By Babatunde Tiamiyu The Oyo State Government has concluded the final inspection of proposed project sites under the Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project- European Investment Bank (NEWMAP-EIB) intervention across the three senatorial zones of the state, paving the way for the commencement of construction works. The Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Hon. Ademola…
The Oyo State Police Command has foiled a highway robbery along the Ogbomoso–Ilorin Expressway and arrested a suspected armed robber during a joint operation with local vigilantes. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday. According to the statement, the incident occurred at Egbeda…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu The Oyo State Rule of Law Enforcement Authority (OYRLEA), in collaboration with multiple Security Agencies, has conducted a successful clearance operation targeting illegal fuel merchants operating at the Toll Gate along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The operation resulted in the discovery and impoundment of several litres of illegally stored petroleum products. The joint…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and 2027 Oyo State gubernatorial aspirant,Barrister Akeem Agbaje,has congratulated Chief (Mrs.) Florence Ajimobi following her official posting as Nigeria’s Ambassador to Austria. The appointment, approved by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, was announced as part of a wider deployment of 65 ambassadors to various foreign…
By Ibiwunmi Ishola The Oyo State Police Command wishes to formally inform the good people of Oyo State, particularly shortlisted applicants in the ongoing recruitment of 50,000 Police Constables into the Nigeria Police Force, that the Police Service Commission (PSC), in collaboration with the Nigeria Police Force, will commence the physical and credential screening exercise…
Men of Oyo State Police command have arrested a 43-year-old man over alleged murder in Sepeteri town. The command made this assertion in a statement signed by its Public Relations Officer, Olayinka Ayanlade. Ayanlade noted that the 43-year-old man, identified as Lateef Suleiman, was arrested in connection with the death of Mustapha Amidu. He said…
A 43-year-old man has been arrested in Sepeteri, Oyo State, for allegedly beating his elder brother to death with a heavy rock because he claimed the deceased shot him in a dream. Lateef Suleiman, of Alegunlode Compound, Sepeteri, reportedly woke up convinced that his 52-year-old brother, Mustapha Amidu, had attacked him in his sleep while…
Oyo State Fire Service has recovered two bodies from the scene of an accident in Ibadan, the state capital. One person was also rescued alive during the incident which occurred at Arapaja Bridge, in the Kudeti area of Ibadan on Tuesday. It was learnt that a Lexus Jeep 360 with registration number KSF297JF lost control…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu Leaders across various positions of authority have been counselled to adopt fairness, trust, and justice as core values in the enjoy the confidence of the people and Allah’s mercy. This was the key admonition by an eminent Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ibrahim Salmon – Ajilogbaasho,while delivering the 3rd edition of Sabiganna Annual Ramadan…
By Ibiwunmi Ishola The leadership of the Boys Brigade of Nigeria has been charged to address the moral decadence ravaging the society. The Vicar of Saint Paul’s Anglican Church, Yemetu, Ibadan, Venerable Festus Omowole gave the admonition at the investiture and installation ceremony of new executives and One Hundred million naira fund raising for the…