Tag: Oyo State
Policemen now wear plain clothes to hide identities in Oyo
No fewer than five policemen have been killed so far since violence erupted in Ibadan Oyo state in the wake of the #Endsars protests. The Commissioner [...]
Two nabbed for kidnapping businesswoman, killing her fiancé
Two persons, Abubakar Mohammed and Ayankunle Ayaleye, have been arrested by the Oyo State Police Command for kidnapping a businesswoman, Modupeoluwa O [...]
Recovered COVID-19 patient goes home with man she met at Oyo isolation centre, ignores her dad
There was mild drama at the Oyo State isolation centre Saturday, August 8, when a recovered COVID-19 patient refused to go home with her father, choos [...]
Ajimobi’s family knew I was around – Oyo dep gov reveals
The Oyo State Deputy Governor, Rauf Olaniyan, has said the family of the late Governor Abiola Ajimobi was aware of his presence at their Ibadan reside [...]
Oyo deputy gov blocked from Ajimobi’s Fidau prayer as family deny knowledge of his presence
Rauf Olaniyan, deputy governor of Oyo state, was earlier today denied access to the Fidau, a prayer for the deceased who was a Muslim till death, of A [...]
Business magnate, philanthropist, Chief Bode Akindele is dead
Wealthy Ibadan-born business magnate and philanthropist, Chief Bode Akindele is dead. Chief Akindele who until his death was the Parakoyi of Ibadan la [...]
Family of man who raped 3-year-old daughter in Oyo, threaten mother for demanding justice
A lady identified as gender rights activist, Karimot Odebode has taken to twitter to narrate the story of how a father raped his 3-year-old daughter i [...]
Family, Oyo govt disagree over Ajimobi’s burial site
The inability of the Oyo State government and the family of late Senator Abiola Ajimobi to agree on where the late governor should be buried is largel [...]
Oyo govt, UCH disagree over N118m Covid-19 money
The management of the University College Hospital (UCH) has refuted the claim that it received N118 million from the Oyo state government.
On Tuesd [...]
Former Oyo governor, Ajimobi is dead
The immediate past Oyo State governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi is dead. He died today, Thursday at a private hospital in Lagos after spending weeks in [...]