The Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on June 23, 2022 arraigned one Babawale Daniel Olayinka before Justice Uche Agomoh of the Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State, on five count charges borders on cybercrime. A statement released by Wilson Uwujare, the spokesperson of the command, said an identity card recovered from the defendant at the point of arrest introduced him as a “Personal Assistant to the Oyo State Governor on Media Matters.” …
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Oyo state chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has announced that it lost two of its members to Lassa fever within 72 hours. State chairman of the NMA, Ayotunde Fasunla confirmed the death of the two doctors in a statement released on Thursday March 3. Fasunla appealed to members of the association to treat all febrile illnesses with a high index of suspicion, adding that they’ve also instructed members to be cautious and vigilant at all times. “The NMA announces, with deepest regret …
Ajay Ajimobi, one of the daughters of late former Oyo state governor, Abiola Ajimobi, has called out a Lagos nightclub after their bouncers allegedly tried to assault her. Taking to Instagram on Saturday, the 24-year-old University of Warwick graduate alleged that the bouncers ‘tried to put hands on her’ but thankfully she had her own security. “Shortly after this we got into a fight at Cocoon Lagos. Your bouncers are okay with assaulting women. #misogynists. Picked the wrong ones …
The Nigerian Correctional Service on Wednesday October 27, released some names and images of 122 inmates who escaped from the Abolongo Custodial Centre in Oyo State. The inmates escaped after unidentified gunmen attacked the correctional centre at about 10pm on Friday, October 22. Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola had on Sunday said 446 out of 907 escapees in the Abologo correctional facility in Oyo State have been recaptured by security agencies. “As at the last count, 446 of the escapees …
Ownership of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) Ogbomoso has been transferred to the Oyo state Government by the National Universities Commission (NUC). In the resolution which was reached following the lingering controversy over the ownership of LAUTECH, the University’s College of Health Sciences in Osogbo was ceded to the Government of Osun State. The reconciliation was said to have followed the extensive mediation by the National Universities Commission on the need to restore tranquility and conducive learning environment in both …
The marriage between 82-year-old Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, and one of his wives, Queen Aanu, appears to have hit the rock. In a post shared on her IG page, Queen Aanu who welcomed the monarch’s third set of twins in 2018, raised an alarm that her life is in danger after she took the decision to walk out of her marriage with the monarch. According to Aanu, she took the decision to walk out of the union …