The Federal Government has declared Friday, April 18, and Monday, April 21, 2025, as public holidays to mark Good Friday and Easter Monday. This was disclosed by the Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, on Tuesday. He emphasised the importance of embodying the virtues of the sacrifice and love…
Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has maintained that officials of the state government and the immediate family of the late Dr Victor Omololu Olunloyo would work out modalities to give the elder statesman a befitting state burial. The governor stated this on Tuesday, when he paid a condolence visit to the…
The Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, has approved the release of One Billion, One Hundred Million Naira for the payment of gratuities to retired civil servants, as well as the disbursement of death benefits to the next-of-kin of deceased retirees. The Chairman, Local Government Staff Pension Board,…
A major digital scam has hit Nigerian investors as CBEX, a supposed AI-driven asset trading platform promising a 100 per cent return on investment in just 30 days, has reportedly crashed—vanishing with over ₦1.3 trillion. The platform’s collapse became widely known on Monday when users discovered their…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned a suit filed by the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) against the Federal and State Governments until May 29. The fresh suit, which was scheduled for mention before Justice Inyang Ekwo, could not proceed because the court did not sit. The matter…
The Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum (PDPGF) held its 2025/4th Meeting in Ibadan, Oyo State, and resolved the following; 1. Noting the nationwide speculations about possible merger of political parties, groups and/or associations, the Forum resolved that the PDP will not join any coalition or…
Amid mounting concerns over the internal turmoil within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the PDP Governors’ Forum is holding a crucial meeting on Monday in Ibadan, hosted by Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde, to chart a way forward. Sources said the meeting will focus heavily on critiquing the All…
Oyo Governor, Seyi Makinde has announced plans to replicate the world’s second-largest wholesale food market in Ijaiye, Ibadan, the state capital. The market to be replicated is the Rungis International Market, located in Paris, France. Makinde revealed that he has signed a strategic cooperation agreement…
The National Broadcasting Commission has barred Nigerian radio and television stations from airing the trending song “Tell Your Papa” by veteran rapper, Eedris Abdulkareem, citing its “objectionable nature.” In a memo dated April 9, 2025 and issued by the Coordinating Director of Broadcast Monitoring,…
The President of the African Development Bank, AfDB, Akinwumi Adesina, says youths in Nigeria and 51 other African countries don’t need freebies under the guise of empowerment schemes but capital to fund their ideas and translate them into enduring wealth. Adesina, who made this statement during an…