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SIR: Of all the contenders for the Osun governorship seat in the upcoming off-cycle election, slated for August 8, 2026, Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji (AMBO) stands out as a model of good governance, having been tested and trusted over time. The Ìkirè, Osun State-born finance-expert-turned-politician is a technocrat of no Continue Reading

The recently concluded by-elections across Nigeria, particularly in Kaduna State, are an attestation that the good people of Kaduna State are happy with the performance of His Excellency, Governor Uba Sani. The By-elections are a referendum by the people at the sub-national level, and they should be key performance indicators Continue Reading

It is a common saying in Igbo land that “isi nwa amadi adigh ato n’amba” (the head of a son of the soil is never buried outside the homestead). So too, that of a woman. If, for any reason, the head, and by extension, the body could not be traced Continue Reading

The Okeogun Traditional Council of Obas on Thursday, 28th August ,2025 convened in Ogboro, Saki East LGA,Oyo State, to deliberate on crucial matters affecting the region’s development. The meeting was hosted by the Onisanbo of Ogboro, Oba( Engr.) Kazeem Adio Adegboye, brought together traditional rulers to discuss key issues. The Continue Reading

  The Oyo State House of Assembly has issued a strong rebuttal to Hon. Ibrahim Shittu’s claims about the N300 billion loan request made by Governor Seyi Makinde. The Assembly clarified that the loan includes N149 billion to refinance an existing loan facility with United Bank for Africa (UBA) and Continue Reading

  Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State and 2027 gubernatorial aspirant, Barr. Akeem Agbaje, has extended warm birthday felicitations to Hon. Adewale Haastrup Olatunji, popularly known as Murphy, on the occasion of his birthday. In a congratulatory message , Barr. Akeem Agbaje acknowledged Hon. Olatunji’s recent Continue Reading

A bombshell has rocked the Oyo State House of Assembly,where lawmaker representing Saki West State Constituency, 𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐮 𝐈𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐡𝐢𝐦 has alleged that a 𝐍𝟑𝟎𝟎 billion loan was approved for the Seyi Makinde-led administration in a secretive emergency sitting. According to him, the loan was allegedly approved without proper consultation with all Continue Reading

A bombshell has rocked the Oyo State House of Assembly,where lawmaker representing Saki West State Constituency, 𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐮 𝐈𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐡𝐢𝐦 has alleged that a 𝐍𝟑𝟎𝟎 billion loan was approved for the Seyi Makinde-led administration in a secretive emergency sitting. According to him, the loan was allegedly approved without proper consultation with all Continue Reading

Like a thunderbolt from outer space, the announcement by the People’s Democeratic Party’s National Executive Committee about its decision to zone its presidential candidacy to the southern part of Nigeria ahead of the 2027 presidential election has set the Nigerian political space alight with renewed conversations about the future of Continue Reading

Approval for the rehabilitation of Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Terminal One, at an estimated cost of N712 billion, symbolises the penchant of the federal government for awarding elitist contracts at a whopping cost but without a flinch on probity or public demand for one. The justification of the repairs Continue Reading