In a significant move to bolster the administration and oversight of tertiary education in Oyo State, Governor ‘Seyi Makinde has constituted new governing councils and boards for several higher institutions across the state. The appointments, which take immediate effect, were communicated in an official letter signed by the Chief of Staff to the Governor, Otunba Segun Ogunwuyi. The move is seen as part of the administration’s broader strategy to ensure efficiency and accountability in the state’s educational sector. The newly appointed chairmen and members are as follows: Oyo State College of Education, Lanlate Oyo State College of Agriculture, Igboora The…
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When dyslexia forced Richard Branson out of school, he decided to become an entrepreneur. In 1966, he started the Student Magazine, which he had hoped would become his generation’s voice. Despite the general acceptance of the magazine, it didn’t make as much money as he had envisaged. Consequently, the budding entrepreneur ran into a liquidity problem and had to change his plan without abandoning his goal. Thus, he veered into the music industry and started a mail-order discount record business. It was a successful venture that launched him on the path to great wealth.Being adventurous, Branson soon tried other things…
Chairman of Oyo State council of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Comrade Bosun Olabiyi-Agoro, says the governor of Oyo State, ‘Seyi Makinde, has put the labour leaders in the state in a difficult situation.Olabiyi-Agoro, who disclosed this in an interview with The People’s Verdict, said Makinde’s performance had made it difficult for labour leaders to be critical of his administration.The TUC chairman said, “It has been very difficult for us as labour leaders to speak about this government, as led by Engr ‘Seyi Makinde, without sounding as if we are his hype men. He has been wonderful, he has been…
In May, 2016, a young man got abducted by three men. They drugged him and gouged out his two eyes and testicles. According to the Daily Sun of South Africa, police later found the “fresh balls” of the victim in one of the suspects’ refrigerator. It was a suspected case of Muti. Andrew Kenny, a South African newspaper Op-Ed writer, penned it. Kenny was bothered by mounting cases of what he called desecration of humanity, as demonstrated by rampant cases of Muti killings. In Muti, the human victim’s body parts are harvested for rituals. In the piece he did for…
The Oyo State Government is determined to make the Sen. Rashidi Ladoja Circular road operational by 2027. To this end, the State Executive Council, which sat in Ibadan yesterday, approved the construction of a toll plaza, flyover, underpass, entry and exit points with a mini toll gate to complement the expansion of the scope of the work already going on at the Jagun/Ibadan/Ife interchange. The request was put forward to the Council by the Commissioner for Public Works and Transport, Arch. Abdulmojeed Mogbonjubola was approved on its merit. In a statement by the Commissioner for Information, Prince Dotun Oyelade, the…
The Oyo State Government has approved the sum of ₦4.5 billion as financial support to the survivors and victims of the Bodija explosion which occurred on January 16, 2024. This decision was taken at the ongoing Executive Council meeting at the Executive Chambers of the Governor’s office. According to the Commissioner for Information, Prince Dotun Oyelade, this is apart from the over ₦200 million that the State Government had expended on accommodation, feeding, hospital and security bills following the tragic incident. Also, the Council approved the recommendation of the 10-man committee to revoke the Title of two properties off Adeyi…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that 379,997 candidates will retake the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) following widespread technical issues and irregularities that marred the exercise. At a press conference held on Wednesday, the Registrar of JAMB, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, was visibly emotional and broke down in tears as he accepted full responsibility for the setbacks experienced during the exam. He attributed the situation to negligence on the part of some staff and assured that corrective steps were being taken. The decision to conduct a re-sit comes after numerous complaints from candidates about unusually low…
The Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde is set to flag off the 2025 Omituntun Free Health Mission Tomorrow, 13th May 2025, at the Ibadan North East Local Government Secretariat, Iwo Road, Ibadan. The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Oluwaserimi Ajetunmobi stated this on Monday in her office, emphasizing that the comprehensive medical outreach is aimed at delivering free, quality healthcare services to residents across the 33 local government areas of the state. She said that the exercise is scheduled to last for six weeks, during which a team of highly skilled medical professionals bring health care services closer to the…
In a landmark moment for the Catholic Church, American-born Robert Francis Prevost has been elected as the 267th pope, becoming the first pontiff from the United States. The Vatican made the announcement, confirming that Prevost would assume the papal name, Leo XIV. A known moderate and longtime ally of Pope Francis, Prevost’s elevation marks a significant shift in the Church’s leadership. He brings with him decades of missionary experience, particularly from his years of service in Peru, where he was deeply involved in pastoral and community work. Prevost’s selection is seen as a continuation of the pastoral and reform-oriented legacy…
The Oyo State Government through its Signage and Advertisement Agency, (OYSAA) has commenced a mandatory revalidation exercise for its third-party advertising practitioners. The Director General Oyo State Signage and Advertisement Agency, Hon. Oludolapo Esho Ajanaku, recently made this known at a two-week revalidation exercise. According to him “the exercise forms a key part of the agency’s strategic effort to create a comprehensive, veritable and digitalized database of all signages and billboards across the state, In line with the OYSAA’s to an agency-approved digital platform.” Hon. Esho underscored the revalidation process to streamline regulatory oversight, enhance transparency and accountability to improve…