Banditry Panic In Oyo Forced Emergency Stakeholders Meeting Across Iresa-Adu
Iresa-Adu area of the Surulere LGA of Oyo State have made announcements to convene a large stakeholders meeting for towns, villages, and territories under the Aresa-Adu of Iresa-Adu lands, which shares political zone with Oriire LGA, where some little students and teachers were recently abdcuted and with one teacher murdered. Continue Reading
APC Primary: Senator Alli rallies massive support for President Tinubu
Senator Sharafadeen Alli (APC-Oyo South) on Saturday, declared massive support for President Bola Tinubu during the APC presidential direct primary election in Oyo State. Senator Alli spoke after casting his vote at Ward 3, Ibadan North Local Government Area, describing the exercise as peaceful, transparent, credible and orderly. He said Continue Reading
APC Presidential Primary: Barr Akeem Agbaje Mobilises Oyo Members for President Tinubu, Reaffirms Support for Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda
Barr. Akeem Adedeji Agbaje, frontline gubernatorial aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State for the 2027 election, has called on party faithful across the state to come out in large numbers today, Saturday, to support and vote for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the APC presidential primary Continue Reading
Exclusive: Oyo North Emerges Last Major Battleground in APC Senatorial Primaries
The unresolved senatorial primary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo has turned Oyo North into the last major battleground in the party’s ongoing senatorial contests across the state. While the APC has successfully produced candidates for Oyo South and Oyo Central Senatorial Districts, the race for Oyo North Continue Reading
Bimbo Adekanmbi: Old Skin, New Wine and Sundry Issues | Sola Abegunde
I have been so engaged recently. However, despite my very tight schedules, I had time to read bout issues that made headlines on a daily basis. Particularly, the unfortunate incident at Ogbomoso, the abduction of Teachers and Pupils of some schools in Oyo state. That incident is heart rendering. Infact, Continue Reading
Oyo 2027: AKK Withdraws From APC Guber Race, Endorses Alli Ahead of Primary
Barely 24 hours before the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary in Oyo State, an aspirant on the platform of the party, Dr. Adewale Kolapo Kareem (AKK), has withdrawn from the contest and thrown his weight behind Senator Sharafadeen Abiodun Alli. Kareem announced his decision in a statement issued on Continue Reading
APC Affirms Shittu Ibrahim as Sole Candidate for Saki West State Constituency
Hon. Shittu Ibrahim has emerged as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Saki West State Constituency ahead of the 2027 general elections following the party’s primary and affirmation exercise held on Wednesday in Saki, Oyo State. The affirmation exercise, conducted by the Chairman of the APC Continue Reading
“Ask Oriyomi Where He Got Money for His Radio Station” — Olopoeyan Alleges Makinde Funded Agidigbo
A chieftain of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) in Oyo State, Alhaji Bisi Olopoeyan, has stirred controversy after alleging that popular broadcaster and owner of Agidigbo FM, Oriyomi Hamzat, received financial support from Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, to establish his radio station. The allegation is coming amid growing political Continue Reading
THE COLONIZATION OF OYO STATE: Ibadan’s Iron Grip And The Case For Equity In 2027 (Part 2)
It is in this context that the candidacy of Chief Bisi Ilaka of the African Democratic Congress deserves serious national attention. He is not simply the non-Ibadan candidate in a field of Ibadan aspirants. He is a candidate whose personal record, character, and vision make him the most compelling choice Continue Reading
Makinde, other S/W Governors Ignore Terror Warnings; Lagos Is Their Next Target,says Gani Adams
The Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams, has accused South-West governors of ignoring repeated security proposals and intelligence reports warning of terrorist infiltration across the region, following the recent abduction of students and teachers in Oyo State. Adams made the allegations while reacting to Friday’s attack on three schools Continue Reading