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Ogun APC United, Stronger Ahead Of 2027 As Yayi Emerges Flag Bearer — Abiodun

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Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, with members of the All Progressives Congress in Ward 3, Iperu-Remo, during Thursday’s primaries to affirm Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola as the party’s consensus gubernatorial candidate for the forthcoming general elections... The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary election conducted across the 20 local government areas of Ogun State ended with the emergence of Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, popularly known as Yayi, as the party’s flag bearer for the 2027 governorship election. The exercise, which attracted unprecedented participation and support from party members across the state, was widely adjudged peaceful, orderly, and devoid of violence or disruptions. Speaking after participating in the governorship primary election at Ward 3, Iperu 1, in Ikenne Local Government Area, Governor Dapo Abiodun disclosed that more than 700 aspirants had initially indicated interest in contesting for various elective positions under ...
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Adeleke Congratulates New JAMB Registrar, Segun Aina

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The Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has congratulated the newly appointed Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Mr Segun Aina by President Bola Tinubu. Governor Adeleke who described Mr Aina, a Professor of Computer Engineering at the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), as an outstanding academia, whose scholarly interventions has broaden knowledge, said that his appointment to head JAMB by President Tinubu is a mark of recognition of excellence and competence given his rich academic background and experience. The Governor affirmed strong faith in Professor Aina's capacity to drive further growth in JAMB and enabled academic excellence in the country, noting that his exploits in the academic prepared him for his new role and reinforce confidence that he will deliver  "I'm most delighted to learn of the appointment of Mr Segun Aina, a p Professor of Computer Engineering at the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), as the Registrar of th...
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Abiodun Commends Peaceful APC Assembly Primaries Across Ogun

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The All Progressives Congress (APC) House of Assembly primaries held peacefully across the 26 state constituencies in Ogun State on Wednesday, as party faithful trooped out in large numbers to designated voting centres from as early as 9 a.m. Reports monitored across the state indicated that the exercise was orderly, transparent and devoid of violence, with party members participating actively in the direct primaries. Speaking with newsmen shortly after participating in the House of Assembly primary election at Ward 3, Iperu, in Ikenne Local Government Area, Governor Dapo Abiodun reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to sustaining peace and political harmony in the state. The governor described the primary election as peaceful, transparent and a true reflection of internal democracy within the party, stressing the need for peace and harmony at a time political activities have intensified across the country. Governor Abiodun expressed satisfaction with the conduct of party members,...
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‎Ogun West APC Senate Seat Causes Row As Gbeleyi Takes Handlers Of Primary Election to the Cleaners Over Consensus Candidacy ‎

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‎One of the contenders to the Ogun West Senatorial seat, under the All Progressives Party (APC), Rt. Hon. Olusegun Bolanle Gbeleyi, aka OBG, DS, has taken a swipe at the handlers of the Party's senatorial primary, held on Monday, 18th May, 2026, and passionately appealed to the Party leadership to review and reconsider the outcome in the interest of fairness, equity, and unity of the party. ‎Gbeleyi, in an open letter to the National Chairman of the Party, dated May 19, 2026, and copied President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, APC National Working Committee on Ogun State Party Primary Election Matters, and the APC Ogun State leadership, noted that the result of the said Primary was announced same day  ‎the election was held, saying that act was "inconsistent with established national guidelines on announcement of results." ‎"Ordinarily, I would have extended my warm congratulations to our brother, who emerged as the so-called consensus candidate for the APC Ogun West Senatorial ...
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Appreciating NEDC's Intervention In North East Educational Struggle

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By Audu Moses      For several years, schools in the North Eastern part of Nigeria, and indeed it's entire educational system were in ruins and rots. They were visibly and intentionally targeted.   Schools were burned, teachers and learners were killed, while thousands more were displaced or abducted, with entire communities left with an equal generation of children, whose only history and places of abode are IDP camps and displacement homes.   It has been over 15 years of traumatic and horrific stories. This reality confronted the entire country and even the international community. The insurgents did not only attack schools, the inflicted violence on the psyche, attempting to destroy it's fundamental ideals, and fabrics through demoralizing and radicalizing the system.   Education is not just about grades and certificates, it's about survival, and a generation.   It is within this context that the North East Development Commission's educational progr...
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Fidelity Bank Extends Food Bank Initiative To Thousands In Surulere

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 Photo caption: L-R: Team Lead, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Fidelity Bank Plc, Victoria Abuka; Personal Assistant to the President on Constituency Affairs, Hon. Khadijat Kareem Omotayo; Branch Leader, Adeola Odeku Branch, Fidelity Bank Plc, Ifeyinwa Asomugha; Surulere Local Government Executive, Anthonia Adenike Adjivon; and First Vice Chairman, Community Development Committee (CDC), Surulere Local Government, Adebayo Odukoya; during the Fidelity Food Bank outreach in Surulere, Lagos recently. Leading financial institution, Fidelity Bank Plc, has reinforced its commitment to community welfare and sustainable development with the distribution of food packs to over 1,500 residents in Surulere, Lagos state. The outreach, executed under the Bank’s Fidelity Food Bank initiative, was carried out in partnership with the Office of the Personal Assistant to the President on Constituency Affairs and the Sodiq Abiodun Ogundare (SAO) Foundation. Speaking during the event, Regional B...
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Oyo Schools Invasion: Gani Adams Seeks Urgent Security Action, Renews Call For State Police

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Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, has strongly condemned the gunmen attacks on schools in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, and called for decisive action from all stakeholders to end what he termed a guerrilla war. The attacks, which occurred on Saturday, involved gunmen carrying out coordinated assaults on schools in Ahoro-Esinele and Yawota communities in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State. The gunmen abducted students and staff from the schools, and killled a school teacher, Mr Michael Opadokun. In a statement addressing the grave security breach on Monday, Iba Adams expressed deep sorrow over the loss of innocent lives and the trauma inflicted on the affected communities.  He described the invasion as a deplorable act that threatens the safety and future of the children and the educational system in the region. The Yoruba generalissimo recalled several instances, where he had called on the Federal Government, state governments in the southwest, an...
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