Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has called for an independent international review of the abduction of pupils and teachers from schools in Oriire Local Government Area, saying the circumstances surrounding the incident and its eventual resolution deserve closer scrutiny in the interest of justice and public confidence. Speaking after the […]
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Governor Seyi Makinde Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has has expressed relief following the rescue of schoolchildren and teachers kidnapped in Orire Local Government Area of the state. He spoke during a brief telephone interview on Politics Today on Channels Television on Friday, shortly after news of the rescue broke, describimg their release after 57 […]
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The Balogun of Ikare Land and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ondo State, Chief Abdul Tunji Mohammed, has described the experience of the Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja as an invaluable weather to enrich traditional and political leadership across the country. Ona Ladoja, an ex-senator is also a former governor […]
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The Nigeria Union of Teachers, Oyo State Wing, has hinged the reopening of public schools in the state on the government putting adequate security measures in place. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the NUT directed teachers in public schools to embark on an indefinite strike following the abduction of over 40 students and […]
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Oyo State Police Command has described as misleading information circulating on social media alleging that abducted schoolchildren and teachers from Ahoro-Esiele and Yawota communities in Orire Local Government Area of Oyo State have been moved to Kaduna State via helicopter. The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka, stated this on Tuesday in a […]
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Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose The Central Council of Ibadan Indigenes (CCII) has again warned former Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State to stop dragging the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja (Arusa I), into his political battles, describing his recent comments about the revered monarch as “highly provocative and unreasonable.” In a […]
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Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde. Credit: Oyo State Government Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Friday provided a fresh update on efforts to rescue the schoolchildren and their teachers abducted by suspected bandits in Yawota and Ahoro-Esinle communities in Oriire Local Government Area of the state, saying the abductees are still within the Old Oyo […]
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Oyo State Rule of Law Enforcement Authority has intensified its enforcement against illegal open grazing and unauthorised livestock rearing, impounding animals found grazing in violation of state regulations in Apata Olomo, along Ado-Awaye Road in Iseyin Local Government Area. The Chairperson of the Authority, Justice Aderonke Aderemi (retd.), disclosed this in a statement issued on […]
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Oyo State Police Command has stated that students, pupils and teachers abducted last Friday during terrorists attack on three schools in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, have not been rescued. The Command’s spokesperson, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka disclosed in a statement on Friday, made available to newsmen in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The […]
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Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde Governor Seyi Makinde on Wednesday said his administration had put in place policies, infrastructure and economic enablers that would position Oyo State as the tourism hub of South-West Nigeria and one of the country’s leading tourism destinations. Makinde stated this at the International Tourism Summit Oyo State 2026 held at […]
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