The Olubadan-in- council has nominated the Otun Olubadan of Ibadaland, High Chief Senator Lekan Balogun as the next Olubadan of Ibadanland. The decision was arrived at on Thursday during at a meeting at the residence of Balogun of Ibadanland, High Chief Owolabi Olakuleyin. According to the impeccable source, the meeting was moderated by the state government representative in the person of Director of Admin and General Services of Ibadan South East local government. In attendance were otun Ibadan High Chief Lekan Balogun (Olubadan elect), Balogun of Ibadanland High Chief owolabi Olakuleyin, osi Olubadan High Chief Rasidi Ladoja, otun Balogun of…
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The Oyo State Command of the National Security And Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has withdrawn her officers attached to lawmaker representing lseyin/ltesiwaju/ Kajola/lwajowa Federal Constituency in Oyo State at the House of Representatives, Shina Peller, over his proposal for scrapping of the institution. Peller proposed that the Nigeria Police Force to take over the responsibilities of the NSCDC. Head of Department Administration, DCC Sotiyo Igbalawole conveyed the Commandant-General’s directive to the federal lawmaker in a letter dated Tuesday, 2nd February 2022. The lawmaker made the proposal to the House via the National Security And Civil Defence Corps (Repeal and Transition)…
Nigeria police has paraded political thugs suspected to be members of Governor Seyi Makinde’s appointed Oyo State Motor Park Manager System. They were nabbed by men of Nigerian Army around 3:00am Wednesday 26th January at Ita Awure/Efon Junction, ahead of PDP primary elections in Ekiti.
If all heroes wear capes, Professor Adeolu Akande should be invariably draped in academic robes. His path is lined with laurels as a seasoned journalist and university teacher. Even after taking a detour to the fastidious sphere of public administration, he has remained consistent on upward trajectory. His tenacity is most enduring. It was after attaining the immense rank of professor that he proceeded to earn a degree in law to cap off an already robust resume. From a distance, he comes across as a man who exudes an absolute confidence that could outbrave audacious challenges head-on. If an individual…
So I was at the Alausa Governor’s Office in Lagos. Accessing the governor was like seeking needle in a haystack. His Press Secretary sent words up that an irritant interloper had come to ferret response to a newsmagazine’s damming expose on the governor. After hours of waiting, a commissioner (names withheld) sauntered in and met me where I sat immovably like Mount Kilimanjaro. “You can’t write that story,” he began in a steely voice sauced with veiled threats. “Go back to Ibadan. We will talk to your boss.” That was how the story never saw the light of the day.…
The factional state chairman of Governor Oyetola-led All Progressives Congress (APC), Prince Adegboyega Famodun, has accused the former governor of the state and now Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, of anti-party activities for declaring his full support for The Osun Progressives (TOP), a faction of the party loyal to him. It would be recalled that Aregbesola, during the commissioning of Digital Nigeria Centre in Ilesa, Osun State, declared that he was with TOP soul and body. But, in a swift reaction to Aregbesola’s declaration, Famodun said it reduced his status as a former governor and as a serving minister…
Forum of Secretaries, Chief of Staff and Supervisory Councillors to the sacked Local Government Chairmen in Oyo State on Saturday, raised alarm of an alleged sharp disparity in the sharing template on the dispersed N1 billion received so far by the Judgment Creditor. The forum it was learnt, has kicked against the sharing template in the N1 billion part payment of the salaries and allowances of the Local government Chairmen, and other sacked from office by Governor Seyi Makinde in May 2019 as ordered by the Supreme Court in its judgement. It was gathered that trouble started with the disbursement of…
Chieftains of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State put aside their grievances to pay condolence visit to Ogbomoso, the home country of late former governor Adebayo Alao-Akala. The aggrieved leaders were led by Senator Ayo Adeseun, Chief Bayo Adelabu and Alhaji Fatai Ibikunle. They were received by Hon. Olamijuwonlo Alao-Akala and former first lady, Mrs. Kemi Alao-Akala. The former governor of Oyo State, Christopher Alao-Akala, is dead. Alao-Akala, who was born in Ogbomosho, Oyo State, on June 3, 1950, died at the age of 71
Oyo State Government has commenced recruitment of new officers into the Road Traffic Management Agency (OYRTMA). The agency thereby invites applications from suitably qualified candidates for the position of Road Traffic Assistants, Road Traffic Superintendents/Officers. According to the agency, applicants must have passion for a career in traffic management and meet the requirements for any of the advertised cadre. Interested applicants can apply via the link below; https://jobportal.oyostate.gov.ng/oyrtma
Former commissioner and State Chairman-elect of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State, Hon. Isaac Ajiboye Omodewu mourns the death of former governor and chairman of Oyo APC Elders’ Advisory Council, Otunba Adebayo Alao-Akala. The former governor of Oyo State died in his home country, Ogbomoso on Wednesday at the age of 71. In a statement issued on behalf of the elected ward, local and state executives of the party, Hon. Omodewu described the death of Alao-Akala as a great loss not only to Ogbomoso, Oyo State but also to the APC family. The State Chairman-elect described the former…