Twelve out of the 25 students of Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo, brought before an Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan for alleged murder were on Monday discharged. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 25 students, arraigned on June 5, were charged with conspiracy, murder and negligence. The Chief …
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Security Guard, 24 Students Of Ajayi Crowther University Charged With Beating Fellow Student To Death
An Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, on Wednesday remanded a security guard at Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo, and 24 others for allegedly killing a student of the institution. The security guard, Femi Oladoye, and the others are charged with conspiracy and murder. The magistrate, Mrs. Olabisi Ogunkanmi, did not take their …
Read More »10 Burnt To Death On Oyo-Ogbomoso Road Auto Crash
No fewer than 10 passengers were burnt to death on Oyo-Ogbomoso road on Thursday. The passengers, caught in a head-on collision involving a Mazda and a Toyota Hiace passenger bus, were burnt beyond recognition. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) confirmed the incident in an interview with the News Agency …
Read More »PDP Member Killed In Oyo State; Nine People Arrested
A member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo State, Mudashiru Baraka, was on Wednesday killed by rival political thugs in the state. Baraka was macheted to death by his assailants at his family compound in Oyo East Local Government Area of the state. According to the Police Public …
Read More »People Democratic Party Member Killed In Oyo
A member of the Peoples Democratic Party in Oyo State, Mudashiru Baraka, has been killed. He was said to have been killed by rival political thugs on Wednesday morning in Oyo town. NEWSEXTRA24 gathered that Baraka, a PDP grassroots mobiliser in the town, was macheted to death …
Read More »Oyo: Wife Stabs Husband To Death Over Sexual Demand
A 27-year-old housewife, Odunayo Olumale has stabbed her husband, Olamilekan Salahudeen to death for making sexual advances to her. The incident happened three months after the couple reconciled and reunited following their separation. Speaking in Ibadan while parading the suspect at the Oyo Police Command headquarter, Eleyele, Ibadan, yesterday, Police …
Read More »Police Arrest School Principal, Teacher Over Alleged Rape Of 14 Year-Old Girl
The principal of Federal Government Girl’s College, Oyo and a teacher, Timothy Alayoteti, have been arrested over the allegation of rape of a 14-year-old student. Addressing newsmen in Ibadan, the elder sister to the victim, Mercy Gabriel lamented that after several months of the incident, her sister was still suffering …
Read More »2023: That Akande-Sadipe May Return
House of Representatives Member Tolulope Akande-Sadipe is the only Woman Federal Legislator from Oyo State, perhaps from the whole of South-West since 2019. The Oluyole Federal Constituency Representative has not only demonstrated a lot of understanding but also built good relationships across party levels in the last three years as …
Read More »VAT: Lagos, Oyo, Rivers, FCT Subsidise 33 States
Oyo’s VAT revenue higher than total collection of 17 northern states •South West generates more VAT revenue than other 5 zones •North Central generates least revenue LAGOS, Oyo and Rivers states, with the highest Value Added Tax (VAT) revenue, subsidise the other 33 states with respect to VAT as the …
Read More »Seyi Makinde: APC Is Not A Party Anyone Should Be Interested In Joining
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state has refuted reports that he was making clandestine move to defect to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2023 general elections, saying it is a rumour that is not going to happen. Speaking in an interview with Daily Independent, Makinde …
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