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Ibadan

July 27, 2022

Residents panic as gunshots, explosions rock Owo again

The police did not immediately confirm fatalities but said some construction workers who sustained gunshot wounds were stable at the hospital.

Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State
July 27, 2022

Oyo residents troop out for voter registration ahead of deadline

INEC commissioner Sam Olumekun said that priority was being given to the elderly, pregnant women and those who are physically challenged.

People at CVR centre
July 27, 2022

Oyo govt reinstates 129 teachers sacked by Ajimobi’s administration

Mr Adeniran said the state executive council had approved the reinstatement of 129 officers wrongly dismissed by the previous administration.

Seyi Makinde
July 25, 2022

Court remands Oyo secondary school teacher for defiling 12-year-old student

The chief magistrate Patricia Adetuyibi did not take the plea of Mr Alayoteti for want in jurisdiction but ordered that he be remanded for two weeks for further investigation.

A rape victim used to illustrate the story
July 25, 2022

Gunmen kill personnel in overnight attack on Ondo police division

Officer Temenu Boluwaji was shot dead during that assault, whereas reasons were immediately clear as of Monday morning.

Police and bandits
July 24, 2022

Another traditional ruler dies in Oyo

Mr Salawudeen, aged 62, was a University of Ibadan trained Veterinary Doctor and ascended the throne in 2006.

Aseyin of Iseyin
July 18, 2022

Court remands Ibadan man for murdering neighbour

The Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan on Monday ordered that a 41-year-old man, Kamorudeen Akinola, be remanded in the Abolongo correction centre for murdering his neighbour.

Court symbol used to tell the story
July 18, 2022

Oyo deputy governor Rauf Olaniyan impeached

Mr Olaniyan was impeached Monday morning following the adoption of the report of an investigative panel set up by the state’s Chief Judge Munta Abimbola.

Deputy Governor Rauf Olaniyan and Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo
July 17, 2022

PDP’s Ademola Adeleke wins Osun governorship election

The opposition had touted the exercise as a harbinger of the 2023 general elections, in which Nigerians face the question of whether to remove or retain the party in power.

Adeleke Ademola
July 16, 2022

PDP set to win Osun guber poll; desperate APC buying votes: Davido

“All the info coming in is looking very good for PDP and it is making APC jittery and desperate,” the singer partly tweeted.

Davido and his uncle Ademola Adeleke at Osun governorship rally (Credit: PDP)