Tag: Oyo State

Makinde to Shasha residents: Do not resort to self-help

The Executive Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde has begged residents of Shasha community not to give room…

BREAKING: Oyo Gov Makinde closes Shasha market indefinitely, imposes curfew

The immediate closure of Shasha market, Ibadan has been ordered by the Oyo state government following the violence…

Amotekun operative reportedly shot dead by DPO for arresting Fulani herdsmen in Oyo

The Divisional Police Officer at Igbon Police Station in the Surulere Local Government Area of Oyo State identified…

Makinde expresses readiness to convert LAUTECH to a conventional university

Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, on Thursday, expressed his readiness to convert LAUTECH from a University of…

Tragedy as Ibarapa farmer dies in cocoa farm

Tragedy as a 65-year-old farmer identified as Alfa Sikiru Akinlotan was reportedly found dead on his farm after…

Police arrest 72-year-old pastor for defiling 13-year-old girl in Oyo

A 72-year-old pastor of Cherubim and Seraphim Church, Mr. Jimo Odunayo has been arrested by the Oyo state…

Amotekun intercepts truck load of suspected armed herdsmen in Oyo

Operatives of Oyo State Security Network Agency codenamed Amotekun Corps have intercepted a truck loaded with about 80…

Oyo takes the lead as Nigeria records 643 new COVID-19 cases

As the fight against COVID-19 continues, Nigeria has recorded 643 new cases of the deadly virus in 18…

Gov Makinde clears air on defection rumours

The Chief Press Secretary to Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, Mr Taiwo Adisa, says that the governor…

Oyo govt begins construction of Iseyin-Ogbomoso road

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, on Friday, said that preliminary works have begun on the planned Iseyin-Ogbomoso…

Four die in trailer accident along Oyo-Ogbomoso highway

An accident involving an articulated vehicle has claimed four lives and injured 43 others on Oyo-Ogbomoso Expressway at…

FG approves establishment of new polytechnic in Oyo

The Federal Government has approved the establishment of a new polytechnic in Ayede, Ogo-Oluwa Local Government Area of…