The Oyo State Governor, Engr Seyi Makinde on Wednesday visited Ologuneru community in Ido Local Government Area to address genuine property owners affected by the ongoing Ibadan Circular Road project over the controversial 500metre corridor on both sides, Makinde assured them that the road project will be…
Governors of the South-West states are expected to converge on Ibadan for an urgent, unscheduled meeting to deliberate on pressing regional matters, particularly security concerns across the zone. The closed-door session, which will commence at the Governor’s Office, Agodi, is being hosted by Oyo State…
The Executive Governor of Oyo State, H.E Seyi Makinde, on Monday presented a proposed budget estimate of ₦891,985,074,480.27 to the Oyo State House of Assembly for legislative review and approval. Gov. Makinde, while presenting the budget tagged “Budget of Economic Expansion,” as a decisive policy shift…
Several people are feared dead following a powerful gas explosion that rocked the Bioku-Alaadun area of Ibadan, Ona Ara Local Government Area on Friday night. Residents said a deafening blast shook the entire neighbourhood, triggering panic as flames spread rapidly and several buildings suffered severe…
The Executive Governor of Oyo State, His Excellency Engr. Seyi Makinde, has declared open the 2025 Batch C Orientation Course at the NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp, Gbakuta, Iseyin, delivering an uplifting message that challenged the newly sworn-in corps members to embrace discipline, innovation, and…
The Oyo State Housing Corporation, on Friday, conducted a fact-finding mission to the Owode Housing Estate Phase II, Apata, Ibadan, urging those yet to develop their allotted lands in the estate to do so in order to avoid losing such lands. This is sequel to an outcry by residents over insecurity and constant…
The Federal Government has ordered the immediate shutdown of 41 Federal Unity Colleges across the country following heightened security concerns in several regions. The directive was issued in a circular dated November 21, 2025, released by the Federal Ministry of Education and approved by the Minister of…
Kwara State governor, Abdurahman Abdulrazaq The Kwara State government has ordered the closure of schools in five local government areas of the Kwara South senatorial district to address security challenges in the areas. According to a statement by the state commissioner for Education and Human Capital…
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court has sentenced Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to life imprisonment. Justice Omotosho delivered the judgment on Thursday, four years after Kanu was arrested in Kenya under contentious circumstances and brought back to Nigeria.…
The Oyo State government on Tuesday unveiled archival evidence that the acquisition of land for the Ibadan Circular Road project began long before Governor Seyi Makinde took office. The documents, published in the Nigerian Tribune on 19 November 2018, detail the state’s intention to secure several…