Bodija explosion: Makinde’s words as a healing balm ||By Sulaimon Olanrewaju
The people who cluttered around the place were in a state of flux; their moods switched nearly every minute from apprehension to bewilderment, despondency, anxiety, helplessness, resentment and back to…
Exco Briefing : Oyo Govt approves contracts for 84.7km Ibadan inner roads
ByRahmanTaofeeq …To release N1.3bn counterpart fund for 2023 UBEC projects Barely two weeks after Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, promised the kick-start of the rehabilitation and reconstruction of internal roads…
OYOSUBEB: NUT, Head-Teachers, Stakeholders Hail Gov. Makinde Over Adeniran’s Reappointment
ByRahmanTaofeeq Professional bodies including the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Association of Primary School Head Teachers of Nigeria, AOPSHON, and the Forum of Education Secretaries have hailed the Oyo State…
Kwara: Gunmen abduct 10 from emir’s palace, attack police station
The Kwara State Police Command has confirmed that gunmen have kidnapped 10 people from the Yashikira Emir’s palace in Baruten LGA of the state. According to a statement on Monday…
Cooking gas hits N1, 700/kg, marketers warn of looming revolt
The Nigerian Association of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Marketers, NALPGAM, has raised alarm over the soaring cost of cooking gas in the country, warning that the continuous increase in price could…
BREAKING: International Oil price falls amid US-Iran peace deal
Oil prices have fallen sharply amid tentative hopes for a deal to end the US-Israel war on Iran. Brent crude, the primary benchmark for global oil prices, fell more than…
Breaking: Terrorists kill three, abduct fifteen worshippers during church vigil in Kwara
Terrorists during church Saturday night vigil killed three persons and abducted 15 worshippers in an attack at Ori-Oke Ajaiye in the outskirts of Ikiran village of Ekiti Local Government Area…
Hajj 2026: Oyo Pilgrims Set for Mina Departure as Hajj Board Officials Inspect Facilities in Arafa, Mina
By Rahman Taofeeq, The Oyo State Muslim Pilgrims’ Welfare Board has intensified preparations to ensure that pilgrims from the state perform the major Hajj rites successfully through the inspection of…
REJOINDER: We Have Not Endorsed Bimbo Adekanmbi, Any Other Candidate – Ajorosun Club of Ibadan
One of the foremost socio-cultural groups in Ibadanland, Omo Ajorosun Club, has debunked the rumour making rounds that it has endorsed a particular candidate for the forthcoming 2027 governorship election…
Breaking: Oyo Police dismiss curfew rumour, Say no movement restrictions in the state
The Oyo State Police Command has dismissed rumours of an alleged curfew and movement restrictions within and outside Ibadan, assuring residents that there is no security threat warranting panic. In…
JUST IN: Ajorosun Club Endorse Bimbo Adekanmbi
The governorship aspiration of Hon. Bimbo Adekanmbi under the platform of the Allied People’s Movement (APM) received a major political and moral boost as the leadership and executive members of…
Oyo schools abduction: Terrorists open talks, give condition
Suspected terrorists who abducted schoolchildren and teachers from three schools in Esinele, Yamota and Alawusa towns in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State have opened communication channels with the…
Oyo govt suspends excursions, inter-school activities, others over insecurity
Oyo State Government has suspended all school excursions, field trips, sports competitions and other activities outside school premises in the state. PUNCH Online reports that the directive comes after last…