Structure of my govt. will soon start taking shape – Makinde
He recalled that some people tried to divide the state along religious lines by sowing seeds of discord during the…
Oyo govt. launches malaria chemo-prevention campaign
Seasonal malaria chemoprevention will be provided in six local governments, including Irepo, Olorunsogo, and Ogbomoso North. Other local government areas…
Auxillary: Police raid hotel, kill one, arrest 78, recover deadly weapons
Arms and ammunition, charms and N3.4 million cash were recovered from the hotel of Auxiliary, who is now on the…
Gov. Makinde signs Chieftaincy Amendment Bill into law
According to the governor, the development would help the traditional council to function well and forestall constant litigation.
Heavy security in Ibadan as voters troop to polling centres
Officials of INEC, corps members and unarmed policemen were also seen moving in various chartered buses to various polling units…
Pandemonium, riot in Ibadan over new naira notes crisis (Videos, photos)
Hundreds of angry mob took to the streets in the morning protesting the Central Bank of Nigeria's (CBN) currency redesign…
Oyo man Opeyemi Ajala remanded for raping 21-year-old daughter
The police charged Ajala of Maya Compound, Ogbomoso, with one count of rape.
Makinde: My focus in my second term in Oyo
He said, through several policy initiatives and encouragement of a business environment that is agribusiness-friendly, the state had been able…
Oyo declares Monday work-free day
Oyo State has declared Monday, August 1, a work-free day to mark the new Islamic calendar year, 1st Muharam (Hijrah)…
Oyo govt approves N6bn for reconstruction of courts’ complexes
The contract, which would be executed through the Alternative Project Funding Approach (APFA) would be in two phases to be…
Lanlehin heads Oyo APC reconciliation committee
Following the party's congresses and primaries, the party had been enmeshed in crisis which led to the defection of some…
Oyo to punish principals, teachers over exam malpractices
Abdu-Raheem condemned such acts of corruption and malpractices, vowing that if found culpable of such offences, the headship of such…