Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, is expected to formally declare his presidential ambition on Thursday during a rally scheduled to hold at Mapo Hall in Ibadan South-East Local Government Area. The event, tagged “Unity Mega Rally Ibadan 2026,” is also expected to feature the unveiling of a political alliance between the Peoples Democratic Party and the Allied Peoples Movement in Oyo State. The development follows recent resignations by several political […]

A member of the House of Representatives representing Ede North/Ede South/Egbedore/Ejigbo Federal Constituency of Osun State, Bamidele Salam, has donated 10 buses and 150 motorcycles to support the re-election campaign of Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke. Salam disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday, explaining that the vehicles were provided to campaign coordinators across the federal constituency ahead of the August 15 governorship election in the state. The lawmaker, […]

The Oyo State Police Command has rescued a United States-based medical doctor from mob action following a false kidnapping alarm in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The incident occurred on Monday around the 2nd Powerline Area, Ologuneru, along the Eleyele-Ido Road. According to the Police Public Relations Officer, Ayanlade Olayinka, officers responded to a distress call reporting that a suspected kidnapper was about to be lynched and set ablaze by […]

The Federal Government has approved the long-awaited 40 per cent peculiar allowance for federal civil servants following sustained pressure from organised labour and threats of industrial action. The approval was finalised after a meeting presided over by the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Esther Walson-Jack, in Abuja. During the meeting, the National Salaries Incomes and Wages Commission officially released the implementation circular for the allowance, ending nearly […]