Use Technology, Not Bullets, To Track Traffic Offenders — Oyo APC To Makinde Over Student Killing
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo state has condemned the deployment of gun-wielding security agents to run after suspected road traffic offenders as this was said to be responsible for the Tuesday killing of a teenager by a policeman in Ibadan urging Governor Seyi Makinde to consider usage of technology as it is the normal practice across the...
Stop Interfering In Our Affairs — Islamic Schools Warn Interlopers
The National Association of Proprietors of Arabic and Islamic Schools, NAPAIS has warned those it described as ‘meddlesome Interlopers’ to desist from interfering in the affairs of the National Board for Arabic and Islamic Studies, NBAIS. This warning was made in a statement made available to OYOINSIGHT.COM on Wednesday, signed by the association’s President, Sheikh Muhammadu-Jamiu Abdulgafar, in reaction to...
‘You Can’t Relegate Our King From Permanent To Temporary Member’ — Igboho Indigenes Write Oyo Speaker
Indigenes of Igboho have described the decision of the Oyo State House of Assembly to relegate the Alepata of Igboho from a permanent to a temporary member of the Council of Obas and Chiefs in Oyo State as an aberration that can’t be allowed. Recall that OYOINSIGHT.COM has reported extensively on how the new bill on the Council of Obas...
‘Investigate Officer, Compensate Victim’s Family’ — Egbeda Monarchs React To Killing Of WAEC Student In Ibadan
Traditional leaders in Egbeda local government have called for an investigation into the incident that led to the death of a secondary school student in Ibadan on Tuesday. Recall that OYOINSIGHT.COM reported that a student was accidentally killed by a police officer after a traffic infraction by the student’s father in Alakia. In a statement signed by its acting chairman and...
‘You Can’t Downgrade Our King From 13th To 25th’ — Iganna Residents Write Oyo Assembly
Residents of Iganna have written to the Oyo State House of Assembly to reject the decision to downgrade the Sabiganna of Iganna from 13th to 25th in the hierarchy of the Council of Chiefs and Obas in the state. Recall that OYOINSIGHT.COM has reported extensively on how the new bill on the Council of Obas and Chiefs in the state,...
Olugbon: Obaship Amendment Bill, Attempt To Further Cement Ibadans’ Dominance On Other Parts Of Oyo State
The Olugbon of Orile-Igbon, Oba Francis Olusola Alao, has expressed his dissatisfaction to the Obaship amendment bill before the Oyo State House of Assembly. A statement by his media consultant, Bisi Oladele, explained that if the bill is allowed to sail through, Ibadan’s dominance on other zones would have been cemented. “The Palace of the Olugbon of Orile-Igbon views the Council...
Industrialising Oyo State: A Path To Sustainable Progress (7) | Amofin Beulah Adeoye
Harnessing Oyo’s Agricultural Potential: A Catalyst for Industrialisation While many recall their university days through lecture halls and late-night study sessions, my memories are steeped in the rich, earthy aroma of soil and the rhythmic hum of agricultural innovation. Growing up on the University of Ibadan campus, I was immersed in a world where agriculture wasn't just a subject—it was...
’The Target Was The Car Trye’ — Oyo Govt Explains How Police Officer Killed WAEC Student
The Oyo State Government has commiserated with the family of a secondary school boy slain during a Routine Traffic Infraction Operation on Alakia Old Road, Ibadan, describing the incident as sad, shocking and painful. It stated that the state government would work with the Oyo State Police Command to investigate the matter and ensure that justice is served. The government noted...
JUST IN: Lawmakers Walk Out As Oyo Assembly Proposes Rotational Chairmanship Among Alaafin, Olubadan, Soun
Two lawmakers staged a walkout on Tuesday as the Oyo State House of Assembly received the report of its committee on the review of the Council of Obas and Chiefs which proposed a new rotational chairmanship between the Alaafin, Olubadan and Soun. OYOINSIGHT.COM gathered that the committee in its report proposed that the permanent chairmanship clause in the bill should...
JUST IN: Protesters Carry Corpse Of WAEC Student Killed By Police Officers To Makinde’s Office
Angry residents have stormed the Governor’s office at the state secretariat in Agodi to protest the killing of a secondary student by Police officers in Ibadan today. Recall that OYOINSIGHT.COM had earlier reported that police officers reportedly killed the student on his way to write today’s WAEC papers at his secondary school in Alakia area of the state capital. Reacting to...