Oyo state

September 26, (THEWILL) — Former Oyo State Governor, Senator Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja, has been crowned the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland. Governor Seyi Makinde presented the staff of office to the 81-year-old monarch at a colourful coronation ceremony held on...

September 15, (THEWILL) — Each academic session, parents are compelled to buy new sets of textbooks for their children, even when the differences between the new editions and the old ones are negligible. This practice has placed an...

May 21, (THEWILL) – The officer, who accidentally shot and killed a 14-year-old student, Kehinde Alade, during a traffic enforcement operation on Tuesday in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, has been arrested. The Spokesperson of the State Police Command, CSP...

April 29, (THEWILL) – The Oyo State Police Command has urged residents to disregard a trending video alleging an invasion of the state by suspected Boko Haram insurgents. The video, currently circulating on social media, claims that suspected Boko Haram...

April 06, (THEWILL) – Former Governor of Oyo State, Chief Victor Omololu Olunloyo, is dead. He passed away in the early hours of Sunday, just days before his 90th birthday. Olunloyo, a respected technocrat, mathematician, and engineer, served as governor...

March 23, (THEWILL) – The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has announced the temporary closure of the Samuel Ladoke Akintola Airport (SLAA), Ibadan, to facilitate extensive upgrade works to enhance the airport’s infrastructure and operational standards. The Authority, in...

March 04, (THEWILL) – Another petrol tanker exploded in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital on Tuesday morning, killing at least two people, including the driver and motor boy, This is coming about two months after a similar incident around...

January 22, (THEWILL) – Another petrol tanker has exploded in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Wednesday, killing its driver and injuring one other person. This is coming just five days after a fuel tanker explosion killed over 98 people...

January 13, (THEWILL) – An Oyo State High Court, sitting in Ibadan, has granted bail to Naomi Sikekunola, the Ooni’s ex-queen. Queen Naomi was admitted on bail along with the owner of the Ibadan-based broadcasting station, Agidigbo FM, Alhaji Oriyomi...

January 13, (THEWILL) – Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, has presented the certificate and staff of office to the newly appointed Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Owoade. The certificate and staff of office were presented on Monday, at the Oyo...