Month: May 2026
Page: 10
A 26-year-old man was rescued alive from a deep well in Ajia Village, Egbeda local government,Oyo state, by officials of the Oyo State Fire Services Agency after an emergency operation late Tuesday night. The incident occurred at Seriki Ashipa Majaopo area and was reported around 9:50 p.m. through a distress call made to the agency. […]
Residents of Ijebu Jesa in Osun State were thrown into anxiety following the alleged abduction of a prominent Fulani herdsman, Yahaya Sulaimon, by suspected gunmen late on Monday night. The incident was said to have occurred around 9 p.m. along the Iloko/Ijebu Jesa Road in Oriade Local Government Area. Sources in the community disclosed that […]
New executive members have emerged to lead the Oyo State wing of the Nigerian Union of Teachers following the conduct of the union’s 8th Quadrennial Delegates Conference in Ibadan. The election, held on Wednesday, ushered in fresh leaders expected to pilot the affairs of the union for the next four years. Addressing delegates at the […]
By Adewumi Faniran, Ward 6, Ola, Ejigbo Local Government Area. In every functioning democracy, the credibility of a political party rests squarely on its willingness to submit to the will of its members. That will is most powerfully expressed through free, fair, and transparent primary elections. It is therefore not out of place to […]
National Working Committee, NWC of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has waived the screening requirements for President Bola Tinubu, clearing him to participate in the party’s upcoming primary elections without appearing before a screening committee. The decision was taken at the 188th meeting of the NWC held on Wednesday where the Committee resolved to that […]
A tense moment unfolded in Iseyin, Oyo State, as operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Agro-Rangers responded to a distress call reporting suspected kidnapping activities in the Sawmill area of the town. What began as a routine intervention quickly escalated into a gun duel with armed suspects. According to the NSCDC […]
The Federal Government has announced that recipients of honorary degrees will no longer be permitted to prefix their names with the title “Dr,” in a move aimed at preserving the integrity of academic distinctions in Nigeria. Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, disclosed this on Wednesday during a media briefing at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. […]
Oyo State Government has flagged off the first phase of waste segregation across Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs, with the distribution of designated bins at the State Secretariat, Ibadan. The initiative, led by the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, is part of broader efforts to promote proper waste management and environmental sustainability in the […]
In a shift that signals a more hands-on approach to environmental management, the Oyo State Government has rolled out a daily sanitation monitoring and enforcement system aimed at keeping communities consistently clean and healthy. The move marks a departure from the once-a-month exercise many residents had grown accustomed to. The Commissioner for Environment and Natural […]
A domestic intervention turned fatal in the Ayegun Oleyo area of Ibadan after a mother, Nafisat Adeniran, collapsed and died while attempting to mediate a physical altercation involving her teenage son and local youths. The incident occurred in the Adewolo community, leaving the Adeniran family and neighbors in a state of shock. According to accounts […]
