Amidst the growing economic challenges facing Nigeria, Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has decried the Federal Government’s recent re-introduction of old national anthem, calling for a shift in priorities towards addressing pressing issues such as hunger and poverty. Makinde, who blasted the decision yesterday…
Veteran Nollywood actor Dayo Adewunmi, popularly known by his stage name Sule Suebebe, has passed away. The Yoruba actor died on Wednesday morning at an undisclosed hospital in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State. The news of Adewunmi’s death was announced by Pastor Ademola Amusan, widely known as Agbala Gabriel, a…
My fellow Nigerians, let me begin by congratulating all of us for witnessing the celebration of another Democracy Day today, the 12th day of June 2024. This year also marks our nation’s 25 years of uninterrupted democratic governance. On this day, 31 years ago, we entered our rites of passage to becoming a true…
The Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde on Tuesday Signs Mobilization Agency and Socio-economic Development bill 2024 into law to address divers challenges facing the state and Nigeria at large. Governor Makinde while signing the bill at secretariat, Ibadan, said the established law is saddled with responsibility…
The Executive Governor of Oyo State, Engr. Seyi Makinde, on Monday, absolved himself of blame in the delayed selection and appointment of Alaafin of Oyo, insisting that “he has no anointed candidate.” The PUNCH reports that the revered stool became vacant in April 2022 after the demise of Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III,…
The Federal Government has declared Wednesday, June 12 as a Public Holiday to commemorate this year’s Democracy Day celebration. Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, congratulated Nigerians on the occasion. The minister in a statement signed by…
72 journalists from all media houses across the Country under the aegis of the Nigerian Guild of Editors stormed Oyo State on the invitation of the State Governor, Seyi Makinde, to tour the various infrastructural projects in State. The morning began on a cheerful atmosphere at the Executive Chamber of the…
The governors of the South-West geopolitical zone have said that they are waiting for the outcome of negotiations between the Federal Government and Organised Labour on minimum wage. The governors, on the platform of the South-West Governors’ Forum, made their stand known after a closed-door meeting in Lagos, on…
A group of lawmakers in the House of Representatives are seeking alterations to the 1999 Constitution to pave the way for the rotation of the Presidency among the six geo-political zones of the country. They also want an amendment to the Constitution to provide for “A single tenure of six years for the President…
The Organised Labour says it will not accept any ₦62,000 or ₦100,000 “starvation wage” as the minimum wage for Nigerian workers. Labour insisted on ₦250,000, its latest demand at the last meeting of the Tripartite Committee on Minimum Wage on Friday, as the living wage for an average Nigerian worker.…