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By Adeyinka Adeniran     The Oyo State government says it is ready to strengthen collaboration with the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in tackling illegal mining in the State.   The Director General, Oyo State Mineral Development Agency, Abiodun Oni, gave...

By Adeyinka Adeniran   Panic struck on Tuesday when officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) were allegedly detained by students of the Federal College of Forestry, Jericho, Ibadan.   There are different accounts of what led to the situation as...

By Adeyinka Adeniran     Southwest governors including Babajide Sanwoolu (Lagos), Dapo Abiodun (Ogun), Biodun Oyebanji (Ekiti) were on Tueday received by their Oyo State counterpart, Seyi Makinde.   The governors who arrived separately at the Oyo state government Secretariat, Agodi Ibadan were received...

By Adeyinka Adeniran   Oyo State governor, 'Seyi Makinde, has appointed a retired military officer, Major Adesagba Adekoya (rtd), as the chairman of the Oyo State Road Traffic Management Authority (OYRTMA).   The appointment, which was contained in a letter signed by the...

By Adeyinka Adeniran     Justice Ladiran Akintola of the Oyo State High Court, sitting in Ibadan has adjourned till November 4, 2023, commencement of trial in a case of alleged stealing preferred against Obakin Emmanuel Ajibola.   Ajibola is standing trial on four...

By Adeyinka Adeniran   Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, on Monday, signed into law an Executive Order establishing the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and another one on the protection of mining communities in Oyo State against insecurity and exploitation.   The governor,...

By Adeyinka Adeniran         Workers in Oyo State have resolved to embarked on a sit-at-home protest if by the end of this month (October), the state government fail to comply with its demands on wage award of N35,000 for workers and...

By Adeyinka Adeniran     The Oyo State Government has evacuated Three Hundred and Fifty Nine (359) illegal structures and shanties shielding its public primary and secondary school premises within the Ibadan metropolis.   The Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Architect Abdulmojeed Mogbonjubola,...

....Pays Royal Homage To Fadesewa of Shimawa   By Adeyinka Adeniran     A Chieftain of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Ambassador Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo has said that he has devoted his life to the development of youth across the country, saying it...

...Assures uplift in education standard in Oyo     By Adeyinka Adeniran   Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state has said the government will need between N60billion to N70billion to overhaul the infrastructure in the state’s education sector.   This is as he assured that the...