Flying Eagles of Nigeria have crashed out of the FIFA Under 20 World cup in Argentina. The Nigerian team lost 1 nil to South Korea in their quarter final encounter on Sunday evening. The game which ended goalless after 90 minutes went into extra time. In the 95th minute, Seok-Hyun Choi scored the only goal of…
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has sought a review of a judgment of the Supreme Court to pay the salaries and allowances of local government chairmen and councillors he sacked upon assuming office on May 29, 2019. Makinde, in a fresh motion and notice of appeal before the Appeal Court, Abuja, urged the…
The Oyo State government has announced Alhaji Oluwatomiwa Omolewa, former Park Management System (PMS) Secretary, as the new Chairman. Alhaji Kasali Ajisafe Lawal aka Baba Bola is to serve as the secretary. The appointment is part of the reorganization of the PMS embarked upon by the state government. The…
Oyo State Governor, Engr Seyi Makinde, has assured residents that his second term will be better than the first one and deliver more value to the people of the state. The Governor, who promised to serve the state to the best of his ability, said this on Sunday during a thanksgiving service held at the…
Oyo State government has announced Alhaji Oluwatomiwa Omolewa, former Park Management System (PMS) Secretary, as the new Chairman. Alhaji Kasali Ajisafe Lawal aka Baba Bola is to serve as the secretary. The appointment is part of the reorganization of the PMS embarked upon by the state government. …
The Executive Governor of Oyo State who also doubles as the Vice Chairman, Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), ‘Seyi Makinde has called on members and supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to put aside their differences and work together towards a common goal. Speaking at the ongoing PDP retreat…
The Nigeria Labour Congress will embark on a nationwide strike on Wednesday, next week. The congress said the strike action would be implemented if the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited fails to reverse the new pump price for the Premium Motor Spirit. The NLC took the decision at the end of the…
President Bola Tinubu is in a meeting with Oyo Governor Seyi Makinde, immediate past Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike and a former Delta Governor James Ibori. The visitors, who walked in at around 4:25pm, came about the time the Chief Executive Officer of Access Holding Plc, Mr Herbert Wigwe, who had been to the…
In a surprising turn of events, Babatunde Ajala, the gubernatorial candidate of the Action Alliance (AA) in the 2023 elections in Oyo State, has withdrawn his suit challenging the victory of Governor Seyi Makinde. This decision was made known by Ajala’s legal counsels who filed an application to discontinue…
President Bola Tinubu, on Friday, appointed the outgoing Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, as his new Chief of Staff. He also appointed a former Deputy Governor of Jigawa State, Sen. Ibrahim Hadejia, as Deputy Chief of Staff and Former Minister of Special Duties, George Akume,…