The South-West chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has disowned a purported press conference held in Ibadan yesterday, describing its organisers as “criminal impostors” with no link to the party. In a statement, Zonal Publicity Secretary, Akinloye Oyeniyi, dismissed claims that the zone had condemned former Ekiti State governor, Ayod...
An Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan has validated the 2025 Election of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which held in Ibadan on November 15 and 15, 2025. Justice Ladiran Akintola of Court 5 delivered the judgment today shortly after ruling on an application for joinder. In the judgment, the court granted the 13 […]
•Kwankwaso and Makinde Presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in the 2023 general elections, Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso, today held a closed-door meeting with Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, at the Governor’s Office, Secretariat, Ibadan. The meeting, which lasted hours, was held away from the glare of the media, with aides ...
•Fire outbreak A fire outbreak has razed no fewer than 10 shops at Ogunpa Market in Ibadan, Oyo State, destroying goods estimated to be worth millions of naira. The incident occurred yesterday, at the Iya Maryam Adebara complex, Rounda area of the bustling Ogunpa Market, reports Channels TV. Household items and other merchandise were consumed ...
•Oba Rashidi Ladoja and a Fulani herdsman The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba (Dr.) Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja, Arusa I, has expressed strong displeasure over the continued practice of open cattle grazing within Ibadanland, describing it as illegal, dangerous, and unacceptable. The monarch made this known in a press release issued and signed by the C...
•Oyo State Fire Services Agency (OYSFA) Operatives of the Oyo State Fire Service on Friday evening rescued a 65-year-old woman from a raging inferno that gutted part of a residential building in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The incident occurred at a compound beside a primary healthcare centre in the Elekuro area of the city, […]
•An explosion Three persons have been confirmed dead in a gas explosion that rocked the Biodun Alaadun area of Ona Ara local government area of Ibadan, the Oyo state capital, last night. Although unconfirmed reports said many lives were lost in the explosion, the Oyo State Fire Service team, led by the General Manager, Mr. […]
The Lekan Salami Stadium, Adamasingba, venue of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) 2025 convention, is bubbling with activities. Delegates from different states have converged on the stadium for the event. Despite legal hurdle, the PDP had vowed not to halt its convention.
•Some party delegates in Ibadan Delegates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have started arriving in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, ahead of the national convention scheduled for tomorrow, Saturday and Sunday, even as the party remains entangled in a web of conflicting court rulings, internal resistance, and escalating calls for a caretake...
•Governor Makinde of Oyo State The Oyo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has commenced its state congress in Ibadan, the Capital city of the state, with Governor Seyi Makinde casting the first vote to kick off the electoral process. Governor Makinde, who serves as the number one delegate from Ibadan North East […]

