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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said its victory in the recent Oyo State Assembly bye-election signals the return of the South-west geopolitical zone to the party. The opposition party currently governs only Ekiti State in the region of six states. The party, in a … Read more via...

Yoruba actress, Motunrayo Adeoye, died in the early hours of June 1 after a prolonged battle with chronic ulcer. She has also been buried at her residence located at Akobo Ojurin, Ibadan, Oyo State, according to Islamic rites. Some of her colleagues including Queen Blessing have confirmed the...

Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State on Thursday said the race for the All Progressives Congress (APC) national chairmanship position was open to all. The governor, who is the Chairman, Media and Publicity Sub-Committee of the APC National Convention Committee, said this in Abuja while …...

The cracks within Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) became pronounced during the local government congress of the party held nationwide penultimate Saturday. Apart from reports of how the congresses were marred by violence in many states of the federation, at least two persons...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, May 18, 2018, secured the conviction of a former Deputy Chief Registrar of the Oyo State High Court, Mutiat Adio. Justice O. M. Olagunju of the Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan found the convict … Read more via Premium...

Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has called on elders of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the state to reconcile aggrieved members towards building a formidable and virile party. The governor made the call in Ibadan on Monday while receiving APC elders from the five geopolitical zones...

Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State, yesterday, gave the chronological explanation of how his supposed opponents in the All Progressives Congress, APC, drew the battle line with him. Oyo state governor, Abiola Ajimobi He also declared he does not have any preferred governorship candidate …...

The Oyo State Governor Abiola Ajimobi, has alleged that some of those who are against him in the Oyo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress benefitted from his administration through political appointments he offered them. The governor said this while hosting the party leaders and …...

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won all the chairmanship seats in the 33 local government councils and the 35 Local Council Development Areas in the state. Opposition parties as well as a minister, who is a member of the APC, however described the elections … Read more via Premium...

The All Progressives Congress on Saturday held local government congresses across the country as the party continued its quest to pick new leaders. Three states – Imo, Rivers and Oyo – are, however, not participating in the congresses for various reasons. In Imo State, the LG congresses …...

Oyo State Government has warned groups and individuals against activities capable of disrupting Saturday’s Local Government Election and party congresses. Noting that security operatives have been put on the ground to ensure peaceful conduct of both exercises. In a statement by the Executive …...

Barr. Adebayo Shittu is the Minister for Communication and a governorship hopeful in Oyo State. He was recently at the national headquarters of the All Progressives Congress (APC), where he spoke on last weekend’s ward congresses of the party in Oyo State, among other issues. Johnchuks...

A Federal High Court in Ibadan yesterday struck out a suit seeking to stop the Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC) from conducting council polls. The suit filed by some concerned persons in Eruwa area of the state is challenging the OYSIEC and others, from...

Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu has declared that he will ensure that the incumbent governor of Oyo state, Abiola Ajimobi is jailed when he, Shittu, eventually becomes the governor in 2019. Shittu Adebayo … Read more via Vanguard News – https://ift.tt/2K34D84 Get More Nigeria...

The Oyo State Governor, Abiola Ajimobi, has expressed satisfaction with the peaceful conduct of the rescheduled ward congress of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. A statement by the Special Adviser, Communication and Strategy to the Governor, Mr Bolaji Tunji, … Read more...

The Oyo State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress has said its ward congresses were temporarily delayed on Saturday after some miscreants led by some party members attacked the state party secretariat at Oke Ado area in Ibadan, the state capital. In a statement, the state...

The Oyo State Governor Abiola Ajimobi has declared three-day mourning in honour of the Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Michael Adeyemo, who died on Friday morning, aged 47. The governor described the lawmaker’s death as a tragic loss for him and the people … Read more via Welcome...

The Accord Party (AP) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo state have advised President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress (APC) to prepare for defeat in 2019. They stated this in reaction to Buhari’s declaration that he would run for a second term. Click here to...

The director, media, research and Strategy of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State, Dr Abdulazeez Olatunde has denounced notions that Governor Ajimobi imposed LG candidates on the party. According to Olatunde, the party Chairman, Chief Akin Oke, other members of the state executive...

34-year old man arraigned for stabbing co-tenant in the head in Oyo State Yusuf Kareem, a 34- year-old man was arraigned by police in an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan in Oyo for allegedly stabbing his co-tenant in the head. Kareem, a tenant of Akala Street, Oremeji, … Read more via Linda...