Tension in Oyo APC Over Alleged Manipulation of Reps Primary Election
Crisis appears to be brewing within the All Progressives Congress in Oyo State as five aspirants contesting for the Atisbo/Saki East/Saki West Federal Constituency House of Representatives ticket rejected the party’s planned direct primary, alleging bias, intimidation and violation of electoral guidelines. The aggrieved aspirants, in an open letter addressed Continue Reading
Five Days of Fear: Abducted Irawo/Oyo Businessman Regains Freedom After Family’s Desperate Efforts
•••𝑭𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒚, 𝑭𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝑨𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒈𝒆𝒅𝒍𝒚 𝑺𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝑺𝒆𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝑩𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒎𝒂𝒏’𝒔 𝑭𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒐𝒎 Fear and relief swept through Irawo Owode community in Atisbo Local Government Area of Oyo State as a popular businessman, Alhaji Wasiu Alesinloye, finally regained freedom after spending five harrowing days in the den of kidnappers. Alesinloye was reportedly abducted on Continue Reading
2027: Saki East APM Stakeholders Distance Selves from Ayobami Ojo’s Purported Adoption
Stakeholders of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) in Saki East Local Government Area of Oyo State have distanced themselves from the purported adoption of former lawmaker, Hon. Ayobami Ojo, as the consensus candidate for the Saki East/Atisbo State Constituency seat ahead of the 2027 general elections. The stakeholders, led by Continue Reading
Ijabah urges Stakeholders to Address Historic Imbalance in Old Irepo Senate Representation
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Oyo State, Hon. Hussaini Yusuf Ijabah, has appealed to party leaders and stakeholders in Oyo North Senatorial District to support what he described as a “historic correction of political imbalance” by zoning the 2027 senatorial ticket to the Oorelope/Irepo/Olorunsogo Federal Constituency. In Continue Reading
Yoruba Youth Council Condemns Ogbomoso School Abduction, Demands Swift Action
The Yoruba Youth Council (YYC) has condemned the reported abduction of a school principal and several students by suspected armed bandits in Esinle community, Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, describing the incident as a tragic attack on education and the future of Yorubaland. In a statement issued by Continue Reading
APM Atisbo | Saki East Reaffirms Consensus Candidacy of Hon. Ayobami Oluwaseun Ojo, Warns Against Fake News
The leadership and stakeholders of the Allied Peoples Movement, APM, in Atisbo and Saki East Local Government Areas have moved to clear the air on the party’s candidacy for the State House of Assembly ahead of the 2027 general elections. In a statement issued on behalf of the constituency leadership, Continue Reading
Oyo CP Seeks Media Support for Effective Policing
The Commissioner of Police in Oyo State, Ayodeji Abimbola, has solicited the support of journalists in the state to enable the police discharge their duties effectively. Abimbola made the appeal during a courtesy visit by the executives of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Oyo State Council, to the Oyo State Continue Reading
Abegunde Knocks Makinde’s APM Alliance, Describes Rally as Political Diversion
A political commentator and public affairs analyst, Sola Abegunde, has criticised Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, over his reported presidential ambition and recent political alignment with the Allied People’s Movement (APM), describing the development as the beginning of the governor’s “political oblivion.” In a strongly worded statement following Makinde’s Continue Reading
Eruwa Youth Group Backs Masolanu Ahead of APC Primary in Oyo Federal Constituency
A youth group under the aegis of Eruwa Progressive Youths has declared support for Otunba Masolanu Adeolu ahead of the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election for the Ido/Ibarapa East Federal Constituency in Oyo State. In a statement signed by its Secretary and made available to newsmen, Comrade Razak Adelodun, Continue Reading
Oyo APC Chieftain, Donbay, Bags CILGPAN Fellowship
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State, Mr. Busari Adewale Yakubu, popularly known as Donbay, has been conferred with the prestigious Fellowship status of the Chartered Institute of Local Government and Public Administration of Nigeria (CILGPAN). The conferment, which represents the highest professional grade of the Continue Reading