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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 […]
Oyo APC Peace Advocates has called on all Aspirants on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Oyo state, to embrace the spirit of sportsmanship. The Convener, Prince Niran Adeyoju, SDM gave this admonishments through a Press release made available to Newsmen in Ibadan on Monday. He said that the Peace Advocates is […]
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Oyo State Council, has called for urgent and deliberate measures to improve the welfare of journalists across the state, as the world commemorates World Press Freedom Day. The Union noted that while the media landscape in Oyo State has witnessed significant expansion with the proliferation of private radio and […]
