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…
Oyo State House of Assembly members have unanimously passed a vote of confidence in Governor Seyi Makinde and the Speaker, Adebo Ogundoyin, describing as unfounded the circulating rumours of an impeachment plot in the state. The resolution followed Wednesday’s plenary session in Ibadan, where…
As Governor Seyi Makinde approaches the twilight of his transformative second term, the political atmosphere in Oyo State is charged with a singular, high-stakes question: who isnext? For a leader who has redefined governance through the “Omituntun” roadmap, the choice of a successor is not merely a…
The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, is finally set to resign his position after securing President Bola Tinubu’s consent to pursue his governorship ambition in Oyo State. The development followed a meeting between the minister and the president on Tuesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, where Adelabu…
Former Deputy Chief of Staff and ex-Commissioner for Finance in Oyo State, Bimbo Adekambi, has officially declared his intention to contest for the governorship of Oyo State. The declaration was made during a high-level visit to the State Secretariat of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) located in Oke…
The Oyo State Executive Council meeting, chaired by the State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde has approved compensation for over 900 property owners whose lands were affected by the ongoing construction of the Ibadan Circular Road In a statement by the Commissioner for Information, Prince Dotun Oyelade, a total…