The Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Danladi-Salihu, on Saturday joined other dignitaries and traditional rulers at the 2026 Gaani Festival in Ilesha-Baruba, Baruten Local Government Area of Kwara State. The three-day festival, which commenced on Friday, September 18, and ends on Sunday, September 20, Continue Reading

The Nigeria Customs Service, Oyo/Osun Area Command, has seized Cannabis sativa and other prohibited goods with a total value of over N900m in Oyo State. The command also intercepted a pistol, magazines, detonating cords, hazardous chemicals, including mercury, and materials bearing the insignia of the Nigeria Police Force. The Acting Continue Reading

By Kaseem Jenrade The National President of the Miners Association of Nigeria, Dele Ayanleke Elegbede, has been presented with the staff of office as the Onibise of Komu in the Itesiwaju LGA of Oyo State. The coronation and presentation of the instrument of office were conducted by the Director in Continue Reading

A political group supporting the governorship ambition of Senator Sharafadeen Alli (BSA) has faulted Governor Seyi Makinde over a reported remark that the senator “never practised law.” The group, in a statement titled, “Seyi Makinde Got It Wrong: A Free Law 101 For The Governor,” argued that studying and being Continue Reading

The Senator Sharafadeen Alli’s (BSA) Campaign Organization has raised an alarm on a plot by some elements of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) working in connivance with some leaders of the Park Management System (PMS) to destroy and deface Alli’s billboards and posters across Ibadan metropolis. The campaign organization said Continue Reading

The Oyo State APC Central Progressives Conference, comprising party leaders, stakeholders and committed progressives from across the state, held an interactive session in Ibadan on Thursday, September 17, 2026, to deliberate on the state of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State and the direction of the party ahead Continue Reading

The Allied Peoples Movement (APM) Party chairmanship candidate for Saki West LGA in the forthcoming Oyo State local government election, Alhaji Lateef Sarafadeen Abiola (Esquire), popularly known as Onijo, has congratulated the Personal Assistant to Gov. Seyi Makinde, Alhaji Akeem Azeez. Onijo, in a congratulatory message made available to this Continue Reading

The crisis rocking the Oyo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress escalated on Thursday following allegations of an orchestrated plot to invade and disrupt a peaceful stakeholders’ gathering scheduled to hold in Ibadan. ​The Central Progressive Conference Committee, a prominent group within the state chapter, raised the alarm in Continue Reading

The names of His Excellency, Governor Seyi Makinde and the Oba-Designate Adebayo Kayode, the newly chosen Aresa of Iresa-Adu, has been the songs on the lips of people across Iresa-Adu, Surulere LGA, Oyo State. The Oba-designate arrived into town in a loud style which was broadcasted live on social media. Continue Reading

Nigeria’s petrol landing cost has risen to ₦1,420 per litre, widening the pressure on downstream operators as the escalating U.S.-Iran conflict continues to drive higher replacement costs across the international oil market. As at the time of writing, 04:30am (WAT), Brent crude was trading at $107.50 per barrel, down 1.11%, Continue Reading