A Socio-cultural group in Oyo State, Oyo Renaissance Forum on Monday advanced reasons why Ibadan Mogajis, Baales, market men and women, Chiefs and others are happy with the Governor, Engr Seyi Makinde over planned move to reform the Oyo State Chiefs Law. They believed that once the bill becomes law, it would allow for the…
As the planning and the preparation for the Maiden Edition of the Drum Festival (Ayan-Agalu Festival) continue to gather momentum, His Excellency, Governor of Osun State, Governor Ademola Nurudeen Jackson Adeleke, has also thrown his weight behind the festival and he is fully ready to support it. According to him, while acknowledging the receipt and…
There is a small town on your way to Oyo, just behind Fiditi, it’s called “Ilu Ajẹ”. Which literally, translates to “Town of Witches”.Ilu Aje is a relatively large agrarian community with vast lands located between Ilora and Jobele towns in the Afijio Local Government Area of Oyo State. Semantically, “Ilu Aje” is literally a…
The Nigerian Association of Christian Journalists, NACJ, Oyo State Chapter, has commiserated with the Secretary of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, in the state, Comrade Sola Oladapo, over the loss of his father, Chief Patrick Olubiyi Oladapo. The association, in a statement issued on behalf of the acting chairman in the state, Comrade ‘Lekan…
The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Diaspora, Honorable Tolulope Akande-Sadipe, has congratulated Honorable Abike Dabiri-Erewa on her reappointment as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM). This is contained in a statement she made available to newsmen on Sunday in Abuja. Akande-Sadipe commended Honorable Dabiri-Erewa for her unwavering commitment to…
By Abiodun Atilola A journey of a thousand mile must surely have an end, it was a good end for Mrs Ololade Agboola, the 23rd Head of Service in the pacesetter State who is bowing out of Service on May 8, 2023 as the substantive Head of Service in Oyo State after 35 years of…
The riverside town of Otuan in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State was, was Saturday, thrown into confusion when a 10-year-old boy accidentally killed his 12-year-old friend with his grandfather’s gun. It was learned that the father of the deceased and his grandfather who owned the gun, were out of town when the…
•Charges Gov. Makinde to follow due process Nine ruling houses have urged the Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde to follow due process in selecting new Alaafin of Oyo. The ruling houses during a press conference with journalists on Saturday alleged that the nine families have been marginalized in the selection of new king for…
Nigeria President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu in a memorial tribute on Friday hailed the late President Umar Musa Yar’Adua for his commitment to democracy and good governance, promising to follow in his steps. Tinubu said; “We’ll Never Forget You! Today, as always, I remember my good friend and brother in the struggle for democracy and good…
The leadership of People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Oyo State Chapter has set up reconciliation committee to settle differences in the political party. In a statement signed by the state party secretary, Alhaji Wasiu Adeleke, the committe was headed by Hon. Mufu Ogunremi as chairman of the committe. According to the statement, the move to settle…
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