Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has approved the release of 10 inmates in correctional centres in the state and commuted four death sentences to life imprisonment. The state controller of correctional service, Abdulraheen Salami, disclosed this in a statement issued by the command’s public relations…
Popular Yoruba filmmaker and actor, Chief Adedeji Aderemi, popularly known as Olofa Ina is dead. The 73-year-old actor, in his lifetime, was well known in the contemporary Yoruba theatre industry. The news of his death was announced by fellow actor, Saidi Balogun, via his Instagram handle (@SaidiBalogun), on…
Maiyaki said the Department of State Services was involved in the clampdown on illegal institutions and some arrests have already been made. The Acting Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Chris Maiyaki, says the commission has identified at least 37 illegal universities operating in…
Governor Engr. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has distinguished himself as a leader committed to the welfare of the state’s civil servants and pensioners. His administration has implemented several groundbreaking initiatives aimed at improving the living standards of these essential members of the workforce. One of…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and fuel marketers under the aegis of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, on Tuesday, clashed again over the removal of subsidy on petrol. This came against the backdrop of the depreciation of the naira against the United States dollar at both…
Oyo State governor and vice chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum, ‘Seyi Makinde, has declared three days of state mourning for the deceased Chairman of the South-West Governors’ Forum and Ondo State governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu. The governor, who gave this directive on Thursday,…
Lucky Aiyedatiwa has been sworn in as the Governor of Ondo State. The swearing-in took place at the Government House, Alagbaka, Akure, on Wednesday. This development followed the death of the state governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, on Wednesday, at the age of 67 in Germany. Akeredolu, according to the state government,…
The Oyo State governor, Engr Seyi Makinde, has expressed sadness over the death of Ondo State governor, Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu, SAN. Makinde, in a statement made available on Wednesday, stated that the death of the former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) is a sad loss to Yorubaland and…
The Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, is dead. A family source told SaharaReporters on Wednesday that Akeredolu died in Lagos. SaharaReporters learnt that he was managed by State House doctors up to his death because they could not fly him abroad. “Akeredolu is dead; he died in Lagos,” the source said.…
… Says We Will Continue To Collaborate With Investors Governor of Oyo State, ‘Seyi Makinde, has maintained that Oyo State has been moving forward at a great pace under his watch, adding that his government still remains open to collaborating with private individuals and businesses to further develop…