South-West plans new security outfit
South-West governors. By David Adeoye As part of effort to tackle the insecurity in the Southwest zone of the country, the governors in the six Southwest states will launch a new security architecture in August.…
Category: Oyo State
Alaafin writes Buhari, seeks urgent action against insecurity
Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, the Alafin of Oyo. The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi III, has written a letter to President Muhammadu Buhari on the negative effects of insecurity in the country, especially in…
EFCC: Ex- JAMB staff held for alleged N10m fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan Zonal Office has arrested one Kola Al-Amin, a former staff of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB over alleged forgery and obtaining money by false pretences.…
Court frees Ladoja over N4.7b money laundering charge
Rashidi Ladoja, laughs last. Rashidi Ladoja, a former governor of Oyo state was discharged and acquitted today, Friday, February 8, 2019 by a Federal High Court in Lagos, over a N4.7 billion fraud charge brought…
Oyo state Govt demolishes Yinka Ayefele’s Music House
The demolished Music House of Yinka Ayefele. Oyo State Government has demolished Music House in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The building owned by popular Yoruba musician, Yinka Ayefele, is said to be valued at…
APC loses Oyo bye-election, as PDP wins
The Peoples Democratic has won the bye-election into the Oyo State House of Assembly, beating the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, to the second place. The seat of Ibarapa East became vacant following…
Oyo council polls: Stray bullet kills teenager
A teenager simply identified as Kofo was killed by a stray bullet when some hoodlums clashed with personnel of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) in Idi Oro area of Ibadan during Saturday’s…