Oyo State
Shell signs agreement to build gas pipelines in Oyo
Shell Nigeria Gas and the Oyo State Government have signed an agreement to develop a gas supply and distribution infrastructure that will deliver gas to industrial and commercial users in the state. A statement released on Friday by Shell Nigeria’s Media Relations Manager, Abimbola Essien-Nelson, disclosed that SNG will build and operate the gas distribution […]
Doctor Assaulted by Patient’s Relative Accepts Public Apology
Dr. Nelson Udeme, a medical practitioner, has acknowledged a public apology from a relative of a deceased patient after being assaulted and threatened with death. The apology, issued by Oludaisi Tajudeen and published in a national daily, surfaced online, expressing remorse for Tajudeen’s emotional outburst following the loss of his mother at the University Teaching […]
LG Elections: Voting Commences in Ibadan, Oyo State
In Ibadan, accreditation and voting have started at various polling units for the local government election organized by the Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC) across the 33 local government areas. Although there have been reports of delayed material arrival in some polling units, our correspondent visited several areas, including Ido, Ibadan North, and Ibadan […]
Ibadan Mogajis pledge allegiance to Olubadan-designate
FAMILY heads in Ibadan, also known as Ibadan Mogajis, on Thursday, visited the Olubadan-designate, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, and pledged their allegiance to him. The exercise was in fulfilment of the Ibadan tradition upon the nomination of Olakulehin as the Olubadan-designate. The Mogajis were led by the Aare Egbe Mogaji, Asimiyu Ariori, to the private residence […]
Police shooting victim not LAUTECH student – Management
The management of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, on Tuesday night, declared that a resident who was allegedly killed by a policeman was not a student of the institution. PUNCH Metro reports that a police officer allegedly shot a member of the National Youth Service Corps, identified as Iyanda Damilola, to death […]
Oyo monarch appeals court ruling setting aside his appointment
The Onifiditi of Fiditi in Oyo State, Oba Oyeleye Sakirudeen, on Wednesday, appealed against the ruling of an Oyo State High Court that nullified his appointment as the Onifiditi of Fiditi. PUNCH Online reports that Justice K. B. Olawoyin of the state High Court had, while ruling over a suit, marked IHOY/59/2013, filed by two […]
OYSIEC commences distribution of sensitive materials for LGAs election on Thursday
The Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC) began a two-day training for ad-hoc staff ahead of this Saturday’s local government election in the state on Monday. The commission also announced that the distribution of sensitive materials will commence on Thursday, April 25. Local government areas in the Oke Ogun axis will receive materials first, while […]
Olubadan-designate attends church service
THE Olubadan-designate, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, on Sunday, joined other congregants to worship at St. Peter’s Cathedral Church, Aremo, in the Ibadan North East Local Government Area of the state. It was his first church service attendance after he was nominated as the 43rd Olubadan of Ibadanland following the demise of Oba Lekan Balogun on March […]
Abducted Oyo RCCG pastor regains freedom
Olugbenga Olawore, a pastor of The Redeemed Christian Church of God, who was kidnapped at the Maya area of Lanlate-Eruwa Road in Oyo State, regained his freedom on Sunday. Olawore and a few others were kidnapped on Thursday at the Maya area, all within the state boundary. The state Commissioner for Information, Dotun Oyelade, made […]
Oyo State Government Demolishes Yoruba Nation Agitators Hideout Based on Court Order
The Oyo State Government clarified on Thursday that the demolition of a building suspected to be a hideout for Yoruba Nation agitators in Ibadan was carried out based on a court order. The demolition occurred on Tuesday, targeting structures used by the agitators who had stormed the state Secretariat in Agodi, Ibadan, on April 7, […]