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The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Oyo State chapter, has expressed renewed commitment to strengthening the association and promoting unity among the Igbo communities in the state. They renewed their commitment at the association’s first General Assembly meeting for 2026 after the inauguration and swearing in of the new executive following so many years of leadership crisis […]
Residents of Oyo State have been urged to take extra care as the 2026 rainy season gradually begins across the state. The government warned that heavy rainfall in the coming weeks may lead to flash floods, overflowing roads and occasional thunderstorms in some communities. The Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources in Oyo State, Ademola […]
The Oyo State Rule of Law Enforcement Authority (OYRLEA) has brought together farmers, herders and other stakeholders in Ibadan to strengthen peaceful coexistence and improve compliance with the state’s Open Rearing and Grazing Regulation Law. The roundtable meeting, held on Thursday at the Local Government Service Commission Training Centre, Secretariat, Ibadan, focused on finding lasting […]
Chief Whip of the Oyo State House of Assembly, and a Member representing Atiba State Constituency, Hon Gbenga Joseph Oyekola, has officially resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, citing the unresolved internal crisis within the Party, particularly the recent litigations affecting the Party as one of the reasons. Hon Oyekola who is an ardent […]
Mrs Betty Akeredolu, the Widow of the late former Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, on Thursday formally purchased her nomination and expression of interest forms to contest the Imo East Senatorial seat in the 2027 general elections. Her nomination forms were picked up by supporters at the party’s national headquarters in Abuja. If elected, Akeredolu […]
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has convicted a Former Minister of Power, Mr Saleh Mamman on allegations of money laundering. The Presiding Judge, Justice James Omotosho, convicted Mamman on all 12 counts charge preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Justice Omotosho held that he was satisfied that the […]
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 […]
