LIE! We Can’t Endorse Makinde Because Most Guber Candidates Are Ibadan, He Invited Us For Prayers — High Chiefs
Olubadan-in-Council has declared it has no anointed candidate among the candidates jostling for the Oyo State Government House in Saturday’s governorship election. The position was made known barely 48 hours to the governorship election in the state, to debunk some online reports that the Council had endorsed Governor Seyi Makinde’s second term ambition. The position of the highest Ibadan traditional system...
Why Olugbon, Okere Are Campaigning For Makinde’s Second Term Bid — Group
A political pressure group; Oke Ogun Movement Agenda (OMA) on Thursday appealed to two traditional leaders in Oyo State to see all contesting gubernatorial candidates as their sons and daughters, rather than fanning chord of disunity amongst the political and religious leaders. The Group said it has been watching developments across Oke-Ogun especially the recent antics of the Okere of...
PHOTOS: 3 Dead As Thugs Attack APC Office, Assembly Candidate In Ibadan
Three people were reported killed on Thursday as thugs unleashed fire on members of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Ibadan. The attack which happened at Ile-Tuntun area of Ibadan South East local government saw many members of the APC injured with the party’s assembly candidate in constituency 2, Wariths Alawuje, escaping by the whiskers. Alawuje, who spoke to OYOINSIGHT.COM said...
INTERVIEW: Why I Prefer Folarin As Next Oyo Governor — Lanlehin
Olufemi Lanlehin (Solan), who represented Oyo South Senatorial District between 2011 and 2015, is a chieftain of the Oyo State All Progressives Congress (APC), and was governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in 2019. His party was one of those that entered into the never-seen-before coalition that culminated in victory for Engr. Seyi Makinde of the Peoples Democratic...
ELECTION: Oyo Workers To Close 12 Noon Tomorrow
Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has approved a half day for workers in the employment of the state on Friday, March 17, 2023. The approval, according to a circular signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Mrs. Olubanwo Adeosun, is to enable civil and public servants in the state, who may wish to travel to vote in the Saturday,...
ANALYSIS: Oyo Guber Race: The Odds Favour Folarin
OYO State is reputed as the political headquarters of the South-West and, since the days of the Premier of the defunct Western Region, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, Ibadan, its capital, has always demonstrated a high-class level of political mastery. Elections in Oyo have shown that the state is wired for high politicking and unpredictable outcomes. Oyo politics is not for...
Dotun Sanusi Elated As Ilaji FC Tackles 3SC In Oyo FA Cup Finals
Ilaji Football Club will be playing today with Shooting Stars Sports Club of Ibadan in the state 2023 Federation Cup final at the Lekan Salami Stadium. Established by industrialist and Ibadan Mogaji, Dotun Sanusi, Ilaji FC had mauled Oyo Alaafin United 4-1 in the semifinal of the tournament played on Tuesday. Salem Adeyemi scored hat trick with Favour Adegbite scoring one...
Arapaja Furious Because Of Makinde’s Imminent Loss, Ready To Go Into The Mud To Defend Meal Ticket — Lanlehin
Senator Olufemi Lanlehin (SOLAN), chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has reacted to comments made on a radio programme by the Deputy National Chairman (South), of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Amb. Taofeek Arapaja, describing them as eccentric, ridiculous and provocative, thought clearly not unexpected from a character like the PDP chieftain. Lanlehin, in a statement released in Ibadan,...
Why Makinde Should Be Re-elected — Oyo Kajola Group
The Oyo Kajola Group (OKG), a sociopolitical organisation based in Oyo State, has declared that the people of Oyo State will re-elect Governor Seyi Makinde due to his track record of exemplary performance. The group said that residents of the state are set to re-elect the governor, because they have discovered that the state will be better off with him...
More PDP Groups, Members Join APC In Oyo, Vow To Unseat Makinde
As political parties, candidates and other stakeholders warm up for the final showdown this Saturday in relation to the 2023 general elections, the camp of the All Progressives Congress in Oyo state got another boost on Wednesday as more groups and members within the ruling party defected to the opposition APC even they expressed their collective resolve to unseat...
