Politics
The Peoples Democratic Party, Southwest zone on Wednesday held its elective zonal congress in Ibadan. The congress produced a new set of executives of the party in the zone. Oyo state Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde said the rancour free process of the just concluded PDP South West elective zonal congress as an ideal democratic practise […]
The Peoples Democratic party, PDP Governors’ Forum has distanced itself from any coalition with another political party ahead of the 2027 General elections. Chairman of the Forum and Bauchi State Governor, Bala Muhammed of Bauchi revealed this while reading the communique after the meeting of the forum held at the Executive Chamber of the Governor’s […]
A former aide to Ex-Governor of Osun State, Prince Adeleke Adebayo has described as untrue, frivolous and mere witch- hunting, recent allegations levelled against him by the Osun State Government. Prince Adebayo disclosed this while addressing Newsmen during ” Newspoint ” organised by NUJ Correspondents’ chapel, Osogbo. He was alleged to have secured contracts with […]
Businessman and philanthropist, Dr. Gbenga Adegbola, has formally joined politics as he declared for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in his Saki home town on Tuesday and followed it up with a visit to the Oke-Ado, Ibadan State Secretariat of the party on Wednesday where he was hosted to a heroic reception. Adegbola, a retired […]
A Solar Engineer, Mr. Chidi Okeke, has declared his intention to contest for Ibadan North Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives under the platform of Young Progressives Party, YPP. Mr Okeke made the declaration last Saturday before some YPP members including the Executive, friends, family and associates at the Party State Secretariat, Molete/Challenge Area, […]
Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde has cautioned the All Progressives Congress, APC, against truncating democracy by resorting to self-help on Local Government Administration in Osun State. The governor gave the warning during the swearing-in of the 30 newly-elected Local Government Chairmen in Osun, stating that the APC should not exploit federal might to truncate […]
Governor Ademola Adeleke has affirmed that local government election scheduled for tomorrow is holding unfailingly under the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission, OSSIEC. The Governor stated this while receiving a delegation of civil society coalition who are in the state to monitor the local government election According to the Governor, Osun voters are prepared to […]
The Federal Government has ordered Osun State Governor, senator Ademola Adeleke, to suspend the local government elections scheduled for Saturday, February 22, 2025. The directive was issued on Thursday evening by the Attorney-General of the Federation and minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, citing a recent Court of Appeal ruling that reinstated local government chairmen elected […]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun has withdrawn from the local government election scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 22. This is contained in a letter dated Feb. 17, signed by the APC state Publicity Secretary, Alao Kamorudeen, addressed to the Secretary of the State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC). The letter read: “Recall that judgment of […]
Chairman, Osun State Independent Electoral Commission, OSSIEC, Mr. Hashim Abioye has unveiled election materials for the Local Government election slated for Saturday, February 22, 2025. The OSSIEC Chairman unveiled the voting materials which include, double-edge cubicle, Ballot Box and Ballot Papers. He explained that the cubicle to be used is a departure from the past […]
