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Oyo Deputy Governor Olaniyan Speaks On Rumoured Defection, Says PDP Sidelined Him
Engr. Rauf Olaniyan, the deputy governor of Oyo state has said that he was not involved in selecting candidates for the Peoples Democratic Party PDP for the forthcoming elections in the state.He made this disclosure on May 11, 2022 while responding to questions from journalists in Ibadan, Oyo state. Oyo Deputy Governor Olaniyan Speaks On […]
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IBSW LG PDP leaders laud Bose Adedibu’s leadership capacity
Leaders and members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Ibadan South West Local Government, Ward II, have lauded Alhaja Bose Adedibu, for her leadership style, organising ability and strident efforts at ensuring the stability of the party in Ibadan South West Local Government, Ward II in particular’ In a press release made available to newsmen, […]
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Makinde Appoints Folami Special Assistant On Housing & Urban Devt
Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has appointed a lawyer and real estate brokerage expert, Mr. Olatilewa Olasumbo Folami, as his Special Assistant on Housing & Urban Development. The governor, according to a letter signed by the Secretary to the State Government(SSG), Mrs. Olubamiwo Adeosun, charged Folami to discharge his duties with dedication and commitment.A statement […]
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Oyo voters won’t fall for your cheap lies, Makinde’s aide slams Folarin
The Chief Press Secretary to Governor ‘Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, on Tuesday, flayed Senator Teslim Folarin, a governorship aspirant on the platform of the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, for claiming that none of the opposition party’s gubernatorial aspirants is as worse as Makinde. Adisa, in a statement […]
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2023:We Did Not Endorsed Tegbe, Ibadan Mogaji’s
The Association of Mogaji’s in Ibadanland has dispelled rumor making around that the Mogaji’s have endorsed Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for Oyo South Senatorial District, Mogaji Joseph Olasunkanmi Tegbe as their preferred choice in the 2023 general elections. The President of the Mogaji’s, Mogaji Asimiyu Ariori in a statement made available to Journalists on […]
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Rasheed Yinka Gbadamosi, Ibarapa Central/North Federal Constituency (House of Representatives) 2023 hopeful, officially appoints Mc Swagger as Director of Media and Publicity.
The Ibarapa born politician and business guru, who is also the aspirant for 2023 Ibarapa Central/North Federal Constituency House of Representatives, under the umbrella of Social Democratic Party (SDP). Rasheed Yinka Gbadamosi, today 10th of May 2022 officially appoints the popular and star media guru cum Actor Amb. Opeyemi Ayanrinde popularly known as Mc Swagger” […]
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Oyo APC guber aspirant , Adelabu scores gov Makinde low
Ex-CBN Deputy Governor, and All Progressive Congress ( APC) governorship aspirant , Chief Bayo Adelabu has scored the incumbent governor Seyi Makinde low , declaring that his sectoral performance in the last three years in the state is less than 10 percent. Chief Adelabu accessment came on the heels of plans by the state government […]
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Makinde inspects Ajia-Airport, Amuloko, Olorunsogo roads
…tasks contractors to increase pace of worksOyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, on Friday, inspected ongoing works at the 21km Ajia-Airport Road with spur to Amuloko as well as the Olorunsogo-Amuloko-Akanran-Dagbolu Road, noting that the government is satisfied with the quality of works being done on the projects. He, however, tasked the contractors to improve the […]
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Ensure you speak truth to power, Makinde urges SW PDP Reconciliation Committee
…as gov receives Jegede-led PDP Committee in Ibadan Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, on Friday, urged the Special Reconciliation Committee of the South West Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to ensure it speaks truth to power in the course of its assignment. Makinde, who received the Barrister Eyitayo Jegede-led Committee in the Governor’s Office, Agodi, Ibadan, […]
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UK government recovers $23m Abacha loot
The UK government has recovered a whopping $23M Late General Sani Abacha loot. Britain’s National Crime Agency (NCA) recovered the funds stolen from Nigeria by the country’s late military dictator Sani Abacha. NCA, in a statement on Thursday, May 5, 2022, said the funds were retrieved as part of a wider pool of funds identified […]
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Oyo Councillors’ Forum passes vote of confidence on Makinde, endorses his re-election bid
…debunks rumour of neglect…says gov approved an improved welfare package in April The Oyo State Councillors’ Forum, on Wednesday, passed a vote of confidence on the Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde for his what it called exceptional leadership attributes and disposition to good governance, which it said have brought unprecedented economic growth and sustainable infrastructural […]
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I hid my status out of shame, says gay right activist, Bisi Alimi.
Nigerian gay rights activist, Bisi Alimi, who gained international attention when he became the first Nigerian to come out on television, is celebrating 18 years of living with HIV. Bisi, in a post, said: “Eighteen years ago, at the National AIDS conference in Abuja and with nudging from friends, I walked into a testing booth […]
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Justin: Doctor Kayode Fayemi Declares Vision For 2023
Ekiti Governor Doctor Kayode Fayemi has joined the 2023 presidential race for the ticket of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) He Made the declaration at the Hilton Hotel, Abuja in company of his wife Erelu. Bisi Fayemi, APC Governorship aspirant Biodun Oyebanj, members of the Assembly and traditional rulers
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2023: I’ll complete World’s Largest Railway, If Elected As President – Amaechi
Nigeria’s transportation minister, Rotimi Amaechi, has promised to build the world’s largest rail system in the Niger-Delta region. “If I don’t become the president of Nigeria, forget it (Lagos-Warri-Calabar railway project). Nobody will do that project. You know why they won’t do it? It’s $11.1 billion. “That is for now the biggest project in the […]
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Oyo South PDP senatorial ticket: Kola Balogun unfair to Makinde, self-conceited- Group
…says arrangement on ticket in party’s interest The resignation of the Senator representing Oyo South Senatorial District, Dr. Kola Balogun, from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been described as an act of ingratitude and self-conceitedness. A sociopolitical group, which worked for his election and that of Governor Seyi Makinde, in 2019, the Oyo Kajola […]
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Protect Me, They Want To Take Me Out Of Circulation — Auxiliary Tells Makinde
The Chairman of Oyo State Parks Management Service, Alhaji Mukaila Lamidi aka Auxiliary has cried out that some desperate politicians are planning to eliminate him the way the late Chairman of the NURTW Alhaji Lateef Salako aka Eleweomo was killed in 2010 as the 2011 elections approached. This is contained in a Press Release issued […]
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Justin: Senator Kola Balogun Dumps PDP For APC
Senator Kola Balogun has resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The resignation of the senator, representing Oyo South Senatorial District was contained in a letter addressed to the chairman of the party in Ward 12, Ibadan North-East Local Government Area. According to a statement by the media aide to Senator Balogun, Mr […]
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I Have No Ambition To Contests For Any Political Office, Says Ladoja
Former governor of Oyo State, Senator Rashidi Ladoja has cleared the air that he has no plan to contest for any political office or of the governor in the state, rather his plan is to work on how Ibadan and the state with be peaceful. Senator Ladoja who is the Osi Olubadan of Ibadan land, […]
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Eid-el-Fitr: Let’s Imbibe Lessons Of Ramadan-Senator Balogun
Senator Kola Balogun has called on Nigerians, and Islamic faithful in particular, to imbibe the lessons inherent in the just-ended 30-day Ramadan Fasting. The senator, representing Oyo South Senatorial District, made the call in a message to felicitate with Muslims in the district and Oyo State on the celebration of this year’s Eid-el-Fitr. Senator Balogun, […]
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Eid-el-Fitr: Oyo NUJ Group Greets Members, Preaches Love, Tolerance
A group in the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Oyo State council, spreading the good works of its Chairman, Ademola Babalola (DEMBAB), “The DEMBAB Volunteers” has felicitated the Muslim Ummah and members of the Union on the completion of this year’s Ramadan fast. In a statement by its Convener, Lekan Shobo Shobowale, the group urged […]
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