Oyo state

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...

November 13, (THEWILL) - Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has presented a 2025 budget proposal totaling N678 billion to the State House of Assembly. Presenting the budget before lawmakers on Wednesday, Makinde emphasised the significance of efficient resource allocation, with...

October 31, (THEWILL) – At least ten people have been confirmed killed and seven others rescued from the rumble of a building which collapsed at about 2 a.m on Thursday, at Jegede, in Olunloyo area of Ibadan,...

October 14, (THEWILL) – Tinuade Ladoja, the wife of former Oyo State governor, Rasheed Ladoja, has died on Monday morning, after a brief illness. Until her death, Tinuade was an influential member of the Pastor-in-Council of the Celestial Church...

September 12, (THEWILL) – The abducted chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo state, Benedict Akika, has regained freedom from his abductors. THEWILL had reported the kidnap of Akika by gunmen, evening of Tuesday, September 5,...

September 05, (THEWILL) – A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo State, Otunba Benedict Akika, has been abducted by Gunmen. THEWILL reports that Akika was kidnapped on Tuesday evening, at his residence in Olorunda Abba,...

August 30, (THEWILL) – Students of the University of Ibadan (UI) have staged a protest against the school fee increment approved by the governing council of the institution. During the protest which lasted between 10:20 pm on Thursday and...

August 19, (THEWILL) – Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State, Isaac Omodewu, is dead. THEWILL gathered that Omodewu had been receiving treatment for an undisclosed ailment in the United States since November 2023. Oyo State APC...