…lap in viral video The campaign organisation of Senator Sharafadeen Alli, the Oyo State All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, has cleared the air over a viral video showing a male student of The Polytechnic, Ibadan, sitting on his lap. The video, which circulated widely on social media on Wednesday, S…

…NBA elections, saying the association successfully challenged proceedings before the Oyo State High Court, which had sought to restrain the Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association from conducting the elections. He said the Court of Appeal, Ibadan Division, on July 14, 2026, unanimously held that the Oyo Sta…

…we have an excellent working relationship. In fact, it was demonstrated in Oriire, Oyo State; no single agency could claim supreme credit for it. It was jointly achieved, and you saw the GOC when he was giving his brief; he called out every other Agency that participated – DSS, Navy, Air Force, Police, NSCDC, vigilante…

The Oyo State Government has launched a renewed push to protect gains recorded in the fight against HIV/AIDS, as the Oyo State Agency for the Control of AIDS (OYSACA) called for increased domestic financing and stronger partnerships to prevent funding challenges from undermining the state’s HIV response. OYSACA Chairma…

…of filing this report on Wednesday. When contacted, the Public Relations Officer of the Oyo State Police Command, Olayinka Ayanlade, said that the case has not been reported to the police. Commercial bus driver slumps, dies while conveying passengers in Ibadan [PHOTOS]

…measures among selected factory workers in Oluyole Local Government Area in Ibadan, Oyo State, earned her an A grade. She also completed her comprehensive examinations as part of her degree requirements.Despite these achievements, she admitted she had been waiting for additional accolades before feeling ready to announ…

…of State for Agriculture and Water Resources, Bamidele Dada, in Bodija, Ibadan, the Oyo State Capital, . The meeting was attended by prominent indigenes of Oke-Ogun, including former Oyo State deputy governor, Chief Iyiola Oladokun; Professor Layi Egunjobi; Sir Oladoja Oladele; Comrade Remi Adegbola and Professor L. Oj…

…a divorce suit against his wife before the Mapo Grade A Customary Court in Ibadan, Oyo State. He alleged that she was troublesome, violent, and in the habit attacking him with a knife during a fight. The plaintiff further stated that their families had become enemies as a result of their constant fight. The plaintiff s…

Aggrieved All Progressives Congress House of Assembly aspirants in Oyo State have resolved their differences with the party and pledged their support for the re-election of President Bola Tinubu and the party’s governorship candidate in the state, Senator Sharafadeen Alli, in 2027. The Chairman of the state APC House o…

…has dragged his wife, Irede, before the Grade A Customary Court sitting at Mapo, Ibadan, Oyo State, seeking the dissolution of their marriage. Omodele accused his wife of being troublesome, violent and destructive, alleging that her conduct had caused disaffection within his family and subjected him to public humiliati…

I write to appeal to the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, to kindly give urgent attention to the completion and rehabilitation of the Adegbayi–Ajia Road in Egbeda Local Government Area. Since assuming office, Governor Makinde has embarked on several projects that have positively impacted the lives of residents across…

…opposition coalition effort which brought major opposition figures together in Ibadan, Oyo State, in April. That initiative subsequently lost momentum, with former Vice President and 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar; former Anambra State Governor, Mr Peter Obi; for…

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Oyo State, Rasaq Sijuola, has raised an alarm over the destruction of some billboards belonging to APC candidates in the state ahead of the 2027 general elections. Sijuola, who is one of the aspirants in the recent primary election in Akinyele State Constituency 2 o…

…has commenced grassroots mobilisation in Ekiti State for the presidential ambition of Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, in collaboration with the Allied Peoples Movement (APM). Chieftains of the party, including Mrs Lanre Fajuyi and zonal publicity secretary Chief […] The post 2027: PDP disowns members mobilising for M…

The national leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has cautioned an Oyo State governorship aspirant of the party, Alagbe Gbemileke, popularly known as Eleniyan, and other aggrieved members against actions that could cause confusion within the party. The party also reaffirmed that Olooye Taofeek Adegboyega…

The Allied Peoples Movement (APM) in Oyo State has commenced moves to reconcile aggrieved members and strengthen cooperation among its candidates ahead of the 2027 general elections. The party’s campaign council and leadership made the call at a strategic meeting with the governorship candidate, senatorial candidates,…

…Okiki lost his life in a fatal road accident and was buried in his hometown of Okeho, Oyo State, in accordance with Muslim rites.Earlier in February, Yoruba Nollywood lost Aunty Ajara after a prolonged illness. Her death followed closely on the heels of Allwell Ademola's passing, who had suffered a fatal heart attack a…

…arrested again in July after allegedly being invited to a reconciliation meeting by the Oyo State Police Command.The singer was said to have been one of Taye Currency’s loyalists during the musician’s clash with Pasuma.After their relationship reportedly broke down, Rollex allegedly revealed details about Taye, which l…

…known as Tani Olohun, an advocate of Isese, the indigenous Yoruba faith, in Ibadan, Oyo State. Videos circulating online and posted on Tani Olohun’s Facebook page showed a scuffle as the officers attempted to take the Isese adherent away, with him resisting the arrest. In one video, a resident filmed the moment Tani Ol…

…5. Oyo protests Makinde snub as FG launches Ibadan-Ijebu road reconstruction Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde. Photo: Oyo State Govt Amid political tension, the Federal Government has flagged off the N297bn reconstruction of the 56.5km Ibadan-Ijebu-Ode Road despite protests from the Oyo State Government over Governor S…

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to the welfare of pensioners, declaring that their wellbeing remains an integral component of the policies and programmes of his government. Makinde stated this on Monday through the Chairman of the Oyo State Local Government Staff Pension…

The Oyo State government on Monday decried the exclusion of the state Governor, Seyi Makinde, from the flag-off of the Ibadan-Ijebu-Ode Road, which took place in Oluyole Local Government Area of Oyo State. The Commissioner for Information, Prince Dotun Oyelade, said in a statement released on Monday, made available to…

The Council of Legal Education has imposed a 10-year moratorium on Atiba University, Oyo State, over deficiencies in its facilities and violations of regulations governing legal education. The decision was contained in resolutions adopted at the Council’s Third Quarter Hybrid Meeting held on August 13, 2026, at the hea…

…Park has been found d3ad after allegedly taking his own life in a forest area of Tede, Oyo State. The incident was reported to the Tede Police Division on Friday, August 21, 2026, after the ranger had reportedly been missing for four days. According to a police source, a forest ranger attached to the Old Oyo National P…

…and trade union leadership. He is the current Chairman of the Trade Union Congress, TUC, Oyo State Council, and has held several key positions within PENGASSAN. His previous positions include National Financial Secretary of PENGASSAN between 2022 and 2023, National Auditor from 2020 to 2022, and Chairman of the Baker H…