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OYINKANSOLA BADEJO-OKUSANYA ELECTED FIRST FEMALE PRESIDENT OF NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION IN HISTORIC BREAKTHROUGH ALAAFIN OF OYO, OBA ABIMBOLA AKEEM OWOADE I, CONDOLES WITH OONI OF IFE OVER THE DEMISE OF HIS SENIOR BROTHER COURT GRANTS MIYETTI ALLAH PRESIDENT BELLO BODEJO ₦2 BILLION BAIL IN MONEY LAUNDERING CASE YORUBA INNOVATION SHINES: SAHEED AZEEZ DEVELOPS YARN GPT, NIGERIA’S AI MODEL ADVANCING INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES YORUBA EXCELLENCE SHINES AS EKITI AND KWARA STUDENTS LEAD TEAM NIGERIA TO GOLD AT 2026 SPELLING BEE WORLD CUP IN SHANGHAI LAGOS CULTURAL HERITAGE: Eyo Arms Pay Courtesy Visit to Ogboni Iduntafa Palace Following Passing of Olori Eyo Laba Alakete Pupa Spain Wins 2026 World Cup with 1-0 Extra-Time Victory Over Argentina Faye Takes Over ECOWAS Leadership as Senegal Steps Into Regional Spotlight OYINKANSOLA BADEJO-OKUSANYA ELECTED FIRST FEMALE PRESIDENT OF NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION IN HISTORIC BREAKTHROUGH ALAAFIN OF OYO, OBA ABIMBOLA AKEEM OWOADE I, CONDOLES WITH OONI OF IFE OVER THE DEMISE OF HIS SENIOR BROTHER COURT GRANTS MIYETTI ALLAH PRESIDENT BELLO BODEJO ₦2 BILLION BAIL IN MONEY LAUNDERING CASE YORUBA INNOVATION SHINES: SAHEED AZEEZ DEVELOPS YARN GPT, NIGERIA’S AI MODEL ADVANCING INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES YORUBA EXCELLENCE SHINES AS EKITI AND KWARA STUDENTS LEAD TEAM NIGERIA TO GOLD AT 2026 SPELLING BEE WORLD CUP IN SHANGHAI LAGOS CULTURAL HERITAGE: Eyo Arms Pay Courtesy Visit to Ogboni Iduntafa Palace Following Passing of Olori Eyo Laba Alakete Pupa Spain Wins 2026 World Cup with 1-0 Extra-Time Victory Over Argentina Faye Takes Over ECOWAS Leadership as Senegal Steps Into Regional Spotlight

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BREAKING: Tinubu Appoints Three Oyo Indigenes to Lead Surveyors Council of Nigeria

By Ademola Adedayo / 2026-07-19 / 1 min read

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of three Oyo State indigenes to the Surveyors Council of Nigeria, naming retired surveyor Moshood Akinwande as President of the Council.

Akinwande, a native of Oyo town and retired Director in the Office of the Surveyor-General of the Federation, will lead the newly constituted council.

Also appointed are Olusoji Adeoye, the Surveyor-General of Oyo State, and Olaribigbe Shiyanbola, an indigene of Ipapo in Itesiwaju Local Government Area. Shiyanbola is a former Chairman of the Oyo State branch of the Nigerian Institution of Surveyors and a former Secretary of the Board of Fellows.

The new council is scheduled to be inaugurated on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, at the SGF Hall, Shehu Shagari Complex, Abuja.

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