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…
The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) has warned that 1,249 communities across 176 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in 33 states and the FCT fall within the high flood-risk areas in 2025. The warning was issued during the official presentation of the 2025 Annual Flood Outlook (AFO) by the Minister of…
…Says loan facilities, other support available As part of its efforts to support smallholder farmers in the state in the 2025 Farming Season, the Oyo State Government has announced the commencement of the second phase of the 50 per cent land ploughing subsidy also known as the Tractorisation Policy.…
The Oyo State Government, on Thursday commenced the first batch of Two Hundred and Sixty-four Million Naira (N264m) as compensation to property owners affected on the Senator Rasheed Adewolu circular road corridor. The presentation of cheques was held today at the conference room, Ministry of Lands, Housing…
The Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, on Thursday, held a breakfast meeting with top executives of Ellipse Projects, the implementing partner for the €55 million healthcare funding from the French Government. The meeting has in attendance, the Chief Executive Officer of Ellipse Projects, Mr. Stephane…
The Oyo State Government has established standardised regulations and fixed a control price of N14,000 per meter for the drilling of groundwater abstraction, commonly known as borehole drinking water, across the state. The state Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Abdulmojeed Mogbonjubola,…