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 …

The Oyo State Government, on Thursday, inaugurated a 20-man State Task Group on Sanitation to eliminate open defecation and ensure equitable water, sanitation and hygiene by 2028. The state Deputy Governor, Bayo Lawal, who inaugurated the group at the House of Chiefs, Secretariat in Ibadan, the state capital, said the group would address sanitation gaps in the state and end …

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has said he has already met his Oyo State counterpart, Seyi Makinde, to seek an amicable resolution to the boundary disputes involving the two states. The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, recently raised the alarm over violent clashes between the people of Oke Oba in Iwo and those from Lagelu Local Government Area of …

Oyo State Police Command, on Sunday, confirmed the arrest of three suspects in connection with the hijacking of a truck loaded with 45,000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) popularly known as petrol on the Ibadan-Ijebu-Ode Road. A statement by the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Adewale Osifeso in Ibadan, the state capital, said the recovered product belongs to …

Government workers in Oyo State will begin to receive the N80,000 minimum wage from January 2025. A statement on Tuesday by the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade, revealed that the Oyo State government reached an agreement with organised labour on the implementation of the new minimum wage and consequential adjustments. The agreement was signed by the Secretary …

The Oyo State Rapid Response Team, on Thursday, confirmed four deaths linked to a suspected Lassa fever outbreak in the Saki West Local Government Area of the state. A statement by the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Dotun Oyelade, in Ibadan, the state capital, quoted his counterpart from the Ministry of Health, Oluwaserimi Ajetunmobi, saying the fatalities consisted three males …