The Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of the Southwest zone, Adegoke Fayoade, has assured that efforts are underway to secure the release of schoolchildren and their teachers abducted in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State last month. Fayoade said all security agencies, in collaboration with government authorities, are working tirelessly to ensure the safe return of the victims and expressed confidence that their release would be achieved soon. […]

The Federal Government has disclosed that local petrol production has increased from virtually zero in 2023 to about 48 million litres per day. Special Adviser to the President on Oil and Gas, Olu Verheijen, made the disclosure while speaking on the theme, “Energy in Nigeria: From Potential to Reality,” at the Nigerian-British Chamber of Commerce Energy Day 2026. Verheijen said that, for the first time in a generation, the majority […]

The Oyo State Government has warned individuals and groups against road obstruction, thuggery, and any act capable of disrupting public peace during the 2026 Egungun Festival in Ibadan. Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Wasiu Olatubosun, said the government remains committed to maintaining law and order throughout the festival period. He noted that reports had indicated that some individuals were taking advantage of the festival to block roads and hinder the […]

  The Oyo State Government has issued a seven-day public notice to relatives and next of kin of unidentified and unclaimed corpses deposited in public hospital mortuaries across the state to come forward for identification and collection before the bodies are given a mass burial. The directive was announced on Monday in a statement issued by the Commissioner for Health, Oluwaserimi Ajetunmobi. According to the commissioner, the decision became necessary […]