Makinde Coronates New Eleruwa of Eruwa The Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, is set to coronate the new Eleruwa of Eruwa, Prince Adebayo Adegbola. In a statement signed by the State Commissioner for Information, Prince Dotun Oyelade, the grand ceremony is scheduled for Saturday, June 28, 2025. He noted that the coronation ceremony has been confirmed by the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, Hon. Ademola Ojo. Prince Oyelade said the appointment of Prince Adebayo Adegbola as the Eleruwa of Eruwa is a reaffirmation and dedication to preserving Eruwa’s cultural heritage and also to foster unity among its…
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Oke Ogun, Oyo Zone, Once Governed Oyo State, Adeduntan Replies Ayo Adeseun, Others ..calls for re-introduction of history in schools The OSI-BASORUN OF IBADAN LAND-PRINCE(DR) AZEEZ ADEWOLU POPOOLA GBADEGESIN DARANIJO ADEDUNTAN-ONISILE,a great grandson of the 25th ALAFIN OF OYO EMPIRE -ALAFIN OGBOLU AKAJEGESIN AKAJEWOLE GBAGIDA ONISILE (ATINGISI) house has advised and admonished political ethnic rabble rousers to stop disturbing Public peace on the issue Of zoning of oyo 2027 GOVERNORSHIP race to OYO NORTH,or any other part of OYO STATE ,but not Ibadan land. Adeduntan in a release on Monday said the demand is largely due to selfish and self…
Oyo APC Chair’s Wife, Serifat Abas becomes Osi-Iyalaje of Igbooraland Alhaja Serifat Abas, wife of Oyo State All Progressives Congress (APC) Chairman, has been installed Osi-Iyalaje of Igboora land in a colourful traditional ceremony. The colourful installation ceremony was held on Saturday at the historic Igboora Community Town Hall in Ibarapa Central Local Government of Oyo State. Abas was honoured alongside Chief Idowu Akinteye, who was installed as the Otunba Ariwajoye of Igboora by the traditional rulers of the community. The installation ceremony was performed by the Olu of Igboora, Oba Jimoh Titiloye, Olu-Aso of Iberekodoland, Oba Jamiu Badmus and…
Lagos APC Commences Local Government Elections Campaign The Lagos State Chapter of APC will officially commence its campaign for the July 12th Local Government Elections with the Presentation of candidates and the symbolic flags handing over ceremony to its candidates on Tuesday 17th June at the State Secretariat, Ogba. The campaign has been decentralized along the three Senatorial districts of Lagos East, Central and West which has been broken into two because of its size. The flag-off ceremony will be witnessed by party chieftains , elected and appointed officials of the party across the three tiers of government. The party…
London-Bound Plane Crashes in India ..Crash happened less than a minute after take-off An Air India flight bound for London Gatwick, carrying 169 Indian nationals, 53 Britons, 7 Portuguese and 1 Canadian, has crashed in India’s western city of Ahmedabad. The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner came down shortly after take-off into a residential area, leading to a massive explosion. A partially intact plane was seen sticking out from a building, with thick black smoke rising over the city as people were pulled from the wreckage and taken away in ambulances. Firefighters doused the smoking wreckage, which would have been fully loaded…
Address By President Bola Ahmed Tinubu,GCFR At The Joint Session Of The National Assembly In Commemoration Of Democracy Day, 2025 Protocol: With profound honour, I stand before this joint session of our National Assembly; a parliament that embodies the will of the Nigerian people. 2. Today, as I entered this grand edifice built from the sweat and toil of our democratic yearning, my heart stirred. It was a blend of accomplishment and resolve. 3. I felt a sense of collective accomplishment when I realised how far we had come as a nation. Since 1999, democracy has risen from the ashes…
Democracy Day 2025: Open Letter To The President, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu ( GCFR.) Dear Sir,, Gladly, we are commemorating today’s June 12 as the 7th Democracy Day in Nigeria. June 12 of every year is a day that Nigerians, regardless of their ethnicity religion and gender, stood out in unity to vote like never before, for Chief MKO Abiola GCFR, across Nigeria in a landmark election which he won convincingly up to the village of his Opponent in Tofa, Kano State. June 12, 1993 is an ordinary day in the calendar of the world which became a landmark because…
President Tinubu Confers Posthumous Honours On Abiola, Humphrey Nwosu, Yar’ Adua, Others President Bola Tinubu on Thursday conferred national honours on MKO Abiola, a former chairman of the defunct National Electoral Commission (NEC), and Humphrey Nwosu, among others. Tinubu conferred the national honours on them during his June 12 address to a joint session of the National Assembly in Abuja. “As we mark a twenty-sixth year of unbroken democracy, it is right to honour those who have made sacrifices in the past, braving all the odds and the guns to ensure we have a regime of democracy in our country,”…
Ojude Oba Festival, Others Critical in Promoting Local Economy, Attracting Global Visibility-Abiodun Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun said that festivals like Ojude Oba are critical in the vision to promote the local economy and attract global visibility. The governor, speaking on Sunday at this year’s Ojude Oba Festival held in Ijebu-Ode, said that his administration would continue to promote the cultural heritage, not only for the benefit of the Ijebu people but for the enrichment of humanity at large. “This celebration aligns seamlessly with our administration’s development philosophy in building our future together agenda. “Festivals like Ojude Oba…
Tinubu receives Ooni of Ife, Sanwo-Olu, Lagos GAC, Alake in Sallah homage President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Sunday received some important guests to his Lagos home as part of the ongoing Sallah celebrations. Among the visitors was the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, who came alongside his team in homage to the President. The President was joined by his wife, Senator Oluremi Tinubu. Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, also visited the President with members of the Governor’s Advisory Council (GAC), the top decision-making group of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos. They took a group photo and shared…