Tag Archives: Oyo State

The Federal Government on Monday alleged that the Oyo State Government was granting approvals for the construction of buildings and mining activities on federal roads in the state. It said this had created a huge problem and slowed down the construction work being embarked upon by the Federal Government on the Ibadan-Ilorin Road, Section III (Oyo-Ogbomosho) project. The Director, Highways ...

The Oyo State government says it is ready to key into land swap arrangement to ensure development of affordable accommodation for the people of the state, meaning that the state is ready to partner any individual or group interested in the arrangement. “In order to provide infrastructure to our GRAs, we are ready to embark on partnership arrangement. So, whoever ...

The lawmaker representing Iseyin/Iwajowa/Kajola/Itesiwaju federal constituency in Oyo state, Mr. Abiodun Olasupo, and the Iseyin monarch, Oba AbdulGaniyu Salahudeen, have bemoaned delay in the reconstruction of Moniya-Iseyin road. In separate interviews in Iseyin on Wednesday, they called on Oyo State Government to ensure speedy completion of the project. Gov. Abiola Ajimobi recently awarded the reconstruction of the road. Olasupo, who ...

A popular Juju musician and Chairman/CEO of Fresh FM, a private radio station in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, Mr. Yinka Ayefele has reacted to the notice issued by the Oyo State government to demolish part of Music House which houses the radio station. Ayefele in a statement he personally signed, declared that the construction of the building did not ...

Scores of butchers under the umbrella of National Butchers Union from the 11 local government areas in Ibadanland on Sunday appealed to Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State to as a matter of urgency prevail on some elements who are using soldiers, policemen and other security agents to destroy their property, intimidate and harass butchers across the various abattoirs in ...

The Oyo State government has paid compensations to about 77 Land owners who acquired the site recently for mass production of cassava in Otu near Iseyin. Mr. Isaac Ajiboye Omodewu, the State Commissioner for Lands, Housing, and Survey, presented the cheques to the beneficiaries at a brief ceremony in Otu, Itesiwaju Local Government Area of the state last week. The ...

No fewer than five people escaped death Tuesday afternoon on Ibadan road, the Oyo State capital after a passenger bus collided with a sport utility vehicle and later hit a pole at David Hotels Junction, along Awolowo Avenue in the new Bodija area of Ibadan. The accident which occurred around 2.pm involved a passenger bus with registration number XC 246 ...

Two Odua Peoples’ Congress (OPC) factions engaged each other in a supremacy battle yesterday in Oke-Ado area of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, leaving one person dead, several others injured and valuable properties destroyed. The state police Public Relations Officer, SP Adekunle Ajisebutu, confirmed the incident to Daily Trust on phone that one person died in the fracas, adding that ...

Contrary to claims by opposition parties, the Kwara State Government says it has always made use of local contractors in the execution of road projects in the state. The Senior Special Assistant on Media and Communication to Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed, Dr. Muyideen Akorede, said this while featuring on a radio programme: “Ibi Abashe de,” on Tuesday, alongside the Publicity Secretary ...

The Oyo state government has said it would soon begin training of staff in the maintenance departments of local government areas and local council development areas in the state to be able to carry out maintenance works on roads across the state. Special Adviser to Governor Abiola Ajimobi on Infrastructure, Mr Gbenga Akintola who stated this on Wednesday, in Ibadan, ...