Nobel laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka has harped on the need to promote Nigeria’s local languages and culture to drive national development. Soyinka made the call on Monday during an interactive session with newsmen following his visit to the Centre for Cultural Studies and Creative Arts, University of Iloirn, as part of activities leading to the…
By Yetunde Oke The Oyo State Ministry of Culture and Tourism has awarded the Nigeria Union of Pensioners, NUP, Oyo State Council, the Highest Contingent at the just concluded World Egungun Festival, 2025. The Secretary, Oyo NUP, Comrade Olusegun Abatan, made this known when the State Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Dr Wasiu Olatunbosun led…
The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the World’s First Labour Radio Station, Pensioners FM 106.7, Ibadan, Oyo State, Comrade Olusegun Abatan, has extended heartfelt congratulations to Balogun Gaphar Babatunde Ojetola on his forthcoming conferment as the Grand Ambassador of Ibadan Culture (GAIC) by the Central Council of Ibadan Indigenes (CCII). The esteemed honour will be…
Anuoluwapo Fasoyin The Oyo State Government identified culture and tourism as potent tools that can significantly contribute to the state’s economy if properly harnessed. Governor Seyi Makinde, stated this at the grand finale of the 2025 World Egungun Festival, held at the Obafemi Awolowo Stadium, Oke-Ado Ibadan. Represented by his deputy, Barrister Bayo Lawal, Governor…
Ogun State Government says plans are underway to transform the tourism landscape in the state into a world-class tourism hub. The state Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Mr Sesan Fagbayi, who stated this during an inspection tour to Olumo Rock Tourist Complex, said the renovation was part of a plan to transform the tourism sector…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu The Chairman, Ede, Aji lala Osho Festival 2025, Prince Wale Laoye has called on members of the Committee to brace up for the task of making the event a historical one. Prince Laoye gave the challenge at the inaugural meeting of the Committee held at Ede Town Hall. According to him, It…
Olubadan Advisory Council has reinstated Chief Sulaiman Akinsola as Mogaji Akinsola Family Compound, Labiran Area, Ibadan. Mogaji Akinsola’s reinstatement is contained in the official statement issued by the Olubadan Palace today. The statement which quoted his letter of reinstatement signed by the clerk to the Olubadan Advisory Council, Mr A Kolawole Balogun in part reads …
The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin has commended the Igbos for their contribution to the Oyo State economy and reiterated his commitment to peaceful co-existence amongst the various ethnic groups in the ancient city. According to a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Gbenga Ayoade, in Ibadan, the state capital, Oba Olakulehin gave the…
The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Owoade I, has ordered the immediate dissolution of an unauthorised coronation committee allegedly set up by a group of individuals without his approval. In a statement made available to newsmen on Wednesday in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, the monarch warned that any further meetings or activities related to…
By Adebayo Yusuf A curator at the National Museum of Unity, Aleshinloye, Ibadan, Mrs Pamela Oriyomi-Otuka has urged government and stakeholders to invest in museums as a way of promoting cultural heritage. Mrs Oriyomi-Otuka made this known in an interview after featuring on Pensioners FM yoruba stewardship programme, “Abo Re.” According to her, this would…