The immediate former governor of Oyo State, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, has passed on in Lagos, according to a family source. Aged 70 years, he governed Oyo State between 2011 and 2019. His passage came about ten days after his rumoured departure was dispelled by his media aide, Mr Bolaji Tunji and one of his children. […]
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Thank you for inviting me here for the first anniversary of the Oyo State Ninth Assembly. It is always a pleasure to be among you, honourable members of the house. It is even more so, as you have given me another opportunity to present a state of the state address, an account of my stewardship […]
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Amotekun begins operation next month Those eagerly awaiting the reopening of schools and lifting of ban on religious and social gathering in Oyo State may have to wait a bit longer as Governor Seyi Makinde said on Wednesday he is not in any haste to lift the ban without experts’ advice. He said such a […]
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An 18-year-old student of the Federal College of Animal and Production Technology, Moore Plantation, Apata, Ibadan, has been raped and killed in Ibadan. The victim, Barakat Bello, who was undertaking the National Diploma programme in Science Laboratory Technology, was reportedly attacked on June 1, 2020. According to reports, the 18-year-old was attacked at her home […]
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The Court of Appeal sitting in Ibadan on Wednesday reserved judgement in a suit filed by the Oyo StateGovernment, challenging the judgement of an Oyo State High Court ordering the government not to dissolve the elected 33 Local Government and 35 Local Council Development Areas (LCDA) chairmen in the state. Oyo State Government appealed against the judgement […]
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Oyo State COVID-19 Task Force headed by Governor Seyi Makinde on Tuesday said it is yet to relax the ban on religious activities and curfew imposed as a result of the pandemic. Speaking through his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Taiwo Adisa, Makinde said the decision was reached after a meeting of the Task Force which […]
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Pensioners laud Makinde over payment of N3.2 billion gratuities The Oyo State House of Assembly yesterday urged Governor Seyi Makinde to urgently constitute the Amotekun Corps, the state security agency network, to stem insecurity in the state. The House emphasised that the call became imperative to check the nefarious activities of criminal herdsmen who recently […]
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Oyo Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Mr Kehinde Ayoola has passed on. Ayoola, a former Speaker of Oyo House of Assembly, was said to have been sick for about two weeks. He died at a private hospital around Iyaganku, Ibadan where he was receiving treatment. The Oyo-born politician represented Oyo East state constituency between […]
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Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has described the demise of the Second Republic Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Chief Richard Akinjide (SAN), as the end of an era and a huge loss to Oyo State, the legal profession, the Federal Republic of Nigeria and indeed, the world at large. Makinde, who […]
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Ever since Olori Badirat Olaitan Ajoke tied nuptial knot with revered octogenarian and monarch, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, the Alaafin of Oyo, she has not failed to show the world that she was properly trained and nurtured for royalty all her life. The Marketing graduate of Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, oozes royalty with blue blood flowing […]
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