Tag: oyo state
Why I’m Abandoning Music For Politics
When music star, Adegbola Akande Abolore better known as 9ice, first hinted his fans of his interest in taking a…
9ice Kicks Off House Of Reps Campaign
Funsho Arogundade Afro-pop star, Adegbola Adigun Abolore, better known as 9ice, on Wednesday 10 September, kicked off his political campaign…
Oyo/Osun Customs intercepts 2000 bags of smuggled rice
The Oyo/Osun Area Command of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Thursday said it had intercepted 2000 bags of smuggled rice.…
Arisekola-Alao’s son eyes House of Reps
Umar, son of late Are Musulumi of Yourubaland, Arisekola-Alao, has declared intention to vie for Ibadan North Federal Constituency seat…
Ajimobi Seeks Empowerment Of Girl Child
Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State on Wednesday urged government at all levels to focus on the empowerment of the…
PDP, others condemn vote of confidence passed on Ajimobi
Some opposition parties on Wednesday condemned the vote of confidence motion passed on Governor Abiola Ajimobi by the Oyo State…
Babalola picks PDP governorship form
An Ibadan-based businessman, Olufemi Babalola, on Tuesday became the first Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship aspirant to pick the party’s…
Supporters’ turnout en masse at Alao-Akala’s rally
A political pressure group, Team Akala, said on Tueasday that the large turnout at the gubernatorial rally of former governor,…
‘Lotto Business Not For Miscreants’
Jamiu Yisa Managing Director, Golden Chance Lotto, Charles Arthur, has bemoaned the activities of miscreants in the lotto industry. Speaking…
30 inmates graduate in vocational studies at Agodi prison
No fewer than 30 inmates of Agodi prison in Ibadan have benefitted from the vocational training programmes organised by the…
Oyo local govt. gets electricity 30 months after outage
The people of Ona-Ara Local Government Area (LGA) of Oyo State on Friday had a reason to rejoice after electricity…
Oyo directs students to check SSCE results online
The Oyo State Government has directed all students in public secondary school who sat for the 2014 WAEC Senior Secondary…
South West PDP backs Jonathan for second term
Prominent members of the PDP and their allies in western Nigeria, said they had collected close to 1.8million signatures endorsing…
Oyo Residents Turn Out In Droves For Voters Registration
Many residents of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, turned out enmasse for the Continuous Voters Registration exercise organised by the…
Oyo FRSC arrest 1,950 for traffic offenses
Luka Ikpi, Oyo State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Commission(FRSC), said that the commission arrested 1,950 offenders in…
Ajimobi pledges to respect independence of judiciary
Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo state on Wednesday in Ibadan pledged to respect the independence of the judiciary. Ajimobi made…
Ajimobi inaugurates 33 patrol vans, assures on peace
Ahead of the 2015 general elections, Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has assured that all necessary measures have been…
Oyo govt. to recruit 250 teachers
The Oyo State Government said on Wednesday that it would employ 250 teachers for its primary and junior secondary schools.…
Over 83 groups benefit from Oyo govt. Ramadan largesse
Over 83 groups in Iseyin Local Government Area of Oyo State on Thursday benefited from the state government’s Ramadan gifts.…
No plans to impeach Gov. Ajimobi – Lawmaker
Murphy Adigun-Ahmed, an Oyo State House of Assembly member says the House has never planned to impeach Governor Abiola Ajimobi.…
Caretaker members call for removal of Oyo chairman
Some Transition Committee members in the Ibarapa Central Local Government Area of Oyo State have called for the removal of…
Police recover 7 stolen vehicles, arrest 26 in Oyo
The Oyo State Police Command has recovered seven stolen vehicles and arrested 26 suspects for alleged involvement in armed robbery,…
Heinemann Ex-Boss Dies
Arrangements have been concluded for the burial of former chairman of Heinemann Educational Books, Aigboje Higo. He died last month…
Ajimobi orders LGs to recruit workers
Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has directed the Caretaker Committee Chairmen in all the 33 local government councils in…
Oyo opens Apete bridge
The new pedestrian bridge constructed on Apete River in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, has been opened for public use.…
Arisekola’s Wife Killed In Auto Crash
Gbenro Adesina/Ibadan Barely a week after the death of the Aare Musulumi of Yoruba Land, Alhaji Arisekola Alao, one of…
Immortalise Arisekola, Sultan of Sokoto tells Ajimobi
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, on Saturday 21 June appealed to Oyo State government to immortalise the late…
Arisekola Buried In Grand Style
Gbenro Adesina/Ibadan Eminent Nigerians across the country were in Ibadan, capital of Oyo State, western Nigeria, on Friday to pay…
More Nigerians Mourn Arisekola
Eromosele Ebhomele Tributes have continued to pour in for the late Alhaji Abdul Azeez Arisekola Alao, a popular businessman and…
Ibadan Bizman, Arisekola Alao Dies
Gbenro Adesina/Ibadan Foremost Ibadan businessman, Alhaji Abdul Azeez Arisekola Alao is dead. He reportedly died in a London hospital Wednesday…