The Alaafin Abimbola Owoade Local Organising Committee has released the full schedule of events for the pre-coronation, coronation, and post-coronation ceremonies of Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade II, the 46th Alaafin of Oyo. The celebrations, which reflect the rich cultural heritage of the Oyo Kingdom, are set to…
The Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has inaugurated the State Technical Committee (STC) and the State Expatriate Monitoring Committee (SEMC) of Engineering Regulations Monitoring and Enforcement (ERM&E) to ensure that engineering practices in Oyo State adhere to global standards. The governor noted…
Current available data by the Nigerian Bureau of statistics (NBS) has shown that the Governor Seyi Makinde administration’s economic polices are paying off for the residents of the pacesetter state. Oyo state came third in VAT generation across the country with 272.41billion. This means that residents of…
The Oyo State governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, has made new appointments to the boards of three tertiary institutions in the state. The Governor also approved the appointments of nine part-time members into the Oyo State Pilgrims’ Welfare Board (Christian Wing). The appointments were announced in a letter…
The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has distributed a total of N1.678 trillion among the Federal Government, state governments, and local government councils for February. This was disclosed in a communiqué issued by FAAC and shared by Bawa Mokwa, the Director of Press and Public Relations at the…
The communal clashes involving Ifon and Ilobu communities escalated on Saturday, spreading to the Erin Osun community. The governor, Ademola Adeleke, has subsequently imposed a 24-hour curfew on the affected communities. Adeleke had initially imposed a 12-hour curfew in the wake of the communal clashes that…
The Oyo State Police Command has arrested two suspects, Ridwan Bello, 35, and Fatai Adeleke, 70, for their involvement in exhuming and selling human body parts for ritual purposes. According to a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, Adewale Osifeso, detectives from the Iyaganku Divisional Police…
…As Makinde Urges New Intakes to uphold Ethical Conduct of Profession The Oyo State College of Nursing and Midwifery, on Friday, held its second matriculation ceremony, with the Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, as the special guest of honour. Speaking at the event held at the main auditorium of the…
Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has condemned the declaration of state of emergency in Rivers State. Governor Makinde, in his biweekly newsletter, The Business of Governance Issue 110, which was published on Thursday evening, noted that the suspension of democracy in Rivers State, through the declaration…
The Oyo State Security Council, on Thursday, read the riot act to all illegal miners, bandits, illegal migrants, cultists and other men of the underworld to desist from the acts, saying the government is determined to deal decisively with them. The Council gave the warning at a press briefing shortly after…