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President Bola Tinubu has asked the senate to confirm the appointment of three non-career ambassadors. Tinubu made the request in a letter addressed to the senate and read on Wednesday by Godswill Akpabio, the senate president. Tinubu said the nominations were made in accordance with section 171 (1), (2)(c) and (4) of the 1999 constitution (as amended). The nominees are Kayode Are from Ogun State, Aminu Dalhatu from Jigawa State, and Ayodele Oke. “The list contains three names for now. I am sure others will follow,” Akpabio said after reading the letter from Tinubu. Since taking office in 2023, the…

The Oyo State Government is set to restore the glory of cocoa production as one of the state’s major economic pillars. In a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information, Prince Dotun Oyelade, the State Executive Council approved the sum of Three Billion, Thirty Million, Two Hundred and Ninety-Two Thousand, Four Hundred and Seventy-Two Naira (₦3,030,292,472) for the establishment of Cocoa Rejuvenation Project. The project, which will be driven through a Public-Private Partnership (PPP), will be coordinated by the Oyo State Agribusiness Development Agency (OYSADA) and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA). The Commissioner explained that the state…

Presidential hopeful and businessman, Gbenga Hashim, has paid a moving tribute to the late Segun Awolowo, former Executive Director of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) and grandson of the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo. In an emotional statement titled “Good Night My Brother and Friend, Segun Awolowo,” Hashim said news of Awolowo’s passing reached him while he was in Madrid, leaving him “shocked and unsettled.” He explained that the reports initially came in quietly, prompting him to reach out to close associates for confirmation. Hashim said his first call was to Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, a mutual friend…

The party described the courts overseen by these judges as “courts of particular concern” in matters affecting PDP interests. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has formally expressed concerns over the assignment of its legal cases at the Federal High Court, Abuja Judicial Division, urging the Chief Judge to ensure that future matters involving the party are not assigned to specific judges. In a letter dated November 19, 2025, addressed to Honourable Justice John Terhemba Tsoho, Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, the PDP, through its National Secretary, Amb. Taofeek Arapaja, raised apprehensions that all cases filed by or against…

The Federal Government of Nigeria has abolished the open grazing of cattle in the country. Speaking in Yola Adamawa State during the 1st National Council on Livestock Development the Minister Mallam Idi Muktar Maiha said open grazing has caused unnecessary hiccups in the past years creating crisis and loss of needless lives across the country. He said its an offence to be caught grazing openly as all cattle rearers are encouraged to embarked upon ranching which is safer and would make the cattle fatter for business. The Honorable Minister said since the Presidential innovation of revamping Livestock started the ministry is determined to…

Former commissioner for works and transport Oyo State Prof. Abdul-Raman Raphael Afoja, has reportedly dumped the People’s Democratic Party PDP for the APC . More Details later.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) filed a suit before the federal high court in Abuja seeking to stop the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from recognising the national convention held in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital, on November 15 and 16. In the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/25012025, the party, along side Mohammed Abdulrahman, acting national chairman, and Samuel Anyanwu, national secretary, is asking the court to declare the convention and all decisions taken at the event as “null, void and of no effect”. The plaintiffs belong to the PDP loyal to Nyesom Wike, minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The…

President of the Nigerian Economic Society, Professor Adeola Adenikinju, has said that given the accomplishments of Governor Seyi Makinde in Oyo State over the past 80 months, he will score him a distinction. Professor Adenikinju said this during an interview with The People’s Verdict. His words: “I will give the governor a distinction, an A. He has done well. He can do more, but he has done relatively well.” He added, “I will say he is a performer. He doesn’t talk too much, but he performs.” Substantiating his verdict, Adenikinju lauded the governor’s efforts in improving the state of infrastructure…

The South-West Governors’ Forum has called on the Federal Government to urgently begin a surveillance of forests across the six states of the South-West geopolitical zone with a view to securing the vast forest belts in the zone, which are fast becoming hideouts for criminals. This was as the governors called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to deploy Forest Guards across the South-West states, while each state government will be responsible for providing the required personnel. The governors equally reiterated their position on the need for the immediate establishment of state police to beef up security, not just in the…

The Deputy Governor of Oyo State, His Excellency Barrister Bayo Lawal, Today, on behalf of the executive governor of Oyo State His Excellency Engr Seyi Makinde 24th November 2025, led government officials, community leaders and stakeholders to commission the newly constructed Omituntun Ultra-Modern Market, Omi-Adio, an initiative executed by the Ido Local Government. Speaking at the event, the Deputy Governor described the commissioning as “an epoch-making occasion” and a significant milestone in the state’s drive toward economic expansion, organized commerce and sustainable development. He noted that the market stands as “a symbol of progress,” emphasizing that the project reflects the…