Open Letter To Gov. Seyi Makinde: Your Unfulfilled Promise Was Fatal! | Afouda Samuel

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Dear Governor Seyi Makinde, How are you and how have you been sir? Well done and thank you for your sincerity and your relentless efforts to better the lots of our dear State, to the best of your ability. The purpose of this open letter to you is not to comment on your administration or your style of governance, neither is...

Attempts By Makinde To Join Our Party Will Be Rejected — APC Group

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Moves by Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to join the All Progressives Congress (APC) has met with stiff opposition by the stakeholders in the progressives fold in the state. Rising from a stakeholders’ meeting on Monday attended by the Oyo Solidarity Front (OSF), Oyo Progressives Resolute (OPR) and Oyo Sustainable Development Movement (OSDM), the groups said any...

PHOTOS: 20 Sets Of ‘Keke Seyi’ Arrive Oyo State Secretariat

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The first phase of Keke Seyi has been delivered by Awa Bike Nigeria. Recall that Oyo State Government in January, 2021 approved the sum of N750,000 for the procurement of 60 bicycles for conveyance of civil servants within the state Secretariat to Ministries, Departments and Agencies. This was relayed by the Oyo state’s Commissioner for Energy and Natural resources, Hon. Seun Ashamu,...

JUST IN: Three OPC Members Detained For Arresting Wakili Released On Bail

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Three OPC members detained by the police over the arrest of Fulani warlord, Wakili Isikilu that have been allegedly terrorizing the people of Ibarapa land have just been released on bail. They were released from the police custody at Iyaganku police station around 5.40pm. Their release was sequel to the intervention of the Oyo State government and the Aare Ona Kakanfo of...

Amotekun Arrests 16 ‘Armed Hausa Men’ In Oyo

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The Oyo State chapter of the Western Security Network codenamed Amotekun Corp has announced the arrest of 16 Hausa men armed with 18 dane guns in Ori Awo Area of Oyo town in Oyo State. According to OyoAffairs, the Hausa men who were were intercepted by the Atiba Amotekun Corps when quizzed claimed to have come from Sokoto State and...

Kidnappers Collected Millions Before Releasing My Sons — Wakili Reacts To Allegations Against Him

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Iskilu Wakili, Fulani leader, who was arrested by the Oodua Peoples Congress and other security outfits in Kajola, Ibarapa area of Oyo state on Sunday, has denied any link with kidnapping and other criminal activities in the area. He said he is also a victim of kidnapping, having had to pay ransom to kidnappers who abducted his sons. Residents of Ibarapa...

Wakili: Arrested OPC Operatives Still In Oyo

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The Oodua Peoples Congress says three of its operatives detained by the Oyo State Police Command are still in the state and not moved to Abuja as reported in some section of the media on Tuesday. OPC Coordinator in Oyo State, Rotimi Olumo, stated this in a telephone interview with The PUNCH on Tuesday. He said, “Our men are still in police custody...

IWD: Peller’s Lead Generation Initiative Empowers Women With Business Grant

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As part of its activities to celebrate 2021 International Women's Day, Lead Generation Initiative (LGI), a non-political, non-partisan and non-profit organization, yesterday empowered young women across the six geo-political zones in the country with business grant. The charitable move is in line with the LGI Women's Leadership Development Programme (WLDP) which aims to celebrate women's achievement, raise awareness on gender...

Council Polls: Show Of Strength As PDP Holds Parallel Congress Across Oyo LGAs

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A mixture of excitement, fear and anger, on Monday, trailed the chairmanship primaries of the Oyo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the exercise turned parallel in some local government areas. While the conduct of the primaries was peaceful in some places, it was characterised by open anger in others, culminating in the hurried postponement of the...

They Have No Case To Answer — Police To Release 7 Yoruba Men Arrested Over Sasa Crisis

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Oyo State Commissioner of Police Ngozi Onadeko says the seven persons arraigned in connection with the Shasha crisis are to be released. Speaking to journalists on Monday, Onadeko said the seven persons are to be released following the receipt of legal advice from the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) that those arrested had “no case to answer.” She explained that...