Victims of Tuesday’s fire incident at Alesinloye Market, Ibadan, have clarified that about 90 people, and not 500 as reported in a section of the media, were affected by the incident. This is because the Oyo State Government has directed the victims to cooperate with the Oyo State Emergency Management Agency for a full enumeration…
The South-West Governors’ Forum on Thursday took decisive action to combat insecurity in the region, saying it has agreed to appoint special advisors on security in each state and establish a joint surveillance monitoring team which will oversee and coordinate security efforts across the zone. Also, the Forum, which held a closed-door meeting at Lagos…
Oba Abimbola Owoade, the Alaafin of Oyo-elect, is poised to initiate a 21-day series of traditional rites as he assumes his role as the new monarch of the town. On Friday, the state governor, Seyi Makinde, officially announced Owoade’s appointment as the new leader of this historic Yoruba community. The following Monday, he was presented…
Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has suggested that the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, may have been somewhat misled when he asserted that his party would secure victories in Osun and Oyo states. The governor emphasized that Ganduje’s remarks, which followed the governorship elections in Edo and Ondo states, were…
Now Is Not Time To Play Politics – Makinde Slams Akpabio Over Claims That Govs Got N30 Billion From FG The Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, has refuted the claim made by Senate President Godswill Akpabio that states received an additional N30 billion each to address food insecurity. Makinde said this is not time…
BREAKING: Obaseki, Mutfwang, Kefas, Lawal, Bala, Others Arrive Abuja For PDP Governors Meeting The Governors of Taraba, Zamfara, and Edo States, namely Agbu Kefas, Dauda Lawal, and Godwin Obaseki, have arrived at the Oyo State Governor’s Lodge in Asokoro, Abuja for the meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party Governors Forum. Also present are Caleb Mutfwang,…
