The Chief Judge of Oyo State, Justice Munta Abimbola, on Thursday freed some inmates who had HIV, ulcer and pelvic dislocation at the Abolongo Custodian Centre in Oyo town. The inmates were freed during a jail release exercise by the Administration of Criminal Justice Law Monitoring Committee
The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, has welcomed another son with his youngest olori Damilola. READ ALSO: Olaiya’s place in history guaranteed – Buhari The 81 year old’s youngest wife announced the news on Instagram with a photo of her son. “Alliamdullillai on my new born baby boy congratulations to me. oba ti […]
The Oyo State government, on Friday, approved the construction of new blocks of classrooms in two rural public schools. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the two schools are: Methodist Basic School, Adeyipo Olomi-Yeye and Union of Ratibi, School ll, Idi-iroko in Oluyole Local Government area, Ibadan. READ ALSO: Lawmaker pays SSCE fees […]
The Oyo State Government says it will install more traffic light in areas with heavy vehicular movement within Ibadan metropolis to curb traffic gridlock. A statement issued by the Ministry of Information on Wednesday in Ibadan, quoted Prof. Raphael Afonja, the Commissioner for Works and Transport, as saying this while on a traffic study within […]
The Oyo State Government has urged residents to abide by simple preventive measures that would assist in averting emergence of diseases in the state. Dr Bashiru Bello, the state Commissioner for Health, gave this advice at the maiden edition of public lecture series organised by the Oyo State College of Health Science and Technology, Eleyele, […]
We’ll promote secondary production, value-chain system for economic growth in Oyo – Economic Adviser
The Oyo State government says it will promote secondary production and establish value-chain system to upscale agro-processing activities in the state. Dr Musbau Babatunde, the Chief Economic Adviser to Gov. Seyi Makinde said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan on Friday. READ ALSO: FRSC records 2 crashes, no […]
Abuja – The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved over N19 billion for the construction of road projects in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Oyo and Kano States. The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, disclosed this when he briefed State House correspondents on the outcome of the Council meeting in Abuja. […]
The Oyo NYSC Area Coordinator, South-West, Mr Emmanuel Attach has advised corps members serving in the state to guard against embarking on unauthorised journeys to avoid unpleasant experiences during their service year. Attah said in a statement on Saturday that he gave the advice when he paid a courtesy visit to the Oyo State NYSC Permanent […]
Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo state has expressed the state’s readiness to launch it’s vigilante services and the State Development Association for Socio-Economic Renaissance (OYODASER). Makinde made this known when the state chapter of the vigilante group and ExeCommunity Development Committees paid him a courtesy visit on Thursday in Ibadan. According to him, the
…Says it has developed new framework to enhance quality in basic education Executive Secretary of Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Dr. Hamid Bobboyi, said on Tuesday that Anambra, Edo, Ekiti, Nasarawa, Kano states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) are yet to access the Paris Club counterparts fund in full. Bobboyi made this known when […]
These are indeed challenging times for state governors, majority of whom, indubitably, are not ‘sleeping soundly’ because of the financial dire straits currently buffeting the country. At the end of each month, the state’s helmsmen are, expectedly torn between committing the available pittance to the backlog of benefits of the dark and grey-haired on their […]
The Governing Council of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, has fixed the resumption of activities at the university for Friday, September 15, 2017 . The registrar of the university, Jacob Agboola, said this in a statement signed by the Public Relations Officer of the institution, Mr. Lekan Fadeyi, in Osogbo on Thursday. The […]
The National Bureau of Statistics on Tuesday released the capital importation report, stating that investment inflows into the country rose by 95.02 percent from $884.1m in the first quarter of this year to $1.79bn in the second quarter. While on year on year, this was an increase of 43.6% from the $1.042.2 recorded in Q2 […]
The soccer team of Asegun Comprehensive High School, Ibadan, Oyo State, has emerged champions of the Etisalat U-15 School Cup concluded at the weekend at Campos Mini Stadium, Lagos. The team defeated Fosla Academy of FCT, Abuja, by 3-2 on penalties after a pulsating 2-2 draw at regulation time. The match was watched by a […]
The State Secretary of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Comrade Akin James, has declared that Senator Abiola Ajimobi’s government in Oyo State has brought renaissance to governance and which has in turn led to progress and transformation. In an interview with Daily Times in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital on Tuesday, Comrade […]
Actress turned politician, Funke Adesiyan has joined the league of politicians who lost their bid to represent their constituents in the just concluded general elections. Funke who contested for the House of Representative to represent Ibadan South-East Constituency in Oyo State, under the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), lost the bid, and has since conceded defeat. She
Nigerian Breweries Plc stormed the ancient city of Ibadan recently with the Trade Launch/unveiling of its new product, Ace Roots to traders, distributors, retailers, entertainment spot operators and teeming consumers in the Ibadan, Oyo, Ogbomosho, Oshogbo, Ilesha/Esa-Oke trade zone. Speaking at the launch of the new product, the company’s Zonal Business Manager – West,
The Oyo State Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, has warned that his administration would not tolerate any form of violence from any politician who lost in the last election in the state. He gave the warning, on Wednesday, in Ibadan, while briefing the press on the reported plan of some politicians to instigate violence in the […]
Accord Party gubernatorial candidate in Oyo state Sen Rasidi Adewolu ladoja has assured his teaming supporters that he will reclaim his mandate from the winner of the Aprill 11. Gubernatorial election Sen Abiola Ajimobi. Sen Ladoja who came second at the poll gave the assurance while addressing his teeming supporters and party faithful at the […]
Ahead of Saturday’s governorship and House of Assembly polls in Oyo State, the Accord Party (AP) has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of conniving with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to rig the elections. APC also fired back with a warning that Senator Rashidi Ladoja, AP governorship candidate, should desist from his alleged […]
