By IBRAHIM MOMOH, Abuja – Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has commiserated with the government and people of Oyo State over the unfortunate incident that claimed the lives several young people at a High School in Ibadan. Governor Ododo said he was saddened by the stampede in Ibadan...
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The Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu ,has assured that the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State is not factionalised as being reported in a section of the media. He gave the assurance on Wednesday in Abuja ,when ,in company of the newly elected party executive in the...
By OLA MODUPE, Ibadan – Tragedy struck in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Wednesday morning, as a stampede at a children’s carnival held at Islamic High School, Basorun, resulted in the loss of several lives. The victims were mostly children, according to a statement issued by the state’s Commissioner for...
No death or injury was recorded early Thursday morning during a fire incident at the University of Ibadan (UI), the institution and Oyo state fire authorities have confirmed. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that fire had gutted a section of Queens Hall in the institution in the...
The Chairman, Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Ibadan branch, Mr Ibrahim Lawal (Esq) has called on the newly appointed judges in Oyo State to see their appointment as a call to service. Lawal gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Ibadan....
Ten persons were feared dead when a storey building collapsed on Thursday morning in Ibadan, Oyo State capital. The General Manager, Oyo State Fire Services Agency, Mr Yemi Akinyinka confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan. Akinyinka added that seven others sustained injures in...
The police command in Ogun has confirmed the death of an 80-year-old woman, Mariam Salako in a fire accident that occurred on Saturday at 28 Ifelodun Ago ka area in Abeokuta. SP Omolola Odutola, the command’s Spokesperson, confirmed the incident in a statement in Abeokuta. Odutola noted that a...
by OLA MODUPE, Lagos – Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has given assurance that his administration will commence the payment of the N70,000 minimum wage to the state’s workers once the issue of consequential salary adjustment has been addressed. Governor Makinde made the announcement on Saturday during the 2024...
The Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan, on Tuesday, sentenced three persons to death by hanging for the murder of Col. Anthony Okeyin, the Commandant, Nigeria Army Secondary School, Apata, Ibadan. The three convicts sentenced to death by hanging are Agada Solomon, Taiwo Adeniyi and Bibisoye Kehinde. Justice...
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday, restrained the Ministry of Solid Minerals Development, SKECC Nigeria Ltd and others from taking any action that would jeopardise a suit filed in respect of a mining site in Kishi, Oyo State. Justice Emeka Nwite, who gave the order, also ordered...
A chieftan of the People’s’ Democratic Party (PDP) in Ibadan, Mr Benedict Akika, who was kidnapped by gunmen on Sept. 4 at his Olorunda Abba residence, has regained his freedom. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Oyo State, SP Adewale Osifeso, confirmed his release in a press statement...
The police have confirmed the incident of a middle-aged man, alleged of killing his grandfather and uncle at Apete area of Ibadan. The spokesman of the Police Command in Oyo State, SP Adewale Osifeso, confirmed the case in a message sent to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in...
Oyo State Police Command has arrested eight suspected serial ritual killers and 15 others over alleged murder, robbery and rape. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Ayodele Sonubi, made this known while parading the suspects at the command’s headquarters in Ibadan on Friday. Sonubi said that the...
The Policecc Command in Oyo State has commenced investigation into the killing of a 14-year-old, Malik Kareem, for alleged money ritual in Ibadan. The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Adewale Osifeso, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Ibadan. Osifeso...
Researchers from the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) Ogbomosho, Oyo State and Federal University of Technology (FUT), Minna, Niger State have showcased their research and development (R&D) products funded by the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI). The presentation which took place at Technology Orientation Centre...
Security agencies in Oyo State, on Tuesday, embarked on joint show of force in Ibadan metropolis, ahead of the planned nationwide protest. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the security agencies comprised the Nigeria Police Force, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and the Nigerian...
The police in Oyo is advising citizens to ignore a viral video by suspected separatist groups which surfaced on social media issuing eviction ultimatum to herders in Igboho area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, SP Adewale Osifeso, made the call in...
Oyo State Police Command has discovered plots by members of a cult group to cause violence among rival groups in the state. The command’s Spokesman, SP Adewale Osifeso, made the disclosure in a statement made available to newsmen on Sunday in Ibadan. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports...
A Federal High Court in Ibadan on Friday dismissed an application filed by five Oyo kingmakers to restrain the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from probing them. In five separate judgments, Justice Ekerete Akpan held that it was impossible to restrain the EFCC from carrying out its...
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has kicked against the call by some politicians for decentralised minimum wage negotiations. Secretary of NLC in Oyo State, Mr Adebayo Aribatise, in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Ibadan, said that decentralising minimum wage negotiations would put workers...