The Majority Leader of the Oyo State House of Assembly, Mr Sanjo Adedoyin, has resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party. Adedoyin’s resignation, as of this report, brings the total number of PDP state lawmakers to have resigned to four. Adedoyin (PDP-Ogbomoso South) announced in a statement he signed in Ibadan on Friday that he would…
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Oyo State Council, has called for urgent and deliberate measures to improve the welfare of journalists across the state, as the world commemorates World Press Freedom Day. The Union noted that while the media landscape in Oyo State has witnessed significant expansion with the proliferation of private radio and…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu The controversy surrounding the purported endorsement of Senator Sharafadeen Alli for the 2027 governorship race in Oyo State has taken a new turn, as key blocs within the All Progressives Congress (APC) distance themselves from the development, describing it as inconsequential and lacking legitimacy. Allies of the late former governor Abiola Ajimobi…
Barr. Akeem Adedeji Agbaje, frontline ASPIRANT for the 2027 Oyo State governorship election, on the platform of All Progressives Congress Party, has eulogised the contributions of workers across Oyo State and Nigeria at large on this year’s Workers’ Day, describing them as the unseen engine that keeps the machinery of national advancement in measured, purposeful…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has nominated Mr Joseph Olasunkanmi Tegbe as Minister of Power, subject to confirmation by the Senate. Newsmen reports that this was made known in a statement on Thursday by Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. The nomination has been transmitted to the Senate for screening and confirmation in…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu A frontline governorship aspirant in the 2027 Oyo state gubernatorial election and member representing Ibadan North-West/Ibadan South-West federal constituency of Oyo state in the House of Representatives, Hon. Adedeji Olajide, has urged political actors in Oyo state to embrace issue based engagement and desist from what he described as the growing trend…
By Michael Adeyemo The Oyo State Police Command, in a proactive move to address security concerns and strengthen communal harmony, today, Thursday 23rd April 2026, convened a high-level stakeholders’ consultative meeting at the Command Headquarters. The meeting brought together a broad spectrum of critical stakeholders, including traditional rulers, leaders of the Hausa, Fulani and Yoruba…
A governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State, Bayo Adelabu, has dismissed claims that President Bola Tinubu and the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, have endorsed any candidate ahead of the 2027 governorship election. Adelabu made the clarification on Thursday while addressing party members and supporters in Ibadan, shortly after returning from Abuja. The…
By Michael Adeyemo The Oyo State Police Command wishes to inform members of the public of an unfortunate incident that occurred on Thursday, 23rd April 2026, at about 1530HRS, involving the invasion of Innayin Community by a wild elephant. Upon receiving a distress call, police operatives, in collaboration with local vigilantes and hunters, swiftly mobilized…
One person has lost his life as a result of injuries he sustained during an attack by a wild elephant. The incident, according to sources, occurred on Thursday at Innayin community in Oke Ogun geopolitical zone of Oyo State. It was learnt that a man identified as Ibrahim Tijani lost his life after he was…