2027: Oyo Youth Parliamentarian, Adekunle emerges ADC candidate for Oyo Assembly unopposed
A youth parliamentarian, Hon. Olamilekan Hammed Adekunle, has emerged as the unopposed candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) for the Oyo State House of Assembly seat representing Akinyele Constituency…
BREAKING: Court voids INEC membership register deadline for 2027 polls, extends date
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has nullified guidelines issued by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) directing political parties to submit their membership registers and databases by May…
Online news platform trains 28 Ibadan Poly Students in free Digital Journalism Internship
An Ibadan based online newspaper, Naija Metro News has successfully concluded its maiden free Digital Journalism Internship Programme for students of the Department of Mass Communication, The Polytechnic, Ibadan. No…
Birthday: Oyo Speaker, Ogundoyin felicitates colleague from Egbeda Constituency
The Speaker of the Oyo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Adebo Ogundoyin, has congratulated Hon. Olasunkanmi Babalola, the lawmaker representing Egbeda State Constituency and Deputy Majority Leader of the…
Oyo FOMWAN condemns Oriire School Abduction, holds prayers for safe return of victims
The Oyo State Chapter of the Federation of Muslim Women’s Associations in Nigeria (FOMWAN) has strongly condemned the abduction of school children and teachers in parts of Oyo State, describing…
How kidnappers gained access into CRIN– Oluyole LG boss, calls on FG to urgently construct perimeter fencing
…says Institute porous, staff exposed to security risks The Executive Chairman of Oluyole Local Government, alongside the Special Adviser on Security to Governor Seyi Makinde, Hon. Abayomi Fagbenro, on Wednesday…
Oriire Abduction: Academic activities continue, disregard speculation of school closure – LAUTECH clarifies
The management of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) has dismissed rumours suggesting that the institution has been shut down over recent security concerns linked to the abduction incident…
Makinde signs Executive Order to regulate local security groups in Oyo, warns against ethnic profiling
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has signed Executive Order No. 001 of 2026 regulating the registration, coordination and operations of vigilante groups, associations and organisations involved in security-related activities across…
Oyo deepens traffic discipline among residents as OYRTMA launches Youth Volunteers Programme
The Oyo State Road Traffic Management Authority, in collaboration with the Special Assistant on Students Affairs and the Oyo State Rule of Law Enforcement Authority, has officially launched the OYRTMA…
No fresh bandit attack in Ogbomoso, Ajaawa, Oyo Police says, vows to prosecute false alarmists
The Oyo State Police Command has dismissed reports of an alleged bandit attack in Ogbomoso and adjoining communities, describing the incident as a false alarm fuelled by misinformation and unverified…