The Osun State House of Assembly has dismissed as speculative and misleading a report alleging that no fewer than 18 lawmakers are set to defect from the Accord platform. In a statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker, Olamide Tiamiyu, the Assembly described the publication as inaccurate and riddled with misinformation, insisting…
The Palace of Ataoja of Osogbo has condemned Olori Ashley Afolasade Ojaja Ogunwusi and House of Oduduwa for visiting Osun-Osogbo Groove and engaging devotees without paying homage to the custodial authority, under the throne of Oba Jimoh Oyetunji Olanipekun Larooye II. The palace in a statement by Oyindamola Olukanni, Media Head, Our Heritage Branding &…
Governor Ademola Adeleke today expressed dissatisfaction with the slow pace of work on the Lagere flyover and dualisation projects at Ile Ife, tasking the contractor to hasten up the construction. The governor who checked through the dualisation and the flyover questioned the attitudes of the contractor to the Ile Ife project, warning that the state…
A presidential aspirant on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Gbenga Hashim, has cautioned the faction loyal to Nyesom Wike against staging another factional convention, warning that such a move could further fracture the party. Hashim described the plan as a serious threat to the unity and survival of the PDP, stressing that…
•••a one-term agreement for Alli, potentially allowing power rotation to other zones in 2031 Senator Sharafadeen Alli has emerged as the leading consensus candidate for the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship ticket in Oyo State ahead of the 2027 elections, following high-level consultations among party stakeholders, 𝗜𝗧𝗩 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 confirms. The development places Alli at the…
The Osun State Government Media Centre has launched a scathing attack on the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC), accusing the party of mismanaging and ultimately relinquishing the state’s stake in Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH). In a statement issued in Osogbo, the Media Centre alleged that the APC administration deliberately underfunded and neglected the…
The Accord Media Centre has accused Nigeria’s Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, and the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Osun State, Bola Oyebamiji, of engaging in actions capable of embarrassing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. In a statement issued on Monday, the group alleged that both figures have displayed divisive tendencies…
As political conversations around the 2027 governorship election in Oyo State begin to crystallise, a more fundamental question is quietly taking shape beneath the usual noise of ambition and alignment: does the state, at this critical juncture, require not just a politician, but a financial expert to steer its affairs? The emerging discourse reflects a…
In a political environment where visibility is often mistaken for value, silence can be a dangerous currency. Across Oyo State’s political landscape, a curious narrative has taken shape around Debo Akande, not because of what he has done, but because of what he has chosen not to say. Since 2019, Akande’s deliberate distance from media…
By Oyo Amebo In the evolving conversation about Oyo State’s political future, Elias Adeojo is positioning himself not as a disruptor, but as a steward of continuity, one shaped by admiration for the work already done and a determination to extend it. His emerging interest in the 2027 governorship race is anchored less in personal…
