Author: Bode Akinbode

The Joint Security Stakeholders for Oyo, Ogun, Lagos and Osun states have reassured residents of the South-West states and travellers that there will be adequate security and safety of lives and properties around their shared border areas and highways during and beyond the yuletide. The committee gave this assurance on… Continue reading

Amidst a rising tide of insecurity and alarming abductions across Nigeria, the Nigerian government has taken a bold step by reallocating 100,000 police officers originally assigned to protect VIPs. This significant policy shift aims to address the urgent need for improved public security, highlighting a necessary pivot from elite protection… Continue reading

The Founder and Spiritual Head of Shafaudeen-In-Islam Worldwide ,Prof. Sabit Ariyo Olagoke JP, has congratulated Alhaji Kunle Junaid on his appointment as General Manager of Broadcasting Corporationn of Oyo State, BCOS, Ile Akede, Orita Basorun, Ibadan. In a statement issued by his media assistant, Bode Akinbode, Prof. Olagoke extended his… Continue reading

In fulfillment of his promise to visit the Ologuneru axis of the ongoing 110km Senator Rashidi Ladoja Circular Road project to engage with property owners affected by the project, Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has met with the property owners.The governor, at the engagement which lasted hours, listened to representatives… Continue reading

The Ibadan Descendant Sisters Forum (IDSF), an affiliate of the Central Council of Ibadan Indigenes (CCII), marked its fourth anniversary on Wednesday with acts of philanthropy, donating 1,000 notebooks to Community Grammar School, Elewura, Ibadan, and providing food items, clothing, detergents, and cash to the Rehabilitation Centre for the Disabled… Continue reading

The Oyo State Government has said it remains firmly on course in its vision to lift residents of the state from poverty to prosperity and deliver sustainable development as contained in the Oyo State Roadmap to Sustainable Development, 2023-2027.The state’s Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Prof Musibau Babatunde, stated… Continue reading

Makinde commissions ultramodern market with 406 lockup shops, 56 open shops, others in Ido LGOyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has stated that his administration will continue to do everything possible to transform markets across the state and ensure that traders are able to carry out their businesses in safe and… Continue reading

The South-West Governors’ Forum has called on the Federal Government to urgently begin a surveillance of forests across the six states of the South-West geopolitical zone with a view to securing the vast forest belts in the zone, which are fast becoming hideouts for criminals.This was as the governors called… Continue reading

Following the rising state of insecurity which has unsettled communities across the Southwest, the governors under the aegis of the Southwest Governors’ Forum, have taken far-reaching decisions, declaring that the establishment of State Police “can no longer be delayed” and unveiling a new regional security architecture to safeguard lives and… Continue reading

Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has declared that his administration will continue to ensure that development is fair, humane and inclusive, noting that he will engage with residents affected by the ongoing 110km Senator Rashidi Ladoja Circular Road Project, beginning from Wednesday. He maintained that he would, in line with… Continue reading