FarmKonnect Agribusiness Nigeria Limited has unveiled agricultural greenhouse ‘Wave City” in Wasimi, Osun State to promote food sufficiency, national development and agricultural inclusion. Mr Oluwole Azeez, a former Lieutenant Colonel in the Nigerian and founder, FarmKonnect disclosed at the inauguration ceremony on Tuesday, said the project was the first of …
Read More »Paul Kehinde Oyediran, Meet The Ogbomoso-born Acting Registrar Of OYSCATECH
Mr. Paul Kehinde Oyediran is the acting registrar of Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology, Igboora. His appointment took effect from 1st of July, 2020 upon the completion of the tenure of the immediate past Registrar of Mr. Niyi Fehintola, The acting registrar was born on the 21st of …
Read More »I Told Obasanjo To Honour MKO Abiola, He Refused – Popular Activist, Moshood Erubami
“Sometime in 2002, I told the then President Olusegun Obasanjo to honour Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola, he refused saying he knew the winner of June 12, 1993 presidential election more than me and that I should mind my own business. “You see, in 1985, it was alleged that Abiola …
Read More »UI Student’s Death: Falana-led Group, Other Petition Oyo Govt, Seek Justice
A group ,the Alliance on Surviving COVID-19 and Beyond(ASCAB) led by Femi Falana and International Lawyers Assisting Workers(ILAW),Oyo State chapter have petitioned the Oyo State Government over the death of a 300-level student of University of Ibadan, Ricard Gbadebo, in soap factory in Ibadan. Gbadebo was a factory worker with …
Read More »Amotekun Lacks Proper Coordination In Oyo – Vigilante Group Commandant
The Oyo State Commandant of the Vigilante Group of Nigeria (VGN), Mr Oladeji Olowolafe has said that the much anticipated South Western Security Network codenamed Operation Amotekun may not achieve the desired result in Oyo State with the modalities put in place by the State government for the recruitment of …
Read More »Reflecting On The Legacies of Prof. Gbemiga Adewale, One Year After Leaving OYSCATECH
By Opeyemi Olawore The month of July is a significant month in the history of Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology (OYSCATECH), Igboora. It marks the end of tenure and the exchange of baton between the immediate past rector of OYSCATECH, Prof. Gbemiga Adewale and the current acting rector, …
Read More »COVID-19: Oyo Govt Launches state-wide Containment and Decontamination Response
The Oyo State Government has launched a statewide containment and decontamination response initiative to curtail the spread of COVID-19 across the state. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that a training programme on COVID-19 Decontamination Response Network held at the University of Ibadan on Tuesday ahead of the commencement of the initiative. The …
Read More »Okeho Bank Robbery: Oyo Police Arrest 3 More Gang Members
The Oyo state police command said three more members of the armed robbers that robbed a First Bank branch in Okeho, Oyo State have been arrested. The Police Public Relation Officer (PPRO) Olugbenga Fadeyi told The Nation on Tuesday that the three were arrested with the cooperation of local hunters, …
Read More »Prof Olayinka Omigbodun, First Female Provost UI College of Medicine, Resumes Duty
On Monday, 3rd August 2020, Prof. Olayinka Olusola Omigbodun resumed duty as the Provost of the College of Medicine of the University of Ibadan. Prof. Omigbodun, the first female Professor of Psychiatry in Nigeria and also the first female Provost of the College of Medicine of the University of Ibadan …
Read More »Ibadan No Longer The Dirtiest City in Africa – OYWMA Chairman
Oyo State Waste Management Authority (OYWMA) has declared that Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State was no more the dirtiest in Africa as the metropolis has achieved 60% compliance with waste management law compliance. The Executive Chairman, OYWMA, Prince Morounfolu Adelore who disclosed this on Tuesday said the present administration …
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