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Moniya-Iseyin Road: The sorrow, pains; what Oyo govt is doing
The Moniya-Iseyin road has become a nightmare to users of that route. Last week, Odo-Oba stream on the road overflowed the bridge and held the people hostage for three days. TUNDE BUSARI reports the state of the road and the Oyo State…
It is wrong to rear animals without planting what they would eat —Okunade
M.A. Okunade is the director, Nigeria Agricultural Mission Project. In this interview by KEHINDE OYETIMI,
he speaks on the relevance of agriculture in national development.Why did you decide to go into farming?I am the…
120 Saki youths benefit from NITDA capacity building
In order to curb restiveness and crime among youths in the South-West, 120 youths in Saki, Oke-Ogun zone of Oyo State, last week benefited from a capacity building programme organised by the National Information Technology Development …
40 years ago, I warned that Lake Chad would dry up if… —Oba Adesina
The Olowu of Owu-Ijebu, Oba Michael Olusegun Adesina, Olugbadebo Olukera II, a seasoned engineer, recently clocked 80. In this interview by WALE OLAPADE, he speaks on his engineering career, life as a traditional ruler, community…
For Oyo community, it’s a September not to remember
Some hours to this year’s commemoration of Nigeria’s independence from colonial rule, a downpour like no other descended on Gbaremu Oloba in Oyo State, leaving deaths, losses and grief in its trail for residents. TUNDE BUSARI, after a…
Olojo Festival: Rich blend of Yoruba heritage, virtues
The commemoration of this year's Olojo Festival in Ile-Ife, Osun State, vividly brought to the fore the rich cultural heritage and tradition of the Yoruba people as dignitaries, including traditional rulers and tourists, converged on the…
Our governors must do more in providing security for South-West —Olajide
The Secretary General of the Yoruba Council of Elders (YCE ) and Afenifere chieftain, Dr Kunle Olajide, speaks to ‘YOMI AYELESO on governance in Nigeria in the last 59 years of independence, the election of Prof. Banji Akintoye as Yoruba…
How Oranyan Festival brought Afon people back to roots
One of the targets of the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi, to turn Oranyan Festival into a tourism roduct pis uniting the Yoruba nation in Nigeria and in the diaspora. The people of Afon in Ogun State aligned with this vision…
Osun’s renovation of 332 healthcare centres: New lease of life for beneficiary communities?
Recently, the Osun State government commissioned for use, 100 out of 332 primary healthcare centres being revitalised and rehabilitated under the Saving One Million Lives Programme for Results (SOMLP for R) across the state. YEJIDE…
My town has been without electricity for 12 years —Olu of Igbokoda
The traditional ruler of Igbokoda community in Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State, Oba Odidiomo Afolabi Oladimeji Ilarada I, Olu of Igbokoda, speaks with SAM NWAOKO on the traditional institution in Nigeria, his community’s power…