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It has become a norm for the All Progressives Congress and its governorship candidate in Oyo State, Barrister Sharafadeen Alli, to constantly spread falsehood and unfounded allegations in their bid to secure the confidence of the people of the state.The latest by the party came when it attempted to blame the Allied Peoples’ Movement and its governorship candidate, Honourable Bimbo Adekanmbi, for the alleged destruction of its billboards in some parts of Ibadan, the state capital. The APM Governorship Campaign Council in the state says unequivocally that it has nothing to do with whatever happens to the campaign materials of…

The Oyo State Government has reiterated its commitment to improving mental healthcare delivery across the state by strengthening mental health services and expanding access to quality, affordable and timely care for residents, particularly those in underserved communities. The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Oluwaserimi Ajetunmobi, stated this on Tuesday at the 2026 World Mental Health Day commemoration held at Adeoyo Hospital, Ring Road, Ibadan. She said the commemoration, organised in collaboration with valued partners, reaffirmed the collective commitment to promoting mental health, improving access to quality mental healthcare, and addressing stigma and discrimination across the state.Speaking on this year’s theme, “Lived…

The Senator Sharafadeen Alli Campaign Organisation (SSACO) has accused supporters of Bimbo Adekanmbi, governorship candidate of the Allied People’s Movement (APM), of vandalising billboards of the Oyo State All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate Senator Sharafadeen Alli, in many parts of Ibadan, the statecapital. A statement by SSACO’s Director of Media and Publicity, Bisi Oladele on Tuesday, said billboards of Senators Alli and his running mate Hon. Soji Adedeji have been vandalised by Adekanmbi’s supporters in Mokola, Sango, Monatan-Olodo Road, Odo-Ona and Toll Gate-Iwo Road section of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway, among others. The statement read: “The Senator Sharafadeen Alli Campaign…

The Action Alliance (AA) governorship candidate in Oyo State, Comrade Sikiru Bayo Titilola-Sodo, has appealed to party members and supporters across the state’s 33 local government areas to remain calm and peaceful following the omission of his name and those of some other party candidates from the final list of governorship candidates released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) last Saturday. Titilola-Sodo made the appeal in a statement he personally signed and made available to newsmen on Monday, urging party faithful and residents of Oyo State not to allow the development to distract them from their ongoing mobilisation activities…

Hon. Salaudeen Kabeer Adebayo (SKA), the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) candidate for Saki West State Constituency in the 2027 Oyo State House of Assembly election, has been turbaned and formally presented with a certificate of recognition as the Otun Aare Adini of Iya by the Council of Muslim Scholars in Iya Community. The prestigious recognition represents an important milestone in Hon. Adebayo’s public and community engagement, reflecting the confidence and goodwill extended to him by the Muslim scholars and members of the Iya Community. The conferment also places renewed emphasis on the importance of religious leadership, moral responsibility, community service…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in in Oyo State Sen. Sharafadeen Alli has inaugurated former deputy governors – Moses Alake Adeyemo who is the current state chairman of the party; Iyiola Oladokun and Taofeek Arapaja as well as Senators Olufemi Lanlehin, Ayoade Adeseun and Hosea Agboola – as members of the Apex Campaign Council. Others include the deputy governorship candidate Adesoji Adedeji; Director General of the campaign council Yemi Aderibigbe; his deputy Sola Ogunbode; former First Lady Olukemi Alao-Akala, Alhaji Fatai Ibikunle and Mrs Hannah Ogunesan. Inaugurating the council at the campaign office, Dandaru, Mokola, Ibadan on Monday,…

Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, has appointed Bashorun Akinwale Akinwole, popularly known as Wolekanle, as his new Chief of Staff following the resignation of his predecessor, Segun Ogunwuyi. The governor also approved the appointment of Mrs. Aderonke Adedayo as the Director-General of the Oyo State Due Process Office, in a series of appointments announced on Monday, October 12, 2026. The appointments were conveyed through letters signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Professor Musibau Babatunde. Akinwole, a grassroots politician with experience in local government administration, previously served as Chairman of the Oyo State Local Government Service Commission before…

Honourable Segun Ogunwuyi, Chief of Staff to Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde, has resigned his appointment, effective Monday, October 12, 2026, in the latest development in the growing wave of departures from the governor’s administration. Ogunwuyi announced his decision in a resignation letter dated October 12, 2026, expressing gratitude for the opportunity to serve the government and people of Oyo State. In the letter addressed to Governor Makinde, the former Chief of Staff stated that his resignation took effect from the date of the letter. “I respectfully write to resign my appointment as Chief of Staff to the Governor of…

The National Chairman and presidential candidate of the Action Alliance (AA), Aare Adekunle Rufai Omo-Aje, has assured the party’s governorship, National Assembly and State House of Assembly candidates whose names were omitted from the final list published by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) that efforts are underway to address the situation ahead of the 2027 general elections. Omo-Aje gave the assurance at a town hall meeting in Kaduna, where he described the omission of some of the party’s candidates as a possible technical error and disclosed that the party had begun moves to secure a review of the published…

The Ogun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has raised the alarm over the exclusion of its governorship candidate, Hon. Oladipupo Adebutu, from the final list of candidates released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the February 6, 2027 governorship election, accusing the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of allegedly plotting to frustrate his candidacy. The opposition party, however, urged its members, supporters and residents of Ogun State to remain calm, expressing confidence that Adebutu’s name would eventually be included in the relevant list and that he would emerge victorious in the forthcoming election. The PDP’s…