Tag: Oyo
-
Saki rerun: Oyo REC commend voters, describes election as seamless
The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Oyo State, Dr Adeniran Tella, has described the Saturday rerun election in Saki West State Constituency as seamless.
-
Unknown gunmen abduct Oyo State PMS Chairman
Unknown gunmen, on Saturday, kidnapped Alhaji Akeem Akintola, the Oyo State Chairman, Tipper, Lorry and Quarry Park Management System (PMS). Akintola, popularly known as KUSO, was kidnapped at his residence at Ajiboye area, Omi Apata, Ibadan.
-
Gunmen invade Oyo community, kidnap two
Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has confirmed the kidnap of two persons in the early hours of Saturday in Otu town of Oyo State by unknown gunmen. The Public Relations Officer of NSCDC in the state, Samuel Opabiyi, gave the confirmation in
-
N3.4b judgment debt: Accountant-General didn’t contradict Makinde – Oyo govt.
Oyo State Government has said that the Accountant-General of the state, Mrs Kikelomo Adegoke, did not contradict the position of Gov. Seyi Makinde on the payment of judgment debt to the sacked local government chairmen and councilors.
-
Court freezes Oyo State govt.’s accounts in 10 banks
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja has issued an order attaching the accounts of the Oyo State Government in ten commercial banks in the country. The order was issued by Justice A. O. Ebong, in a ruling on a garnishee proceeding initiated
-
How agents of Oyo monarch attack us with machetes – Witnesses tell court
T wo witnesses on Wednesday gave account of how they nearly lost their lives to machete injuries allegedly inflicted on them by agents of an Oyo state traditional ruler, Oba Solomon Akinola, the Oloko of Oko. The witnesses, Pastor Owolabi Olusegun and Mr Olufemi Adelakun
-
Late Alaafin’s son, AbdulFatai Adeyemi, dies hours to 47th birthday
One of the sons of the late Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, Prince AbdulFatai Adeyemi, is dead. Adeyemi, popularly known as D-Gov, died at the University College Hospital
-
Alaafin: Court adjourns kingmakers’ fresh suit against Gov. Makinde
An Oyo High Court sitting in Awe has adjourned for hearing a fresh suit filed by Oyo kingmakers (Oyomesi) against Gov. Seyi Makinde and two others on the vacant stool of Alaafin of Oyo till Dec. 14. The Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice and the
-
Oyo approves Olaoye’s selection as new Soun of Ogbomoso
The governor of Oyo state, Mr Seyi Makinde, has approved the appointment of Prince Afolabi Olaoye as the new Soun of Ogbomoso land. News of the approval came in a statement issued Saturday evening in Ibadan
-
Olubadan suspends Egungun festival
The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Lekan Balogun, on Sunday directed the suspension of the ongoing Egungun festival over reported cases of violence, arson and looting of shops. A statement issued on Sunday in Ibadan by the Olubadan’s Personal Assistant on Media