Tag: OYO
Alaafin of Oyo not behind US-based Yoruba monarch’s death – Palace...
The palace of the Alaafin of Oyo has denied any connection between the monarch, Oba Abimbola Owoade and the death of U.S.-based Yoruba traditional...
Judge’s absence stalls trial of former Oyo transport kingpin Auxiliary
Justice Bayo Taiwo of the Oyo State High Court has failed to appear for the scheduled hearing in the murder case involving the former...
Adewale Ayuba to headline ParrotXtra Media Network’s 20th anniversary in Ibadan
Fuji musician Adewale Ayuba, will perform live in Ibadan on Monday, May 5, as part of activities marking the 20th anniversary celebration of ParrotXtra...
Makinde appoints Akinwale Akinwole Oyo Local Government Service Commission chairman
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has appointed Akinwale Akinwole, popularly known as Wolekanle, as chairman of the Oyo State Local Government Service Commission...
Fire guts welder’s workshop in Oyo
A careless handling of a naked fire on Thursday morning resulted in the outbreak of fire at a welder’s workshop located at Better Life...
NDLEA laments high intake of cannabis, loud in Oyo
Mr Olayinka Joe-Fadile, the narcotics commander of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Oyo State Command, has expressed worry over the high intake of illicit...
Abimbola Owoade pledges to rebuild 200-year-old kingdom
Oba Abimbola Owoade of Oyo has announced plans to renovate the ancient Alaafin’s palace in Oyo town, describing it as long overdue for reconstruction...
Former Oyo Governor Omololu Olunloyo dies at 89
Dr. Victor Olunloyo, former governor of Oyo State and one of Nigeria’s distinguished technocrats, has died at the age of 89.
He died in the...
Fire razes six-room residence, destroys properties worth millions in Oyo
A six-room private residential building at Elere House, Gold and Rock area in Oyo Town, was on Tuesday razed by fire and properties worth...
Alaafin-elect Abimbola Owoade to undergo final traditional rites at Oyo Sango...
The final phase of traditional rites for the Alaafin-elect, Oba Abimbola Owoade I, will occur on Friday night at the Sango shrine in Koso,...