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Oyo APC youths kick against Ajimobi’s choice of Gbajabiamila as next Speaker

Group of youth in All Progressives Congress APC in Oyo state has frown at the Senator Abiola Ajimobi’s directive that House of Reps Members elect in the state should support a member of the National Assembly from Lagos state Hon Femi Gbajabiamila against wish of the state to produce the next speaker. Senator Ajimobi had…

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Ajimobi described wife as epitome of love at her 60th birthday

From Taiwo Oluwadare, Ibadan The Oyo State Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi on Friday at Governor’s lodge, Government House, Agodi, Ibadan described his wife, Mrs. Florence Ajimobi as epitome of love to less privileged in the society especially women and children. The governor while extolling virtues of his wife during her 60th birthday, said Mrs. Ajimobi…

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Ghanian institute honoured Ajimobi’s wife for her philantropic gestures

From Taiwo Oluwadare, Ibadan The Wife of Oyo State Governor, Mrs. Florence Ajimobi has been inducted as a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Public Resources Management and Politics (CIPRMP) for her humanitarian services especially for mothers and children in the state. While honouring her, the Executive Director of the institute, Dr. Richard Kpoku maintained…

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Appeal court upholds Gov. Fayemi guber victory

•Gov. Kayode Fayemi •Dismissed PDP’s appeal for lacking merits The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Thursday upheld the victory of Kayode Fayemi of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the last governorship election held in Ekiti State. A three-man panel of the court, in their unanimous judgment on Thursday evening, dismissed the appeal…

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Youth leader gives assurance of Makinde’s fulfillment of electoral promises in Oyo

The people of Oyo State have been assured that the coming administration of Engr. Seyi Makinde in Oyo State would bring succour to the people, especially the teeming youths in the State in respect to the promises made by the awaiting governor during his electoral campaigns. The assurance was made by a PDP youth leader…

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N30b award contracts: Makinde vows to review all contracts by Ajimobi

Following a reported N30 Billion Naira Contracts awarded by Governor of Oyo State, Senator Abiola Ajimobi at the tail end of his administration, the state governor-elect has vowed to thoroughly review all the contracts awarded in the immediate wake of the March 9 gubernatorial election and others that are linked to it. In a release…

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Adedibu’s spirit is rejoicing in grave over Makinde’s guber victory, says wife

Alhaja Abosede Adedibu, the wife of the late strong man of Ibadan politics and party leader of People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Lamidi Adedibu on Thursday in her Molete home stated that her late husband, will be rejoicing in his grave over Engr. Seyi Mankinde’s victory in the just concluded Oyo State governorship election. While…

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Monarch exonerates accused Oyo lawmaker over Sugar’s killing, charges police to conduct thorough investigation

The traditional ruler of Lalupon in Lagelu Local Government Area of Oyo State, Oba Muniru Adekunle, has exonerated the Chief Whip of the state House of Assembly, Mr. Olafisoye Akinmoyede, over the killing of a member of the House of Representatives representing Lagelu/Akinyele Federal Constituency, Mr. Temitope Olatoye. Olatoye, popularly known as ‘Sugar’, was killed…

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Again, Otegbeye of PPC seek cancellation of Nat’l Assembly elections for omission of party logo

The Oyo State chapter of the Providence Peoples Congress (PPC) has submitted its petitions to the National Assembly elections tribunal in the state, calling for cancelation of results of the elections in eight (8) federal constituencies over missing of its logo in the ballot papers. It would be recalled that in 2011, Otegbeye contested for…

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No plan to cede LAUTECH to Oyo, says Osun Governor, Oyetola

The Osun State Governor, Gboyega Oyetola has said his government is not ready to cede Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso to her counterpart owner, Oyo State. He said his administration is committed to the joint ownership and would not relent in its efforts to promote and support things that would strengthen the bond…

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