Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has approved the release of 10 inmates in correctional centres in the state and commuted four death sentences to life imprisonment. The State Controller of Correctional Service, Mr Abdulraheen Salami, disclosed this in a…
Court remands driver for allegedly stealing car
A Dei-Dei Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, on Monday, ordered that a 34-year-old driver, Ridioam Rasheed, who allegedly stole a car, be remanded in a correctional centre. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the police charged Rasheed, who…
Man docked for allegedly stealing N3.2m car
One Justin Chidozie, 40, was on Monday docked in an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan for allegedly stealing car worth N3.2 million. Chidozie, whose residential address was not provided, was charged with theft. The Prosecutor, Insp. Oladejo Balogun, told the court…
Police arrest Constabularies for demanding money from Dutch woman
The Police on Friday confirmed it had apprehended the Special Constabularies who were caught in a viral video demanding money from a Dutch woman rider in the Ojongbodu area along Iseyin/Ogbomosho Road in Oyo. Details of their arrest were revealed…
Serial phone thief caught fast asleep in church
A driver based in Ibadan, Oyo State, Saheed Abioye, also known as Anini, has been arrested by the Anti-Cultism Squad of the Osun State Police Command. The suspect was reported to be returning home after a failed attempt to steal…
Student arraigned for allegedly stealing aunt’s N700k
One David Chimezie, 23, was on Thursday docked in an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, for allegedly stealing his aunt’s N700,000. Chimezie, whose residential address was not provided, is charged with theft. The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.…
Man docked for allegedly biting his wife’s lower lip
A 40-year-old man, Ayodeji Abayomi, was on Thursday docked in an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan for allegedly biting his wife’s lower lip. The police charged Abayomi, whose residential address was not provided with assault. The Prosecutor, Mr Philip Amusan, told…
World Earth Day: Oyo govt, environmentalists harp on sustainable waste management
The Oyo State Government has called on residents to contribute their quota to the ongoing sustainable waste management initiative. The Chairman, Oyo State Waste Task Force, Mrs. Adedayo Aderonke gave the charge today during a Webinar commemorating the 2023 World…
Easter: Remain united, focused and non complacent – CAN urges Christians
As Christians celebrate Easter, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Oyo State, has urged them to remain united, focused and non complacent, saying the security, economic and socio-political situation in the country dictated it. The Oyo State CAN Chairman, Apostle…
Alaafin of Oyo’s oldest aide, ‘‘Baba Kekere’’ dies at 120
Morenikeji Lasisi, the longest-serving palace aide of the late Alaafin of Oyo, popularly called “Baba Keji” is dead. Aged 120, Lasisi who had served in the palace for 77 years, died on Monday at the Alaafin’s palace, Oyo. His death…