The factional National Executive Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, backed by Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde, has ratified the appointment of a 13-member Caretaker Committee headed by Tanimu Turaki, SAN, as chairman. The decision was taken at the Makinde-backed 103rd NEC meeting held on Monday in…
An internet rat, desperate to reclaim lost fame, has an axe to grind with Governor Seyi Makinde. His angst against the governor is his incomprehension of the need for Makinde’s opposition to President Bola Tinubu. The ranting rat deplored the governor, wondering how he could move from being a Tinubu’s…
The Supreme Court today set aside a controversial status quo ante bellum order made in the protracted leadership crisis rocking the African Democratic Congress, holding that the preservative directive could not validly subsist after proceedings had been concluded. In a lead judgment delivered by Justice…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has nominated Mr. Joseph Olasunkanmi Tegbe as the new Minister of Power, subject to confirmation by the National Assembly. The nomination has been formally transmitted to the Senate for screening and approval, in line with constitutional provisions governing ministerial…
The Supreme Court has nullified the National Convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) held in Ibadan, Oyo State, on November 15 and 16, 2025, dealing a blow to a faction of the party aligned with former Minister of Special Duties, Tanimu Turaki, SAN. A five-member panel of the apex court delivered a…
The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Wednesday, assured the people of the state not to allow religion to divide the state, as they are one and will always remain one. He gave this assurance while bidding farewell to pilgrims intending to perform the 2026 Hajj at the state Hajj Camp, Olodo in Ibadan, the…
The Supreme Court of Nigeria will on Thursday deliver judgments in two high-stakes political appeals involving the leadership crises rocking the African Democratic Congress and theN Peoples Democratic Party. Checks by our correspondent on the official website of the apex court showed that the matters, listed…
The Oyo State Government under the Seyi Makinde led administration has commenced a fresh verification exercise for property owners affected by the first phase of the Senator Rashidi Ladoja Circular Road in Ibadan who are yet to receive compensation. Chairman of the monitoring committee overseeing compensation…
The Oyo State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has taken due notice of the latest press statement issued by the National Secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and finds it not only disingenuous but a calculated exercise in political amnesia, selective morality, and intellectual…
President Bola Tinubu has written to the Senate, seeking approval to borrow a fresh $516,333,070 loan. In a letter to the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, which was read on Thursday during plenary, the loan will be obtained from Deutsche Bank, and it is aimed at financing the already…