Oyo agog as Seyi Tinubu, Yari gets Alaafin’s chieftaincy titles
By Adeyinka Adeniran The ancient Oyo town came alive again on Sunday as the son of President Bola Tinubu, Seyi was installed as the Okanlomo of Yoruba land by the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Owoade. He was installed alongside a former Governor of Zamfara State, Senator Abdulaziz Yari, who was conferred with the title of Obaloyin of Yorubaland. The ceremony attracted...
New tax law: don’t give room for apprehension, Tinubu urges Nigerians
*As friends, family, associates celebrate late Ajimobi at 8th Roundtable, 76th posthumous birthday By Adeyinka Adeniran President Bola Tinubu has urged Nigerians not to be apprehensive about the new tax regime to begin next year, saying the law is coming with good news to the poor, the low-income earners as well as small businesses. He said the impact of the various improvements...
EFCC arrests herbalists with $3.4million, €280, 000 counterfeit notes in Osun, Lagos
By Adeyinka Adeniran Operatives of the Ibadan Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), have uncovered huge counterfeit foreign notes to the tune of $3, 430, 000 (Three Million, Four Hundred and Thirty Thousand United States Dollars) and €280, 000 (Two Hundred and Eighty Thousand Euros) in possession of a five-member syndicate arrested for allegedly swindling one...
Oyo Assembly okays N892billion 2026 budget, prioritizes infrastructure, accountability
By Adeyinka Adeniran The Oyo State House of Assembly on Wednesday passed the 2026 Appropriation Bill into law, approving a total budget of N892,085,074,480.79. The bill was passed following the presentation of the report of the House Committee on Finance, Appropriation and State Economic Planning. The Nation reports that Governor Seyi Makinde had on Monday, November, 24th proposed a total of N891,985,074,480.79 Appropriation...
Alaafin to confer chieftaincy titles on Seyi Tinubu, Ex-Guvnor of Zamfara, Yari
By Adeyinka Adeniran The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade will on Sunday, 21st of December, confer chieftaincy titles on the son of President Bola Tinubu, Seyi and a former governor of Zamfara State, Abubakar Yari. The development was confirmed in a statement by the Director of Media and Publicity to the Alaafin, Bode Durojaiye,. According to the statement, former Governor...
Rivers emergency rule: Supreme Court pronouncement, final judgment, not procedural ruling, says Adebayo
By Adeyinka Adeniran A former Attorney General and Justice Commissioner in Oyo state, Mutalib Adebayo, has clarified that the Supreme Court’s pronouncement on the emergency rule in Rivers State was a final judgement, and not a mere procedural ruling. The Senior Advocate of Nigeria spoke during an interview on Eagle 102.5FM, Ilese Ijebu, on the landmark Supreme Court decision affirming the...
Bow-and-go: When Senate ate intestines of Òkété
By Festus Adedayo Time and seasons have their indicators. My people have many of such indicators. For instance, when elders gather to feast on the intestines, the entrails of an Òkété, known as the African giant pouched rat, that community is at its autumn. In Christendom, the fig tree and its leaf are denotatively used to represent the end time....
Leaving a legacy of building people, not just performance
By Oluwole Dada Leadership is never neutral. You are either adding value to your team members, or you are draining it from them. There is no middle ground. True legacy is not just on the score card or the quarterly numbers but on people. And the irony is that when you have the mind of building people, outstanding results are...
Young, bold and reform-driven: Ogundoyin’s defining legacy as Conference Chairman
Oyetunji Oyekunle When Rt. Hon. Adebo Edward Ogundoyin, Speaker of the Oyo State House of Assembly, was elected Chairman of the Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures of Nigeria on September 17, 2023, it marked a historic moment. He became the youngest Speaker to occupy this prestigious position and notably, the first from an opposition party to be so elected....
Experts call for synergy between govt, industry, academia to tackle societal needs
By Adeyinka Adeniran The stakeholders in Nigeria’s education and energy sectors have called on the government to leverage academic institutions as platforms for policy formulation and national development, saying the nations institutions have roles to play in driving innovation and addressing real world challenges. They made the call at a pre-anniversary program to herald the 50th anniversary of the Faculty of...
