I have watched the recent viral video of Oyo State All Progressive Congress governorship candidate Senator Sharafadeen Alli showing where he was caressing a student of the Polytechnic Ibadan who came to interview him along with his colleagues.I digged further to know what could have made the interviewer to sit on the lap of interviewee and the long video revealed to me that there was no available space for him to seat as the room used for it was fulled to the brim.At this stage, one will have expected one of the students that sat on a chair to sacrifice…
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The Chairmanship candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement, APM, in Ogbomoso North Local Government Area, Engr. Rabiu Adeyemi Bello, on Tuesday commenced a grassroots visitation tour to wards across the local government ahead of the 2026 local government election. The tour is aimed at formally presenting himself and his running mate to party members, mobilising support, and engaging directly with stakeholders at the ward level. The familiarization tour kicked off from Okeelerin Ward 08, where the APM working committee, led by the party chairman, Hon. Sikiru Jimoh, officially presented Engr. Bello as the chairmanship candidate and Hon. Ajao Michael as…
Members of the Oyo State House of Assembly have commended the Executive Chairman of Ibadan North Local Government, Hon. Oluwaseun Olufade, for his notable achievements at the grassroots, describing him as a “true replica of Governor Seyi Makinde at the grassroots.” The commendation followed an oversight visit by the Oyo State House of Assembly to the Ibadan North Local Government Secretariat. The delegation was led by Hon. Akintunde Olajide (AKT), Member representing Lagelu Constituency and Chairman, House Committee on Local Government. Hon. Olajide said the primary purpose of the visit was to inspect the condition of structures, buildings and the…
In fulfilment of his electioneering promises to the people, the Executive Chairman of Egbeda Local Government, Hon. Sanda Sikiru Oyedele, has commissioned four motorised water borehole projects across four wards of the Local Government, reaffirming his administration’s commitment to improving access to clean water and enhancing the welfare of residents.The commissioned projects are located in Ayede, area of Ward 2; Ajia-ajiwogbo area of Ward 4; Adekola/Iyana Agbala, area of Ward 10; and Egbeda area of Ward 9, bringing the benefits of sustainable clean water supply closer to residents in the various communities.The projects are part of the administration’s deliberate efforts…
…Seek Sanusi’s Support, Invite Him to November Conference in Ibadan The Chief Imam of Ibadan, Imam Abdul-Ganiyy AbuBakr Agbotomokekere, has led a delegation of prominent Islamic scholars, Imams and Alfas from across Yorubaland on a courtesy visit to the Okanlomo Oodua and Gbonka Olubadan of Ibadanland, Chief Jubril Dotun Sanusi, as part of preparations for the forthcoming Yorubaland Muslim Conference, Ibadan 2026. The delegation, under the aegis of the Rabitatul-Aimmat Wal Ulamai Bilaadi Yoruba League of Imams & Alfas in Yorubaland, visited Chief Jubril Dotun Sanusi to formally extend an invitation to him to participate in the conference scheduled to…
The Babalaje Political Dynasty has commemorated the second anniversary of the death of the late Chief Michael Adeniyi Koleoso, OFR, describing his vision, values and contributions to public service as enduring legacies that continue to inspire leaders and communities across Oke-Ogun and Oyo State. Koleoso, who was the Babalaje of Sakiland, died in 2024 at the age of 86. In a tribute issued to mark the anniversary, Hon. Adeniyi Adebisi, the Allied Peoples Movement candidate for Old Ifedapo Federal Constituency, comprising Saki West, Saki East and Atisbo, described the late politician as a statesman, visionary and builder of men whose…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has opened hearings in a suit seeking to stop the Oyo State Government from proceeding with plans to conduct local government elections in the state. On Tuesday, Justice Obiora Egwuatu ordered the plaintiff, Akinloye Oyeniyi, to serve all relevant documents relating to the case on the defendants. Justice Egwuatu adjourned further proceedings to September 10 for the report of service of the suit’s originating documents on the two defendants. The suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1849/2026, filed by Oyeniyi through his lawyer, Ayo Omoleaupen, lists the Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OSIEC) and the Independent National Electoral…
The Okanlomo Oodua and Gbonka Olubadan of Ibadanland, Chief Jubril Dotun Sanusi, has called on community leaders and residents of Ona Ara Local Government Area to support the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the emergence of Senator Sharafadeen Abiodun Alli as Governor of Oyo State in the 2027 general elections. Chief Sanusi made the call at the special monthly meeting of the JDS Electrification Community Committee, led by Chief Abiola Akeweje, held at Ilaji Hotels and Sports Resort, Ona Ara Local Government Area, on Saturday. The meeting provided an opportunity for community leaders to deliberate on the development…
The Member representing Ibadan North Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Folajimi Oyekunle (DoN), has distributed food palliatives to residents of the constituency for the sixth consecutive time, as part of efforts to cushion the effects of economic hardship on vulnerable households. The latest distribution was held at the Ibadan North Local Government Secretariat, where residents and party faithful from across the federal constituency trooped out to benefit from the initiative. Speaking on the exercise, the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the lawmaker said the palliative programme had become an intentional intervention aimed at reaching…
There was a strong show of solidarity for the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) chairmanship candidate in Ogbomoso North, Hon. Rabiu Bello, as party leaders, youths and women rallied behind his candidature ahead of the 2026 local government elections.As the Oyo council polls approach, Bello, the party’s flagbearer for the chairmanship election, held a series of engagements with party officials and stakeholders as part of efforts to strengthen his campaign and mobilise support across the local government.He first met with members of the APM Local Executive Committee at the party secretariat in Ajagungbade Plaza before joining party members, including the youth…