Tag: Oyo State

Oyo: Monarch arrested over Orire school abduction

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Oyo school abduction

A traditional ruler in Oriire local government area of Oyo state has allegedly been arrested in connection with ongoing investigations into the recent abduction of pupils, students and teachers in the area. Sources familiar with the matter claimed that the monarch, Oba Tajudeen Abioye, the Eleshi Ele of Esiele, was taken into custody following allegations linking him to individuals suspected to have played roles in the school abduction that affected communities around Ahoro-Esiele, Yawota and neighbouring settlements. The alleged development comes weeks after armed kidnappers invaded schools in Oriire LGA…

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Kidnapping: Hausa community in Ibadan protests against ethnic profiling

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Hausa community protests ethnic profiling

Hundreds of members of the Hausa community in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Wednesday staged a peaceful protest against what they described as increasing ethnic profiling, discrimination and stigmatization of their people following recent kidnapping incidents in parts of the state. The demonstrators, comprising community leaders, traders, youths and residents from various Hausa settlements across the city, marched through major streets carrying placards with inscriptions such as: ‘Stop Ethnic Profiling’, ‘Criminals Have No Tribe’, ‘We Are Law-Abiding Citizens’, and ‘Justice, Not Stigmatization’. The protest comes amid heightened security concerns…

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Gunmen abduct Adelabu’s sister, 12yr-old twin sons in Ibadan

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Gunmen abduct Adelabu’s sister

…Security agencies launch rescue operation The younger sister of former Minister of Power and leading All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirant in Oyo State, Adebayo Adelabu, and her 12-year-old twin sons have been abducted by armed gunmen in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The victims, identified as Mrs. Olaide Busayo Adegoke John-Paul, 43, and her twin sons, Peter and Paul, were reportedly kidnapped in the early hours of Wednesday, June 3, 2026, while on their way to school. Confirming the incident, Adelabu’s Media Aide, Comrade Femi Awogboro, disclosed that the…

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‘Oyo Muslims will follow Sultan’s leadership on all Islamic matters’ – Chief Imam

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Oyo Muslims re affirms loyalty to Sultan

The Grand Chief Imam of Oyo Land, Sheikh (Barrister) Bilal Husayn Akinola Akeugberu, has reaffirmed the commitment of Muslims in Oyo Land to follow the leadership of the Sultan of Sokoto on all Islamic-related matters. Sheikh Akeugberu stated this as Muslims in Yoruba Land have remained resilient in the face of attempts by what they described as divisive elements seeking for political reasons to incite them against the leadership of the Nigerian Muslim Ummah. He added that this position is in line with Islamic teachings, stressing that it conforms with…

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Court nullifies PDP convention held in Ibadan

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Court nullifies PDP convention2

A Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan has nullified the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Convention held in the Oyo State capital on November 15, 2025, declaring it invalid. In its ruling, the court also barred members of the Tanimu Turaki-led National Working Committee (NWC) from parading themselves as national officers of the party. Delivering judgment on Friday, the court held that the Caretaker Committee led by Mohammed Abdulrahman and Senator Samuel Anyanwu remains the only recognised leadership of the PDP pending the conduct of a valid national convention. The…

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‘Over 1m Ibadan residents in blackout since New Year’ – Report

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Ibadan residents blackout

Over a million residents in Ibadan, including those in Tipper Garage, Elebu, Odo-Ona Elewe, Kasumu, and areas along Akala Expressway, have been experiencing a total blackout since January 1, with no electricity supply, an investigative report revealed yesterday.  According to the report, some areas in Ibadan are facing similar challenges, despite the Ibadan DisCo (IBEDC) announcing a planned three-hour daily blackout in 22 communities from January 5, 2026, due to road construction along Foodco Road and Idi Isin. The affected areas listed by IBEDC include: Alalubosa GRA, Ogunkola, Museum, Akinola…

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PDP National Convention kicks-off today in Ibadan

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PDP Convention kicks off

…Amid legal turmoil and reconciliation efforts The stage is set, as delegates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stormed Ibadan, Oyo state capital, ahead of the party’s highly anticipated National Elective Convention scheduled for November 15 and 16 at the Lekan Salami Stadium, Adamasingba. In a post on its official Facebook page, the PDP welcomed “Delegates, Governors, and Stakeholders for the Historic National Elective Convention”, declaring that the ancient city “is fully prepared to host the PDP National Elective Convention, #Ibadan2025”. Oyo State Deputy Governor and Chairman of the Venue…

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Oyo: “You have no power to appoint Chief Imam” – MURIC tells Alaafin

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MURIC tackles Alaafin

Muslim Rights Concern, (MURIC), has declared that the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Owoade has no power to appoint Chief Imam of the town. MURIC made this declaration in an issued statement yesterday, signed by its Executive Director, Professor Is’haq Akintola. Oba Owoade had earlier claimed that he had the exclusive right to appoint the Chief Imam of Oyo town. The monarch, in an issued statement signed by his Director of Media and Publicity, Bode Durojaiye, insisted that by tradition, only the Alaafin has the authority to appoint a Chief…

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2027 Polls: Peter Obi meets Obasanjo, Ladoja

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Obi meets OBJ, Ladoja

Former Anambra State governor and Labour Party, (LP)’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, on Sunday held separate closed-door meetings with former President Olusegun Obasanjo and the Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Rasheed Ladoja, in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. Although the details of the discussions were not disclosed, the meetings are widely viewed as part of Obi’s ongoing consultations ahead of the 2027 general elections. Obi, who announced the visits in a Facebook post, said he was accompanied by key Labour Party figures, including Yunusa Tanko, spokesman of the party’s presidential…

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Tinubu’s Minister declares 2027 ambition 

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Power Minister Adelabu

…Moves to take over PDP-controlled Oyo Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has declared his intention to contest the 2027 governorship election in Oyo State, promising to reclaim the state from the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP). Adelabu, who was the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in the 2019 elections, made the declaration on Friday, during consultations with party leaders and stakeholders across Ogbomoso and Oyo zones. Speaking at the residence of a party leader, Ayoade Adeseun, in Ogbomoso, Adelabu said the meetings were part of his grassroots engagement and a…

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