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The Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT), Oyo State wing, has elected new executive members to preside over its affairs for the next four years. The election of the new state executives was conducted on Wednesday, during the NUT Oyo State wing’s 8th quadrennial Delegates Conference, held in Ibadan, the state capital. Speaking during the opening session of the conference, the National President of the Nigerian Union of Teachers, Comrade Titus Audu Amba, stated that the union was founded on democratic principles and the philosophy of labour unions. According to him, in line with this, the union at the national, state…

In a major political move that has sent shockwaves through both the ruling party and the opposition, Governor Seyi Makinde has officially named Mr Bimbo Adekanmbi as his preferred successor for the 2027 governorship election in Oyo State. Adekanmbi, who served as the Commissioner for Finance under the administration of the late former Governor Abiola Ajimobi, represents a cross-party choice that marks a significant shift in the state’s traditional political landscape. The Oyo State Publicity Secretary of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Michael Ogunshina, confirmed the development during an exclusive phone conversation on Wednesday night. According to Ogunshina, the decision…

The Federal Government has taken steps to restore the integrity of Nigeria’s higher education system by officially prohibiting recipients of honorary doctorate degrees from using the title “Dr.” before their names. Announcing the decision during a media briefing at the Presidential Villa on Wednesday, the Minister of Education, Prof. Tunji Alausa, revealed that the directive was a key outcome of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting held on April 30. The move is a direct attempt to halt the “indiscriminate conferment” of academic honors, which the government argues has been weaponized for political patronage and financial gain over several decades.…

The first batch of 315 intending pilgrims from Oyo State has safely arrived in Mecca, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, to commence the 2026 Hajj rites. The pilgrims arrived at the holy city to begin the required religious activities as part of the Hajj rites. They touched down at about 9:00 a.m. on Monday aboard an Air Peace flight at the Prince Mohammed Bin Abdulaziz International Airport, Medina. The pilgrims, who were commended for their peaceful conduct from their point of departure at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, were led by board members, including Alhaji Rasheed Yusuf Olayiwola Biznillah, Alhaji…

Aninterperr centat, desperate to reclaim lost fame, has an axe to grind with Governor Seyi Makinde. His angst against the governor is his incomprehension of the need for Makinde’s opposition to President Bola Tinubu. The ranting rat deplored the governor, wondering how he could move from being a pillar of support for Tinubut in 2023 to becoming his 2027 albatross. He camaximiseerstand why Makinde, a Yorubaman, will be antagonistic of his tribesman.Well, for the information of this internet warrior andfor Help ike him, Makinde’s support for Tinubu in 2023 was not due to regional affinity but was borne out of…

The Lalupon community has erupted in celebration following the emergence of Olagunju Abiola Kafayat as the Public Relations Officer and Social Secretary of the Lalupon Community Development Association (LCDA). Her emergence has attracted widespread commendation from residents, stakeholders, and well-wishers, who described her election as a reflection of her professionalism, communication expertise, and longstanding commitment to community development. Hajia Olagunju, who currently serves as Information Officer of Ona Ara Local Government, is widely recognised as a diligent and resourceful public servant with notable experience in information management and public engagement. Her reputation for dedication, efficiency, and reliability has earned her…

On May 1 and 2, 2026.respectively, Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin, an APC aspirant, and Barr. Beulah Adeoye, a PDP aspirant, purchased their governorship expression of interest forms. In the same development, on May 2, 2026, Engr. Rauf Olaniyan, former Deputy Governor of Ọ̀yọ́ State and an APC gubernatorial aspirant, also joined the growing list of aspirants who have purchased the APC governorship expression of interest form. With these developments, three aspirants from Òkèògùn have not only declared interest but have also taken concrete steps by crossing the next hurdle in the journey toward Agodi Secretariat, with the ambition of occupying the…

The Supreme Court’s ruling on the PDP crisis is narrower and more damning than most headlines admit. It did two things, not one. WHY THE WIKE FACTION COLLAPSESThe entire parallel structure of the Wike group – its congresses (never monitored by INEC), its March 2026 convention, and the Abdulrahman Mohammed NWC – derives from Senator Samuel Anyanwu. Since his suspension has been upheld by the Supreme Court, every action taken from that poisoned root is “illegal, null and ab initio void.” The Court explicitly declared the March 2026 convention “an illegality and non‑existent in the eyes of the law.” WHERE…

Amofin Beulah Adeoye, a leading gubernatorial aspirant in Oyo State on Thursday demonstrated his commitment to become Governor of Oyo State through the People’s Democratic Party, PDP by picking up the Expression of Interest Form at the party’s Secretariat, Wadata Plaza, Abuja. Amofin Adeoye took the bold decision hours after the Supreme Court judgement. The legal icon becomes the first gubernatorial aspirant from Oyo State under the platform of the PDP to take decisive action as regards his political career. Adeoye’s commitment continues to gather momentum as a forward-thinking aspirant shaped by his “Igba-Otun” agenda for Oyo State anchored on…

The apex leadership of the All Progressives Congress ( APC) in Oyo State has endorsed Senator Sharafadeen Alli as the party’s consensus candidate for the 2027 gubernatorial election, signaling a major step toward early political alignment within the party. The endorsement was ratified during a high-level leadership summit held in Samonda, Ibadan, where prominent party stakeholders across the state converged to deliberate on the party’s future and electoral strategy ahead of the next general elections. Speaking at the gathering, Senator (Chief) Hamzat Ayo Adeseun explained that the meeting was convened primarily to affirm Senator Alli’s candidacy and build consensus among…