Panic as students allegedly detain EFCC operatives in Ibadan
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 gathered from different sources. While a source claimed that the EFCC operatives were in the school to arrest a suspected internet...
Sanwoolu, Abiodun, Oyebanji visits Makinde in Ibadan
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 their host in his private office. SanwoOlu who arrived last in a chartered helicopter later joined his counterparts The four governors...
Makinde appoints retired military officer OYRTMA chairman
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 Chief of Staff to the governor, Otunba Segun Ogunwuyi, is with effect from October 23, 2023. According to the letter, the...
Alleged N251.6million theft: Court commences trial Nov 4
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 -count charges bordering on stealing to the tune of N251, 685, 000, preferred against him by the Ibadan Zonal Command...
Makinde signs executive orders on mining, establishment of Tourism Ministry
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, who performed the signing ceremony at the Conference Room of the Governor's Office at the Oyo State Government Secretariat, Agodi,...
Wage Award: Oyo workers threatens sit-at-home protest
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 N25,000 for pensioners. The workers in a resolutions after a congress held at the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Oyo State Secretariat,...
Oyo Evacuates 359 Shanties in Ibadan Public Schools
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, during the exercise today, reiterated the government's commitment to bring sanity to school premises in the State. Arc. Mogbonjubola, about two...
I ‘ll Continue To Enhance Youth’s Devt – Ajadi
....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 is in order to enhance this, that made him to join partisan politics. Ajadi who made this known when he paid...
About N70bn required to overhaul education in Oyo – Makinde
...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 state government will continue to support the Government College Ibadan Old Boys Association to lift the standard of education and...
Oyo Govt. Assures TAMPAN of Support
By Adeyinka Adeniran The Oyo State Government has assured theatre arts practitioners of continuous support and meaningful partnership, acknowledging their immense contributions in advancing the cultural values of the State. Speaking during a courtesy visit by Theatre Arts and Motion Picture Practitioners Association of Nigeria (TAMPAN), on Friday, the Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Dr. Wasiu Olatubosun reiterated the state government’s resolve...
