Makinde: Standing up for the people || By Sulaimon Olanrewaju
Monday, April 8, 2024 will remain indelible in the memory of Messrs Nurudeen Abiola and Taiwo Adeagbo Adigun of the Oyo State Road Transport Management Authority (OYRTMA) as well as…
Makinde: Making room for everyone at the table || By Sulaimon Olanrewaju
The whole place erupted in rapturous joy when Governor Seyi Makinde announced that the 700 stalls in the newly constructed market at Agodi Gate Junction would be given free of…
Makinde: Setting the template for national engagement By Sulaimon Olanrewaju
Although the penultimate Tuesday’s NLC protest was nationwide, the flavour was different in Oyo State. Oyo State council of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), in keeping with the directive of…
Climate Change: Managing this heat period || By Temitayo Abokede
Heat is present in today’s environment due to various factors such as sunlight, weather patterns, urbanization, and human activities like industrial processes and transportation. The effects of heat affects people…
How Colonialism, Christianity and Western education influenced Yoruba Muslims// By Bashir Arowojobe
By Bashir Arowojobe Theoretically, in any social construct, when two cultures come into contact, there are a number of outcomes, as observed by Yinger (1963). One- complete domination by the…
Subsidy removal: Between Makinde’s SAfER and other govs’ palliative ||By Olujide Wilanpa
The Executive Chairman and Sole Administrator of the Pacesetter Transport Service, Dr. Ibrahim Oladeji Salami (Dikko), recently said that the state’s mass transit scheme commutes an average of 17,000 residents…
Bodija explosion: Makinde’s words as a healing balm ||By Sulaimon Olanrewaju
The people who cluttered around the place were in a state of flux; their moods switched nearly every minute from apprehension to bewilderment, despondency, anxiety, helplessness, resentment and back to…
Ibadan explosion: Of GSM, leadership and emergency management in Nigeria
By Sodiq Ayandiji Last Tuesday’s explosion in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, jolted the historic city out of its peaceful reverie and sent shock waves across the Pacesetter State, which…
Makinde’s policy on commercial motorcycle riders: An explainer || By Moses Alao
Barely a few weeks to the end of 2023, Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, FNSE, issued an ultimatum to operators of commercial motorcycles and tricycles in the state. In that…
Fasola: A pilgrimage of love || By Sulaimon Olanrewaju
Governor Seyi Makinde is so much in love with the people of Oyo State that he pulls out all the stops to improve their lot. He connects with them emotionally…