By Adebayo Yusuf The family of late Victoria Adenike-Koleoso, has announced her final burial. This was made known in an invite made available to Pensioners FM. Thr late Victoria Adenike-Koleoso who died on the 10th of this month, will be buried on Friday, at St. James Cathedral Cemetery, Ijokodo, Ibadan, Oyo State. The Christian wake-keep…
The Oyo State Police Command has disclosed that it has arrested a suspected kidnapper. The command noted that the suspect was apprehended in connection with the kidnapping of an individual in Oyo. The announcement was made via a statement signed by its Public Relations Officer, Olayinka Ayanlade, and made available . Ayanlade stated that the…
The Oyo State Government on Thursday conferred the title of Justice of the Peace (JP) on 345 distinguished citizens, charging them to see the honour not merely as a title, but as a solemn call to duty and service to humanity. The conferment ceremony, held at the House of Chiefs, Parliament Building, State Secretariat, Ibadan,…
By Micheal Adeyemo The Adedigba Family, through the Barakat Schools Old Students’ Association, BOSA, has officially handed over the Late Alhaji Jimoh Atilola Adedigba Auditorium to the management of the Islamic Education Foundation, IEF, Barakat School. The handover ceremony was held within the school premises in old Bodija area of Ibadan, Oyo State and was…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu There is need for sustainable commitment and deliberate investment, if the target to end Female Genital Mutilation, FGM would be a reality. This was the consensus of stakeholders at a event organised by Oyo State government in collaboration with United Nations Fund for Population Activities, UNFPA and United Nations Children Fund, UNICF,…
The Oyo State Fire Service has recovered the corpses of a 30-year-old man, Shina Adedeji, and another 45-year-old man, whose name was withheld, from two separate locations in the state. One of the victims was trying to rescue a goat when he was trapped in the well. The Special Adviser to Governor Seyi Makinde on…
By Fatimah Akinade The Media Transformative Group MTG has paid a courtesy visit to the office of the State Director of the National Orientation Agency, NOA Oyo State, Mrs Ajolayo Akande, in a bid to foster greater integration with government parastatals and agencies in Ibadan, Oyo State. The Chairman of the Media Transformative Group, Dr…
By Ibiwunmi Ishola The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC Oyo State has scheduled 50 days rotational Continuous Voters Registration, CVR in the 351 registration areas of the state. This followed the commission’s review of the challenges and feedback from its initial phase of the Continuous Voters Registration, CVR in the state. The Resident Electoral Commission…
By Yetunde Oke The Oyo state government in collaboration with United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF and International Labour Organisation, ILO has launched the Supporting Sustainable Social Protection System Project in the state, funded by the European Union, EU. UNICEF Nigeria Country Representative, Mr Saeed Wafaa, made this known at the official launch in Ibadan, held…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu In a major step towards eradicating Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Southern Nigeria, the Oyo State Government, in partnership with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has called for a strengthened prosecution of Female Genital Mutilation, (FGM) cases across Edo, Ekiti, Osun, Ondo, and Oyo States. This submission was upheld at a…