Oyo NLC Accuses Ajimobi Of Betrayal
The continued delay in the disbursement of May allocation for the payment of the balance of April salary to the staff of local government including Primary School teachers in Oyo State, has been...
View ArticleRashidi Yekini Foundation Lauds LMC Over Award
The Rashidi Yekini Foundation has lauded the League Management Company (LMC) for naming the Highest Goal Scorer Award for the Nigeria Professional Football League after the late Super Eagles’ legend,...
View ArticleWe are not exploiting Micra drivers —Oyo NURTW boss
The chairman of Oyo State chapter of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Alhaji Taofeek Oyerinde, has reacted to an issue raised by some drivers in the state, who accused the union...
View ArticleNew varsity to focus on vocational education
The Proposed Kola Daisi University (KDU) Ibadan, Oyo State, will concentrate more on vocational education and skill acquisition in order to reduce unemployment in the country. The Founder of KDU,...
View ArticleLam-Adeshina Appeals To FERMA Over Lagos/Ibadan Road
The federal lawmaker representing Ibadan North East/South East federal constituency in the house of representatives, Hon. Adedapo Lam-Adesina has appealed to the Federal Road Maintenance Agency...
View ArticleAjimobi’s victory not controvertible —Seyi Makinde
THE result of the April 11 gubernatorial election in Oyo State which saw the incumbent governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner, has been described as the...
View ArticleLadoja Makes Case For IDPs
Oyo State governorship candidate of the Accord during the last 11th April election and the former governor of the state, Rashidi Ladoja, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to take special...
View ArticleOyo govt denies down-sizing workforce
Against reports that the Oyo State government is planning to retrench workers in its civil service owing to its planned reduction of ministries from 23 to 13, the state government has said the...
View ArticleTope Alabi set for Turn it up
Popular gospel artiste, Tope Alabi, is set for this year’s edition of the most anticipated gospel event in Ibadan, Turn it up. In a chat with Saturday Beats, the gospel artiste says she is delighted...
View ArticleEid-el-fitr: Ajimobi calls for prayers to return peace in Nigeria
Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has urged Nigerians to continue to pray for return of peace in the county, especially for the troubled North Eastern part of the country. In his sallah message,...
View ArticleUse traditional means to tackle Boko Haram, Satguru Maharaji ji urges Buhari
Satguru Maharaji ji, the founder of One Love Family, has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to use traditional means to tackle the Boko Haram insurgency. Maharaj ji gave the advice on Sunday in Ibadan...
View ArticleAdelabu my role model, says Obasanjo
Nigeria former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed that the late Ibadan political icon, Chief Adegoke Adelabu popularly called ‘Adelabu Penkelemesi’ was his political role model in...
View ArticleLadoja faults cuts in salaries by political office holders
Former governor of Oyo State, Senator Rashidi Ladoja has said Nigerians would appreciate it better if current political leaders in the country could cut their total monthly take-home package and not...
View ArticleOyo governorship tribunal adjourns till July 28
Justice Mohammed Mayaki, Chairman of the Oyo State Governorship Election Tribunal, on Tuesday, adjourned sitting till July 28. The adjournment followed an argument by parties concerning the hearing of...
View ArticleBuilding collapses are avoidable if …—Ajimobi
Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has reiterated the need for the employment of qualified building professionals to stem incidents of collapsed buildings across the country. Ajimobi, who bemoaned...
View ArticleAbsence of health minister compounds UCH crisis
Authorities of the University College Hospital, Ibadan are seeking Federal Government’s bailout to enable them to attend to it’s challenges, FEMI ATOYEBI writes The Chairman of the UCH Medical...
View ArticleWASTE TO WEALTH: Oyo govt launches project to clean up Ibadan
Ibadan metropolis, notorious for being one of the dirtiest cities in Nigeria, appears set not only to drop the unenviable toga, but also to raise wealth from the tons of filth and sleaze that had been...
View ArticleGirls sweep prizes at ISI graduation
Graduating female pupils of the International School, Ibadan dominated their male counterpart in all departments as they swept 32 out of 36 prizes on offer at the school valedictory. The girls...
View ArticleUI distances self from controversial 250 JAMB cut-off mark
As controversy continued to trail the alleged attempts by authorities of the University of Lagos, UNILAG, Akoka, and the Joint Admissions Matriculation Board (JAMB), to change the official cut-off...
View Article32-year-old man docked for threatening to injure pastor in Ibadan
An Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan on Friday arraigned a 32-year-old man, Emmanuel Ameachi, for allegedly threatening a pastor of Victory International Church. Ameachi, who claimed to be a...
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