by Ayokunle Odekunle What really have my fellow Yorubas contributed to Lagos State? What have they contributed to Lagos State that they have not been able to contribute to Ibadan, Osogbo, Ekiti and Akure? Apart from being Academicians and brilliant administrators, I dare say that the Yorubas have not contributed anything of note ECONOMICALLY to... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu A young man in Oyo State has been accused of beating an 85-year-old man to death on Ramadan eve. Mutiu Tiamiyu who tried to escape with his dog was caught by residents of Abiola Central Community, Moniya, Akinyele Local Government area after a neighbour had witnessed the whole incident from his window.... Read More
by Gbenga Olorunpomi However, I congratulate the sophisticated people of Oyo for seeing the light, kicking out the colony of clowns in the PDP and voting ACN’s way the last time they got the chance. Ajumobi was the right choice in 2011. Nigeria has more than its fair share of unserious politicians. Scratch that; we... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu Oyo State Governor Abiola Ajimobi has presented scholarship awards worth N100m to some students of the state. On Tuesday, the governor said the scholarships were for year 2011/2012. Presented at the House of Chiefs, the last time scholarships were awarded by the state government was 28 years ago, reports say. Governor Ajimobi... Read More
by Isi Esene A lawyer, Demilade Olaniyan, has narrated how a policewoman, Sola Olanrewaju, and her colleagues at Kajorepo Police Station, beat him mercilessly in Ibadan, Oyo state in a controversy that ensued over a wage bill of a consignment of sugar. Olaniyan also accused the policemen of smashing the windscreen of his Peugeot 307... Read More
by Isi Esene A security guard, Wasiu Waheed was recently held by the police at Apete Community in Ibadan, Oyo state for allegedly attempting to kill his wife, Kafayat. Waheed was said to have shot his wife in the buttocks for ranting after an argument over feeding money. But in a curious twist, the victim,... Read More
by Isi Esene Residents of Idi Oro, Ona Ara Local Government Area of Oyo State were shocked yesterday when news filtered round that the Oluwo Ogboni of Egbeda, Kasim Adeniran, had committed suicide. Adeniran, 27, was reportedly found hanging by a rope to the ceiling in his father’s house. His daughter, Anifa, said she had... Read More
by Funso Ajewole The Oyo State government has started a clamp down on brothels operating in residential areas to curb their influence on young persons. Commissioner for the Environment and Habitat, Lowo Obisesan said that the action was to discourage brothels from operating in residential areas. “Operating brothels in residential areas shows irresponsibility on the... Read More
by Akan Ido Titilayo, wife of Brig. Gen. Oluwole Rotimi (retd.), who was abducted two weeks ago by unknown gunmen has regained her freedom. She was kidnapped in front of her company, AOK Logistics Limited when she was about leaving the premises. The wife of the former governor of the old Western Region was reportedly... Read More
by Isi Esene There are reports that four students said to be of Lead City University, a private university in Oyo State yesterday died in an accident along Ring Road, Ibadan The students were said to be on their way to a party at the Koko Dome Nightclub when their car hit another car and... Read More
by Demola Rewaju Nothing can however diminish the greatness of Alhaji Lamidi Adesina or erode his achievements. Incidentally, I was making my way from Kwara to Lagos through Oyo state when I received the news of the passing away of Alhaji Lamidi Onaolapo Adesina, fourth governor of Oyo State after Chief Bola Ige, Dr. Omololu... Read More
by Isi Esene Multiple sources are reporting the death of the former governor of Oyo State, Lam Adesina. Adesina was the governor of the state under the Alliance for Democracy between 1999 and 2003. He was succeeded as governor by Rashidi Ladoja of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Adesina was born on 20 January 1939.... Read More
by Isi Esene Governor Abiola Ajimobi yesterday sacked three commissioners from his cabinet for their “ineffectiveness”. The dropped commissioners are Yunus Akintunde (Works and Transport); Bosun Oladele (Information and Orientation) and Kazeem Adedeji (Trade, Investment and Cooperatives). The sack was announced by the secretary to the state government, Waheed Olajide, after the state executive council... Read More
by Isi Esene In Oyo State, Sikiru Adebayo and his wife, Fatimo, were yesterday arraigned before an Oyo Magistrates Court for allegedly neglecting their parenting duty which led to the rape of their 6-year-old daughter. They were accused of neglecting their duty which led to her rape and for also failing to place her under... Read More
by Isi Esene Several students were injured and properties vandalized on Thursday when students of Government College, Ibadan (GCI) and Apata Community Grammar School engaged one another in a free-for-all fight in Oyo State. Witnesses say all commercial activities were halted in the Apata-Ganga area of the city during the skirmish. The trouble reportedly started... Read More
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