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A strategic stakeholders’ meeting involving Sharafadeen Alli and leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is currently ongoing in Saki, as political consultations ahead of the next governorship race gather momentum. The meeting forms part of Alli’s expanding statewide engagement, widely viewed as a precursor to his anticipated declaration for Continue Reading

The Senator representing Oyo South, High Chief Sharafadeen Abiodun Alli is set to formally declare his intention to contest the governorship of Oyo State ahead of the 2027 general elections. ‎ ‎The declaration ceremony will hold on Friday, April 17, 2026, at the Divisional Police Station Training Field in Yemetu, Continue Reading

By Akinleye Akinkunmi  As 2027 dey come, one question dey for everybody mouth for Oyo State: “Who go really feel our pain and do the work?” From Bodija market to Saki, from Kishi to Igboora, from oyo alaafin to ogbomoso , from Iseyin to ipapo, from Tede to igboho, the Continue Reading

The Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, and the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, have faulted former Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, over a reported plot to dethrone Ladoja as the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland. The duo, in separate reactions through their media aides, described the alleged plot Continue Reading

Former Ekiti State governor, Ayo Fayose, has accused Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, of plotting to remove the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja, Arusa 1. Fayose made the allegation in a post shared on his verified X (formerly Twitter) handle on Sunday, claiming that the move was already Continue Reading

Gunmen on Friday night killed the traditional ruler of Ochia, Paulinus Ekwueme, alongside security operatives in the Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State. The attackers ambushed the monarch at the boundary of Assa and Ochia communities after he returned from a trip abroad earlier in the week. Imo State Continue Reading

…As 6-year-old victim allegedly killed and beheaded, suspect confesses … CP decries jungle justice as suspect rescued from angry mob The Oyo State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a 23-year-old suspect, Sodiq Kayode Akorede, in connection with the murder of a six-year-old girl in Ibadan. This in a Continue Reading

The federal government has released a list of 48 individuals and 12 entities it described as alleged sponsors of terrorism in the country. The list, published on Friday, April 10, contains limited details, as the Nigeria Sanctions Committee (NSC) did not disclose the nationalities of those named, their levels of Continue Reading

The Okere of Saki,Oba Khalid Olabisi, has called on individuals to live lives worthy of emulation, as he paid glowing tribute to the late Pa James Adebisi Akano Olaleye and Chief Mrs. Grace Aibinu Amope Olaleye (JP). The monarch made this appeal on Saturday while attending the funeral and thanksgiving Continue Reading