Oyo State

Mr Sheriff Mustapha, a Governorship aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State, says the state deserves quality leader, as he declared his intention to contest. Mustapha made the assertions, while…

Former Gov. Rasheed Ladoja of Oyo State has decried the exorbitant fees charged for nomination forms by the two major political parties in the country, saying it would encourage corruption. Ladoja made the disclosure on Monday while…

The lawmaker representing Oyo East/West at the State House of Assembly, Hon. Isiaka Kazeem Tunde, charged Gov. Makinde to re-open schools.

President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the government and the people of Ogun, Ekiti, and Oyo State,  over the passing of former military governor and administrator, retired Brig.- Gen. Adetunji Olurin. The president, in a…

Operatives of Amotekun Corps in Oyo State, on Friday afternoon, thwarted an operation by some suspected kidnappers in IwereIle community, in Iwajowa Local Government Area of Oyo State to abduct some residents of the area. The kidnappers,…

The Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, on Saturday, said that the attack in Igangan was grossly predetermined to provoke and wreak big havoc on the residents of the area. Adams, who spoke on the heels of Friday’s attack in…

Some youths in Igangan have resorted to ‘self-help’ by patrolling with guns and searching vehicles that enter the area following gruesome attacks on residents by suspected Fulani herdsmen. It was earlier reported that Herdsmen attacked…

The Oyo State Government says it has receipt of 127,740 doses of Oxford AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine from the Federal Government. A statement issued on Thursday in Ibadan by Mr Taiwo Adisa, Chief Press Secretary to Gov. Seyi…

The Oyo State Government has announced the suspension indefinitely of the last Saturday of the month environmental sanitation exercise and restriction of movement during the period in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…

The Oyo State government has pledged to do all necessary to improve the state’s rating and move from the 11th position to single digit in subsequent WAEC results. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Gov. Seyi Makinde…

To meet the yawning housing demands of Nigerians, the Federal Government is set to construct 900 housing units in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. Sen. Gbenga Ashafa, the Managing Director, FHA, disclosed this…

A Policeman, identified as Fatai Yekini, has been shot by an official of the Oyo State Security Network Agency, Operation Amotekun, on Saturday. Mr Olugbenga Fadeyi, The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, confirmed the…

An angry mob burnt an alleged armed robber alive at the Oyo state Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan, on Wednesday. Eye witnesses recounted to newsmen that two armed robbery suspects stole the mobile telephone set of a certain, Tobi Adebayo,…

Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has pledged to support his people to tackle hunger and bring down anger in the state. Makinde stated this on Monday in Ibadan during his investiture as the Grand Patron of the Nigeria Union of…

The Oyo State Chapter of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) has denied the allegation that some of its members were allegedly involved in the poisoning of water sources available to the herdsmen and their cattle.…

Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has directed schools in Ibadan to resume normal academic activities from Monday. SEE ALSO: Ogun Conducts Exams for 20,000 Students into 33 Boarding Schools The state’s Commissioner for Education, Science and…

The Oyo State Task Force on COVID-19 has said that a total of 72 positive COVID-19 cases were recorded in the state on Friday. The task force, in a statement issued on Saturday by the Chief Press Secretary to Gov. Seyi Makinde,…

Oyo State has reported its biggest daily jump in coronavirus new cases in two months, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. A further 72 persons tested positive for the virus on Friday, the Nigerian Centre for Disease…

A combined team of policemen and members of vigilante groups have arrested three suspected bandits in their hideout in the forest in the Igbeti-Kishi area of Oyo state. This is contained in a statement issued on Tuesday in…

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed the death of five persons and injury of five in an accident involving a truck and a Mazda bus in Saki area of Oyo State. The FRSC Sector Commander in Oyo State, Mrs Chukwurah Uche, told…

The Oyo State government on Monday, announced Sept. 21, as the date for the beginning of the 2020/2021 academic session for primary and secondary schools in the state. This was contained in a statement issued by Mr. Olasunkanmi…

Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has promised to complete no fewer than 351 model primary health centres across the state before the end of his administration in 2023. Makinde, who made the promise on Wednesday in Saki town…

Farmers in some parts of Oyo State say lack of rainfall is threatening food production. SEE ALSO: FG Rescues 30 Stranded Nigerians in Lebanon, 150 Others Awaiting Evacuation They also note that loss of farm produce is rampant due to…

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Oyo State has arrested eight suspected kidnappers terrorising the people of Ado Awaye, Araromi, Okaka, Ilero and Otu in Itesiwsju Local Government Areas of the state. SEE ALSO:…

Gov. Seyi Makinde Oyo State has sacked his Commissioner for Works, Infrastructure and Transport, Prof. Raphael Afonja. SEE ALSO: BREAKING: Pantami Orders NIPOST To Suspend License Fees Mr Taiwo Adisa, the Chief Press Secretary to the…

Rauf Olaniyan, Deputy Governor of Oyo state has been denied access to participate in the Fidau prayers of  late Abiola Ajimobi, former Oyo state Governor. Fidau is a prayer done for devout Muslims after their demise. Olaniyan and his…