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Yoruba actor Okiki Adeshina, widely known as Janmole, has died following a tragic car accident. The actor’s death was announced by Bolaji Amusan, popularly known as Mr Latin, who is the president of the Theatre Arts and Motion Pictures Practitioners Association of Nigeria (TAMPAN). Mr Latin, in an Instagram post Continue Reading

The College of Nursing Sciences, Muslim Medical Foundation (MMF), Saki, has matriculated 160 students into its National Diploma (ND) Nursing programme for the 2025/2026 academic session, reaffirming its commitment to producing competent and compassionate healthcare professionals for Nigeria’s healthcare sector. The students were formally admitted into the institution during the Continue Reading

Leaders of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), and the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) in Oyo State on Tuesday met with Governor Seyi Makinde, calling for stronger collaboration among all levels of government to secure the release of pupils and teachers abducted in Continue Reading

Efforts to strengthen grassroots security and community policing in Oyo State received a significant boost on Tuesday as the Chairman of Saki West LGA, Hon. Gbenga Olaleye Akinola, commissioned a new operational base for the Western Nigeria Security Network, codenamed Amotekun Corps, along the Ago-Aare Road in Saki. The commissioning Continue Reading

A licensed surveyor and community stakeholder, Surv. Kunle Busari, has raised concerns over worsening insecurity, deteriorating road infrastructure and the emergence of what he described as “ungoverned spaces” in parts of Kajola and Iwajowa Local Government Areas of Oyo State. In an open letter addressed to Governor Seyi Makinde, Busari Continue Reading

‎Barr. Akeem Adedeji Agbaje, frontline gubernatorial aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State, has expressed condolences over the passing of Hon. Akeem Abimbola Oladipupo (Able), a respected APC leader and former member of the Oyo State House of Assembly who represented Ibadan North West Constituency. ‎ ‎In Continue Reading

President Bola Tinubu has approved the immediate deployment of 1,000 Oyo State Forest Guards as part of efforts to strengthen security in the affected communities and improve surveillance of vulnerable forest areas. The National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, disclosed this when he led a high level delegation to Ahoro- Esinele Continue Reading

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Hassan Yusuf , has dismissed reports suggesting that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu endorsed Mrs. Hannah Ogunesan as the party’s candidate for Oyo North Senatorial District ahead of the 2027 general elections. Yusuf, in a statement made available to ITV Online on Continue Reading

Leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State have formally presented Sen. Sharafadeen Alli as the party’s governorship candidate to President Bola Tinubu, effectively ending months of speculations. The delegation was led by former Deputy Governor and Oyo APC Chairman, Chief Moses Adeyemo, alongside former Deputy Governor, Chief Continue Reading

Strong indications have emerged that Mrs. Hannah Olawunmi Ogunesan is set to become the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial candidate for Oyo North Senatorial District ahead of the 2027 general elections. The development is said to be linked to the recent endorsement of APC candidates in Oyo State by President Continue Reading