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Oyo Govt begins crackdown on street trading, open grazing violations
Adejayan Oluwagbenga – The Oyo State Rule of Law Enforcement Authority (OYRLEA) has commenced a statewide crackdown on street trading, open grazing, and other environmental and public order violations. This was disclosed in a statement issued by Prince Dotun Oyelade, Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Oyo State, on Wednesday. The enforcement exercise, which began on Tuesday in Ibadan, was led…
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‘Prophet’ docked in Ondo over ₦247m worth of property damage
By Boye Oyeyemi – A self-acclaimed prophet, Apostle Adefiju Boluwaji, aged 64, has been arraigned before an Akure Chief Magistrates’ Court on allegations bordering on criminal trespass, malicious damage, and conduct likely to breach public peace. The cleric, who had reportedly been on the watchlist of the Zone 17 Police Command, was apprehended over the weekend and transferred to the…
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Lecturers shut down LAUTECH medical school over unpaid arrears
Adejayan Gbenga – Academic activities have been suspended at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) Medical School, following an indefinite strike by lecturers under the Nigerian Association of Medical and Dental Academics (NAMDA), LAUTECH Chapter. The strike, which began on Friday, was confirmed in a letter addressed to the vice chancellor and signed by the acting chairman, Professor M.A.…
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Makinde inaugurates Oyo Judicial Service Commission
…vows to prioritise merit over politics in appointments Adejayan Gbenga – Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has inaugurated the Oyo State Judicial Service Commission. Speaking at the event held at the Executive Chamber of the Governor’s Office in Agodi, Ibadan, Makinde reiterated his administration’s unwavering commitment to appointing individuals based on merit, competence, and capacity, rather than political affiliation, ethnicity,…
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Oyo gets new Commissioner of Police
Adejayan Gbenga – Oyo State has a new Commissioner of Police. CP Femi Haruna assumed duty on Tuesday as the 48th officer to lead the state police command. His appointment comes days before the Ibadan North Federal Constituency by-election, scheduled for Saturday, August 16, 2025. Haruna formally took charge at the Oyo State Police Command Headquarters in Eleyele, Ibadan, where…
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Two siblings drown in Ondo after heavy rainfall
By Boye Oyeyemi – Tragedy struck in Ore, the headquarters of the Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State, as two teenage siblings lost their lives after drowning in a river known as Omileye. The incident, which has thrown the community into mourning, reportedly happened shortly after a downpour swept through the area. According to a source familiar with the…
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The alleged atrocities of ‘Olori Eso’, Lagos’s “notorious hired killer”
Wasiu Akinwande, popularly known as Olori Eso, is reportedly known for causing terror around Mushin and its environs. Before he was arrested in a coordinated operation by the Lagos State Police Command’s Tactical Squad at his hideout in the Agbado area of Ogun State, police described the 44-year-old as the “most wanted vicious and notorious hired killer”. Akinwande is accused…
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs denied bail ahead of sentencing
Sean “Diddy” Combs cannot go home from jail to await sentencing on his prostitution-related conviction, a judge said on Monday, denying the mogul’s latest bid for bail. Combs has been behind bars since his September arrest. He faced federal charges of coercing girlfriends into having drug-fueled sex marathons with male sex workers while he watched and filmed them. He was…
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Gunmen kidnap two Ondo Varsity staff; police rescue one
By Boye Oyeyemi – Unknown gunmen have kidnapped a staff member of the Ondo State-owned Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA), Mr Omoniyi Eleyinmi, and one other person whose identity is yet to be ascertained. WESTERN POST gathered that Eleyinmi was abducted at his residence in Supare Akoko in the Akoko South West Local Government Area of Ondo State. A senior…
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The Peter Obi vow! By Gbemiga Ogunleye
Peter Gregory Obi, former two-term Governor of Anambra State, who dazzled the country in the 2023 presidential election on the banner of the Labour Party, is on the match again! Obi, who has a foot in the Labour Party and the other in the African Democratic Congress, ADC, has promised to serve only for one term if he is elected…
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