Oyo State Governor ‘Seyi Makinde has approved the presentation of staff of office and beaded crowns to Onifiditi of Fiditi, Oba Sikiru Akanni Oyelese and Elempe of Tapa, Oba Titilola Oyekanmi Sunday. A statement by the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, Olusegun Olayiwola, said the governor on 7 March approved that the Onifiditi and the Elempe be presented …

The Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, has signed into law the Oyo State Electricity Regulatory Commission Bill. At the 20th anniversary celebration of the British American Tobacco Ibadan Plant, he had promised to sign the bill establishing the Oyo State Electricity Regulatory Commission into law. Today, the governor has fulfilled his pledge for the creation of the commission. This …

Last Tuesday, an explosion rocked Old Bodija in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The panic and stampede that ensued were better imagined than witnessed; so also, the magnitude of destruction and loss suffered. Lives were lost; at the last count five as a direct consequence of the blast. Other deaths linked to the blast have since been recorded. Also at …

The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has said a structural integrity test has been conducted on no fewer than 230 houses possibly affected by the recent Ibadan explosion. The explosion which occurred on Tuesday killed five persons, injured 77 and rendered thousands homeless in the state. Makinde disclosed these figures while speaking at the Nigerian Society of Engineers investiture in …

Oyo Governor Seyi Makinde has hinted that illegal miners operating in the state were responsible for Tuesday night’s explosion in Ibadan. According to reports gathered, many persons were hospitalised following the explosion that affected a section of the Governor’s Office, Secretariat, Oyo State House of Assembly, the residence of the former Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Chief Bola Ige, …

Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has vowed that his administration will pay the 13th month’s salary to workers in the state for the fifth year running, noting that workers will receive the payment before 31 December. This was in spite of the fact that the government had earlier paid the December 2023 salary and the December wage award of N25,000 …

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has defended the state’s proposed 2024 budget, which includes an allocation of N19,207,579,201.00 (Nineteen billion, two hundred and seven million, five hundred and seventy-nine thousand, two hundred and one naira) to the Governor’s Office. The proposal, which he said, might be subject to criticisms, became necessary, arguing that the allocation is necessary to effectively manage …

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Monday, approved the payment of N25,000 for workers and N15,000 for pensioners as wage award in the state for the next six months. The PUNCH reports that workers had in October threatened to embark on an indefinite strike should the government fail to meet their demands for a wage increase, following the announcement of …

The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake on Thursday hosted the Governors of Kwara, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq; Oyo State, Engr. Seyi Makinde; and Niger State, Hon. Umar Bago in his office. Bago told the media that issues around revalidating licences given to mining companies, who have gone out of their scope, dominated discussions alongside the need for them …

Let me begin by making a distinction here. Nigeria’s military acknowledges two Obasanjos in its records. One has been retired for nearly 45 years now, while the other was at best a toddler when the older disengaged from military service. Both of them made it to the uppermost crust of the military, the former rising to the exclusive club of …