JUST IN: Protesters Invade, Vandalize Soun’s Palace (PHOTOS)
Twenty-four hours after officers of the Police Force killed a student, Isiaka Jimoh during the #EndSARS protest in Ogbomosho, protesters took over the Palace of the first class monarch of the town, Soun of Ogbomosoland, Oba Jimoh Oyewumi Ajagungbade and in the process vandalised some properties. The youths gained entry into the sitting room and adjoining rooms of the palace The...
Ondo 2020: How Oyo APC Chieftain Predicted Exact Result 72 Hours Before Election
The prediction of a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Oyo State, Barrister Niyi Akintola regarding the governorship election in Ondo State has turned out exactly as he said. OYOINSIGHT.COM recalls that about 72 hours before the election Akintola predicted that the incumbent Akeredolu will win in 15 out of the 18 local government areas in the state. Announcing...
EndSARS: Killing Of Protester In Ogbomosho Very Unfortunate — Lanlehin
The 2019 gubernatorial candidate of the African Democratic Congress, Senator Olufemi Lanlehin has described the killing of a student, Jimoh Isiaka during the #EndSARS protest in Ogbomosho on Saturday as unfortunate. Lanlehin, in a statement on Sunday, started that he finds it hard to believe that the Police will deploy extreme force in the face of peaceful, nonviolent and civil...
JUST IN: Police IG Bows To Pressure, Disbands SARS
Adamu Mohammed, the inspector-general of police, has announced the immediate disbandment of the special anti-robbery squad (SARS) following nationwide protests over its brutality. He announced this at a press conference on Sunday afternoon in Abuja. There has been a nationwide call for a scrap of the police unit due to widespread allegations of extortion and brutality.
‘If I Waste You, I Will Run Away…’ — Festus Adedayo Recounts How He Was Harrassed By Police Officers
A former spokesperson to late Oyo State Governor, Abiola Ajimobi, Dr. Festus Adedayo has recounted how he was harrassed by officers of the Nigeria Police Force 17 years ago. Adedayo, in an article on Saturday titled '#ENDSARS, police impunity and Nero’s guitar', stated that the experince he had that day continues to ring a bell on his head everyday. Narrating what...
Salute To ASUU For Defending The Last Bastion Of Nigeria’s Independence! | Omotoye Olorode
This essay was to be an October 1, 2020 Independence Day Salute to ASUU leadership and its rank and-file for their continuing undaunted and courageous defense of Nigeria’s Independence and the promise of a democratised public-funded education sector—a major promise of Nigeria’s Independence in 1960. The said promise was reiterated boldly and ebulliently in the 1976 National Policy on...
Oyo Warns Against Illegal Parking As Man Hit By Drunk Driver Dies in Ibadan
The Oyo State government has reiterated it's warming against reckless driving and illegal parking at clubs as well as fun spots during the night as the State's Road Traffic Management Authority, OYRTMA impounded ten vehicles during the weekend. The warning came from the executive Chairman of OYRTMA, Mogaji Akin Fagbemi on Sunday. while reacting to an incident that led to...
Ondo Decides: ‘You Deserved To Win’ — Agbaje Congratulates Akeredolu, APC Family
Ondo Decides : Akeem Agbaje Congratulates Akeredolu, APC Family Chieftain of All Progressives Congress(APC) and Gubernatorial aspirant in Oyo state, Barr Akeem Agbaje has congratulated Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu over his victory as governor-elect in Ondo October 10 guber election for his second term in office. Barr. Agbaje described Akeredolu's victory as a well deserved one based on his unprecedented achievements as...
‘He Was My Relative’ — Open Salawu Mourns Death Of Student Killed By Police
A 2019 house of representatives aspirant under the platform of the APC in Ogbomosho, Engr Muftau Open Salawu has condemned the killing of Jimoh Isiaq by officials of the Police force during a peaceful protest on Saturday. Open Salawu, in a statement on Sunday morning revealed that Jimoh was his relative. He maintained that a restructuring of the Police Force was...
SPECIAL REPORT: ‘We Fear SARS Than Armed Robbers’ — In Ibadan, #EndSARS Protesters Lament
In this report, OYOINSIGHT's Adebayo Abdulrahman document the personal experiences of #EndSARS protesters in Ibadan In 2017, Adekunle Ayobami was a second-year student of the Federal Polytechnic, Offa, when operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery squad harassed him and collected his school fees. Speaking on his personal experience with SARS, he explained that he had been stopped, harassed, beaten and exploited financially...
