Father of two found dead in Ibadan
Tragedy has struck in Ibadan as the body of a young man in his late thirties has been found dangling with a rope on his neck in his room. The building, a one storey structure located at Oke-Agala area...
View ArticleCollapsing bridge, bad road threaten Ibadan communities
THE burden of appalling road is currently meting out doses of sleazy experience to residents of dozens of communities in Akinyele Local Government Area of Oyo State. One of such is the Ojoo-Igbo...
View ArticleAs president, insults were pleasant to me — Obasanjo
FORMER President Olusegun Obasanjo said yesterday that it was a form of pleasure to him when he was being insulted as a sitting president by his critics or perceived political opponents. To show that...
View ArticleCourt upholds Ajimobi’s election
The five-man panel of the Court of Appeal sitting in Ibadan yesterday unanimously struck out the petition filed by the Accord governorship candidate in Oyo State, Rashidi Ladoja. The News Agency of...
View ArticleOyo lawmakers move to curb examination malpractices
As part of efforts to curb examination malpractices, the Oyo State House of Assembly yesterday adopted a motion placing severe sanctions on any school where there is evidence of malpractices in public...
View ArticleSpecial incentives for Oyo investors
The Oyo State government has offered special incentives to investors seeking Afro-allied opportunities in Nigeria. Governor Abiola Ajimobi said this in his presentation at a breakout session during...
View ArticleHow 21-year-old won brand new car in Ibadan Gulder Ultimate Chase
The Gulder Ultimate Chase competition for fans and youths, which is currently been held at various cities across Nigeria, landed in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital last Saturday. The event, tagged...
View ArticleFabulous Pizzy shoots Sabali Video (BTS)
As promised earlier this year Fabulous Pizzy is coming out with the visuals to his latest Hit single “Sabali” . Sabali which means “Patience” was dropped few months ago and it has been rocking the...
View ArticleAJEAST Nigeria storms Ibadan with Big Cola
AJEAST Nigeria Limited, a subsidiary of AJE Group worldwide, has drawn closer to its consumers in Ibadan, Oyo State and its environ. The third largest producer of carbonated soft drinks in the world,...
View ArticleLafarge, Mr. Bigg’s, Nestle Support 2015 BJAN CSR Summit in Ibadan
In the effort to promote corporate social responsibility initiatives in the country, the foremost cement manufacturer, Lafarge WAPCO Plc, a leading fast moving consumer goods, (FMCG) company, Nestle...
View ArticleSaudi detains two Oyo pilgrims for drug trafficking
Two of the 1,191 pilgrims from Oyo State who performed this year’s Hajj were detained by the Saudi Arabian authorities for a drug-related offence. Secretary, Oyo State Pilgrims Welfare Board, Alhaji...
View ArticleSustain the peace, Oyo gov charges NURTW
Oyo State governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, has enjoined members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Oyo State council, to sustain the peace and unity that had been reigning in...
View ArticleThe hell called Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
The major religions in the country, especially Islam and Christianity, explicitly teach that hell is a real place to which the wicked are sent after death. The picture of hell commonly painted by...
View ArticleOyo transport union faces leadership crisis
A former Chairman, Oyo State Council of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, Lateef Akinsola, has declared that he is still the boss of the union, hinging his claim on a court ruling he...
View ArticleShittu Screened, Exonerates Self from Religious Fanaticism
Against speculations from unidentified sources that the ministerial nominee from Oyo State, Barrister Adebayo Shittu, might be dropped, he has been screened by the Senate. Barrister Shittu who is a...
View ArticleBloody clash in Ibadan
One person was feared dead and 15 others injured in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, during a bloody clash between members of National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) and Tipper Drivers...
View ArticleOyo, APC lauded over Senate’s confirmation of Shittu
With the screening and confirmation by the Senate yesterday of Mr. Adebayo Shittu, as a Minister –designate, the people of Oyo State and the All Progressives Congress, APC have been congratulated...
View ArticleFani-Kayode slams Oyo ministerial nominee over B’Haram comment
A former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has berated the ministerial nominee from Oyo State, Alhaji Adebayo Shittu, over his comment on Boko Haram during his screening at the Senate on Monday....
View ArticleOyo CP vows to arrest, prosecute herdsmen with weapons
The Oyo State Commissioner of Police, Leye Oyebade, on Wednesday warned Fulani herdsmen in the state that any of them caught with gun or any other deadly weapon would be arrested and charged with...
View ArticleFG explains challenges of Lagos-Ibadan road project
The Ministry of Works has said that the contractor handling Section II of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway reconstruction and expansion project, Reynolds Construction Company, RCC, was facing challenges of...
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