Persistent Kidnappings In Ibarapaland: We’re Sitting On Keg Of Gunpowder | Tayo Akinyemi
On April 28, 2019, Petroleum marketers in Ibarapa axis of Oyo State under the aegis of Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) sent a save our soul message to the Department of State Service (DSS) over the persistent kidnapping of their members particularly in Igboora. Two months after, (25 June, 2019), a popular food Vendor in Igboora named...
Newly Recruited Police Constable Caught On Camera Extorting Riders In Ibadan
A newly recruited police constable has been caught on camera while extorting a motorcycle rider in Ibadan. The Constable, Popoola Olufemi, with service number 509377, was filmed extorting the rider by a passenger on the bike. The video of the 'illegal' act was then forwarded to the WhatsApp group of Police/Press Chat Zone XI. Upon seeing the video, the Police Public Relations...
COVID-19: Before This Dust Settles | Remi Adebayo
There is good in evil, as there are elements of evil in good! In fact, a Yoruba adage emphasized that life is a mixture of good and bad; explaining that with baby delivery when the good which is the child is celebrated and umbilical cord which is assumed to be bad is discarded, forgetting that the child could not...
A Silenced Voice, In Florence’s Shadow | Fatima Hassan
The reign of Florence Ajimobi in Oyo state is like no other. Her Excellency is the most innovative wife of Governor Oyo State has ever had. It can be boldly stated that she brought a very different mindset into running the first lady' s office, an unprecedented kind. She is the only former first lady with living legacies. We...
Treating COVID-19 Patients At Home Will Increase Infections — NMA, Nurses Warn
The Nigerian Medical Association and the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives, has cautioned the federal government against the implementation of home treatment for COVID-19 patients in the country. In separate interviews PUNCH quoted them saying that home treatment is not advisable in the country because majority of the infected people live in crowded houses. OYOINSIGHT.COM recalls that at a...
EXCLUSIVE: How Adeojo Brokered Peace Between Makinde, Olaniyan
•...Alleluyah Fingered As Stoking Fire of Discord Contrary to Governor Seyi Makinde’s claim that there was no rift between between him and his deputy, Engr. Raufu Olaniyan, OYOINSIGHT.COM can report that it was untrue. However, if Makinde truly accepted what Chief Yekini Adeojo, frontline Ibadan politician told him last Monday, those who want the fight between him and his deputy...
I Am Still A Member Of APC, Your Claim Is Stupid — Shittu Replies Party’s Youth Leader
Immediate past communications minister, Barrister Adebayo Shitu, has described the claim by Dauda Ajana, the youth leader of the All Progressives Congress in Oyo North senatorial district, as "simply stupid and baseless". Shittu, in a statement made available to OYOINSIGHT.COM on Monday evening, also described a claim by the youth leader that he does not belong to the party again...
PHOTOS: Akewugbagold Visits Alaafin With His Twins
Nine days after the release of his twins from kidnappers,Ibadan-based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Taofeek Akeugbagold and his twins visited the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi III at his palace. During the visit, the former Chairman of the Muslim wing of the pilgrim board in Oyo state and his children spent some time with the first class king. Details later.
How FG Can Reopen Schools, Varsities In Oyo, Other States Within 4 Weeks — Afe Babalola
The founder, Afe Babalola University , Ado Ekiti, Aare Afe Babalola, has advised the federal government not to wait till all towns and villages in the country are COVID-19 free before reopening schools. According to him, “only the Almighty God Himself can determine when the current coronavirus pandemic will be eradicated globally" because “ the daily increase in the number...
Investigate ‘Ghost Job’ Allegations Against Oyo HoS’ Son — Hakeem Alao Urges Oyo Assembly
The gubernatorial candidate of the Alliance for Democracy (AD), in the 2019 general elections in Oyo state, Engineer Oyedele Hakeem Alao, has urged the Oyo State House of Assembly to investigate the 'ghost job' allegations levelled against Ayobami Olakojo, the son of Oyo State Head of Service, Mrs. Amidat Agboola. Alao also urged the house to investigate order sordid deals...
