…into several vehicles around Agodi Gardens in the Ibadan North Local Government Area of Oyo State. Several other people also sustained varying degrees of injuries in the incident which occurred on Monday, October 12, 2026. It was gathered that the truck driver had allegedly hit several vehicles around the Sango area of…

…of a female corps member in a road crash on Monday in Ibadan. The Sector Commander in Oyo State, Corps Commander Kehinde Dahunsi, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Dahunsi said that the crash involved a motorcycle and an articulated truck. According to him, the female corps member lo…

A truck has crashed into multiple vehicles around the Agodi Gardens area of Ibadan, Oyo State, killing one person and injuring several others. According to an eyewitness who spoke to TVC, the driver had earlier rammed into several vehicles around the Sango area and was allegedly attempting to escape before reaching Ago…

…May 15 kidnappings of pupils, students and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State to pressure the Federal Government into releasing their detained leaders. A Department of State Services operative, identified as BBB, told the court that the group received support from international terrorist organisation…

The Oyo State police command has arrested a man who allegedly travelled from Anambra State to avenge his brother’s death, recovering a pistol and a cartridge from him. The suspect was intercepted by operatives of the Safer Highway Patrol during a stop and search operation along Ife Road while travelling in a commercial…

…(Ansaru) to stage the May 15, 2026 attacks on schools in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State. The attack, the court also heard, was to force the Federal Government to release their leaders who were arrested and are being prosecuted. A prosecution witness, identified as ‘BBB’ also told the court that upon the kidn…

Segun Ogunwuyi submitted his resignation as Chief of Staff to Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde on Monday, October 12, 2026Ogunwuyi, a former lawmaker in both the state House of Assembly and House of Representatives, is among several Makinde aides who have quit in recent monthsIn his resignation letter, Ogunwuyi cited hi…

By Adeola Badru The Chief of Staff to the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, Segun Ogunwuyi, resigned from the government. Ogunwuyi resigned on Monday, October 12, 2026, becoming one of several aides to have left the Makinde administration in the last two months, a development that has drawn attention to the political u…

The Chief of Staff to the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, Segun Ogunwuyi, resigned from the government on Monday. Ogunwuyi, in his resignation letter dated October 12, 2026, said his resignation took effect from the date of the letter. The Chief of Staff, who was a former member of the Oyo State House of Assembly and…

INEC published the final list of candidates cleared to contest the 2027 Oyo State governorship electionThe list features 16 candidates drawn from major and minor political parties, including APC, PDP, and LPAlli Sharafadeen Abiodun will fly the APC flag, Abimbola Adekanmbi has the APM ticket, while Gbolarumi Hazeem Ola…

…and Ogun states. Among the institutions reached were Progressive Grammar School, Tede, Oyo State; Eghugo Technical College, Afikpo, Ebonyi State; Baptist High School, Lambata, Niger State; and Ipara Senior and Junior Community Secondary School, Badagry, Lagos State. Commending officers involved in the operations, NDLEA…

…it seized banned agrochemicals valued at more than N800m across Ogun, Ondo, Osun, and Oyo states in 2025 as part of efforts to curb the circulation of unsafe agricultural chemicals.Make PUNCH part of your everyday experience.Add us to your Preferred Sources It added that enforcement operations conducted in the North-We…

…it had seized banned agrochemicals worth more than ₦800 million in Ogun, Ondo, Osun and Oyo states in 2025, while a separate operation in Kebbi State led to the interception of 67,428 litres of paraquat, a prohibited pesticide, alongside banned atrazine products.NAFDAC also revealed that a recent market study detected…

The federal government completed a 10-day NPRGS training programme in Oyo state, equipping 700 youths with vocational and digital skillsBeneficiaries across AI, makeup artistry, and fashion design tracks each received enterprise tools, including laptops, sewing machines, and tabletsThe Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashi…

…two Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria staff and one other person in Oluyole LGA, Oyo State, during office hoursThe kidnappers attempted to seize more victims at the CRIN Central Nursery but were driven back by security personnel in a gunfightThe abductors contacted the families of the three captives and demanded a ra…

…Institute of Nigeria (CRIN), Idi Ayunre, in the Oluyole Local Government Area of Oyo State, and demanded N120 million for their release. The victims were identified as Mrs Eunice Babalola, leader of CRIN’s Central Nursery; Mr Kehinde Gbalajobi, an agricultural superintendent; and another man who resides in the institut…

…who have necessary information to assist the command in the rescue operation. “The Oyo State Police Command confirms a kidnapping incident involving three staff members of the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN), who were abducted while inspecting crops on a farm within the institute’s premises. “Upon receiving…

The Oyo State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of three staff of the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN) in Ibadan, saying efforts are underway to rescue them and arrest the perpetrators. The victims were reportedly abducted this morning October 9, while inspecting crops on a farm within the institute'…

…Movement, the Nigeria Democratic Congress and the presidential campaign organisation of Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde rejected the intervention, with some questioning its sustainability and timing ahead of the 2027 elections. The Presidency, however, said the initiative was not a return to fuel subsidy, explaining th…

…N6 million for the release of his abducted son. “We had to converge somewhere in Ibadan, Oyo State to put the money together. Some of us even changed the money to dollars and sent it to Imo State to meet whoever was coming to pick it. “I am excited that my son is coming back. However, how do I repay the N6 million I bo…

The 20 prospective National Youth Service Corps members kidnapped while travelling from Oyo State to the orientation camp in Abia State have regained their freedom. They were freed seven days after they were abducted along the Owerri-Onitsha road in Umunoha, Imo State. The details of the rescue operation were unavailab…

…expressed joy over the release of prospective National Youth Service Corps members of Oyo State origin who were abducted in Imo State last Thursday. The government’s position was contained in a statement by the Commissioner for Information, Prince Dotun Oyelade, made available to journalists in Ibadan on Wednesday. Oye…

The 20 prospective corps members abducted while travelling from Oyo State to their orientation camps in Abia State have regained their freedom after seven days in captivity. Also, a senior lecturer at Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Dr Matthew Uwuigbe, has died in a hotel room following an alleged encounter with a 21-…

…Youth Service Corps, NYSC, over the abduction of 20 prospective corps members from Oyo State. Bolaji, who spoke in an interview with Vanguard in Ibadan on Wednesday, said the NYSC should demonstrate greater concern for the safety and welfare of the affected graduates. The prospective corps members were reportedly trave…

The Oyo State Police Command arrested three suspects allegedly linked to a deadly attack on a family of six at Oloba Village, Lagelu LGA, IbadanPolice said the suspects invaded the home of Ifeanyi Chukwu and his family on Tuesday, September 22, 2026, armed with a Dane gun, cutlasses and a clubTwo children were allegedl…