By Adebayo Yusuf The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC Oyo State council, has promised to picket all the offices of Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company, IBEDC across the state on Monday, if the company does not meet its demands. Secretary, Oyo NLC, Comrade Adebayo Aribatise made this known in a statement made available to newsmen. According to…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu The Oyo State Government mourns the tragic loss of lives at a children’s carnival in Ibadan. In a statement by the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade, a stampede occurred at the private children’s fun fair held at Basorun Islamic High School, leading to loss of lives, mostly children, with…
By Michael Adeyemo Worried by the series of marriages collapsing prematurely, renowned cleric, Reverend Gbade Ogunlana has called for the incorporation of a legal framework into relationships to foster stability, commitment, and longevity of conjugal unions. Reverend Ogunlana popularly known as “Paitwo Wa” who was among the speakers, at the Home Front Marriage Seminar and…
By Adebayo Yusuf Stakeholders have been urged to raise awareness against Gender Based Violence, GBV, to put an end to the menace in the society. This was the take home charge by the Guest Speaker, Ambassador Adebobola Agbeja, at the Sensitization of Traditional and Religious Leaders organised by Women’s Wing of Christian Association of Nigeria,…
Governor Seyi Makinde has opened the world’s first pensioners hospital in Ibadan, Oyo state capital
By Babatunde Tiamiyu The Olubadan of Ibadanland, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Akinloye Owolabi Olakn, Ige Olakulehin 1 has sympatised with the victims and families of those who were involved in the building collapse incident in Ibadan on Thursday. Oba Olakulehin made this disclosure in a press statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Comrade Solomon…
By Anuoluwapo Fasoyin Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has said that the state government would investigate circumstances surrounding a recent building collapse at Jegede Olunloyo area of Ibadan. Governor Makinde who said this in a statement by his special Adviser on Media, Sulaimon Olanrewaju, assured that the state government would forestall further building collapse in…
The bill to amend the 1999 Constitution to create new Oyo and Ibadan States has scaled second reading in the House of Representatives. The bill, sponsored by Akeem Adeyemi, the son of the Late Alafin Adeyemi, and six others, seeks to create Oyo State with Oyo town as the capital, while the remaining part should…
Residents of Ibadan, Oyo State capital, have appealed to Governor Seyi Makinde to stop ongoing demolition of houses within the Ibadan Circular Road corridor. The residents made the appeal during the second day of the protest against the ongoing demolition of houses in the city. Newsmen report that hundreds of residents whose houses were either…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu Oyo state government has announced the release of the 2024 screening/placement for primary six pupils transiting into Junior Secondary Schools and Schools of Science results. In a statement issued and signed on Tuesday by the Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof. Salihu Adelabu and made available to the newsmen in Ibadan,…