Category: Oyo
Amendment of chiefs law recipe for crisis in Oyo- Olugbon raises alarm
The Olugbon of Orile-Igbon in Oyo State, Oba Francis Olusola Alao, has disclosed that the proposed amendment to the chiefs law in the state may lead to a breach of peace in many communities in the state. Alao made this disclosure while presenting his position paper during a public hearing on the proposed amendment. Orile-Igbon is in the Ogbomosho geopolitical zone in Oyo State. DAILY…
Oyo: I am not stepping down for Folarin – SDP candidate, Lana
te of Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Oyo State, Barrister Michael Folorunsho Lana has declared that he is not stepping down for the gubernatorial candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) Senator Teslim Folarin. Lana, a former commissioner of justice and attorney general made this disclosure while addressing a press conference Wednesday evening in Ibadan. DAILY POST gathered that some leaders of the party had earlier…
APC wins two more senatorial seats in Oyo
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won two more senatorial seats in Oyo State. DAILY POST reports that the APC candidate in Oyo South senatorial district, Barrister Sharafadeen Abiodun Alli had earlier been declared as the winner. The party has now cleared the remaining two senatorial districts. The APC candidate in Oyo Central, Dr. Yunus Abiodun Akintunde defeated the candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),…
APC, PDP members dump events, join Accord in Oyo
Scores of members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo State have dumped their events. The members who announced their defection on Sunday in Igbeti in Olorunsogo native authorities space of Oke Ogun geo-political zone said they dumped the APC and the PDP to join the Accord Party. The social gathering members throughout a house-to-house marketing campaign…
Oyo rally: We shocked APC in Southwest today – Labour Party boasts over crowd
The Labour Party has expressed delight in the turnout of celebration supporters on the presidential marketing campaign rally held in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Wednesday. DAILY POST earlier reported that thousands of supporters of the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi flooded the marketing campaign rally in Ibadan to drum help for the previous Anambra Governor and his working mate, Datti Baba-Ahmed. Reacting…
Oyo man in court for allegedly stealing ATM card, withdrawing N36m
A 47-year-old man, Olanrewaju Alonge, was on Monday docked in an Iyaganku Chief Magistrates Court in Ibadan for allegedly stealing an ATM card and withdrawing N36 million. The police charged Alonge, whose tackle was not given, with theft. The defendant, nevertheless, pleaded not responsible to the cost. The Prosecution Counsel, ASP Amos Adewale, instructed the court that Alonge stole an ATM card belonging to Mr…
Police arrest woman for kidnapping kids in Lagos, Oyo
The Lagos State Police Command has apprehended a serial kidnapper, Joy Kolapo. Her arrest adopted intelligence the safety company gathered throughout the inquiry into the kidnapping of a 3-year-old boy, Bright. The incident occurred on October 27, 2022 in the Ejigbo space, Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin mentioned in a press release on Sunday. Detectives of the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) nabbed the 28-year-old…
2023: Stop discrimination on basis of religion – Oyo Accord guber candidate, Adelabu
Gubernatorial candidate of Accord Party within the 2023 election in Oyo State, Mr. Adebayo Adelabu has urged politicians to cease discrimination in opposition to individuals of different religion. Adelabu made this disclosure when he met some spiritual leaders in Oke Ogun geo-political zone on Friday. The assembly had in attendance Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) consultant in Itesiwaju Local Government, Pastor M.O Adeagbo, Revd. S.O.A…
Actress Bose Akinola emerges new TAMPAN governor in Oyo
Famous Nollywood actress, Bose Akinola, has emerged because the new governor of the Oyo State Theatre Arts and Motion Pictures Practitioners Association of Nigeria (TAMPAN). Akinola, who received the election for a time period of 4 years with 113 votes, could be taking up from actress Rose Odika, who was in energy for eight years. Her colleague and finest pal, actress Rukayat Lawal, who made…
You are paying lip service to security in Oyo – APC tackles Makinde
The Oyo State chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) has alleged that Governor Seyi Makinde is paying lip service to security issues in the state. The get together made this disclosure on Thursday. DAILY POST recollects that Makinde gained the 2019 gubernatorial election on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). APC, the most important opposition political get together in the state has, nonetheless,…
2023: Accord will execute 5 per cent constitutional allocation to you – DG tells Oyo monarchs
The Director-General of Accord Campaign Council in Oyo state, Adegboyega Adegoke, has declared that the social gathering will execute the 5 p.c constitutional allocation to conventional rulers if the social gathering is elected within the state in 2023. Adegoke made the declaration throughout the social gathering’s session with some conventional rulers in Oke Ogun geopolitical zone within the state on Wednesday. Some of the normal…
2023: Police clamp down on campaign billboard destroyers in Oyo, warn politicians
The Oyo State police command has vowed to hunt political thugs concerned in destroying campaign billboards belonging to rival events in the State. The command’s spokesperson, SP Adewale Osifeso in a press release on Sunday, mentioned the Oyo State Commissioner of Police, Adebowale Williams has ordered his deputy in cost of the State Criminal Investigation Department to start full-scale investigations to uncover these behind the…
2023: Opposition parties planning to attack INEC facilities in Oyo – Makinde
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has mentioned that members of the opposition political parties in the State have concluded plans to attack some facilities of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the State. Makinde made the allegation on Sunday. DAILY POST studies that there have been studies of assaults on some INEC facilities throughout the nation. The latest incidents have been recorded in…
2023 Presidency: Oyo PDP members ready to support Tinubu – APC campaign DG, Kolawole
Newsbreak 7 months ago in 2023 presidency, APC, Around The World, Kolawole, Oyo, PDP, Politics, Tinubu 0 The Director General of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential and Gubernatorial Campaigns in Oyo state, Isiaka Kolawole, has declared that members of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) within the state, will vote for the presidential candidate of APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Kolawole made this disclosure whereas talking throughout the maiden assembly of the campaign committees held in Ibadan on the weekend. Kolawole whereas addressing…
Police beef up security as INEC writes for protection of facilities in Oyo
Tribune Online Police beef up security as INEC writes for protection of facilities in Oyo Police have beefed up security across the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) facilities in all 33 native authorities areas of Oyo State. This was in response to the letter for the protection of its facilities written to the Oyo Police Command. Confirming this in a phone interview, the Commission Public…