About two weeks ago, I sat in a group of about six to seven people and an aged citizen approached us to beg for financial support. One or two members of the group reached out and afterwards, a discussion ensued on what could be responsible for a senior citizen to take to begging. He failed to properly plan…
The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has announced a fresh review of its service fees, which will take effect from August 1, 2025. The commission announced this in a statement issued via its official social media page on Tuesday, June 17, 2025. According to the statement, the decision was taken after a…
On Saturday, May 31st, 2025, the Bethiez Relief and Empowerment Foundation, in collaboration with JCI Premier, hosted a transformative outreach programme at Sabo Primary Healthcare Centre, Sabo, Ibadan, Oyo State, to empower young girls through the provision of essential feminine hygiene products and…
…Says President Unserious, Unconcerned The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in very strong terms condemns the gruesome massacre of over 200 Nigerians including children in Benue State describing it as another horrifying chapter in the history of our nation under the unresponsive All Progressives Congress…
The Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, is set to coronate the new Eleruwa of Eruwa, Prince Adebayo Adegbola. In a statement signed by the State Commissioner for Information, Prince Dotun Oyelade, the grand ceremony is scheduled for Saturday, June 28, 2025. He noted that the coronation ceremony has been…
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Chief Niyi Akintola, has described Governor Seyi Makinde has a promise keeper who never betrays people’s trust. Chief Akintola, who was an All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirant in 2019, said this during an interview with The People’s Verdict. The Asiwaju of…
Popular Ibadan-based broadcaster, Oriyomi Hamzat, has expressed strong confidence in his chances of becoming the next governor of Oyo State if he chooses to contest in the 2027 election. Speaking during a recent live broadcast, Hamzat reacted sharply to a caller from abroad who advised him against running for…
Since assuming office in May 2019, Governor Seyi Makinde has led Oyo State through a historic journey of growth, reforms, and transformation. His administration, structured under the Omituntun agenda—Omituntun 1.0 (2019–2023) and the ongoing Omituntun 2.0 (2023–2027)—has redefined governance in the…
The Oyo State Government, under the leadership of Governor Seyi Makinde, proudly announced the continuation of the distribution of farm inputs to smallholder farmers through the Oyo State Community Action for Resilience and Economic Stimulus (Oyo State NG-CARES) programme in June 2025. This initiative,…
A professional group, Omituntun Initiative in the Diaspora (OID), has commiserated with the Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, Oyo State Elders’ Council, the immediate family, and the entire state over the passing of former Nigerian High Commissioner to Zambia and Malawi as well as a member of Oyo State…