Oyo state

Oyo Kingship Tussle Assumes Another Dimension

September 25, (THEWILL) – The crisis rocking Alaafin of Oyo stool seems not to be coming to an end anytime soon because the kingmakers who are responsible for choosing the next paramount ruler of Oyo kingdom have been singing...

Oyo Kingmaker High Chief Abdul-Rasheed Shehu Is Dead

September 18, (THEWILL) – The Alapinni of Oyoland, High Chief Alh Abdul-Rasheed Shehu, is dead. The deceased, until his death, was one of the Oyo Traditional Council members of the Oyomesi, the council of kingmakers. The Alapinni has been absent at...

Kingmakers Shortlist 10 Candidates For Alaafin Stool

September 16, (THEWILL) – The kingmakers in the Oyo Traditional Council, known as ‘Oyo Mesi’, have shortlisted 10 candidates among 65 princes that applied to be the next Alaafin of Oyo. The stool of Alaafin became vacant on April 22,...

Shooting Range: Army Stray Bullets Hit Two Residents In Ibadan

September 16, (THEWILL) – At least two residents in Arulogun community have been hit on Friday morning, by stray bullets from the shooting range of the 2 Division Nigeria Army barracks, Odogbo, in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. Residents said the...

Atiku Arrives Oyo For Crucial Stakeholders’ Meeting

September 14, (THEWILL) – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, on Wednesday, arrived Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, for a meeting with party executives in the State. He was received by the State’s deputy governor, Barrister Bayo...

Five-Storey Building Collapses In Ibadan

September 08, (THEWILL) – Less than a week after a seven-storey building collapsed in Lagos, another 5-storey building under construction, has collapsed on Thursday, in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The collapsed building is adjacent to a new generation...

Oyo Govt Extols Late Queen Anozie’s Virtues

August 21, (THEWILL) - Oyo state government has extolled the virtues of the late Queen Betsy Afuluenu Anozie, who died and was buried in Igboukwu, Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra state. Late Queen Anozie, who died at the age of...

Gunmen Kidnap Anglican Bishop, Wife In Oyo

June 13, (THEWILL) - The Anglican Bishop of Jebba Diocese, Kwara State, Rt. Rev Oluwaseun Aderogba and his wife, have been reportedly abducted by gunmen. His driver was also said to have been kidnapped alongside the couple, who were travelling...

Three Oyo Coalition Commissioners, SAs, 93 LG Appointees, Others Defect To PDP

April 19, (THEWILL) - Ahead of the 2023 general elections, all the three Commissioners appointed into Oyo State cabinet on account of the 2019 political coalition that brought in Governor Seyi Makinde, have announced their defection to the Peoples...

We Didn’t Shoot, Corps Member Tried To Escape After Knocking Down Officer — Oyo Police

March 18, (THEWILL) – The Oyo State Police Command, has debunked media reports that its officers had shot at a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member in Ibadan. The police rebuttal followed a rumour by Corps members, who alleged on...
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Kwankwaso Factor in 2031 Thrust Middle Belt Heavyweights onto Tinubu’s Re-election Train

Incumbent President Bola Tinubu is the choice of the Middle Belt leaders for the 2027 poll, THEWILL gathered at the weekend. That is the story behind the photo ops with President Bola Tinubu on Friday, November 6, 2027, when leaders of the Middle Belt and North Central visited the Presidential Villa.
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