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News
Policemen Who Extorted N43,800 from Student in Oyo, Arrested, Detained
Some policemen attached to the Anti-Kidnapping Squad of the Oyo State Police Command have been arrested for allegedly extorting N43,800…
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Guest Columnist
Gunmen at Oyo Prison, By Lasisi Olagunju
I read Camara Laye’s ‘A Dream of Africa’ in secondary school. I still see the sky-high gate of his walled…
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Inside Nigeria
Former Oyo Military Governor, Gen Olurin, Dies At 76
Former military governor of Oyo State, General Adetunji Idowu Olurin (rtd.), is dead. The septuagenarian, born on December 3, 1944,…
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Inside Nigeria
What The Council of Obas Are Doing About Sunday Igboho– Ooni of Ife
Yoruba’s foremost monarch, the Ooni of Ife, has stated that consultations were ongoing to drum support for Yoruba Nation activist,…
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Crime
Gunmen Abduct 18 Passengers in Oyo
No fewer than 18 passengers were kidnapped along Igboora-Eruwa Road in Ibarapa area of Oyo State on Thursday evening. The…
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Shasha Market: Court Remands 7 Men For Alleged Arson, Murder
An Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ibadan on Thursday, ordered that seven men be remanded in Abolongo Correctional facility in…
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Inside Nigeria
Amotekun Arrests Suspected Herders with Guns in Oyo
Oyo State is fast becoming the epic centre of insecurity in the Southwest as events keep unfolding in rapid successions…
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Inside Nigeria
Oyo Crisis: 51 Suspects Arraigned For Kidnapping, Banditry, Rape in Oke Ogun
The Oyo State Government on Sunday said at least 51 suspects are on trial for their involvement in kidnapping, rape…
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Inside Nigeria
BREAKING: Oyo Assembly Suspends 13 LG Chairmen Indefinitely
The Oyo State House of Assembly has placed 13 council caretaker chairmen in the state on indefinite suspension. Their suspension…
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Inside Nigeria
You Can Return Arms Quietly Now Or Face The Law, Oyo CP Warns Hoodlums
The Commissioner of Police in Oyo State, Joe Enwonwu, has warned hoodlums to quietly return the prohibited firearms in their…
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