Adron Homes boss, Aare Emmanuelking to attend Oyo NUJ Press Week
By: Our Reporter The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Adron Homes, Sir Aare Adetola Olaniyi Olaonipekun EmmanuelKing KOF have concluded arrangements to attend the grand finale of this year 2025 Press Week of the Oyo State Council of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) slated for Friday, 17th October 2025. Aare Adetola made the disclosure in a letter he personally signed,...
Strike: Cleric calls for balance, fairness between govt, ASUU
By Adeyinka Adeniran The Presiding Bishop, Victory International Church, Rehoboth Cathedral, Ibadan, Victor Adelakun has called for what he described as a balance, fair and honest responses between the government and university lecturers if there must be a lasting solution to the perennial strike in public universities in the country. He spoke on Tuesday while fielding questions from reporters during a...
Olubadan goes tough on land grabbers, inaugurates Akintola, Adetunbi, 3 others as anti-landgrabbing committee
By Adeyinka Adeniran The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja on Tuesday inaugurated legal luminary, Chief Niyi Akintola (SAN), Musibau Adetunbi (SAN), Yinka Okunade, Rahman Abiodun AbdulRaheem and Tunji Thomas to tackle the menace of landgrabbing in the ancient city Noting that hard times await land grabbers who are giving Ibadan a bad reputation at the Olubadan Palace, Oke Aremo, Ibadan...
Oyo govt gives ultimatum to roadside traders, container owners on Airport Road, Onipepeye
By Adeyinka Adeniran The Oyo state government has directed roadside traders and those selling in containers along Airport Road, Old Ife Road and Onipepeye areas of Ibadan to relocate their trades. The government gave the traders two weeks to put an end to roadside trading on the axis. The ultimatum expires on Monday, October 27, 2025. The government said having built markets and...
Don insists Tinubu is constitutionally empowered to grant pardon to convicted criminals
...says pardoning de-radicalized bandits, outrageous killers, not right By Adeyinka Adeniran A professor of Political Science and Defence Studies at the Nigerian Defence Academy, (NDA), Kaduna, Toba Alabi, has reacted to the barrage of criticisms thrown at President Bola Tinubu about the pardon he recently granted some convicted criminals, saying that there was nothing wrong in what the presidency did. While confirming...
Oba Ladoja, Belgium envoy, parley on economic growth, diversion from oil, gas sector to agriculture
By Adeyinka Adeniran The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja and the Ambassador of Belgium to Nigeria, Peiter Leenknegt on Tuesday discussed the possibilitiea of bilateral business and economic relationship between Belgium and the ancient city of Ibadan. The parley held when the Belgium Ambassador paid a courtesy visit to the Olubadan at the Oke-Aremo Palace, Ibadan, Oyo State. During the meeting,...
Osun LG Funds: Court adjourns till Nov. 27 for ruling on jurisdiction, joinder applications
...dismisses UBA’s sine die adjournment request ...extends freezing order on accounts By Adeyinka Adeniran An Oyo State High Court 5 sitting in Ibadan, presided over by Justice Ladiran Akintola has adjourned till November 27, 2025, for ruling on applications challenging the jurisdiction of the court as well as joinders filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)...
Oyo guber aspirant alleges media for role in national challenges
By Adeyinka Adeniran A legal practitioner and governorship aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Akeem Agbaje has declared that the media also contributes to the problems and challenges facing the country. He made this declaration on Tuesday while delivering a paper titled "Governance, democracy, politicians and society: Bridging the gap between expectation and delivery" at the third...
Unions appeal to Makinde on appointment of substantive management for Ogundoyin Poly
By Adeyinka Adeniran The Joint Action Committee of three staff unions at the Adeseun Ogundoyin Polytechnic, Eruwa have called on Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state to appointment substantive Management team for the institution, seven years after those serving have been doing so in Acting capacities. According to the Unions including: Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), Senior Staff Association of...
Security expert defends Tinubu’s presidential pardon, cites national interest, rehabilitation, prison overcrowding
By Adeyinka Adeniran A security expert, Dr Abayomi Mumuni has come out in strong defense of President Bola Tinubu’s recent decision to grant presidential pardons to some convicted Nigerians, a move that has sparked widespread criticism and debate across the country. The pardons, which have generated public outrage particularly over the inclusion of individuals convicted of serious crimes such as homicide,...
