Opinion

Oyo State has always been a land of resilience, enterprise, and deep cultural heritage. Beyond its illustrious past lies an even greater opportunity: to deliberately build a modern, inclusive, and...

By Abdul Ganiyu Abdul Lateef Before the emergence of Seyi Makinde, political power across Ibadan—particularly within the eleven local governments—was largely determined by surnames and lineage. It was always ọmọ...

 By Akindele Ibrahim Olore Today, Oyo State pauses to celebrate a man whose work has quietly but profoundly reshaped the agricultural and economic landscape of the state. Dr. Debo Akande,...

On a humid afternoon in Ibadan, something that should not be remarkable happens, and in the context of the Nigerian state, it is quietly revolutionary. Civil servants walk out of...

By Amb. Mallam Ibrahim Agunbiade The recent petition by Nigeria’s Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, to the Department of State Services (DSS) against Primate Elijah Ayodele has been widely...

Politics and Oyo State political space is becoming interesting by the day. Aspirants across the five regions of Ibadan, Ibarapa, Oke-Ogun, Oyo and Ogbomoso have started to become visible. Several...

Before we go into the main issue, I slated for discussion today, let’s digress a bit. Someone sent me a few lines as soon as the presidency forwarded the list...

It’s been six years and six months since ‘Seyi Makinde became Governor of Oyo State despite being branded inexperienced and written off in 2019. In these six years and some...

By 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...

There is a statistical tragedy unfolding in Nigeria, one so steady and unrelenting that it threatens to turn our demographic dividend into an expensive national liability. We have built a...