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Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has approved the appointment of the immediate past Chairman of the Oyo State Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM) and former member of the Oyo State Advisory Council, Pastor Akin Alamu, as a member of the Oyo State Elders’ Council. The governor also approved the appointment of Mr Yinka Oladoyinbo as Executive Assistant on Information and Orientation, while Ms Ronke Giwa-Onafuwa and Mr Dapo Falade were appointed Senior Special Assistants on Information and Orientation. The appointments were contained in a statement issued on Friday, September 25, 2026, by the Special Adviser (Media) to the Governor of Oyo…

The Supreme Court has restored key provisions of the Electoral Act 2026 governing political party membership registers and the nomination of candidates ahead of the 2027 general elections. A seven-member panel of the apex court, led by Justice Adamu Jauro, on Thursday, September 24, 2026, allowed an appeal filed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and set aside the earlier judgment of the Court of Appeal which had voided the provisions. The Supreme Court consequently reinstated Sections 77(5), 77(6), 77(7) and 84(2) of the Electoral Act 2026, holding that the provisions were not inconsistent with the 1999 Constitution. The…

The Oyo State Police Command has arrested a 21-year-old man, identified as Ayomide Ojo, in connection with the alleged vandalism and theft of house-wiring cables valued at approximately ₦2.692 million in Ogbomoso, Oyo State. The arrest was carried out on Monday, September 21, 2026, by operatives of the Monitoring Unit attached to the Ogbomoso Base while on anti-crime patrol along Bosunla Street in the city. According to the report, the police operatives accosted Ojo while he was allegedly in possession of a sack bag fully loaded with house-wiring cables suspected to have been removed from a building under construction within…

The Oyo State Police Command has arrested a 17-year-old male, identified as Usman Dauda, over the alleged defilement of a three-year-old girl in Saki, Oyo State. The Police Public Relations Officer of the command, DSP Olayinka Ayanlade, disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday, September 24, 2026. According to the statement, the incident followed a distress report lodged at the Saki Divisional Police Station on September 17, 2026, at about 6:00 p.m., after the three-year-old girl reportedly went missing while she was being picked up from school earlier that afternoon. Following the report, a localised search was conducted in…

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the results of the 2026 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) Internal, with 804,948 candidates, representing 58.67 per cent of those who sat for the examination, obtaining at least five credits including English Language and Mathematics. The Registrar and Chief Executive of NECO, Professor Dantani Wushishi, announced the release on Thursday, September 24, 2026, at the council’s headquarters in Minna, Niger State. According to Wushishi, a total of 1,378,048 candidates registered for the 2026 examination, comprising 682,352 males and 695,696 females. However, 1,371,992 candidates eventually sat for the examination, including 678,903 males and 693,089…

The Federal High Court sitting in Gombe State has nullified the emergence of former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate for the 2027 election in Gombe State. The court, presided over by Justice Amina Aliyu Mohammed, on Thursday, September 24, 2026, ordered the PDP to conduct a fresh governorship primary in accordance with the party’s guidelines and relevant electoral laws. The judgment followed a pre-election suit instituted by PDP governorship aspirant Usman Aliyu Garry, who challenged the process through which Pantami emerged as the party’s candidate. Garry…

The Oyo State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening family planning services, increasing government ownership and ensuring sustainable healthcare delivery across the state. The commitment was reaffirmed at the Oyo State Bi-Annual Stakeholders Coordination Meeting organised by the Oyo State Ministry of Health and the Oyo State Primary Health Care Board, in collaboration with the Society for Family Health (SFH), at Jogor Hotel, Liberty Road, Ibadan. The meeting focused on strengthening family planning integration, government ownership and accountability under SWAp/MAMII at the state and local government levels. Speaking at the meeting, the Executive Secretary, Oyo State Primary Health Care…

Oyo State Governor and All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Seyi Makinde, has denied receiving ₦50 billion from the Federal Government for the ongoing upgrade of the Ladoke Akintola International Airport in Ibadan. Makinde made the clarification on Tuesday while addressing supporters and stakeholders at the APM North-West Consultative Town Hall meeting in Katsina, following a claim by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, that the administration of President Bola Tinubu had provided the money to support the airport project. Wike had made the claim on Monday during an appearance on TVC’s Journalists’ Hangout, saying the Tinubu…

The Oyo State Government, through the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, has unveiled 250 uniforms donated by GZI for environmental sweepers across the state, as part of efforts to improve their safety, visibility and efficiency in the discharge of their duties. Unveiling the uniforms at the Ministry premises, the Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Hon. Ademola Aderinto, said it was pertinent for the sweepers, who are engaged as ad-hoc staff, to know that the government recognises and appreciates their contributions to maintaining a clean and healthy environment across the state. He noted that, in addition to the commitment…

Public servants under the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council (JNPSNC), Trade Union Side, have given President Bola Tinubu until September 30, 2026, to take urgent steps to address the worsening cost-of-living crisis, including a demand for petrol to be made available at ₦500 per litre. The workers also demanded an immediate Wage Award, upward review of salaries and allowances across the public service, and the immediate constitution of a committee to negotiate a new National Minimum Wage ahead of January 2027. The demands were contained in a letter addressed to President Tinubu at the State House, Abuja, where the…