Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has canceled his birthday celebrations to honor the 35 children who tragically lost their lives in a stampede at a children's funfair in Ibadan, the state capital.The governor made this announcement on Friday during a meeting with a South-East delegation of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), led by Senator Adolphus Wabara, Chairman of the party’s Board of Trustees (BoT).Describing the incident as "painful, unfortunate, and preventa...

The people of Oyo State will today, Saturday, elect a new governor who will paddle the canoe of the state for another four years.The 32 members of the state House of Assembly will also be elected.The Daily Post reported that 18 gubernatorial candidates are standing for the election.Some of the candidates are Seyi Makinde of the PDP, Teslim Folarin of the APC, and Adebayo Adelabu of the Accord.Others are Ajekiigbe Lateef of AA, Akinwale Tayo Tawfiq of LP, Popoola Olu...

The Oyo State House of Assembly has approved the nomination of Barrister Bayo Lawal as the new Deputy Governor of the state.The Naijacrawl reports that the approval comes a few hours after the Assembly removed Rauf Olaniyan.The House has on Monday removed Olaniyan, a native of Igboho from office, following the recommendation of the panel of inquiry set up to investigate him.Our correspondent however reports that the assembly has approved the nomination of Lawal.The...