The Permanent Secretary, Oyo State Local Government Staff Pension Board, Alhaji Lukman Akinola Muraina has described the demise of the immediate past chairman of the Board Prince Abdulfatai Adebayo Adeyemi as shocking and painful. The Permanent Secretary in his condolence message made available to Oodua News by the board’s information… Continue reading
The Oyo State Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Professor Musibau Adetunji Babatunde, on Friday said state government projected a sum of N72bn as Internally Generated Revenue IGR for the year 2024 at the rate of N6bn monthly. Prof Babatunde , a Professor of Economics, stated this during in a… Continue reading
The Son of the late Alaafin of Oyo, Prince Abdul Fatai Adebayo Adeyemi, who was popularly known as D-GOV, is dead. It was reliably gathered that the Oyo Kingdom Prince died of diabetes at the University College Hospital, UCH, Ibadan, Oyo State, in the early hours of today (Friday). Prince… Continue reading
The National Judicial Council under the Chairmanship of Hon. Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, GCON, has recommended the compulsory retirement of Hon. Justice S. O. Falola of Osun State High Court from the Bench, Osun Defender has learnt. The decision was taken at its 104th Meeting of 6 & 7 December 2023…. Continue reading
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has just inscribed the Sango Oyo Festival in the lists of World Heritage. The body inscribed it the 2023 Eighteenth Session of the Intergovernmental Committee Convention For The Safeguarding Of The Intangible Cultural Heritage. Reacting to this development, the Oyo State… Continue reading
Yoruba Nation agitator Sunday Igboho finally broke silence on the reports that he transformed into a cat during a midnight raid conducted by the Department of State Services (DSS) on his residence in July 2021 Igboho, in an interview with Punch, debunked the report, saying nothing like that happened during… Continue reading
Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, on Thursday, reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to expanding the state’s economy by unlocking more opportunities for investors that are ready to partner with the state government. Governor Makinde made this known while receiving teams from Alliance for A Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) and United… Continue reading
…as group reels out contacts for enlistment Bode Akinbode As calls for restructuring of the country heightens, more Yoruba traditional rulers have also joined the Council of Yoruba Elders (CYE) in the clamour for the excavation, adoption and implementation of the report of the 2014 National Constitutional Conference conducted under… Continue reading
…discourages exam malpractice_ The Oyo State Government has urged public primary schools across the state to strictly adhere to the laid down unified examination timetable. The Chairman, Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, OYOSUBEB, Dr. Nureni Aderemi Adeniran, stated this today, during a monitoring exercise of the first term unified examination…. Continue reading
…to release N1.3bn counterpart fund for 2023 UBEC projects Barely two weeks after Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, promised the kick-start of the rehabilitation and reconstruction of internal roads in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, the state government has approved contracts for the construction and rehabilitation of inner roads within… Continue reading
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