The Narcotics Commander, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Oyo State Command, Mr Olayinka Joe-Fadile, has expressed worry over the high intake of illicit drugs in the state. Joe-Fadile made the observation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abeokuta at the sidelines of the “Public Destruction of Drug Exhibits” held…
Business outlet owners and others on Saturday lost property worth millions to another tanker explosion around Lead City University road, Ibadan Toll gate end of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The incident, which happened at 2:45pm, has thrown the owners of the affected shops into despair It was gathered that one of the affected shops was loaded…
An Ibadan based politician and founding member of the Peoples Democratic Party, Yekeen Adeojo is dead. He died in the early hours of Friday at his Iyaganku Government Reserved Area in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. Adeojo was the former Deputy National Chairman (South) of the PDP and held the prestigious title of Seriki Musulumi…
The Chairman of the Sharia Committee of Oyo Land, Dr. Rafiu Bello, on Monday, disclosed that the Sharia panel had been established and had already commenced sittings in Oyo town. This was as the state Governor, Seyi Makinde, stated that the state government plans to challenge in court the legality of the recently established Sharia…
A physical confrontation between a 20-year-old herder, Salau Isiaka, and a 25-year-old farmer, Akinkunmi Tiamiyu, has resulted in both individuals requiring hospitalization. The incident, which occurred on March 21, 2025, in Ilowa-Gbade Village, Atiba Local Government Area of Oyo State, left both parties injured. Vanguard gathered on Saturday that the altercation stemmed from a dispute…
Oyo State is strategically positioned as a frontline state when it comes to livestock and agricultural production in Nigeria, and this puts the state under the spotlight of antimicrobial abuse in Nigeria. The state has one of the largest livestock industries (especially poultry), and this makes her one of the highest users of antimicrobials across…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo, says he will disclose his preferred successor in January 2026. Makinde spoke on Monday during the 11th Omituntun Ramadan lecture, which took place at the government house arcade in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital. The lecture titled ‘Benefits of Being a Good Neighbour: An Islamic Perspective’,…
A member of the National Youth Service Corps serving in Ibadan, Oyo State, Rofiat Lawal, has been kidnapped by yet-to-be-identified abductors along the Benin-Ore Expressway. According to a Facebook post by a user, Agbakwara, on Wednesday that Lawal was returning from Benin, Edo State to report to her place of primary assignment on Tuesday when…
A hunter has died during a sting operation conducted to rescue some kidnapped victims by the combined efforts of Oyo State Security Network codenamed Amotekun, Policemen and local hunters. The hunter who was identified as Ojo reportedly lost his life when he was attacked by the kidnappers at Alagbede Village in Akinyele Local Government area…
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has approved the payment of N550 million in gratuities and death benefits for another batch of retirees and next of kin of deceased pensioners. Announcing the approval on Tuesday at the flag-off ceremony for the monthly disbursement, Chairman of the Oyo State Local Government Staff Pension Board, Akeem Ige, reiterated…