My fellow Nigerian brothers, sisters and friends of Nigeria. 2. I address you today, in my last assignment as a democratically elected President of our great and well-endowed nation, with a deep sense of gratitude to God, a great deal of appreciation to the Nigerian people and a modest sense of fulfilment. 3.…
President Muhammadu Buhari will make a farewell broadcast as President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces on Sunday, May 28, 2023 at 7 o’clock in the morning. According to a statement by the special adviser to the president on media and publicity, Femi Adesina, Television, radio stations and…
Ahead of the second term inauguration of the Oyo state governor, Seyi Makinde, and his Deputy, Bayo Lawal, on Monday, May 29, the state Police Command has issued a notice of diversion of vehicles in some parts of Ibadan metropolis, in order to control traffic. The affected areas include Bola Ige/Christ High…
Governor Seyi Makinde has approved the appointment of Kikelomo Adijat Adegoke as the substantive Accountant General of Oyo State. The Head of Service, Mrs. Olubunmi Oni mni, made this known in a statement on Friday. Oni said the appointment took effect on Thursday, May 26, 2023. The Oyo State Governor has…
The Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, has ordered the dissolution of the management and Board of the Ladoke Akintola University Teaching Hospital. The Chairman, Transition and Inauguration Committee, Otunba Segun Ogunwuyi, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday May 26, 2023, said the dissolution is…
The Federal Government has declared Monday, May 29th, work free to commemorate the inauguration of the 16th democratically elected President. Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, made the declaration in Abuja on Friday on behalf of the Government. The Minister felicitated with all Nigerians on the…
Governor Seyi Makinde has approved the dualization of Akobo-Ojurin- Olorunda Abaa/Odogbo Barracks by N.O Idowu College. This was contained in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Local Government & Chieftaincy Matters, Mr. Joel Olaleye Ajagbe on Friday, May 26, 2023. He said that the…
The management of the University of Ibadan, Oyo state, has increased the acceptance fee for newly-admitted students. The university, on its website, announced that prospective students are to pay N50,000 as their acceptance fee. The increment from N37,500 to N50,000 has generated a lot of reactions from…
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed the suit seeking the disqualification of Kashim Shettima as the vice-presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress for double nomination. A five-member panel of the apex court held that the Peoples Democratic Party lacked the locus standi to institute the suit.…
The Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde has granted assent to the amendment of Oyo state chiefs’ law. Recall that yesterday, the Oyo State House of Assembly has passed the Chieftaincy Amendment Bill 2023; an executive bill sponsored by Governor Seyi Makinde. The new law gives the governor the…