Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state has dissolved the state’s Executive Council. The Governor equally terminated the appointments of political office holders urging them to handover government properties in their custody. This was contained in a letter signed by the Chief of Staff to the Governor and Chairman and Transition and Inauguration Committee, Otunba Segun Ogunwuyi. It reads: “I have …

No fewer than six teachers in the service of the Oyo State Government have been demoted. The teachers were demoted over their involvement in examination malpractices. The state government announced the demotion of the affected teachers via a letter obtained by newsmen on Sunday. According to the letter, the teachers were demoted over their involvement in examination malpractices during the …

Oyo State House of Assembly has passed a bill stipulating that motorcycles are not expected to be on the roads beyond 10pm. The “Control of Commercial Motorcycles (Further Amendment) Bill, 2019″, passed into law at plenary held on Tuesday, prescribes fines ranging from N5,000 to N15,000 for those apprehended engaging in commercial motorcycle operation beyond 10pm. Chairman of the House …

A member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Lawrence Ayeni said that 14 of his supporters were murdered days before the general election. The All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain made the revelation on Thursday during his annual Ramadan lecture in Ilesa. The lawmaker represents Atakumosa East/Atakumosa West/Ilesa East/Ilesa West Federal constituency. Sanya Ominrin of the Peoples Democratic Party polled 41,437 …

The Oyo State Government has assured users of the Oyo-Fasola-Iseyin Road that the newly constructed Ogun River Bridge would be opened to traffic soon, saying the work is near completion. The Commissioner for Public Works and Transports, Prof. Dahud Sangodoyin gave the assurance while inspecting the 34.8 Kilometres Oyo-Fasola-Iseyin Road, which started in 2021. Sangodoyin commended the state Governor, Engr. …

There has been a large turnout of eligible voters in the ongoing supplementary elections at the affected polling units in two Federal Constituencies in Oyo State. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) fixed 15th April for the conduct of fresh election in two polling units in Oluyole federal constituency, and three each in both Ibadan North East and Ibadan South …

Scores of residents of the Olomo community in Apete, Ibadan, Oyo State capital, are currently in panic over the invasion by some armed robbers. Apete is one of the communities in the Ido Local Government Area in Oyo State. It was gathered on Saturday that some armed robbers invaded the Eleshin area in the Olomo community in Apete and robbed …

The Accord Party has dissolved its executive committee in Oyo state with immediate effect. This is coming following the announcement by the party chairman in the state, Prince Kolade Ojo, that the party has adopted the gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Governor Seyi Makinde. In a letter to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and signed by …

In fulfilment of its drive to build a modern public sector workforce, officials of the Oyo State government have lauded KloverHarris Limited for its just-concluded series of training for public sector officials in Ibadan, Oyo State capital. KloverHarris is a consultancy delivering endless possibilities to businesses across Africa. The first training was a two-day workshop themed: ‘Growth and Development Agenda …

Plans are in top gear for the 2022 Okeho Day celebration, which runs from 20th to 26th November. Okeho, the headquarters of Kajola Local Government Area of Oyo State, is a valley-town agrarian community surrounded by seven hills which include Eti-Igun, Oke-Olofin, Akasube, Biayin, Okofori, Meseole and Obaapa. In his statement, the Onjo of Okeho, Oba (Dr) Rafiu Osuolale Mustapha, …