Oyo state

BEVERLY HILLS, May 23, (THEWILL) – The People's Democratic Party (PDP) has won the chairmanship and councillorship elections conducted in 32 out of the 33 local government areas of Oyo State. The election was conducted on Saturday May 22 by...

BEVERLY HILLS, May 07, (THEWILL) - The Supreme Court on Friday described the dissolution of local governments in Oyo State and their replacement with caretaker committees as illegal. The incumbent Governor Seyi Makinde upon assuming office sacked elected local government executives...

BEVERLY HILLS, April 22, (THEWILL) - Gun-wielding kidnappers have attacked an 18-seater passenger bus along Ibarapa road in Oyo State and marched the travellers off into the forest. The bus, reportedly loaded with passengers, was coming into Oyo State from Abeokuta,...

BEVERLY HILLS, April 05, (THEWILL) - Governor ‘Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has addressed the issues surrounding the strike action by some state-owned tertiary institutions, declaring that the state will resolve the matter within the month. The governor, however, explained...

BEVERLY HILLS, April 04, (THEWILL) - Oyo State’s Governor Seyi Makinde on Sunday, promised to soon expose those politicising the issue of security in the state. The Governor, who stated this while addressing the congregation at the Saint Peters Anglican Cathedral,...

BEVERLY HILLS, March 29, (THEWILL) - Governor of Oyo State, ‘Seyi Makinde, on Friday, commissioned the Ultra-Modern Okada and Tricycle (otherwise known as Keke NAPEP) Loading Points in Ibadan, the state capital. The governor, who addressed Keke and motorcycle riders at...

BEVERLY HILLS, March 26, (THEWILL) - Deputy Governor of Oyo State, Engr. Rauf Olaniyan on Friday told the Minister of Interior Rauf Aregbesola to be confident that he would survive all political brinkmanship around him. The Deputy Governor in his remarks...

BEVERLY HILLS, March 11, (THEWILL) - Military Service Chiefs have arrived in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, to meet with Governor Seyi Makinde and supervise the change of leadership at the division. Led by the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Leo...

BEVERLY HILLS, March 11, (THEWILL) - The Oyo State Government has announced the suspension of the monthly environmental sanitation and the attendant restriction of movement. A statement on Wednesday by  the Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Dr. Idowu Oyeleke, urged...

BEVERLY HILLS, March 09, (THEWILL) - Three members of the Oodua People's Congress (OPC) detained by the Oyo Police Command over the arrest of suspected Fulani kidnap kingpin, Iskilu Wakili, have been released on bail. They were released on Tuesday...