Tag: Oyo
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Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases shoot up, Lagos, Oyo in massive lead
Nigeria sees increasing COVID-19 cases on Friday with Lagos and Oyo States recording more than half of the infections. The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, releases 212 new cases of Coronavirus in the country, with Lagos raking in 85 cases while Oyo posted 72 new cases. So far, Nigeria has 61,194 confirmed cases of…
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Police, vigilante group apprehend 3 bandits in Oyo
A combined team of policemen and members of vigilante groups have arrested three suspected bandits in their hideout in the forest in the Igbeti-Kishi area of Oyo state. This is contained in a statement issued on Tuesday in Ibadan by the Police Public Relations Officer in the state (PPRO), SP Olugbenga Fadeyi. Fadeyi said the…
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Second-in-command of deadly ‘One Million Boys’ gang arrested in Oyo
The second in command to the late Abiola Ebila, the leader of the notorious One Million boys in Ibadan been arrested and currently facing trial. Ebila was recently killed by the men of Operation Burst at Ibadan when he was reported to be involved in a kidnap ring and security personnel rounded him up at…
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Makinde reacts to reports of spending Oyo funds on PDP assignments in other states
Mr Taiwo Adisa, the Chief Press Secretary to Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo, has denied allegation that his boss has been spending the state’s resources on politics in other states A statement issued by Moses Alao, Makinde’s Special Assistant on Print Media, indicated that Adisa said this during a radio programme in Ibadan on Saturday.…
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BREAKING: Night life back in Oyo as govt cancels 10pm to 4am curfew
The Oyo State COVID-19 task force, headed by Governor Seyi Makinde, has announced the cancellation of the 10 p.m. curfew imposed on the state in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Makinde, Mr Taiwo Adisa, which contained details of the report of the task force meeting…
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Oyo’s serial killer re-arrested, opens up on how he escaped police detention
Sunday Shodipe, a 19-year-old man accused of involvement in the rape and murder of some female residents in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, has narrated how he escaped from police custody. Shodipe, on Sunday, addressed journalists on how police negligence gave him the opportunity to run away. He escaped from custody over a week ago.…
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NSCDC arrests 8 suspected kidnappers in Oyo
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Oyo State has arrested eight suspected kidnappers terrorising the people of Ado Awaye, Araromi, Okaka, Ilero and Otu in Itesiwsju Local Government Areas of the state. This was disclosed in a statement by the corps’ Public Relations Officer, Oluwole Olusegun, and made available to newsmen on…
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Oyo set to approve paternity leave; extends maternity leave
Oyo State government on Thursday, said efforts are ongoing to ensure that men will soon begin to enjoy paternity leave. The State Commissioner, Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Inclusion, Alhaja Faosat Sanni made this known. While speaking at a 2-day workshop on ‘Safe Motherhood’, Sanni said maternity leave for pregnant and nursing mothers will…
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Oyo police places N500,000 bounty on escaped suspect of Akinyele killings
Oyo State Police Command on Thursday announced a reward of five hundred thousand naira (500,000) for anyone with useful information that led to the re-arrest of the escaped suspect arrested in connection with a series of killings in Akinyele local government area of the state. Recall that Sunday Shodipe, the prime suspect who was arrested…
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BREAKING: Police IG declares Ibadan’s escapee serial killer wanted, deploys detectives to Oyo
The Inspector-General of Police, Muhammed Adamu, has declared Sunday Shodipe, the Ibadan serial killer who escaped from detention wanted and has also deployed additional investigative aids to Oyo State to complement the efforts of thes tate Police Command in the ongoing manhunt and efforts to re-arrest him. Shodipe is a prime suspect in the multiple…