Oyo state
Oyo Govt. Drops Charges Against ex-Ooni’s Wife, Naomi, Oriyomi Hamzat Over Ibadan Stampede
Barely four months after, the Oyo State Government has officially dropped all charges against Queen Naomi Silekunola, ex-wife of the Ooni of Ife,...
Just in: Oyo tanker explosion claims two lives
Nigeria has witnessed yet another devastating tanker explosion, this time in Ibadan, Oyo State, where two lives were tragically lost in the early...
Ibadan Funfair Tragedy: Ooni’s Ex-Wife, Others to Face Murder Charges, Says Oyo Govt
The Oyo State Government has filed murder charges against three people including Naomi Silekunola, the ex-queen of the Ooni of Ife in connection...
Just in: Gov. Makinde approves Owoade’s appointment as Alaafin of Oyo
Following recommendations of the Oyomesi after thorough consultations and divinations, Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has approved the appointment of Prince Abimbola Owoade...
Oyo Rep. Olaide Akinremi dies at 51, Gov. Makinde grieves
Rep. Akinremi Olaide, also known as “Jagaban,” a member representing the Ibadan North Federal Constituency, passed away on Wednesday, plunging the House of...
Shell signs agreement to build gas pipelines in Oyo State
The Oyo State Government has partnered with Shell Nigeria Gas (SNG) to develop gas supply and distribution infrastructure that will deliver gas to...
Security operatives repel local agitators’ invasion of Oyo Govt Secretariat, three feared dead
Three people suspected to be Yoruba nation agitators have met their untimely deaths following their invasion of the Oyo State Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan,...
Court sacks ex-RCCG Pastor and Soun of Ogbomoso, Ghandi Olaoye
The newly installed monarch of Ogbomoso in Oyo State, Oba Ghandi Olaoye, a former pastor of one of the parishes of the Redeemed...
Labour protest update: Police disrupt, disperse protesters in Kano, Oyo workers in day two protest
Police in Kano have disrupted the peaceful protest by some groups to express their grievances over the removal of petrol subsidy without measures...
For cutting toddler-girl’s hair and putting incision on her head in school, teacher, cleaner land in court
For unlawfully and forcefully cutting a toddler-girl’s hair and putting an incision at the back of her head in school, a teacher and...
Notorious online vendors’ robber nabbed in Lagos
Police operatives at Makinde Divisional headquarters in Lagos State have arrested 44-year-old man (names withheld) who is notorious for robbing online vendors. SP...
Mr Adebayo Lawal, Ex-State Justice Commissioner, ls Oyo new Deputy Governor
A new Deputy Governor has been appointed in Oyo State. He is Mr Adebayo Lawal, a lawyer and one-time State Attorney General and...
Breaking: After two days in captivity, abducted Anglican bishop, wife, driver regain freedom
Kidnapped by gunmen on Sunday night on Oyo-Ogbomoso road, the Anglican Bishop of Jebba Diocese, Kwara State, the Rt. Rev. Oluwaseun Aderogba, his...
Breaking: Oyo State ex-Gov. Alao-Akala passes on
A one-time Governor of Oyo State, Chief Adebayo Alao-Akala, has been reported dead in the early hours of Wednesday in his country...
Gunmen blast Oyo prisons wall, free 837 inmates, 262 recaptured
Following the blasting of the Nigeria Correctional Service in Oyo, Oyo State, on Friday night, no fewer than 837 awaiting trial inmates...
Tension As Fulani Herders From Oyo State Storm Ogun Communities
By Boye Ajayi Palpable fear and trepidation have gripped many towns and villages in Ogun State over the influx of Fulani herdsmen...
