Oyo State

The Senate on Tuesday strongly condemned the abduction of dozens of school children, teachers, and a toddler in Ahoro-Esiele and surrounding communities of Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, describing the incident as a direct…

Gunmen have reportedly abducted the wife and twin children of the younger brother of immediate past Minister of Power, Mr. Bayo Adelabu. The abduction of the trio reportedly took place on Wednesday morning at the Challenge area…

Teachers under the banner of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) on Friday staged a major protest in Ibadan, Oyo State over the continued captivity of pupils and teachers that were recently violently abducted in Esiele, Orire Local…

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has has declared his intention to contest for the presidential ticket of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), Governor Makinde who hitherto led the Taminu Turaki led faction of the Peoples Democratic…

Barely five years after the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) recorded the first seizure of the deadly terror drug, Captagon, in Africa at the Apapa seaport in Lagos, operatives of the Agency have again intercepted a consignment…

The Oyo State chapter of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), has accused Governor Seyi Makinde of abandoning governance in the state in favour of pollitics. The APC claimed that Governor Makinde has abandoned his duties as…

By ThankGod Inalegwu The Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC) has rescheduled the local government elections in Oyo State to Tuesday, December 29, 2026. The announcement was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday by the…

Social rights group, the Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA)  has petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) alleging that the governor of Oyo State, Mr. Seyi Makinde has “diverted” the N30 billion the…

Governor Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa State has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and is set to join opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC). Indications emerged on Saturday that the Northeast state governor, an…

resident Bola Tinubu on Wednesday directed ministers and senior officials to seek his approval before requesting police escorts for official assignments. Mr Tinubu gave the directive at the Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting held at…