Woman narrates how she was hypnotized and all her money collected at an ATM stand
A young Nigerian lady has raised alarm after she was hypnotized and all her money was collected at an ATM stand in Oyo state. According to her, she had gone...
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837 inmates escape from Oyo Prison, 262 recaptured
The Nigeria Correctional Service, Oyo State Command, said 837 awaiting trial inmates escaped from the Abolongo Correctional Centre in Oyo Town when suspected gunmen attacked the facility. Public Relations Officer,...
EFCC presents wine to Italian whose hotel room they invaded in Ibadan
In a move to atone for barging into peoples’ privacy, the EFCC, has presented an “apology gift pack”, containing champagne wine bottles and other souvenirs to an Italian. This was...
UK-based Nigerian woman shot dead after returning to the country to bury her mother
A UK-based Nigerian woman identified as Bolanle Aworetan Omojuwa has reportedly been shot dead after returning to the country to bury her mum. It was gathered Omojuwa was shot dead by bandits...
Banker arrested for allegedly siphoning N10m from customer’s account in Oyo
A 36-year-old banker with a first-generation bank, identified as Adeyemi Tosin, has been arrested for allegedly siphoning N10 million from the bank account of a septuagenarian, Oladele Adida Quadri, in Oyo...
Fresh graduate shot dead; many injured as hoodlums attack shopping mall in Ibadan
Some hoodlums who have been suspected to be cultists reportedly killed a new graduate and caused many others to sustain injuries after they attacked Shoprite Mall along Ring Road, Ibadan...
Governor Makinde: “Security agencies must inform Oyo government before any operation in the state”
Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde said security agencies must notify the Oyo government before carrying out any operation in the state. The Governor said this following the invasion of...
Security Agencies must inform Oyo government before any operation in the state – Governor Makinde
Governor Seyi Makinde has said that security agencies must notify the Oyo government before carrying out any operation in the state. Makinde who said this in reaction to the invasion...
Many feared dead as gas tanker rams into market in Ibadan
Many feared dead as a fully loaded gas tanker lost control and rammed into Bode Market at Molete Area of Ibadan, Oyo State. The incident happened today Sunda July 4,...
Sunday Igboho insists Lagos rally would hold tomorrow despite being declared wanted
Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has insisted that the Yoruba Nation rally that his group scheduled for Saturday, June 3 in Lagos state would go...
Three men arrested for allegedly killing six cows in Oyo state
Three men have been arrested in Oyo state by the police for shooting six cows dead and injuring 13 other cows at Eruwa in Ibarapa East Local Government Area of...
Makinde blames Oyo security challenges on population increase
The Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, has said the security challenges the state is facing at the moment is a result of population increase in the state The governor...
Popular OAP Titus Badejo ‘Eja Nla’ killed by gunmen in Ibadan
Popular On-Air Personality (OAP), Titus Badejo popularly known as Eja Nla, reportedly killed by unknown gunmen on Saturday, June 19 in Ibadan, Oyo state. EJa Nla was shot outside 407...
#June12thProtest: Seyi Makinde joins June 12 protest in Ibadan (Video)
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has joined the nationwide #June12thProtest against insecurity and bad governance in Nigeria. In a video shared online, the governor addressed peaceful protesters in Ibadan against...
Onion traders threaten to cut supply to Southern Nigeria
The Onion Producers and Marketers Association of Nigeria (OPMAN) has said it will cut off the supply of the item to the southern part of Nigeria, starting from Monday. The...
Igangan: Many killed, house, shops burnt as Fulani herdsmen invade Igangan (Video)
More than five persons have been reportedly killed by suspected Fulani herdsmen at Igangan, in Ibarapa North Local Government Area of Oyo State. The attack reportedly happened around midnight on...
Suspected herdsmen kill 20 in Oyo, raze king’s palace
No fewer than 20 people have been reportedly killed by suspected herdsmen in a fresh attack on Sunday morning in Igangan in Oyo State. According to a report by Peoples Gazette,...
Seyi Makinde increases Oyo NYSC corps members allowance to N15,000
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde has increased the monthly allowance of corps members serving in the state to N15,000 from N5,000. The Governor made this announcement at the NYSC camp...
Masquerade failed by his “spiritual powers” as bullets penetrate his body during festival in Oyo community (Video)
There was mild drama at the recent masquerades festival in Igbope, Igboho in Oyo state, as one of the masquerades was failed by his “spiritual powers”. According to eyewitnesses, the...
Senator Oluremi Tinubu in heated argument with woman who she allegedly called a thug (Video)
A video serving rounds on social media has captured the moment, ex-first lady of Lagos State, Oluremi Tinubu, was in a heated argument with a woman. The incident happened at the South-west...