Tag: Oyo state
Oyo Assembly member, Olusegun Popoola, dies at 45
The lawmaker representing Ibadan South-East II constituency in the Oyo State House of Assembly, Mr Olusegun Popoola, has passed away at the age of...
Defection: Oyo Assembly moves against Dep Gov
Days after his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), Oyo State Deputy Governor, Mr. Rauf Olaniyan, is...
Gunmen abduct Anglican Bishop, wife in Oyo
Gunmen have kidnapped a Bishop of the Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion, Rt. Revd Oluwaseun Aderogba of Jebba Diocese in Kwara State, and his...
Undergraduate convicted for internet fraud in Ibadan
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction and sentencing of one Bello Ademola Toheeb to six months community service before...
Police arrest Islamic cleric for killing hairdresser in Oyo
The operatives of the Oyo State Police Command have arrested an Islamic cleric, Tiamiyu Abass, for allegedly killing a hairdresser, identified simply as Barakat,...
EFCC arrests 23 suspected internet fraudsters in Ibadan
The operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 23 suspected internet fraudsters in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.
The suspected internet...
Makinde to Oyo residents: Be patient, new Alaafin ‘ll emerge soon
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has assured the people of Oyo town that new Alaafin of Oyo would emerge soon, urging them to be...
Buhari mourns Alaafin of Oyo
President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with the Oyo State Government and the people of the state over the passing of the Alaafin of Oyo,...
Alaafin reconciled with all before death ― Son
Prince Akeem Adeyemi, one of the sons of the late Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, said his father has reconciled with almost...
Gov Makinde speaks on Alaafin’s death
Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, on Saturday, described the death of the Alaafin of Oyo, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, as...
