A popular Nigerian US-based Fuji musician, Saheed Osupa, has disclosed how he almost abandoned his political science programme at the University of Ibadan (UI), Oyo State. Osupa, who was part of the last graduates of the institution, disclosed this in a Facebook post while commenting on his decision to pursue a degree in political science. Daily Trust reports that …
The garlands of honour for the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Sen. Lekan Balogun, CFR, Alli Okunmade II has swelled with his nomination for the award of Honorary Degree at the 16th Convocation Ceremony of the first private University in Ibadan, the Lead City University (LCU), Ibadan. In the letter of nomination for the award dated 2nd November, 2023 and signed …
A socio-cultural group, Council of Yoruba Elders, CYE, has raised an alarm to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to as a matter of urgency save their souls over the high rate of inflation and insecurity in the state. Daily Independent reports that the group made these call during a media parley which was held at the headquarters of the group in …
The House of Representatives on Wednesday, urged the Federal government to construct pedestrian bridges at strategic places on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway, as the highway has become a death trap for pedestrians. The resolution followed a motion moved by the representative of Oluyole Federal Constituency, Honorable Tolulope Akande-Sadipe during plenary. She said this is in response to the critical safety …
Members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Oyo State, have been urged to avoid using provocative statements during the forthcoming local government election campaign and they should support all the party chairmanship and councillorship candidates in all the 33 local government areas of the state. This was as the candidates and party members were equally urged to shun any …
Ms. Omolara Svensson, the Group Managing Director of OOK Farms, has been officially inaugurated as the Head of Women in Agric by the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Oyo State Chapter. The inauguration ceremony took place on Saturday at the International Conference Centre, University of Ibadan, and was attended by key stakeholders in the state’s agriculture sector. During the …
The Federal Government has pointed accusing fingers to an organization, ‘Budgit Tracka’, of giving erroneous and grossly misleading misinformation about its intervention project in Saki, Oyo State. In a statement issued by the Federal Controller of Works, Oyo State, Engr. Kayode Ibrahim, on Saturday, the FG said Budgit Tracka did not make any contact with the office of the …
A yet- to be identified gunmen suspected to be armed robbers have reportedly killed a commercial motorcyclist, also known as okada, in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The sad incident happened on Sunday night at Olorunda Aba town, in Lagelu Local Government Area of the state. According to an eyewitness who prefers annonymity told The PUNCH that the motorcyclist was …
The Police in Oyo State, on Friday, paraded a 45-year-old suspected ritualist simply identified as Hassan Kolawole with a fresh human head in Ibadan, the state capital. Kolawole was paraded at the Command Headquarters at Eleyele in Ibadan North-West Local Government Area of the state, alongside nine others who were arrested for various crimes at different locations within the state. …
Residents of Iseyin, in the Oke-Ogun axis of Oyo State, have made a passionate appeal to Governor Seyi Makinde, to come to their rescue as Iseyin-Okeho road is currently in a terrible state, that neither motorists nor tricyclists can ply the route. An accident recently occured due to the bad condition of the road when a lorry loaded with maize …
