Oyo bars PSPs from waste evacuation, appoints new managers

Set for feeder roads rehabilitation Oyo State Government has barred all former Private Sector Participants (PSPs) from engaging in any form of refuse evacuation in the state. A statement by the Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Dr Wasiu Olatubosun, said that this directive was issued by Governor Seyi Makinde in his newsletter dated July […]

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Oyo moves to demolish structures under power lines, on flood plains

Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde Slashes mandatory tax clearance fee Activates land billing system in LGAs soon Oyo State Government will soon serve traders and residents of Ibadan the state capital, and its environs contravention notices for structures illegally erected on flood plains, blockage of waterways, and buildings under high tension power lines. This was […]

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Oyo lawmaker buried as Makinde, colleagues pay tributes

Tears flowed uncontrollably from friends, family and political associates of late Oyo State House of Assembly lawmaker, Olusegun Popoola, as his remains were buried on Wednesday. Until his death on July 12 2022, he was a lawmaker representing Ibadan South-East II and was the Chairman, House Committee on Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters. He died […]

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Oyo reinstates 129 teachers sacked by previous administration

Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde Oyo State Government has reinstated 129 public primary school teachers, unlawfully sacked by the previous administration. The Executive Chairman, Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, Dr. Nureni Aderemi Adeniran stated this on Wednesday, while congratulating the teachers, according to a statement by the board’s Media Team Head, Olamide Adeniji. Adeniran […]

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Second batch of Oyo Hajj pilgrims returns

The second batch of Oyo State Pilgrims from Saudi Arabia has arrived in Lagos. A statement signed by the Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Dr. Wasiu Olatubosun from Saudi Arabia indicated this on Wednesday. The Commissioner noted that a flight carrying the 81 pilgrims, touched down at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, at exactly 2:04 […]

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Illegal fees: Oyo sanctions head teachers for barring pupils from exam hall

Oyo State Government has sanctioned some head teachers for allegedly collecting illegal fees and denying pupils access to examination halls during the ongoing Public Primary Schools Unified Examination. The Executive Chairman, Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, Dr. Nureni Aderemi Adeniran disclosed this on Monday while monitoring the examinations in Ibadan. This was contained in […]

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Rep mourns Oluyole APC women leader Adenike Adebiyi

Rep Tolulope Akande-Sadipe, Right, with the deceased APC Oluyole Women Leader, Alhaja Rashidat Adenike Adebiyi The House of Representatives Member from Oluyole Federal Constituency, Hon Tolulope Akande-Sadipe has commiserated with the Adebiyi’s family and the entire All Progressives Congress (APC) on the demise of the APC Oluyole Women Leader, Alhaja Rashidat Adenike Adebiyi. The deceased […]

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First batch of Oyo 2022 Hajj pilgrims return home

At least 262 pilgrims from Oyo State who took part in the 2022 pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia have landed in Nigeria safely. Confirming this in a statement, the Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Dr Wasiu Olatubosun, said that he pilgrims arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos, on Wednesday, July 20, […]

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Olaniyan kicks as ex-Oyo AG, Lawal takes over as Makinde’s new deputy

Chief Judge of Oyo State, Justice Munta Abimbola (right); Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde and his new deputy, Bayo Lawal during the swearing-in of Lawal as the new deputy governor in Ibadan… yesterday Let state interest be paramount, says Makinde New deputy governor to supervise Housing Corporation, Justice ministry, others Lawal: I’ll be absolutely loyal […]

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