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  Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has urged members of his team and  political family to stay united to ensure the development of Oyo State beyond 2027. The governor called on all party leaders, stakeholders and, especially, candidates as well as aspirants for different elective offices in 2027 to stick together for the continuation of the good works started by his administration in 2019. Governor Makinde, who stated this on Friday evening, at a meeting with political stakeholders, declared that though some people have been praising him for raising the bar of governance in Oyo State, the achievement should be attributed to his team, as everyone contributed and is still contributing their quotas to uplift the state.Politics He cautioned against allowing ambitions to divide the team, stating that the 51 elective posts in the general elections can only be taken by a few people who would need the generality of the people to succeed. The governor, who noted that the engagement w...

  Inside the closed-door meeting where Hon. Abimbola Adekanmbi scored zero votes and the consensus was later vetoed A process billed as a consensus-driven selection for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship ticket in Oyo State has ended in controversy, with credible sources confirming that the candidate preferred by an overwhelming majority of stakeholders was overruled in favour of Hon. Abimbola Adekanmbi. The outcome contradicts earlier reports that claimed Adekanmbi emerged after defeating Saheed Fijabi in a stakeholder vote. Multiple insiders present at the meetings describe that account as “entirely false and misleading.” For 15 hours, five members of the Oyo State Governor, Engr. Oluseyi Abiodun Makinde’s inner caucus sat through deliberations without breaking for food. The brief was to narrow down a shortlist of governorship aspirants and advise the governor on who could carry the PDP’s flag now Allied peoples movement (APM) in 2027. What happened next has become t...

 AN OPEN / APPRECIATION LETTER TO THE CHIEF IMAM OF OYO LAND (Barrister Huzzein Bilal Kehinde) By Balogun Mahroofdeen Abiodun, PhD (Omo Janta) AS-SALĀMU ‘ALAYKUM WA RAHMATULLĀHI WA BARAKĀTUH I write with profound respect, honour, and a deep sense of gratitude to Almighty Allah for the privilege of identifying with you both by blood and by faith. It is with pride and humility that I regard you not only as a father in lineage but also as a spiritual guide, mentor, and pathfinder in Islam. In particular, the brief but impactful interaction, discussion, and fatherly admonition I received from you on Friday, May 1st, 2026, at the Oyo Central Mosque, remain indelibly etched in my memory. That moment was both inspiring and transformative. Sir, I wish to reaffirm my unwavering loyalty and commitment as one of your devoted mentees. Having known you for many years, I have consistently held you in high esteem and proudly project you as a model of integrity, leadership, and religious devotion....