Oyo State

Ibadan is an intriguing city. It is one of the most modern of Yoruba cities but some part of it look as ancient as Ile-Ife, the land of the First Dawn. Indeed, some journalists having read Ibadan by – a running splash of rust and gold, flung…

The quit notice served on the Fulani community in Igangan, Oyo state, by a non-state actor, Chief Sunday Igboho, is a timely reminder that Nigeria is at the risk of becoming a failed state. In my previous article, I argued that no private…

Fellow Nigerians, I know how easy it is for men and women in politics, particularly those in the hallowed corridors of power, to readily dismiss important warnings by well-meaning citizens as rantings of enemies of government, but I’m the last…

If you were on a holiday to Nigeria from Mars last week, you would almost certainly cut short your stay to avoid what looked like a coming Armageddon. Rotimi Akeredolu, the governor of Ondo, one of the six South-western states, had issued…

Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, has begun doing more about what is happening in Igangan, Ibarapaland. Taking to his Facebook page to update his people, Makinde said: “Following the meeting held with representatives of Igangan, Ibarapaland…