Breaking News

Oyo State

Photo of the day: Senator Abiola Ajimobi swears in wife of PDP stalwart as new Head of Service

Today, May 24, 2019, His Excellency, Sen. Abiola Ajimobi sworn-in the new Head of Service, Mrs. Amidat Ololade Agboola. She is wife of popular stalwart People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the state, Sen. Hosea Agboola aka Halleluyah.

Read more

What my administration will do for Oyo State agricultural sector- Governor–Elect, Oluseyi Makinde reveals

The Oyo State Governor-Elect, Engineer, Oluseyi Makinde has pledged to give agricultural development priority attention when he is sworn-in on the 29th May, 2019. He gave this assurance at the opening of a two-day workshop on Human Resource Development of Rural Farmers through Innovative Information Technology at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan…

Read more

Oyo Governor-Elect, Makinde again kicks over Ajimobi’s alleged reckless, dubious award of contracts

As it is less than two weeks for the current administration in Oyo State to relinquish power, the governor-elect, Engr Seyi Makinde, has again complained over alleged reckless and issuance of dubious contracts and other less important activities by the out going government. The statement cited as one of the examples the case of the…

Read more

Adedibu’s Hilarious Encounter with a Pastor and an Imam by Adeolu Akande

Alhaji Lamidi Adelabu was the Balogun Musulumi of Oyo State. He had a big mosque in his expansive Molete residence in Ibadan which was hardly free of activity on any given day. Adedibu’s engagements in the mosques were complemented by prayer sessions observed by visitors and political associates who thronged the residence daily. Yet, there…

Read more

Ajumose football competition meant to discover talents for sporting prosperity, says Oyo education Commissioner

From Taiwo Oluwadare, Ibadan The Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology in Oyo State, Professor Adeniyi Olowofela on Friday revealed that Ajumose football competition is meant to discover talents among secondary students to enhance sporting prosperity. The Commissioner stated this on Friday at the final kick off of the under 13 competition held at main…

Read more

Italian investors to invest N544m in tomato production in Oyo State

A group of foreign investors‎ from Italy is set to invest N544milion into the Oyo State Economy for the purpose of tomato production. The representative of Fenco food Machinery in Africa, Mr Paolo De Sciscilo, ‎disclosed this during a courtesy call on the traditional ruler of Lanlate towhship in Oyo State. De Sciscilo said the…

Read more