Tag: OYO
Ajimobi commends army as Buratai visits Oyo
Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State on Monday commended the army for its support in ensuring the security of lives and properties in the...
Ajimobi’s wife hosts Charles Taylor’s ex-wife, others at women conference
Senator (Dr) Jewel Taylor, ex-wife of former President Charles Taylor of Liberia will join wives of 21 governors across Nigeria for the 2017 Oyo...
Killer wife: Only Oyo govt can appeal seven-year sentence – Prosecutor
The private prosecutor in the case of murder instituted against a female lawyer, Yewande Oyediran, says the decision to appeal the seven-year sentence handed...
Court remands sexagenarian in prison over rape of 14-year-old girl
An Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ibadan, Oyo on Tuesday remanded a sexagenarian, Rafiu Olalekan in Agodi Prison for alleged rape of a 14-year-old...
Oyo Assembly wants Ajimobi to pay pensioners’ entitlements
Oyo State House of Assembly on Tuesday appealed to the state governor, Mr. Abiola Ajimobi, to consider the payment of pension arrears to pensioners...
Oyo Government vows to eradicate quacks in health sector
Oyo State Government has vowed to eradicate any form of quacks from the health sector both at the private and government’s hospitals in the...
Workers in Oyo higher institutions begin strike
Workers’ unions across Oyo State-owned tertiary institutions on Friday began an indefinite strike, demanding the payment of over 15 month’s salary arrears.
The News Agency...
200,000 living with HIV in Oyo – NACA DG
Director-General, National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), Dr Sani Aliyu, says an estimated 200,000 people are living with HIV in Oyo State.
He...
NDLEA destroys 14,168kg of illicit drugs in Oyo
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Command in Oyo State, on Friday, disclosed that it had destroyed over 14,168 kilogrammes of assorted forfeited...
Revert coronation of 21 Ibadan obas, Mogagis tell Oyo govt
A group of clan heads (Mogajis) in Ibadan has faulted the recent review of the Olubadan chieftaincy declaration and coronation of 21 Ibadan obas...