Tag: OYO
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,...
Oyo intensifies efforts to contain diphtheria outbreak
In response to the recent outbreak of diphtheria in parts of the country, the Oyo State Government has ramped up efforts to curb the...
It’s our turn to produce next Eleruwa of Eruwaland – Laribikusi...
The Laribikusi ruling House, Eruwa, Ibarapa East Local Government, Oyo State, has insisted that it was their turn to produce the next Eleruwa of...
Trial of former Oyo transport kingpin Auxiliary stalled as lawyer reports...
An Oyo State High Court sitting at Ring Road, Ibadan, has adjourned the trial of Mukaila Lamidi, popularly known as Auxiliary, to March 26.
Justice...
Seyi Makinde to host Sierra Leone President
Gov. Seyi Makinde will receive Sierra Leone’s President, Julius Bio, in Ibadan on Monday. This is contained in a statement issued on Sunday by the...
Appeal court affirms Olaoye as Soun of Ogbomoso
The court of appeal sitting in Ibadan on Tuesday affirmed the selection and installation of Oba Ghandi Olaoye as the Soun of Ogbomoso.
Recall that...