Truck crushes 3 to death in Ibadan
Three people were on Wednesday morning crushed to death by a truck loaded with Coca-Cola products at the Total Garden area of Ibadan, Oyo State.The […]
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MRA condemns killing of Radio Presenter
Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today condemned the killing in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Saturday, June 19 of popular radio presenter, Mr Titus Badejo, by unknown […]
Mother, brother of Iwo road mayhem victim demand justice
Alhaja Salmot Azeez, mother of Ramon, a phone seller, killed in a clash between members of the state Park Management System (PMS) and phone sellers, […]
Court remands 37-year-old man for peddling 250g of cannabis
A Federal High Court on Friday ordered that a 37-year-p;d man, Gbenga Ojo, who pleaded guilty to peddling 250g of cannabis, be remanded in a […]
Gunmen abduct 4, kill policeman in Ogun
Gunmen on Wednesday abducted four workers of a Chinese company handling the Lagos-Ibadan standard guage railway project and killed a policeman in Ogun. Mr Abimbola […]
Capacity building key to efficient, effective performance of workforce – OYSG
Oyo state government says capacity building for public and civil servants is key to ensuring efficient and effective performance of any workforce. The Oyo State […]
EFCC arrests 50 suspected internet fraudsters in Ibadan
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Ibadan Zonal Office has arrested 50 suspected internet fraudsters in Ibadan, Oyo State. This is contained in a […]
NIS resumes receiving new passports’ applications in Oyo – Comptroller
The Oyo state command of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has announced its resumption of receiving applications for new passports in the state. The new […]
T.B Joshua’s death, clear reminder death has no favourite- clerics
Some clerics in Ibadan say that the passing of Prophet Temitope Joshua (T.B Joshua) is a clear reminder that death is inevitable and has no […]
Twitter’s suspension : Makinde appeals FG to reverse its decision
Gov Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has appealed to the Federal Government to reverse its suspension on Twitter for the greater good of Nigerians. Makinde […]
Amaechi solicits military protection for rail projects
Minister of Transportation Chibuike Amaechi has called on the Nigerian Army to provide security protection for the workers on Kaduna-Kano, Kano-Maradi and Maiduguri-Port Harcourt rail […]
Ex-Oyo Commissioner, Akintunde eulogises Alao-Akala at 71
Dr Yunus Akintunde, a chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State on Thursday congratulated former Gov. Adebayo Alao-Akala on his 71st birthday. This […]
Inland Dry Ports: Lack of funds, land , affecting take off- NSC
The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) has listed lack of funds and availability of land as factors affecting the commencement of Inland Dry Ports in the […]
1 dead, 2 injured in accident on Lagos-Ibadan expressway
The Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps says a driver died and two other persons sustained injuries in a lone accident on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway […]
Lagos-Ibadan rail: Minister promises succour for affected communities
By Chimezie Godfrey The Federal Goverment has assured succour to host communities adversely affected environmentally or otherwise by the construction of the Lagos-Ibadan rail modernization […]
NUC grants full operational licence to Precious Cornerstone University
The Precious Cornerstone University (PCU), Ibadan, in Oyo State, has been granted full operational licence by the National Universities Commission (NUC). Prof. Kola Oloke, Vice-Chancellor […]
Kano-Kaduna rail line to commence in July says Amaechi
The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, said that as the ministry was rounding up the Lagos-Ibadan rail project billed to be inaugurated in June, the […]
S’West RECs, others deliberate on 5-year INEC strategic plan
Top management staffers of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the South-West, on Tuesday, converged on Ibadan to validate the draft document on strategic plan […]
Amaechi lauds cooperation of communities along Lagos/Ibadan rail corridors
The Minister of the Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, has said that the support and cooperation by communities along Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge railway corridor facilitated the […]
Amaechi tasks Oyo State Govt on Ibadan inland dry port
Minister of transportation Rotimi Amaechi has urged Oyo State government to participate in putting infrastructures in place for the Inland Dry Port in Ibadan. Amaechi, […]
Oyo LG poll: Challenge your exclusion in court, ex-Attorney-General tells APC
Mr Bayo Ojo, a former Attorney-General and Commissioner of Justice in Oyo state, has advised the All Progressives Congress (APC) to challenge its exclusion in […]
Stakeholder advocates standard to sign-up musicians
A stakeholder in the Music industry, Oladiran Ibironke has emphasised the need to sensitise record label owners on a standard for signing new artists to […]
Oyo govt promises to pay salaries, allowances of sacked LG Chairmen, councillors
The Oyo State Government will comply with the Supreme Court judgment which ordered the state to pay the salaries and allowances of the sacked chairmen […]
Army debunks alleged deployment of only Northern officers to S/East
The Nigerian Army on Monday dismissed an allegation that it was deploying only commanders of Northern extraction to quell tension in the Southeast. In a […]
Don calls for preservation of ecosystem for healthy environment
A lecturer with University of Ibadan, Dr Olajumoke Alabi, has called on Nigerians to preserve the ecosystem, saying all living organisms can only survive in […]