Residents of Igangan in the Ibarapa area of Oyo State on Sunday recounted their ordeals in the hands of Fulani herdsmen. The PUNCH quoted the community leaders, who spoke during a visit of the state Read More
After a thrilling fight to win the World Boxing Federation (WBF) International Super Featherweight title on December 27, 2020, for Nigerian Ridwan ‘Scorpion’ Oyekola, it was a long walk to stardom having experienced an extremely rough ride. Read More
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the four local government of Oyo town, yesterday endorsed Governor Seyi Makinde for a second term in office. This is just as they endorsed Makinde’s chief of staff, Read More
On Wednesday, January 20, 2021, Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State addressed residents of the state in a state-wide broadcast. The broadcast was principally aimed at dousing the rising tension among farmers and herders in parts of Read More
Two of Yorubaland’s most prized states’ helmsmen – Governors Oluwarotimi Akeredolu and Seyi Makinde – have made very strong but seemingly diametrically opposed positions on the security of their people, making it the most talked about Read More
The Oyo State All Progressive Congress (APC) governorship candidate in 2019 general election, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, has call for unity of the party in the state. Adelabu while speaking at the Ibadan Stakeholders meeting of the Read More
Following the crisis that ensued after the ultimatum given to killer herdsmen in Ibarapaland, human rights lawyer, Mr. Richard Akinnola, has faulted the threat issued Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, by Governor Read More
I met Sunday Igboho (more appropriately Chief Sunday Adeyemo) for the first time in Oyo in late 2014. I had just been picked as the House of Assembly candidate of Accord in the run up to Read More
Former Governor of Oyo state and Chairman Elders Advisory council, All Progressives Congress, Oyo state, Otunba Adebayo Alao-Akala has advised Oyo state Governor Engr. Seyi Makinde to without delay convene a council of state meeting Read More
