FG Shea Nut Export Ban Triggers Income Losses In Rural Areas
***Stakeholders Criticise Extension Of Ban To February 25, 2027 The Federal Government’s temporary ban on raw shea nut exports has led to a sharp decline in income for rural women involved in the shea value chain, with many still unable to sell their produce months after the policy was introduced, Continue Reading
Agodi Custodial Officers Thwart Drug Smuggling Attempt
Officers at the Agodi Medium Security Custodial Centre have successfully intercepted a sophisticated attempt to smuggle illicit substances into the facility. The breakthrough occurred on Thursday during a high-alert routine screening. A visitor, attempting to bypass the facility’s stringent security protocols, was caught concealing suspected hard drugs inside a food Continue Reading
Okeogun :Tede Mourns as Gunmen Ambush and Kill Retired Teacher on His Farm
A cloud of grief has settled over the Tede community in Atisbo Local Government Area following the brutal murder of Mr. Abel Oyedokun Atilola, a 67-year-old retired teacher turned farmer. Mr. Atilola was reportedly ambushed and gunned down by suspected bandits on Monday, February 23, 2026, while tending to his Continue Reading
Okere attends 12th Omituntun Ramadan Lecture in Ibadan
The Okere of Saki,Oba Khalid Olabisi, joined distinguished traditional rulers and top government officials on Thursday for the 12th Omituntun Annual Ramadan Public Lecture held at Agodi Gate, Ibadan. The event,chaired by the Olubadan of Ibadanland, featured a soul-stirring lecture on “Contentment” by renowned scholar Sheikh Jamiu Ajadi Sanusi (Ami Continue Reading
Oyo 2027: I Won’t Install a ‘Yes-Man’-Seyi Makinde
..gifts SUVs and buses at 12th Omituntun Ramadan Lecture Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has declared that competence and loyalty to the people of Oyo State are the only key factors in consideration concerning who succeeds him in 2027. The governor made this statement on Thursday, at the 12th Omituntun Continue Reading
Oyo Govt Debunks Fake News on Gratuity Payments
The Oyo State Government has debunked a misleading report circulating from an interest group concerning the payment of retirees’ gratuities between 2015 and 2018. The Commissioner for Establishments and Training, Prof. Salihu Adelabu, described the report as a misrepresentation of his discussion with the group. According to the Commissioner, during Continue Reading
Oyo APC :I Am Unshakable,Olaniyan Breaks Silence on Adeyemo’s ‘Settled’ Chairmanship
The race for the Agodi Government House took a defiant turn this week as former Deputy Governor and All Progressives Congress (APC) heavyweight, Engr. Rauf Olaniyan, dismissed suggestions that his gubernatorial ambitions have been derailed by internal party maneuvering. Addressing newsmen in the state capital, Olaniyan appeared “unperturbed and unshakable” Continue Reading
Fatai Buhari: Out of Many, One!|Muftau Gbadegesin
On the 25th of February, 2023, Distinguished Senator Buhari AbdulFatai Ph.D stood for an election that would cement his legacy as a veteran politician, undisputed grassroot mobilizer and lawmaker extraordinaire. That election, his 5th in the 4th Republic placed him on the rare pedestal of exclusive Nigerians on the roll Continue Reading
Oyo 2027: Group Issues “Oke-Ogun Or Nothing” Ultimatum To Tinubu, APC Over Oyo Guber Seat
A powerful political pressure block,”the Equity and Justice Group of Oyo”, has sent a strong warning to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC), vowing to block any gubernatorial candidate not hailing from the Oke-Ogun zone in 2027. In an open letter addressed to Continue Reading
“Enough is Enough”: Oyo Assembly Slams Adelabu Over 15-Year Ibarapa Blackout
The Oyo State House of Assembly on Tuesday took a firm stand on the worsening electricity crisis in Ibarapaland, adopting a Motion and condemning the Minister of Power, Oloye Adebayo Adelabu being son of the soil for what lawmakers described as gross incompetence that has made electricity supply across the Continue Reading