The Deputy Governor of Oyo State, Alhaji Bayo Lawal, has urged widows not to succumb to depression but to remain steadfast in their faith and embrace life with optimism. Barrister Lawal made this appeal on Wednesday at an empowerment programme organised by some Widows in the Ibadan North East Local Government Area of the state….
By Adebayo Yusuf A Public Affairs Analyst, Engineer Micheal Gbeminiyi has urged the Oyo State government to intensify the enforcement of the 2016 Real Properties Protection Law. Engineer Gbeminiyi made this known shortly after featuring on Pensioners FM political programme, The Searchlight. According to him, despite the Real Properties Protection Law, land grabbing is still…
No fewer than 10 royal families in Oyo have alleged marginalisation under the 1961 Alaafin chieftaincy declaration that guides ascension to the throne of the Alaafin. Currently, the declaration restricts eligibility for the throne to two recognised ruling houses: Alowolodu and Agunloye. In a statement made available to newsmen, the families argued that limiting the…
By Aanuoluwapo Fasoyin Governor Seyi Makinde, has reiterated Oyo State’s readiness to partner investors to drive the economic growth of the state. Governor Makinde said this when some Chinese businessmen and investors paid him a visit at the Governor’s office, Secretariat, Ibadan. The Governor, who said that the state is endowed in resources and landmass,…
By Anuoluwapo Fasoyin Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has approved the appointment of Prince Abimbola Owoade as the new Alaafin of Oyo. The announcement was made in a statement on Friday by the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Dotun Oyelade. Oyelade stated that Owoade was chosen after extensive consultations and traditional divinations conducted by the…
By Anuoluwapo Fasoyin Oyo State Government has directed the proprietor of an Ibadan based private radio station and the organisers of a children’s funfair which resulted into a stampede that claimed the lives of some children to surrender to the police to avoid the wrath of the government. Deputy Governor of the state, Barrister Bayo…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu Governor Seyi Makinde has been described as a game changer in terms of socio-economic and infrastructure development in the political history of the state. A People’s Democratic Party, PDP, in Oyo state, Otunba Oluseye Opatoki, made the assertion while featuring on ‘Abo Ree’, a weekly Yoruba stewardship and accountability programme on Pensioners…
By Yetunde Oke Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, says his administration will continue to support continuous training for nurses to discourage brain drain. Governor Makinde, gave the assurance at the 14th Annual General Meeting/National Scientific Conference of the Association of General Private Nursing Practitioners of Nigeria, AGPNP, held in Ibadan. The governor, who was represented…
The Soun of Ogbomosoland, Oba Ghandi Olaoye, Orumogege III, has expressed optimism that the Ogbomoso Cradles Carnival, scheduled to be held between December 19 and 24, 2024, would be the biggest culture and tourism event in Nigeria. Olaoye, while speaking during a dinner and fundraising event for the coming carnival at the Imperial Heritage Hotel,…
National Orientation Agency, NOA, has held a sensitisation town hall meeting with stakeholders and residents of Oyo State on the need to be patriotic and embrace national core values. Director-General of the Agency, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu while speaking at the event held at the Western Hall, Oyo State Secretariat, Ibadan said, poor attitudinal change, lack…