Saturday, July 11, 2026

Ibadan

July 5, 2026

Oyo govt. desilts waterways to avert flooding

The commissioner said the second phase is currently ongoing across critical river channels and flood-prone locations.

Flood
July 3, 2026

Police arrest 11 LAUTECH students over cultism, recover dangerous weapons

Mr Olugbenga stated that all the suspects would be charged to court after investigations are completed.

LAUTECH students
July 3, 2026

Gov Makinde appoints Olatoye as executive assistant on BESDA

Mr Makinde congratulated him and urged him to be loyal to the state.

Seyi Makinde
July 2, 2026

APC unity critical to reclaiming Oyo for 2027 electoral victory: Sharafadeen Alli

Sharafadeen Alli appealed to aggrieved members and stakeholders of the party to embrace reconciliation and unity ahead of the 2027 election.

Sharafadeen Abiodun Alli
June 30, 2026

Father, three sons arrested over kidnapping for ransom

The Ondo State Security Network Agency says it has rescued a kidnap victim and arrested a father and his three sons at Oba-Ile Akoko in the Akoko South West council area.

Ogun State Amotekun
June 30, 2026

God did not tell me how or when he’ll rescue Oyo schoolchildren; promised to talk to me later: Pastor Adeboye

“I was compelled to cry unto God because we have been fasting and praying for a particular group of school children who were captured,” said the RCCG spiritual leader.

Enoch Adeboye
June 26, 2026

Ibadan teacher arrested for refusing to leave school after being sacked

Mr Adegbenro alleged that the defendant, a part-time teacher at the school, was shouting and refusing to vacate the premises after the school sacked her.

Courtroom
June 25, 2026

SPECIAL: How Oyo govt’s neglect leaves Ayegun community with empty schools, unsafe roads, blackout

For residents of Ayegun community in Ibadan, the much-talked-about gains of democracy are a distant promise as Governor Seyi Makinde seems to look away.

Ayegun Road
June 24, 2026

Court jails farm attendant for stealing chickens, rams

The Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan on Wednesday sentenced a farm attendant, Adedotun Gbolagade, to one year’s imprisonment for stealing animals.

Poultry farm
June 24, 2026

Oyo: Mexican top drug dealer captured in Ibarapa forest, industrial meth lab busted by NDLEA

A cartel flew in a 56-year-old Mexican methamphetamine expert, brought in specifically to provide the technical expertise for large-scale synthesis in Nigeria.

NDLEA officials [Credit; Punch Newspaper]