Oyo state

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...

January 07, (THEWILL) – Tragedy struck on Tuesday in the Takie area of Ogbomosho, Oyo State when a container-laden truck lost control and fell on a commercial tricycle. The incident which occurred at Takie Junction around 9:30 a.m., killed...

December 24, (THEWILL) - An Iyaganku Magistrate Court in Ibadan, Oyo State, has ordered the remand of Prophetess Naomi Silekunola, the estranged wife of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi, alongside two others, at the Agodi Correctional...

December 19, (THEWILL) – At least 25 people, mostly children, have died in a stampede that occurred at a carnival in the Bashorun area of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital on Wednesday. A statement issued by Governor Seyi...