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HOME NEWS POLITICS Oyo ALGON Congratulates Arapaja, Advised Him On Fair Play And Unity Within The Party ALGON, the association of local government of Nigeria (oyo state) as congratulated and advised the new PDP national deputy chairman (south) to use his new office to promote unity and fair play within the party. ALGON described Ambassador Arapaja as a “total party man,” and urged him to enthrone internal democracy within the party’s fold. In a statement in Abuja, hon. Yusuff Sahib Oladayo, the oyo state PRO algon said: “We want to congratulate the elected National Deputy Chairman (South) of our great party, PDP, other elected officials, the other leaders of the party, the secretary of the organizing committee, governor seyi makinde and his members, the delegates and every member of our great party on the successful conclusion of the elective convention, held on October 30 and 31st, 2021 in Abuja. “It is, therefore, our prayers that, the almighty God, shall direct the steps

HOME NEWS POLITICS PDP Convention [Full List]: Ambassador Arapaja, 20 Others Elected At PDP Convention The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has elected a new set of members from various parts of the country into its National Working Committee (NWC) to take over the leadership of the party, heritageecho.com report. Twenty-one people were elected at the party national convention which began on Saturday and lasted till Sunday at the Eagle Square in Abuja. See the full list of the newly-elected national officials of the main opposition party below: National Chairman – Iyorchia Ayu Deputy National Chairman (North) – Umar Damagum (Contested) Deputy National Chairman (South) – Taofeek Arapaja (Contested) National Secretary – Samuel Anyanwu (Unopposed) National Treasurer – Ahmed Mohammed (Unopposed) National Organising Secretary – Umar Bature (Unopposed) National Financial Secretary – Daniel Woyegikuro (Unopposed) National Women’s Leader – Professor Stella Effah-Attoe (Unopposed) Nat

HOME NEWS  POLITICS PDPConvention: Arapaja, Oyinlola Knows Fate As Party Makes Decision The Governor of Adamawa State and Chairman of the PDP National Convention Planning Committee, Ahmadu Fintiri, has said only three positions – Deputy National Chairman (South), National Auditor and Youth Leader – are now to be contested at the national convention of the party holding this weekend. Punch reports. There are 21 seats in the National Working Committee of the PDP. Fintiri, however, said delegates would still cast ballots for all the positions despite that 80 per cent of the positions in the NWC would be contested unopposed. The governor also said the poll would take an open-secret ballot mode. Fintiri made this known at a press conference in Abuja on Friday.

HOME NEWS POLITICS 'Bloc Vote Of State Delegates Belong To You' – Oyo PDP Throws Full Weight Behind Arapaja Over Race For Party's Nat'l Deputy Chairmanship The People's Democratic Party (PDP) Oyo State chapter has thrown it's full weight behind Ambassador Taofeeq Arapaja for the position of National Vice Chairmanship (South West) of the party. This is coming on the heels of the party's preparation for its national convention slated for November 30th and 31st in Abuja. A statement by the Oyo State Publicity Secretary, Engr Akeem Olatunji, of the party indicated that PDP in Oyo state was ready to hand Ambassador Arapaja the party's bloc vote from the state to boost his chances of clinching the seat of PDP National Deputy Chairman (South) at the national convention. According to the statement by the ruling party in Oyo state, Arapaja represents the bridge between the older and younger generation of politicians especially within the party. The pa

HOME NEWS  POLITICS BREAKING: Appeal Court Upholds Suspension Of Uche Secondus As PDP Nat’l Chairman The Appeal Court sitting in Abuja has uphold the suspension of suspended PDP national chairman, Prince Uche Secondus. The Appeal Court gave the judgement today, Thursday 28 of October in a suit by the embattled chairman over his suspension by the party. More details shortly….

HOME NEWS POLITICS PDP National Convention: Governor Fintiri Inspects Venue Ahead of the Saturday October 30th National Convention of the People’s Democratic Party, the Organising Committee Chairman Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri and his Deputy Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State have been inspecting facilities at the Eagle Square venue on Tuesday. The Committee Chairman was at the Square to see things for himself and assess the readiness of the sub committees towards the conduct of the convention. At hand to receive and brief the Chairman and his Deputy were sub committee Chairmen of electoral, venue, security, protocol, accreditation and transport. Governor Fintiri commended the sub committees for working hard to ensure the success of the exercise. “You have worked hard and I must commend your zeal and determination to reposition the party and give her a fresh breath”. Governor Fintiri said. After conducting the Organising Committee Chairman round, they prom

HOME NEWS POLITICS PDPConvention: Makinde Insists Nothing Will Stop PDP’s National Convention Slated For October 30, 31 Governor of Oyo State and Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Convention Organising Committee, ‘Seyi Makinde, has declared that the October 30 and 31 dates for the party’s National Convention remained unchanged despite attempts by some individuals to scuttle the programme. He maintained that the National Executive Committee of the party acted in good faith by fixing the convention for the said date and not to witch-hunt any individual or truncated anyone’s mandate as being insinuated.   Makinde, in a statement signed on behalf of the National Convention Organising Committee and made available to newsmen, said despite the action of some individuals to approach a Kaduna High Court in order to prevent the convention from holding, the party would not be distracted. He charged members of the party across the country to ignore the antics of

HOME NEWS SPORTS Ayobami (Latest),Adekanla (Spirit) Of Ibadan North LG, Makes History, Knocked Out Boxing Opponents, 14 Minutes (First Round)• Dedicates Victory To The Council Boss The maiden edition of the "Ija Ibadan" open boxing championship has been concluded with winners emerging from different categories. The event was staged inside the liberty stadium, Ibadan. The competition featured athletes from the different zones from the state. Which included two boxers from Ibadan north local government, named Azeez Ayobami aka (Latest) and Adeyemi Adekanla aka (Spirit) respectively. The press according to the SA, media and publicity, Mr Bodija Akinwale, stated that there were moments of history during and after the boxing match. Having Ayobami   aka (Latest) Knocking his opponent off at exactly 14 minutes to the first round. According to the personal assistant to the executive chairman of ibadan north local government, Hon. Mayowa Ebouda, who applauded the athletes

HOME NEWS POLITICS No Supporter, Follower Should Lose His/Her Life Supporting Politicians – Oyo Gov, Makinde Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, on Saturday, reiterated his belief in politics without bitterness, warning that no one should lose his life supporting politicians. Makinde, who stated this at the wedding ceremony of one of the sons of former Ekiti State governor and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Ayo Fayose, held in Lagos, charged individuals fighting over politics and religion to have a rethink, as, according to him, none of the two is worth losing one’s life fighting over. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, quoted the governor as further saying that whatever happened between him and Fayose has already been put behind them. Makinde, who congratulated the Fayose and Abdul families on the occasion of their children’s wedding, prayed for a blessed union for the new couple. He equally pointed out how the w

HOME NEWS POLITICS Why Seyi Makinde Will Return For Second Term -Oladokun Olatunji  AS RIGHTLY SAID, "ONE GOOD TERM DESERVES ANOTHER". GSM'S Good Politics Cum Good Governance Deserves Another Tenure. CONTINUITY - The Government under the Leadership of His Excellency Engr. Seyi Makinde  has embarked on many developmental projects that some of it may exceed 2023 before completion, in which it may be abandoned if a new Government is elected. This is yet another area where Gov. Seyi Makinde  is miles ahead of other Nigeria Politicians...  He met several uncompleted projects on ground on taking over, and instead of abandoning the Projects, he completed them all because Government is CONTINUM.... Gov. Seyi Makinde  of Oyo State  has continued to show that he is more focused on people centered policies. A kind of politics that has hitherto been scarce in the current political setting in Nigeria. He keeps improving on different Sectors of the e

HOME NEWS CRIME JAIL-BREAK: Gunmen Attack Abolongo Prison In Oyo, Free Prisoners The correctional facility in Abolongo, Oyo, Oyo State was attacked by unknown gunmen on Friday evening who set free all the prisoners therein. The gunmen stormed the facility at about 10pm on Friday, attacking with grenades to gain access and set prisoners free. The attack left the facility in disarray with warders scampering for safety Other security agencies have since mobilized their personnel to support men and women of the Nigerian Correctional Service in tracking down the gunmen and rearresting prisoners.

HOME NEWS REVEALED: What APC Nat’l Leaders Told Sports Minister, Adelabu, Unity Forum, Others The national leadership of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has cleared the air over who is leader of the party in Oyo State, declaring that the caretaker chairman of the party, Akin Oke is the leader of the party in the state, OYOINSIGHT.COM has learnt. The declaration, this newspaper learnt, was made in Abuja yesterday during a meeting with some stakeholders in the party from the state who had met him to discuss the state congress of the party initially planned for tomorrow Saturday but eventually postponed for anothermthe story of the meeting, the party had postponed the congress. The stakeholders including the youth and sports minister, Sunday Dare, Adebayo Shittu,Senator Ayoade Adeseun, Adebayo Adelabu, Sharafadeen Alli and others had met the party leadership over disputes on the delegates list. The APC had been engulfed in crisis over falsification of congress’ documents.

HOME NEWS OYO LGSC GSM EFFECTS: Oyo LGSC Dishes Out Promotion Letters, Set To Commence Conversion Interview  In line with the directive of His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Oyo State, Engr Seyi Makinde, that promotion letters be churned out to  successful staff who sat for the recently conducted promotion interview for all the workers across the various cadres in the Local Government Service, the State Local Government Service Commission has been dispatching letters to the various LGs /LCDAs across the state, in the last couple of months. Similarly, the State Local Government Service Commission is equally set to commence both written test and oral interview from next Monday for local government unified staff who were successful in the conversion examinations conducted for them not too long ago.  Commenting on the release of promotion letters to the successful staff in the Local Government Service, the Commission boss, Hon. Aderemi Ayodele, showered encomiums on the

HOME NEWS ENDSARS BREAKING: Girdlock as #EndSARS Memorial Protesters Shut Down Lekki Toll Gate #EndSARS memorial protesters on Wednesday took over the Lekki Toll Gate in their car procession, causing gridlock on both lanes. Motorists living in the Lekki-Ajah axis are stuck in traffic as #EndSARS protests caused gridlock along the Lekki expressway stretch of the road. Details shortly…

HOME NEWS ENDSARS In Solidarity To The Lives Lost, #EndSARS 1st Anniversary, Youths On A Peaceful Protest In Ibadan A protest to mark the first anniversary of EndSARS movement began as early as 9am on Wednesday. The protesters gathered at popular Iwo Road Roundabout with big banners having different inscriptions. This is despite a ban on protests in Oyo State and the heavy presence of armed police personnel at different strategic junctions across Ibadan metropolis. Our correspondent, who monitored the protest reports that the protesters were chanting as they marched from Iwo Road to Idi Ape, Agodi Gate and state Secretariat. Some of the protesters who spoke with our correspondent noted that they decided to embark on the memorial protest to express their displeasure against police brutality and extra judicial killings meted out on innocent citizens. The protesting youths went ahead with the protest despite warnings from the Nigeria Police Force, Oyo P

HOME NEWS Nigerian Wives Are Contracting HIV Because Of “ I Want To Keep My Home Syndrome” –Joro Olumofin Controversial relationship and marriage expert, Joro Olumofin has revealed the cause of prevalent HIV cases in recent times. Joro Olumofin asserted on his Instagram page that a lot of women are getting infected with HIV because of the fear to tell their partners to use protection and ‘I must keep my home syndrome’. She advised that if you don’t trust your boyfriend or husband please demand he uses protection, and in this case, we are talking about condoms preferably. According to him, he deals with a lot of HIV+ people searching for love every day and he expressed how bitter he is over how 70% of them were infected by their husbands. in other News Reality TV star Princess Francis has cried out over the difficulty in finding a good man. In a post shared on her Instagram story, Queen warns that people should no longer put ladies under pressure to get married. According to

HOME NEWS Maulud:Agba Egbe Preaches Love, Unity, Towards Complimenting The Life Of Prophet Muhammed On Maulud Nabiyy The Executive Chairman of Ibadan North Local Government, Hon. Yusuff Sahib Oladayo (Agba Egbe) has urged Muslims faithful on the maulud nabiyy celebrations to be imbibe the spirit of unity, peace and also never to neglect the holy lifestyle of the greatest prophet Muhammad. He made this known, in a statement by his special assistant on media and publicity, Mr. Bodija Akinwale, today in Ibadan.  The council boss advised Muslims faithful of his local government, Ibadan North LG. "Congratulations on welcoming the great Birthday of the Great Prophet Muhammed (Peace and blessings be unto him). Hopefully, we are always on the right path that pleases Allah. Let us all on this occasion of Maulud Nabiyy to embrace love, peace, unity, and respect for our diversity, most, especially as a family".

HOME NEWS POLITICS Oyo PDP Youth Leader, Michael Ogunsina Pens Heartfelt Message To Gov Makinde, Hallelujah, Famojuro, Others• Vows To Embark On Strategic Mobilization Before I pass on to the full text of my speech, I will like to recognize the Governor of Oyo State, His Excellency Engineer Seyi Makinde and I express my gratitude to him for staying true to integrity and good governance. His deliberate commitment towards investing in young people and allowing us to excel is the reason you are reading this from me today, I humbly appreciate His Excellency. Governor Seyi Makinde strides in public service is being noticed everywhere across the country and this is why for the first time in many years, there is a consensus on the sincerity of this Governor we are proud to identify with him and be called ‘his boys’. I also wish to thank my leaders who have put Party affairs before personal gains. Our leaders are numerous to mention but permit to single out Alhaji Wasiu Adeleke, Di

HOME NEWS POLITICS Excitement As Makinde Gifts Jeeps To Ex-Oyo PDP, Newly Elected PDP Chairmen The Governor of Oyo State, ‘Seyi Makinde, on Monday presented brand New Land Cruiser Prado Jeeps to the out-gone chairman and the newly elected chairman of the rulling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state. Makinde while presenting the keys of the Jeeps to Hon. Dayo Ogungbenro who is the newly elected state chairman of the PDP and Alhaji Omokunmi Mustapha the out-gone chairman at Government House Agodi Ibadan, said the jeeps are parting gifts. Governor Makinde who was ably represented by the Chairman, Governor’s Advisory Council, Senator Hosea Agboola, described Makinde as a kindhearted man who cares for the party and the masses in the state, stressing that If other governors can emulate the uniqueness of the Governor Makinde Nigeria will soon be great. “This is the first time we are having this kind of development in the state, and it is a very laudable event, I believed an

HOME NEWS POLITICS Hon. Ridwan Olajide Congratulates Newly Elected Oyo State PDP Chair, DAYO OGUNGBENRO• Says It's Time For Unprecedented Success On behalf of PDP Oke-Ogun youth wing, Alleloyal Group and team ROPO, I write to congratulate our dear leader and mentor, Hon. Dayo Ogungbenro over his emergence as the newly elected PDP State Chairman.  As a team, we're so confident in the peak of your political experience, leadership prowess and academic exposure to bring more big strides to the formidability of our dear party.  We believe your reign shall bring more unprecedented success and notable achievements to our party.  We hereby urge you and all other newly elected executive members both state and senatorial offices to accept this victory as a call to give your best to the party and to foster cordial affairs within the structures of our party.  Special greeting to Executive Governor of Oyo State and the foremost leader of our party, his Excellency, Engr. Seyi Mak

HOME NEWS  POLITICS  OYO PDP CONGRESS: YOUR VICTORY IS SYMBOLIC TO THE PROGRESS OF OUR PARTY. - Aare Alao Olalekan The Emeritus FIBSU National President in person of Aare Alao Olalekan has write a congratulatory message to the Executive Governor of Oyo State and the Leader of PDP South-West, Engr. Seyi Makinde for his outstanding and exemplary leadership style over the success of the state congress exercise held on saturday as the Governor has displayed to be a political phenomenon over time. Aare Alao who is one of the  critical youth stakeholder in Oyo State said "as a member of this great party, I'm delighted to see, the entire process ended at a logical and authenticated conclusion. With representative of INEC, members of PDP NWC led by the Executive Governor of Enugu State, his Excellency, Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi to oversee the entire process". To all newly elected A Executives led by our Father and Leader, Hon. Dayo Ogungbenro and all Senatorial Executive

HOME NEWS POLITICS Oyo ALGON, Congratulates Makinde, Arapaja, On Rancor Free PDP Party State Congress •Advises New Excos On Party Interests The Association of local government of Nigeria (ALGON), Oyo chapter, have expressed satisfaction over the peaceful conduct of members of the party at the just conducted oyo state PDP congress in the state. Speaking on behalf of the association on Monday in Ibadan, the public relation officer, hon. Yusuff Sahib Oladayo, lauded the peaceful conduct of the party loyalists, describing it as commendable and worthwhile. Yusuff also commended the democratic process adopted by the leadership of the party, saying that there was no parallel congress anywhere, as against the insinuations making the rounds. According to him, there was nothing like parallel congress observed by authentic members of the party, we all experienced the mammoth crowd at adamansingba on Saturday and its has officially been recognized by INEC. Therefore, the only state con

HOME NEWS Just In: INEC Recognises Makinde’s Led PDP Congress Conducted At Adamasingba The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Oyo State, says it recognises only the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) State Congress conducted on Saturday at the Lekan Salami Sports Complex, Adamasingba in Ibadan. Mr Mutiu Agboke, the state Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Ibadan. Agboke spoke when he led the management team of the commission on advocacy visit to Abere Central Mosque, Agbowo, Ibadan. NAN recalls that two parallel PDP State Congresses were held on Saturday in Ibadan where two separate executives of the party emerged. The faction of the State Governor, Seyi Makinde, held its congress at the main bow of the Lekan Salami Sports Complex, Adamasingba. Similarly, the aggrieved PDP members led by former Majority Leader, House of Representatives, Mrs Mulikat Adeola-Akande and Chief Bis