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*Gov Commissions Several Public Welfare Projects By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Oyo State government has warned waste management consultants across the state to improve their performance or face sanctions, including the redistribution of their operational areas and possible disengagement. The state Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Hon. Ademola Aderinto, gave the warning during a meeting with waste consultants at the NEWMAP Conference Hall of the Ministry in Ibadan, the state capital. Aderinto said the state government would commence full enforcement of its house-to-house waste collection policy from 1 September, stressing that only consultants with the capacity and commitment to deliver…

*If The Private Banking Information Of An Ex-VP And Leading Presidential Candidate Can Be Accessed, Deployed For Unknown Reasons, Then No Nigerian’s Financial Privacy Is Safe, He Says Immersed in the task of plotting how to win majority votes and become the country's next President in 2027, an additional worry has beset former Vice President (VP) and presidential candidate of opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar. Popularly known as Atiku, the nation's one-time number 2 citizen has found himself caught in a suspicious web of unsolicited financial deposit made into his private account in a prominent commercial bank. He…

Chairman of Abeokuta North Local Government Area (LGA), Ogun State, Hon. (Dr.) Olanrewaju Ayodeji Oyegbola-Sodipo, has reiterated his administration’s commitment to purposeful grassroots governance through a combination of impactful infrastructure delivery, progressive legislative reforms, and broad-based stakeholder engagement aimed at promoting sustainable development across the council area. The administration recently recorded another significant milestone with the commissioning of several landmark projects across the 16 wards and four major communities of the LGA. The projects, covering education, healthcare, rural electrification, potable water supply, sanitation, road infrastructure, and public facilities, underscore the administration’s determination to improve the quality of life of residents…

*Orders Accounts Unblocked The rollercoaster kick-started by anti-graft agency, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), and involving Osun State government in which the former froze the accounts of the state government, barely few days to the crucial 15 August gubernatorial poll, appears set to stop as President Bola Tinubu has reprimanded the agency. He has directed EFCC to immediately approach the court to vacate the order freezing the state government's bank accounts, saying the timing of the action, coming just days before the election, could create the wrong impression of federal interference in the poll. Recall that Catholic Archbishop Emeritus…

*Relief For Residents, 50 Electric Buses Coming By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Oyo State generated ₦406.9 billion in recurrent revenue in the first half of 2026, representing 91.2 per cent of its target for the period, just as it expended ₦345.7 billion, which is 77.5 per cent of its expenditure target for the first six months of the year. Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Professor Musibau Babatunde, disclosed this in Ibadan while presenting the 2026 Half-Year Budget Implementation Report on Revenue and Expenditure to stakeholders at the Local Government Staff Training School, Secretariat, Agodi. Prof. Babatunde also announced that the…

*After Catholics, Methodists Now Also Call On FG To Decisively Tackle Inflation, Hunger, Insecurity, Others By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has called for stronger collaboration between government and faith institutions to build a just, peaceful, and opportunity-driven Nigeria. The governor made the call on Wednesday while declaring open the 50th/15th Biennial 2026 Conference of the Methodist Church Nigeria, held at Bashmor Event Centre, Ibadan, where he spoke of the sort of leader the country needs just as the governor pitched his 2027 presidential credentials before the gathering. He commended the church for its contributions to education,…