Tag: Oyo State

PDP National Convention kicks-off today in Ibadan

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PDP Convention kicks off

…Amid legal turmoil and reconciliation efforts The stage is set, as delegates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stormed Ibadan, Oyo state capital, ahead of the party’s highly anticipated National Elective Convention scheduled for November 15 and 16 at the Lekan Salami Stadium, Adamasingba. In a post on its official Facebook page, the PDP welcomed “Delegates, Governors, and Stakeholders for the Historic National Elective Convention”, declaring that the ancient city “is fully prepared to host the PDP National Elective Convention, #Ibadan2025”. Oyo State Deputy Governor and Chairman of the Venue…

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Oyo: “You have no power to appoint Chief Imam” – MURIC tells Alaafin

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MURIC tackles Alaafin

Muslim Rights Concern, (MURIC), has declared that the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Owoade has no power to appoint Chief Imam of the town. MURIC made this declaration in an issued statement yesterday, signed by its Executive Director, Professor Is’haq Akintola. Oba Owoade had earlier claimed that he had the exclusive right to appoint the Chief Imam of Oyo town. The monarch, in an issued statement signed by his Director of Media and Publicity, Bode Durojaiye, insisted that by tradition, only the Alaafin has the authority to appoint a Chief…

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2027 Polls: Peter Obi meets Obasanjo, Ladoja

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Obi meets OBJ, Ladoja

Former Anambra State governor and Labour Party, (LP)’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, on Sunday held separate closed-door meetings with former President Olusegun Obasanjo and the Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Rasheed Ladoja, in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. Although the details of the discussions were not disclosed, the meetings are widely viewed as part of Obi’s ongoing consultations ahead of the 2027 general elections. Obi, who announced the visits in a Facebook post, said he was accompanied by key Labour Party figures, including Yunusa Tanko, spokesman of the party’s presidential…

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Tinubu’s Minister declares 2027 ambition 

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Power Minister Adelabu

…Moves to take over PDP-controlled Oyo Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has declared his intention to contest the 2027 governorship election in Oyo State, promising to reclaim the state from the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP). Adelabu, who was the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in the 2019 elections, made the declaration on Friday, during consultations with party leaders and stakeholders across Ogbomoso and Oyo zones. Speaking at the residence of a party leader, Ayoade Adeseun, in Ogbomoso, Adelabu said the meetings were part of his grassroots engagement and a…

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“Expect Shari’ah Court establishment” — Islamic cleric

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Islamic cleric on Shariah

A recent video featuring the Mufti of Iwo, Sheikh  Dawood, Malaasan, has stirred public discourse across Yoruba States, following the introduction of Shari’ah Court in Oyo State. In the video, the cleric passionately defended the establishment of a Shari’ah court in Oyo State, and issued warnings to those opposing the initiative. The Sheikh is heard making inflammatory statements, saying: “To those of you in Oyo State who dare oppose the Shari’ah court, you should know that your mothers were not born well to have given birth to you. You can…

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Oyo: Muslim group clears the air about Shari’ah project

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Oyo Muslim group

The inauguration of the Shari’ah Court scheduled for January 11, 2025 in Oyo town, Oyo State has been postponed indefinitely. The Oyo State chapter of the Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria (SCSN) had, through a flier, slated the event to hold at the Muslim Community Islamic Centre, Oba Adeyemi High School Road, Mobolaje Area in Oyo town, on the said date. The Shari’ah council explained that the postponement was due to the erroneous titling of the programme as: ‘Shari’ah Court’ instead of ‘Shari’ah Independent Arbitration Panel’. A statement issued…

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Oyo govt. arrests carnival organisers after deadly stampede

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Oyo govt. arrests

A tragic incident occurred yesterday at a childrens carnival in Ibadan, Oyo State, resulting in the loss of several young lives. The stampede, which happened at Islamic High School, Bashorun, Ibadan, was caused by an overwhelming crowd that attended the event. The tragic incident was said to have been caused by impatience and rush to enter venue of the event, resulting in a stampede. Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, confirmed the arrest of the carnival organisers, in a statement issued yesterday. He said, While investigations are ongoing, the primary organisers…

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?Yoruba Elders reject agitation for Yoruba nation

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Yoruba Elders

The Yoruba Council of Elders (YCE), has said it is opposed to idea of carving out Yoruba nation from Nigeria. The group, in a statement issued at the weekend, said it would rather commit to true federalism in Nigeria. The statement reads: We have perused the document on the position of YSDM on the state of the nation and their views for the Yoruba race to be separated from Nigeria. The Yoruba Council of Elders remains firm in its position that the entity called and known as Nigeria should remain…

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Oyo: Army arrest Yoruba ‘nation’ agitators who invaded Govt. House

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Oyo agitators

The Nigerian Army says it has apprehended some Yoruba ‘nation’ agitators who invaded the Oyo State Government House in Ibadan earlier on Saturday, after a gun battle. An issued statement by the Director, Army Public Relations, General Onyema Nwachukwu, said the Yoruba ‘nation’ adherents engaged the troops in a shootout. According to him, the troops, utilizing superior firepower, successfully subdued the attackers, who subsequently retreated in disarray. As a result of this engagement, nine members of the irredentist group were apprehended, while one Semi Automatic pump-action rifle and ammunition were…

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Ibadan explosion: “Malian illegal mining workers have explosives in apartments”, Ex-Oyo lawmaker alleges

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A former member of Oyo State House of Assembly, Barrister Muideen Olalekan Olagunju, has warned that there is a possibility that people working for illegal miners in Ibadan, the State capital, have explosives in their rented apartments. Olagunju said this in a statement made available to newsmen yesterday. Recall that explosive devices exploded in a residential building at Dejo Oyelese Close, Bodija Housing Estate, Ibadan, on Tuesday. No fewer than two people lost their lives as a result of the incident while several others were injured. Property worth millions of…

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