Category: Oyo State

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Friday elevated 14 High Chiefs and Baales in Oyo town to the status of crown-wearing Obas with the presentation of Staffs of Office and Instruments of Office. The state Deputy Governor, Bayo Lawal, presented the Staffs of Office and Instruments of Office on behalf of Makinde at a colourful […]

Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Owoade. Credit: Palace Media Two prominent traditional rulers in Oyo State — the Soun of Ogbomoso, Oba Olaoye Ghandi, and the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Owoade — were conspicuously absent as Governor Seyi Makinde inaugurated the 50th anniversary of the state on Monday. Family members of former governors, traditional […]

By John Dike, Osogbo The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State has described it Governor Ademola Adeleke as excessively jittery and restless following the emergence of Asiwaju Bola Oyebamiji as the party’s governorship candidate in a consensus primary held on Saturday, 13th December 2025, in Osogbo. According to Kola Olabisi, Director of Media and […]

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has said that his administration will continue to do everything possible to transform markets across the state and ensure that traders can carry out their businesses in safe and secure spaces. The governor, represented by the Deputy Governor, Bayo Lawal, stated this on Monday during the commissioning of the Omituntun […]

Mrs. Adebiyi (middle), flanked by Commissioner for Lands, Mr. Akin-Funmilayo Williams, others  Oyo State Government through its New Towns and Cities Development Authority (OYNTCDA), has pledged to build people-centred smart cities driven by innovation, technology, and inclusiveness. Executive Adviser to Governor Seyi Makinde on the Oyo State New Towns and Cities Development Authority (OYNTCDA), Mrs. […]

The newly crowned Olubadan, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, photo credit: Olaolu A former Oyo State Governor, and Senator, Oba Rashidi Ladoja has officially been crowned as the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland. He was crowned at the Ose Meji Temple in Ibadan South-East Local Government Area of Oyo State on Friday, September 26, 2025. Ladoja is now […]

President Bola Tinubu will join other eminent Nigerians on Friday in Ibadan to celebrate the coronation of a former governor of Oyo State, and ex-Senator Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja, as the 44th Olubadan of Ibadan. The coronation program, released at a press conference on Saturday, by Chief Bayo Oyero, Chairman of the Planning and Organizing Committee, […]

Oyo State Government has announced the deployment of over 2,000 security operatives to ensure a peaceful and well-coordinated coronation ceremony for Oba Rashidi Ladoja, who will be officially crowned as the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland on Friday, September 26, 2025, at the ancient Mapo Hall, Ibadan. Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, Ademola Ojo, […]