ICYMI: Oyo Governor to proceed on five-week vacation, transfers power to Deputy
The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has written to the House of Assembly, seeking approval for a five-week annual vacation. He stated his intention and sought the approval in a message during a farewell plenary in honour of retiring House…
Oyo clears air on Olubadan stool rumour
The Oyo State government has absolved itself from the rumoured plan to stop or scuttle the ambition of anyone to become the next Olubadan. A statement issued by the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Dotun Oyelade, said that the government…
Oyo fixes July 22 for teachers recruitment exam
The Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board has said the computer-based test for the recruitment of teachers into primary schools in the state, will begin on Monday, July 22 through Friday, July 26, 2024. The Chairman, OyoSUBEB, Nureni Adeniran, made…
AAC Party Demands Immediate Resignation Of Oyo Governor, Makinde For Rejecting Local Govt Autonomy
The African Action Congress (AAC) has demanded the immediate resignation of Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde for publicly rejecting local government financial autonomy. The AAC made the call in a press statement issued by the party’s Oyo Chairman, Kayode Babayomi…
Olakulehin crowned 43rd Olubadan
Oba Owolabi Olakulehin on Friday has been crowned as the 43rd Olubadan of Ibadanland. The event was held at the Labosinde compound in the ancient city of Ibadan – the family whose right is to crown any Olubadan of Ibadanland….
52,000 applicants jostle for Oyo 7,000 teachers recruitment
The Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board has announced the closure of its online portal for recruiting primary school teachers, with a total of 52,423 applications received during the application window. The job application portal for recruiting 7,000 primary school…
Oyo gives owners of illegal structures quit notice
Oyo State Government, on Sunday, faulted the construction of shops and shanties in unauthorised places. The state Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resource, Abdulmojeed Mogbonjubola, condemned the act during an official monitoring of Lagelu and Egbeda Local Government Council Areas,…
Arrest, prosecute policeman who shot Ibadan worker – CDWR tells Oyo CP
Campaign for Democratic and Workers’ Rights, CDWR, has called on the Commissioner of Police, Oyo State, Ayodele Sonubi to arrest and prosecute police officers that fired gunshots that led to the death of a casual worker at a manufacturing company…
Makinde presents staff to Onifiditi, demands action against banditry
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Wednesday, presented the staff of office to the Onifiditi of Fiditi, in the Afijio Local Government Area, Oba Adekola-Oyelere. At a ceremony held at the Fiditi Grammar School, Fiditi, Makinde stressed that Oyelere’s emergence…
Oyo, FG partners to distribute grains
The Federal Government, in conjunction with the Oyo State government, on Monday, distributed assorted commodities from the Natural Strategic Reserve to vulnerable persons in the state. Governor Seyi Makinde, who received the foodstuffs at the Ministry of Local Government and…