Oyo State Fire Services Agency has averted an explosion from a petroleum tanker carrying 60,000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) popularly known as petrol, as it lost control and somersaulted on the highway. The incident occurred at Irepo Junction on the Oyo-Ogbomoso Expressway on Wednesday. Eyewitnesses, Kunle Olanrewaju, Kazeem Ogunwuyi and Bankole Adebayo told The PUNCH that, ‘The tanker, …

Oyo State launches second phase of sustainable relief programme, distributing 10kg rice bags to 30,000 vulnerable residents with support from Dangote Foundation

Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde used his Eid-el-Kabir address to propose a constitutional amendment for a single five or six-year term for governors, citing distractions of re-election campaigns hindering governance

Oyo State Government, on Thursday, began the disbursement of N4.8 billion for the victims of Bodija explosion. This was announced during a press conference jointly addressed by the Bodija Estate Residents’ Association (BERA), Dejo Oyelese Vigilante Group and the wider Bodija community, held in Ibadan, the state capital. It was reported that the recommendation for the relief funds followed an …

A yet-to-be-identified man has reportedly fallen from one of the top floors of the 26-storey Cocoa House building in Ibadan, Oyo State. The incident, which threw the entire business community into panic, occurred in the early hours of Monday. One of the eyewitnesses said, ‘When the incident happened, I initially thought it was a large bird falling from the sky. …

The Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu has congratulated two distinguished sons of Oyo State, Alhaji Fatai Ibikunle, and Dr. Ibrahim Adeniyi Olaifa on their nominations by President Bola Tinubu into the South West Development Commission (SWDC). Ibikunle has been nominated as the Executive Director (Commercial and Environmental Development), while Olaifa is to assume office as Board member of the …

The Oyo State government has inaugurated a joint task force on illegal mining to enforce the Executive Order 001/2023. This is contained in a statement in Ibadan on Monday by the state commissioner for information and civic orientation, Dotun Oyelade. Oyelade said that the inauguration, which was held on Monday at Iseyin City Hall, Iseyin, attracted government officials, traditional rulers, …

Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, has said the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Base in Ajia is a reality and would be commissioned by June this year. Makinde stated this during an on-the-spot assessment of the Nigerian Air Force Base project, expressing satisfaction at the progress rate. ‘We are here to check the infrastructure and the level of readiness for the …

Hundreds of members of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo State have joined the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). It was gathered that the PDP members joined APC ahead of the 2027 general elections. The former PDP members who came from Egbeda and Ona Ara local government areas announced their defection at an APC meeting held at Elekuro High School, …

A yet-to-be-identified man was electrocuted in Eruwa, in Ibarapa East Local Government Area of Oyo State, on Wednesday. It was gathered that the deceased was electrocuted while rectifying a fault on the 33KV high-tension cables at Odi Babaode area of the town. The General Manager (GM), Oyo State Fire Service, Canon Yemi Akinyinka, confirmed the incident in a statement on …