Tag: Oyo State

Police arrest Yoruba ‘nation’ agitators for hijack of FG-owned radio station

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Five suspected Oodua Nation Agitators who reportedly hijacked a local radio station, Amuludun 99.1 FM in Ibadan, Oyo State, in the early hours of yesterday have been arrested. According to reports, the radio station, owned by the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), was hijacked around 6 am yesterday. The suspects reportedly invaded the station with various forms of charms. The alleged agitators took over the station and broadcasted live. Among their claims included: “Oodua Nation has come to stay”; “Yoruba no more under Federal Republic of Nigeria”; “United Nation…

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INEC declares Makinde winner of Oyo governorship election

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…Declares APC winner of Kwara state governorship election The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has officially declared Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde winner of the governorship election in the State. With this win, Makinde will be the second governor to serve for two terms in the State. The first governor to serve for two terms was late Abiola Ajimobi, who governed the state between 2011 and 2019. Recall that the gubernatorial election was held in all 33 local government areas of the state on Saturday. There were three major candidates…

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Tributes pour in, as Alaafin of Oyo, Lamidi Adeyemi, laid to rest

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…Buhari, other prominent Nigerians mourn The remains of one of Nigeria’s most prominent traditional rulers, the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, have been buried. His remains were laid to rest yesterday within the premises of the palace, barely a day after he was certified dead in a hospital in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital. The Alaafin, popularly known as ‘Iku Baba Yeye, was 83 years as of the time his death was announced. Following the announcement of his demise, Islamic rites were conducted on the body of the…

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Oyo: Kingmakers declare Lekan Balogun as next Olubadan

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The Olubadan-in-Council, a conclave of Ibadan High Chiefs, also known as kingmakers, yesterday, cleared the air on the successor to the late Oba Saliu Akanmu Adetunji, Aje Ogunguniso 1, whose passing away was confirmed on January, 2. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Taiwo Adisa quoted Chief Ladoja as affirming the candidature of the Otun Olubadan of Ibadanland, High Chief Lekan Balogun, as the next Olubadan of Ibadanland, adding that the Ibadan High Chiefs have resolved their differences and are very united in the bid to install the new Olubadan of Ibadanland.…

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Buhari mourns Olubadan of Ibadan

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…As Late monarch is buried according to Islamic rites in Ibadan President Muhammadu Buhari has extended heartfelt condolences to the government and people of Oyo State, the Royal Family, the Olubadan-in-council and the people of Ibadan on the passing of Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Saliu Adetunji. According to a statement issued by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity), on Sunday, the president affirmed that the late Kabiyesi was a visionary and compassionate leader, who used the spheres of his influence as a respected traditional ruler and…

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Oyo: Customs intercepts dangerous weapons concealed in cassava flour bags

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The Nigerian Customs Service, through the Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone ‘A’, has intercepted live cartridges concealed in bags of cassava flour, popularly called garri and parboiled rice. The Public Relations Officer of the FOU, Theophilus Duniya, who confirmed the incident during a television programme on Monday, revealed that the items were loaded in three Mazda saloon cars and were seized by officers on patrol along the Igbora axis of Oyo State. The PRO stated that on sighting the officers, the drivers abandoned their vehicles and fled into the bush…

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Oyo: Court declares ‘Yoruba nation’ agitation legal

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An Oyo State High Court, presided over by Justice Ladiran Akintola, on Friday, made a declaration that campaigns for self-determination by people in Nigeria is legal and a fundamental human right.  Delivering judgment in a suit filed against the Federal Government by Chief Sunday Adeyemo, otherwise called Sunday Igboho, Justice Akintola said with the combined provisions of international and domestic laws, Nigerians, including Igboho, had the unquestionable and inalienable fundamental right to campaign and agitate for self-determination.  Respondents in the suit were the Attorney-General of the Federation, the State Security…

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One killed as hoodlums attack FRCN Ibadan radio station

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…Police to investigate The Nigeria Police, yesterday, confirmed that one person was killed on Saturday when local vigilantes engaged hoodlums who attacked the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), at Moniya in the Akinyele local government area of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The State’s Police Command’s spokesman, Adewale Osifeso, who stated this in a statement issued yesterday, in Ibadan, said the hoodlums attacked the radio station, vandalising the windscreens of the four vehicles parked within the premises as well as the station’s glass entrance door. Osifeso said the Commissioner…

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Oyo: Gov. Makinde appoints Emir of Katagum as LAUTECH Chancellor

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Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, has named the Emir of Katagum, Azare, in Bauchi State, HRH Umar Faruq Umar II, as the Chancellor of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso. Faruq, a first-class monarch, was named Emir on December 14, 2017, following the transition of his father, Muhammad Kabir Umar (CON). A letter of appointment signed by Makinde conveyed his appointment as the 5th Chancellor of LAUTECH. The governor said the University will be happy to benefit from his rich experience as an administrator, community leader and first-class…

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Oyo: Kidnappers flee as policemen, vigilantes rescue victims inside forest

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Criminals suspected to be kidnappers on Tuesday reportedly abducted three persons from a Toyota Sienna bus off Ibadan-Ijebu road in Ibadan. The State’s Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, Adewale Osifeso, confirmed the incident to newsmen in a statement yesterday.  According to sources, the hoodlums numbering about 10 carried out the abduction at about 11:30 am. The hoodlums were said to have whisked their captives into the forest having successfully carried out their operation. The case was said to have been reported to the police immediately and some armed policemen and…

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