Author: Opeyemi Rasheed
The Executive Chairman of Iseyin Local Government, Hon Bisi Rasaq Fadiran has been presented with 2025 Youth Summit gift box filled with packages Presenting the gift box on behalf of the Executive Governor of Oyo State, Engr Seyi Makinde, the State Chairman, Adult Education &Youth Summit Mr Ayo Olopoeyan in company of others appreciated the impactful efforts of Hon Fadiran on Youth Developments and charged him to be present in Ibadan at the 2025 Youth Summit Grand Finale. The Chaimam thanked the Youth representatives and promised to honour the invitation. Available at the short presentation ceremony are the Vice Chairman…
..Appreciates Tinubu’s Wife for ICT Centre in Ibadan Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has said that Nigeria must look beyond crude oil to create lasting prosperity. He also noted that Nigerian leaders must look after the people, invest more on education and entrepreneurship so that the country could grow in the direction that the world is going. The governor stated this on Tuesday, while speaking at the commissioning/handover of the IT Community Centre donated to the Oladipo Alayande School of Science, Oke-Bola, Ibadan, by the wife of the president, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, CON. Governor Makinde, who appreciated the First Lady…
As anticipation builds for the highly awaited Oyo Youth Summit 2025, thousands of vibrant young people across the state braved the rain on Tuesday, April 29th, to participate in the Awareness Walk/Sensitization Campaign Against Drug Abuse held simultaneously across the five major zones of the state — Ibadan, Oyo, Ogbomoso, Ibarapa, and Oke-Ogun. The turnout was a powerful statement of unity, purpose, and readiness for what promises to be a transformative gathering. The Summit, themed “Unlocking Youth Potential: Addressing Needs, Fulfilling Dreams,” will officially hold on Wednesday, April 30th, 2025, in Ibadan at the international Conference Center University of Ibadan.…
Traditional leaders in Ibadanland — including the Mogajis, the Central Council of Ibadan Indigenes (CCII), Obas, Baales, and the Ibadan Compound Peace Initiative (ICPI) — have strongly condemned the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi, for what they described as “reckless and disrespectful” comments directed at the Olubadan of Ibadanland, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, Ige Olakulehin I. The backlash follows Oluwo’s rejection of the Olubadan’s assertion that the Oba River serves as the natural boundary between Ibadan and Iwo. Oba Akanbi had dismissed the Olubadan’s claim over the weekend, labeling it as false and accusing it of…
The Oyo State Government has waded into the simmering public altercations over the boundary dispute between Osun and Oyo States. In a statement by the Commissioner for Information, Prince Dotun Oyelade, Government counselled both sides of the divide to stop the back-and-forth blame game and allow the two Governments to continue matured discussions on the resolution to the land dispute. The Commissioner said that the media feed on combustible materials such as this and while unending hostile public statements feed the media nest, they are injurious and distracting to what the Governors of the two States are doing. The Commissioner…
Member of the Oyo State House of Assembly representing the good people of Ibadan South-East Constituency 1, Hon. Modiu Akande Opeyemi Alabamusa, has extended heartfelt congratulations to the newly appointed full-time and board of member of the Oyo State Local Government Service Commission, Hon. Yusuff Alli Supreme. Hon. Yusuff Alli Supreme, alongside other members and the board chairman, was appointed on Monday by the Executive Governor of Oyo State, Engr ‘Seyi Makinde, through the office of the Chief of Staff to the Governor Otunba Segun Ogunwuyi. Akande, who doubles as the Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, described…
The Forum of Chairmen, DGs of Commissions, Boards, Corporations, Agencies, and Tertiary Institutions in Oyo State has extended warm congratulations to Ogbomoso-born politician, Hon. Akinwole Akinwale Wolekanle on his appointment as Chairman of the Oyo State Local Government Service Commission. It could be recalled that the Executive Governor of Oyo State, Engr ‘Seyi Makinde FNSE, made an official announcement on Monday through the office of the Chief of Staff to the Governor, Otunba Segun Ogunwuyi. In a statement released and made available to newsmen by the forum Secretary, Hon. Adebowale Adebayo Falana said the appointment approved by the Governor underscores…
The Executive Chairman of Ibadan North Local Government, Hon. Oluwaseun Olufade, has congratulated Hon. Akinwale Akinwole (popularly known as Wolekanle) and other newly appointed members of the Oyo State Local Government Service Commission, as well as the new members of the Oyo State Pilgrims Welfare Board (Muslim Wing). Hon. Olufade, in a statement issued through his head of media, Aderibigbe Yisahu, described the appointments as a well-deserved recognition of excellence and a call to greater service. He celebrated Hon. Wolekanle, who was appointed as the Chairman of the Local Government Service Commission, using him as a point of contact to…
..Names Appointment into Muslim Pilgrim Welfare Board Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, has approved the appointment of Chairman and members for the Oyo State Local Government Commission as well as additional members for the Oyo State Pilgrims Welfare Board (Muslim Wing). Recall that the Governor had earlier appointed Alhaji Hashim Atere and Alhaji Abdulrasheed Olokuta as Chairman and Vice Chairman of the State Pilgrims Welfare Board (Muslim Wing) respectively. According to a letter signed by the Chief of Staff to the Governor, Honourable Segun Ogunwuyi, those appointed into the Local Government Commission are:
As part of activities leading up to the much-anticipated Oyo Youth Summit 2025, an awareness and sensitization walk will be held concurrently across the five major zones in Oyo State on Tuesday, 29th April 2025. The walk, designed to galvanize youth participation and promote the summit’s objectives, will commence promptly at 10:00 AM in designated convergence points across the zones. Participants across the state are expected to gather at the following locations: The sensitization exercise aims to create widespread awareness about the Oyo Youth Summit 2025, themed “Unlocking Youth Potential: Addressing Needs, Fulfilling Dreams.” It also serves to encourage young…