OYO State governor, Mr Seyi Makinde, has submitted that for the country to advance in all sectors of the economy, leadership must be right and the structure right. Makinde, in his address at the grand finale of the Oyo State Youth Summit 2025, at the International Conference Centre, University of Ibadan, on…
The federal government has declared tomorrow 1st May, 2025 as a public holiday to mark this year’s Workers’ Day celebration. The Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, who made the declaration on behalf of the federal government, reiterated the need for peace to drive industrialisation and…
The atmosphere was electric at the International Conference Center, University of Ibadan, as the Oyo State Youth Summit 2025 reached its climax with a powerful and revealing speech from the Executive Governor of Oyo State, His Excellency Engineer Seyi Makinde. In a moment that gripped the audience, Governor…
Justice Olusola Adetujoye of the Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan, on Monday, April 28, 2025 convicted and sentenced Olaniyan Gbenga Amos to sixty-three (63) years jail term for multiple investment fraud. He was convicted alongside his firm, Detorrid Heritage Investment Limited. They were prosecuted on…
Former Delta State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, has expressed regret over his decision to run as the vice-presidential candidate alongside Alhaji Atiku Abubakar in the 2023 presidential election, admitting it may have contradicted the wishes of his people. Speaking on Arise Television’s Morning Show on…
Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, on Tuesday commissioned a newly constructed Information and Communication Technology (ICT) hub in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. She also named the ultra modern computer facility in honour of Chief Mrs. Onikepo Akande, a distinguished businesswoman and former…
The Oyo State Government has waded into the simmering public altercations over the boundary dispute between Osun and Oyo States. In a statement by the Commissioner for Information, Prince Dotun Oyelade, Government counselled both sides of the divide to stop the back-and-forth blame game and allow the two…
… Makes Appointment Into Muslim Pilgrim Welfare Board Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, has approved the appointment of Chairman and members for the Oyo State Local Government Commission as well as additional members for the Oyo State Pilgrims Welfare Board (Muslim Wing). Recall that the Governor had…
The Oyo State Police Command has uncovered a human trafficking syndicate operating in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. In the coordinated operation, officers rescued 84 individuals including a child from a residential building in the Orogun area of the city, where they had allegedly been held against their will…
A former Head of Service in Oyo State, Overseer (Dr) Ebenezer Okebukola, has said that one of the secrets of Governor Seyi Makinde’s success is his ability to connect well with the people of the state, adding that this has entrenched peace in the state. Okebukola, who served as Permanent Secretary in eight…