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The Executive Chairman of Lagelu Local Government, Hon. Mudashiru Kamorudeen, has showered encomiums on a distinguished member of the Allied People’s Movement (APM), Hon. Matthew Alani Oyeniyi, on the blessed occasion of his birthday. In a goodwill message, the council Chairman described Oyeniyi as a loyal, committed and dependable party man, whose unwavering dedication to the ideals, unity and progress of the APM has earned him widespread respect among party faithful. “I warmly congratulate our good brother, Hon. Matthew Alani Oyeniyi on this auspicious occasion,” Hon. Kamorudeen said. “In good times and challenging ones, he has remained steadfast, focused and…

Hon. Adekunle Bankole has expressed his profound appreciation to the Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, for appointing him as the Chairman of the Oyo State Hospitals Management Board, pledging to bring his experience, dedication and commitment to bear on the new assignment. Bankole, a former Chairman of Orire Local Government and former member of the Governing Council of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), described the appointment as a great honour and a call to greater service to the people of Oyo State. In a statement issued following his appointment, Bankole expressed gratitude to Governor Makinde for the confidence…

Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has approved the appointment of three new members to the Oyo State Advisory Council, chaired by legal luminary Chief Bolaji Ayorinde, SAN. The newly appointed members are Engr. Abu Salami, Hon. Ezekiel Oyedepo, and Hon. (Mrs.) Lydia Bankole. In addition, according to appointment letters issued by the Chief of Staff to the Governor, Otunba Segun Ogunwuyi, PhD, Hon. Adekunle Oladapo Bankole has been named Chairman of the Oyo State Hospitals Management Board.Similarly, three officials have been reassigned to new roles. • Mrs. Adeboyin Elizabeth Oladokun, formerly a member of the Oyo State Housing Corporation, is…

Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has reaffirmed that the welfare and interest of the people of Oyo State will always remain paramount to his administration. He stated that this commitment informed the government’s decision to restore the wage award for civil servants and reinstate the transport subsidy, as part of efforts to cushion the hardship residents are facing due to the recent increase in pump price. “I want to assure you today that the wage award will be renewed for another three months. We will also continue with the transport subsidy. I want to thank our workers for their efforts,…

The Nigerian Union of Tailors (NUT) and the Aluminium Professionals Association (ALPA), Oluyole Local Government chapters in Oyo State, have endorsed and adopted the candidacy of Engr. Akeem Olatunji, the Allied Peoples’ Movement (APM) candidate for the Oluyole Federal Constituency seat in the House of Representatives. The two associations made their positions known during separate engagements with Olatunji during the week, where they pledged their support for his candidacy and promised to mobilise their members for the 2027 general elections. The ALPA Oluyole chapter, under the leadership of its Chairman, Alhaji Salisu Abdul Rosheed, also conferred the title of Grand…

In a bid to enhance security, boost local night-time business, and improve grassroots infrastructure, the lawmaker representing Oluyole State Constituency in the Oyo State House of Assembly, Hon. Waheed Akintayo, continued his solar distribution under his ongoing “Light Up Oluyole” initiative. Popularly known as Ilumoka Presenter, the lawmaker and APM Candidate for Oluyole Constituency continued the distribution and installation of solar-powered streetlights across several key communities under Wards 7, 3, 9, 2 and 5 within the constituency. The benefiting communities in this phase include: Ward 7: Ope Agbe, Omiyale, Ajo Community General, Aba Alfa communities Ward 3: Aba Eje, Olupo…

The Allied Peoples’ Movement (APM) candidate for the Ido/Ibarapa East Federal Constituency, Engr. Kolawole Sheu Adedeji, popularly known as KSA, has received members of the Ogo Gbajumola Group from Wards 1 (Oke-Oba) and 5 (New Eruwa), who defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the APM. The group was convened by Prince Bayo Olaniyan, Chief of Staff to the Speaker of the Oyo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Adebo Ogundoyin. During the engagement, the new APM members raised concerns about issues affecting their communities and pledged their support for the party and KSA’s candidacy. One of the defectors,…

The federal lawmaker representing Ibadan North Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Folajimi Oyekunle DON, has flagged off the reconstruction of the Major Salawu Road in Ward 12, Constituency 2 of Ibadan North Local Government Area. The project forms part of the lawmaker’s ongoing efforts to facilitate infrastructural development and deliver tangible dividends of democracy to residents of his constituency. During an on-site inspection of the project, residents expressed excitement over the development, commending Hon. Oyekunle for facilitating the reconstruction of the long-awaited road. The residents, who described the project as a significant intervention in the area, assured…

There was a time, not too distant, when the mere mention of NURTW or transport union operatives in Oyo State evoked images of raw power, street intimidation, community disruption, and the ever-present shadow of violence. These were men widely regarded as thugs, disturbers of the public peace, agents of trouble and, too often, of death. Then motor parks were theatres of factional warfare; the streets bore the scars. That was the inherited narratives of those years. That narrative is being rewritten. The same demographic once written off is now deliberately investing in the future of its children, sending them to…

The historic tortoise of the Oyo Kingdom, popularly known as “Baba,” has died at the reported age of 420 years after spending generations at the palace of the Alaafin. The tortoise, which had become a notable relic and attraction at the palace, was reportedly buried following its death, bringing to an end the life of an animal closely associated with the history and oral traditions of the Yoruba people. The Director of Media and Publicity to the Alaafin, Bode Durojaiye, disclosed the development, describing Baba as more than an ordinary tortoise because of its longstanding connection with the Oyo royal…