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Governorship Election: Governor Makinde’s Emergency Plan To Staff LGs’ Ad-Hoc Workers To Aid Chances In Poll Fails.
….It is a Greek Gesture…HLAs Desperate to win the gubernatorial election on Saturday, Oyo State governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, on Friday directed all the local government councils in the state to forward the lists of all ad-hoc workers in the state for immediate employment.According to a government source, the calculation by the governor is that […]
Read MoreSecond term: Makinde receives Aare Musulumi, Chief Imam of Ibadanland’s blessings
…as clerics laud gov over fairness to all religions…I’ll continue to serve with fear of God- Gov Makinde Governor of Oyo State, ‘Seyi Makinde, on Saturday, paid a visit to the residence of the Aare Musulumi of Yorubaland, Edo and Delta states, Alhaji Daud Akinola, where he declared that his administration has, in the last […]
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Makinde commissions remodeled Ojoo Police station, commends police, other security agencies
…donates 74 vehicles to Divisional Police stations in Oyo…says govt has received fresh #EndSARS judicial panel report Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, on Thursday, commissioned the new Ojoo Divisional Police Headquarters, Ibadan, which was constructed by the state government following its destruction during the #EndSARS protest, which engulfed the country in 2021. The governor, while […]
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2023 Election:Save Lagos From External Dominantion, YWC Warns Yoruba
Ahead of Saturday’s March 18 rescheduled governorship and House of Assembly elections in Lagos State, the Yoruba World Congress (YWC) has warned Yorubas across Lagos, Oyo, Ogun, Osun, Ondo, Ekiti, Kwara, Kogi, Edo and Delta residing in Lagos State to re-awake their consciousness by voting in favour of the integrity of Yorubaland. The group said […]
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Accord Party not collapsing structure for APC or PDP, say party Elders
The Elders’ Forum of the Accord Party in Oyo State, yesterday, called on the electorate to disregard the news doing round that the party has collapsed its structure into another party, especially the People’s Democratic party (PDP) governorship candidate, Governor Seyi Makinde and the All Progressives’ Congress, (APC), Senator Teslim Folarin. The Party’s elders across […]
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Oyo Guber Election: Oyo Accord Excos Form Alliance With Makinde
Some weeks to the gubernatorial election, the entire Oyo State executive members of the Accord party, have agreed to form a working alliance with the incumbent Governor, Seyi Makinde, to actualize his reelection bid. The state chairman of the party, Prince Kolade Ojo, disclosed this with newsmen, during a press briefing held in Ibadan. According to […]
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Tony Elumelu Receives Tinubu At His Residence
The Chairman of Heirs Holdings, Tony Elumelu, on Wednesday said that he received the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, at his residence. Elumelu made this known on his Instagram page. He said, “Last night, I was honoured to receive the Nigerian President-elect 🇳🇬 #officialasiwajubat at my home. “We discussed ways in which the incoming administration must empower […]
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Obi In Court With Lawyers Over INEC’s BVAS Case
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, on Wednesday, attended court proceedings with his lawyers over his party’s legal request to inspect Bimodal Voter Accreditation System machines and other electoral materials deployed by the Independent National Electoral Commission in the February 25 elections. Obi, in a statement he shared via his Twitter handle […]
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I Made My First Million In Lagos-Actress, Toyin Abraham
The actress noted that she made her first million in Lagos state despite being from Edo state. Toyin Abraham, has revealed why she is rooting for the reelection of Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The Lagos State election is the most anticipated governorship election in Nigeria because of the fierce competition between the incumbent governor, […]
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Politics:APC Appoints 12 SANs To Defend Nigeria President Elect Tinubu’s Victory
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has appointed 12 senior advocates of Nigeria (SANs) to defend the victory of Bola Tinubu at the presidential election petition tribunal. The team is led by Lateef Fagbemi and also includes Ahmad Usman El-Marzuq, the national legal adviser of the party. The party unveiled the list containing the legal team […]
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Aggrieved members’ll realign with Makinde before Saturday’s election- Oyo PDP chieftain
…Confident gov will emerge for 2nd term A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Oyo State, Mogaji Wale Oladoja, has expressed confidence that aggrieved members of the party will realign to give their support to Governor ‘Seyi Makinde, ahead of Saturday’s governorship and house of assembly elections. He expressed the confidence, during an […]
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Tinubu Faithful Group Redirects Focus To Winning Lagos Guber Poll, Calls For Total Support For Gov. Sanwo-Olu
The Tinubu Faithful Group (TFG) has called for a total support for the re-election of the incumbent Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu in next Saturday, March 11 Governorship elections. The National Coordinator, TFG, Hon. Olusola Orelaja made the call in a statement signed by the group’s Deputy Media Coordinator, Comrade, Frederick Idehai. Mr. […]
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Photostory:Peter Obi Visits Woman Stabbed In Face On Election Day
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has paid a visit to Jennifer Efidi, the woman who was stabbed in the face by thugs during the presidential and National Assembly elections. Efidi was stabbed while attempting to vote in Surulere, Lagos State. Obi shared the pictures from his visit via his Twitter handle […]
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Why Oyo LP dumped its guber candidate for Makinde-Rep candidate
Candidate of the Labour Party in Ibadan North Federal Constituency in the just concluded presidential and National Assembly elections, Femi Dexter Akin-Alamu said on Monday that the party decided to support the re-election bid of Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State for the March 11 governorship election.He said that the leadership of the party are […]
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Photostory:Atiku, others lead protest to INEC headquarters
The presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, and his running mate, Ifeanyi Okowa, are currently leading a protest today (Monday) from Legacy House to the national headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Abuja.
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Oyo NUJ has no anointed candidate, tasks INEC on credible election
Contrary to the insinuations making the rounds that the leadership of the Oyo State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) is giving support to a particular gubernatorial candidate, the Union on Friday said it has no anointed candidate. This was the position of the Union at the end of its monthly Congress held […]
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Oyo, Ogun, Lagos planning to light-up Lagos-Ibadan expressway- Makinde
…says Oyo State residents will see more infrastructure devt if he’s re-elected…tells residents to vote for him, PDP Assembly candidates on March 11 Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, on Saturday, revealed the lofty programmes his administration has in store for residents of the state if he is re-elected for another term of four years. He […]
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Wike joins Oyo gov to commission 3.2km Ibadan Airport Road, aviation fuel facility
…flags off Olunloyo Park, rallies support for PDP in gov election…our policies have enabled Oyo’s economy to keep growing- Makinde Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, on Friday, was joined by his Rivers State counterpart, Barr. Nyesom Wike, to commission the 3.2 kilometres dual carriage Ibadan Airport Road named after a former governor of the state, […]
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Breaking: Ibarapa East/Ido APM Candidate For Federal Assembly Opeyemi Ayanrinde call For Cancellation Of National Assembly Election Over Omission Of Party Name and Logo
The Allied People’s Movement (APM) Federal assembly candidate Hon. Opeyemi Ayanrinde Mc Swagger has called for the cancellation of the National Assembly election held last Saturday over allegations that the electoral commission, INEC willfully committed the party name and ommiting logo for the party on the ballots papers. Oyo APM Federal assembly candidate through its […]
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Synergy And Coalition Between APC and Accord Party In Oyo State Is The Surest Approach To Defeat PDP…………Kunle Olatunji
The first level of the 2023 General Elections in Nigeria has been concluded and winners of the Presidential, Senatorial and House of Representatives have been declared with a few places still outstanding where elections were declared inconclusive. Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been declared the winner of the presidential election having satisfied the requirements as […]
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