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Oyo State’s emergence as Nigeria’s best-performing state in democratic governance is a powerful affirmation of its growing reputation for stability, accountability, and citizen-centered leadership. Scoring 70 percent in the 2025 Democracy Performance Index released by the Kimpact Development Initiative and published by StatiSense, Oyo stands alone at the top of the national ranking. The report shows that the state has excelled across electoral participation, institutional effectiveness, civil liberties, and political inclusion, areas where many other states continue to falter. In Oyo, citizens participate more actively in elections, institutions operate with greater substance, and civic freedoms are better protected, creating…

•Mgbudem Mounts Opposition The Certified True Copy of the Federal High Court judgment affirming Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim as the presidential candidate for the 2027 election has been served on the Accord Party and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). This sets the stage for implementation of the court’s orders. Justice Mohammed Garba Umar, of the Federal High Court in Abuja, ruled on October 5, 2026 that Hashim emerged as Accord’s presidential candidate from the May 30, 2026 primary and ordered the party to submit his name to INEC. The court further ordered INEC to accept and recognise him as the…

The political landscape in Oyo state on Thursday witnessed  another major realignment as scores of members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ibadan south-west local government area of Oyo state defected to the ruling Allied Peoples’ Movement (APM). The defectors were received into the APM by the Oyo south senatorial candidate of Allied Peoples’ Movement and lawmaker representing Ibadan North-West/Ibadan South-West federal constituency of Oyo state in the House of Representatives, Hon. Adedeji Dhikrullahi Olajide Odidiomo, ahead of the 2027 general elections. The development is the latest in a series of defections and political realignments involving members of…

The Federation of Oyo State Students’ Unions (FOSSU) has thrown its weight behind Governor ‘Seyi Makinde’s presidential ambition ahead of the 2027 general election, describing his leadership as a model that deserves national adoption. The union also commended the Oyo State Government for the timely disbursement of bursary awards to final-year students, calling the intervention a critical investment in the state’s human capital. The National President of FOSSU, Aare Ahmed Mufutau, made the announcement on Wednesday during a press briefing at the Conference Centre, Ministry of Education, Oyo State Secretariat, Ibadan. Mufutau praised the state government for opening the…

The Oyo south senatorial candidate of the Allied Peoples’ Movement (APM), Hon. Adedeji Dhikrullahi Olajide Odidiomo, has called on security agencies to investigate alleged attacks on the campaign activities of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the district, Hon. Aderemi Oseni. Hon. Olajide Odidiomo, in a statement by his Special Adviser, Media and Public Affairs, Tolu Mustapha, on Thursday, urged the Police, Department of State Services (DSS) and other relevant security agencies to establish the circumstances surrounding the reported incident and identify anyone found to have been involved. The call followed a report that Oseni’s campaign train came…

Oyo state govt is relieved at the release of our children from the bondage of abduction once again. We congratulate the Imo and oyo State Governments and the Federal Government too. The Federal Government which has the preponderance of power and capacity to effectively nip this embarrassing development in the bud, according to the commissioner for information oyo state, must be more proactive and live up to its promise to keep citizens safer across the land. ‘It is worrisome that large pockets of Kidnappings and Banditry still dominate the Nigerian Landscape, the constant robust assurances from the Presidency notwithstanding.’…

…GIVE APC CANDIDATE 24 HOURS TO PROVIDE DOCUMENTS ON ROADS, TRANSFORMERS, HOSPITALS, FARM INPUTS Leaders of the Allied Peoples’ Movement (APM) in Ibarapaland have demanded documentary and photographic evidence to substantiate various projects and interventions claimed by the member, representing Ido/Ibarapa- East federal constituency in the House of Representatives, Remi Oseni. The demand was contained in a communique issued after a meeting of APM leaders across Ibarapaland, attended by political leaders and candidates of the party, where the participants said the requested documents would enable members of the public to independently verify the claims ahead of the 2027 election. The…

Presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has paid a congratulatory visit to Dr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, following the Federal High Court judgment affirming Hashim as the presidential candidate of the Accord Party for the 2027 election. The visit comes after the court dismissed the preliminary objections in the case and ordered the relevant electoral authorities to recognise Hashim as Accord’s duly nominated presidential candidate. Sowore, a prominent pro-democracy activist and presidential candidate, congratulated Hashim on the legal victory and the resolution of the dispute surrounding his emergence as Accord’s standard bearer. The meeting brings together two…

Healthcare provider Pinecrest Healthcare Ltd has urged governments at all levels and key industry stakeholders to declare a state of emergency on Quality Assurance (QA) in Nigeria’s medical laboratories to curb diagnostic errors and safeguard patient care. ​The call was made during a press briefing in Lagos on Tuesday, ahead of the company’s inaugural Quality Assurance Summit scheduled for October 10, 2026, at the Welcome Centre Hotel, Lagos, with virtual participation via Zoom. ​The summit, themed “From Bench to Benchmark: Raising Laboratory Quality Standards for Patient Care,” coincides with Pinecrest Healthcare’s 20th anniversary and aims to address critical gaps in…

For the third time in 4 months, Oyo State is dealing with unusual cases of kidnapping . In a statement released by the Commissioner for Information, Prince Dotun Oyelade, he asked , ‘Are we being targeted? Are we under organised siege? Are these uncommon decoys to distract us?’ Is this a political attack targeting Schorlaship and Conviction?’ The Commissioner was reacting to the reported kidnapping of 18 Oyo State students coming back home from Sokoto State over the weekend. He recalled that on Friday, May 15, students and teachers from Oriire Local Government were abducted and spent 56 days…