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Amofin Beulah Adeoye has delivered the 7th Convocation Lecture of the Chrisland University located in Abeokuta, capital of Ogun State. Amofin Adeoye in his lecture titled “Breaking New Frontiers: Knowledge, Innovation and Impact” charged 252 graduands of the University to be pioneers, innovators and problem solvers. He told 252 graduates across faculties that their journey in life commenced as they stepped out of the Convocation hall. He challenged them to measure their lives with problems they solved, people they lifted up and integrity they upheld when no one was watching, positive change they brought to family, community and nation at…

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has suspended four of its top national officers for one month, following the recent court ruling that halted the party’s planned national convention. The suspended officials are: Announcing the decision at a press briefing on Saturday at the party’s Legacy House in Maitama, Abuja, PDP National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, said the suspension was approved during an emergency meeting of the NWC. He stated that the action was taken in line with Sections 58 and 59 of the PDP Constitution (as amended in 2017) over alleged anti-party activities. According…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has vowed to proceed with its planned elective National Convention scheduled for November 15 and 16 in Ibadan, Oyo State, despite a Federal High Court order restraining it from doing so. Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja had earlier barred the party from holding the convention, citing alleged breaches of its internal rules. The court also directed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) not to receive, publish, or recognise any outcome from the planned exercise until the PDP complies with all statutory requirements. However, in a statement issued on Friday night,…

The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the removal of Representative Abubakar Gummi from his seat for defecting from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Gummi, who represented the Gummi/Bukkuyum Federal Constituency of Zamfara State in the House of Representatives, was sacked by Justice Obiora Egwuatu in a judgment delivered on Thursday, with the certified true copy sighted on Friday. The court also restrained the Speaker of the House, Tajudeen Abbas, from recognizing Gummi as the member representing the constituency and directed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct a fresh election to…

The Federal High Court in Abuja has halted the planned 2025 National Convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), pending full compliance with the party’s constitution, statutory provisions, and the Electoral Act. Justice James Omotosho, in a landmark judgment delivered on Thursday, ruled that the PDP cannot proceed with its scheduled convention until it adheres to all internal and legal procedures governing such exercises. The ruling followed a suit filed by three aggrieved members of the party, who sought an injunction to stop the convention slated for November 15 and 16, 2025, in Ibadan, Oyo State. The convention was meant…

The Oyo State Government has revealed that it has received a total of 2,215 petitions relating to the forceful takeover of landed properties in the State through the Oyo State Real Properties Protection Law Agency, out of which 860 petitions have been successfully resolved by the agency so far. The Chairman of the Agency, Hon. Justice Olajumoke Aiki (rtd), who stated this at her office in Ibadan said the Oyo state government has put in deliberate efforts to strengthen the Agency to arrest and prosecute suspected notorious land-related offenders in the State. According to her, the statistical data record of…

The Chief Executive Officer of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Mallam Ali Muhammed Ali, has commended the Oyo State Government for its fairness, respect, and understanding in a land issue concerning the Agency.He also commended the state government for its deference to the profession of Journalism. Ali made these remarks on Thursday during a courtesy visit to the Oyo State Commissioner for Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Hon. Akin-Fumilayo Williams, at the ministry’s conference room. The NAN boss, a renowned journalist himself, said he was particularly impressed by the state government’s prompt and positive response to the agency’s appeal…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has confirmed that eight out of the fourteen pre-qualified political associations have successfully completed the upload of all required documents and information as part of the ongoing registration process for new political parties in Nigeria. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Thursday, 30th October 2025, by the National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, mni, following the Commission’s regular meeting held the same day in Abuja. According to the statement, the update follows an earlier announcement made by the Commission on 11th September 2025, detailing the progress of…

Senator Sharafadeen Alli (APC-Oyo South) has extended warm felicitations to the former Senate Leader and 2023 All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Oyo State, Senator Teslim Kolawole Folarin, OFR, on the occasion of his birthday. Alli in a statement he personally signed and made available to newsmen on Thursday in Ibadan, described Folarin as a quintessential politician, patriotic statesman and exemplary leader. The lawmaker lauded Folarin’s unwavering dedication to the service of humanity and national development, adding that his contributions to the growth of democracy and good governance in Nigeria remain indelible. He said Folarin’s political journey has been…

The Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP in Oyo State, Hon. Dayo Ogungbenro has expressed his readiness to step aside if all party stakeholders agreed to pick a gubernatorial candidate from Oke-Ogun zone of the state come 2027 general elections. Hon. Ogungbenro made the declaration on Tuesday at the party general meeting held in Otu, Itesiwaju Local Government Area of the state. Hon. Ogungbenro emerged recently for the second term to lead the affairs of the Oyo State PDP for another four years. Hon. Ogungbenro appealed to everyone at the meeting to keep supporting the administration of Gov Seyi…