The Executive Chairman of Òyó East Local Government, Hon. Oluokun Peter Olusola, has extended warm birthday congratulations to Senator Dr. Monsurat Sunmonu, describing her as a politically icon, veteran, and mother figure. In a congratulatory message issued through his Media Aide, Adeleke Afees Adeniran, Hon. Oluokun praised Senator Monsurat Olajumoke Aduke Sunmonu for her outstanding contributions to leadership and human development, noting her enduring impact on the people of Òyó State and beyond. He described the former speaker, Oyo State House of Assembly and senator Federal Republic Of Nigeria as a beacon of wisdom, whose leadership transcends positions and titles,…
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The Okanlomo Oodua and Badah Olubadan of Ibadanland, Chief Jubril Dotun Sanusi, has heartily congratulated the Olubadan of Ibadanland, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja (ARUSA I), on what he described as a historic, visionary and landmark achievement with the formal inauguration of the Ibadan Community Guard and the official unveiling of the “Gaari Ibadan” Initiative. In a congratulatory statement made available to the press, Chief Sanusi lauded the revered monarch for once again demonstrating uncommon leadership, fatherly wisdom, and a deep commitment to the peace, progress, and prosperity of Ibadanland. According to him, the inauguration of the Ibadan…
Leaders and stakeholders of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Akinyele and Lagelu Federal Constituency have reached a major resolution following a high-level consensus meeting held at the residence of Alhaji Oribayo Oladoye Okeyode. The meeting, convened in line with the directive of Governor Seyi Makinde, brought together key political figures across both local governments to deliberate on the 2027 House of Representatives race and strengthen party unity. Those in attendance included Engr Julius Akinsola (Chairman, Akinyele Leaders Forum), Chief Akinropo Aderibigbe, Alhaji Wahab Gbolagun, Alhaji Rohoof Gazali, Hon Akinwole Akinleye (Executive Chairman, Akinyele LGA), Hon Olusegun Olayiwola (Commissioner for…
The train of consultation for the senatorial bid of Barrister Olaleye Olasunkanmi the Commissioner for Agricultural and Rural Development berthed at Oyo town today where he met with leaders and stakeholders of the People’s Democratic Party(PDP). In his welcome address, the Oyo State House of Assembly Chiefs’ Whip, Rt. Hon. Gbenga Oyekola welcomed the senatorial aspirant and his team to the consultative meeting with leaders, elders and stakeholders of the Party. He also urged him to see himself as one of them in Oyo and to hold nothing back in making his intention known to the people. Addressing the people,…
Wale Ajani, popularly known as OSHAPRAPRA, has declared that his ambition to represent Òyó Central Senatorial District in the Senate under the Accord Party is a genuine call to serve the people and redefine representation in the district. Ajani, a young professional and dynamic emerging leader with leadership experience at both national and sub-national levels, said his decision to contest is driven by the urgent need to change the status quo and provide the people of Òyó Central with purposeful, inclusive, and result-oriented representation. According to him, “public office should not be treated as a title or a personal privilege,…
The Lawmaker representing Ibadan North Federal Constituency, Hon. Folajimi Oyekunle (DoN), has extended warm felicitations to renowned legal luminary and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Chief Tunji Ogunrinde (SAN), on the occasion of his birthday anniversary, describing him as a steadfast pillar of justice and an unwavering defender of the oppressed. This was contained in a statement issued to the press by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Akinwale Bodija, who conveyed the lawmaker’s admiration and heartfelt wishes to the respected legal icon. Hon. Oyekunle lauded Chief Ogunrinde for his timeless contributions to the legal profession and society at…
In Egbeda, the political mood is no longer animated by routine calculations or familiar alignments. Something quieter, yet more consequential, is unfolding, a reassessment of what leadership should look like in practical terms, and more importantly, what it should deliver. Rather than asking who is next in line, many residents are beginning to ask a more fundamental question: who has already demonstrated the ability to make things work? It is within this shifting lens that Abioye Samuel Oluwaseun is increasingly being considered, not as a conventional political figure, but as a case study in applied competence. His story does not…
By Oyo Amebo Akinyele’s story today is not one of grand gestures or headline-grabbing launches. It is the story of small, deliberate acts that change the texture of everyday life and in doing so, reshape how people understand leadership. Governance here has become tactile under Honourable Akinwole Akinleye. It’s not delivered as rhetoric but as improvements that people can touch, rely on and plan around. Where once the question was whether promises would be kept, the question now is whether a child can get to school, a market trader can restock on time, or a mother will find water at…
By Oyo Amebo When trust in public institutions collapses, it is not always dramatic. Often it erodes in small, ordinary failures: a clinic that no longer treats the sick, a lane that turns to mud after rain, a classroom where desks are broken and lights do not work. These quotidian absences add up. They teach citizens that government is an idea rather than a presence — a distant promise that rarely touches daily life. Lagelu’s story is one of those quiet collapses, and of a deliberate attempt to reverse it. Honourable Mudashiru Kamorudeen has not arrived as a visionary framed…
Across the length and breadth of Oyo State, the debate about what good government looks like has moved off the page and into people’s everyday lives. You see it in children learning beneath safer roofs, traders who can move goods because roads are usable, families that draw water without fear, and neighbours who can access healthcare close to home. This is leadership that eschews rhetoric in favour of results. Under the stewardship of Honourable Abideen Tokunbo Adeaga at the Oyo State Community and Social Development Agency, public service has taken on a more modest, methodical character, one that places tangible…