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As protests continue to spread across various parts of Ibadan, commercial banks and business outlets have been shut down and secured. The protest, which began in the early hours of the day, has now spread to areas…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo has postponed its presidential rally, which was set to take place at Mapo Hall in Ibadan on Tuesday. The postponement was decided by the Governor Simon Lalong-led Presidential…
On Monday, security forces prevented a demonstration in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State, protesting the shortage of new naira notes, fuel and electricity. The protesters had gathered in front of the University of…
The Presidential candidate of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubarkar has praised his supporters in Oyo State who chanted his name during the campaign flag off of the state governor, Seyi Makinde. Makinde…
The five aggrieved governors of the People's Democratic Party, also known as the G5, have arrived in Ibadan, Oyo State to launch the re-election campaign of one of their members, Seyi Makinde. The G5 arrived at the…
The All Progressive Congress (APC) in Oyo State, says Governor Seyi Makinde will lose the general elections in 2023. The APC said no amount of fake news will prevent Makinde from losing the election. Olawale Sadare, the…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo State has declared its support for the presidential candidate of the party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. They spoke in Ibadan on Wednesday at the emergency meeting of the leaders of…
A corps member, Adetuberu Adetoyese, currently serving in Ogbomosho, Oyo State, has been sentenced to two years imprisonment over internet fraud-related offenses. Adetuberu was found guilty of the two counts of…
The Judiciary workers in Oyo State have complied with the sit-at-home directive issued by the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) over the delay in payment of July salary. Mr. Obafunso Okulaja, the Oyo State JUSUN…
The Oyo State House of Assembly on Monday approved the appointment of Adebayo Lawal as the new Deputy Governor following the removal of Rauf Olaniyan. TalkGlitz Media reports that the approval is coming a few hours…
The Oyo State House of Assembly, on Monday, finally impeached the state’s deputy governor, Rauf Olaniyan, over allegations of gross misconduct and financial impropriety, while in office. The Assembly, during its…
A member of the Oyo State House of Assembly, Ademola Olusegun Popoola is dead. It was gathered that Popoola died in the early hours of Wednesday. He was the lawmaker representing Ibadan South-East Constituency II at the…
The Oyo State High Court has restrained the state’s House of Assembly from impeaching the deputy governor, Raufu Olaniyan. The court presided over by Justice Ladiran Akintola gave this order on Wednesday. The Assembly…
The abducted Bishop of Jebba Diocese, Anglican Communion, Right Reverend Adeyinka Aderogba, his wife, and driver has been released after spending 48 hours in the den of their abductors. This was confirmed by the Diocese…
The Oyo State Government on Monday declared a three-day mourning period in honor of the victims of the terrorist attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State. The decision, according to a statement by the…
Hundreds of sympathisers, mourners, traditional rulers, religious leaders and politicians thronged the Alaafin Palace, Akesan, Oyo State on Saturday morning. This came following the death of the Alaafin Of Oyo, Oba…
Bode Durojaiye, the Media and Publicity Director to the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Atanda Olayiwola Adeyemi has confirmed the death of the monarch. Durojaiye made this confirmation Saturday morning. Our correspondent…
The battle for the 2023 Presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has split the main opposition platform into three camps. The division underscores the protracted disagreement over zoning, ahead of the…
The Lagos State Government has borrowed over N126 billion domestically in the last quarter of 2021, the Debt Management Office (DMO) has said. According to a report released by the DMO, Lagos, whose domestic debt stood…
The Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, has handed the staff of office to Oba Lekan Balogun as the 42nd Olubadan of Ibadan. This was during the new monarch’s coronation ceremony held in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.…
