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The Coalition of Yoruba Youth and Students Movement (COYSYM) has passed a vote of confidence in the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and its President, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, commending the facility’s contribution to Nigeria’s domestic refining capacity and energy security. The group said the refinery’s growing role in the domestic petroleum industry had become particularly significant amid pressures in the international crude oil market and concerns over global energy supply. In a statement signed by its National President, Comrade Olalere Benedict Adetunji, COYSYM noted that developments in the global oil market, including rising crude oil prices, geopolitical tensions and supply disruptions, could…

…Stakeholders Pledge Grassroots Mobilisation for APC Ahead of 2027 The Ilaji Political Movement (IPM), alongside Iyaloja from the 33 Local Government Areas of Oyo State, youth and student stakeholders, traders, artisans, professional associations and other support groups associated with the Okanlomo Oodua and Gbonka Olubadan of Ibadanland, Chief (Engr.) Jubril Dotun Sanusi, has declared its total support for the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the election of Senator Sharafadeen Alli as Governor of Oyo State in the 2027 elections. The declaration was made during a special stakeholders’ meeting held at Ilaji Resort, Ibadan, with the Oyo State APC…

The Allied Peoples Movement (APM) candidate for Ido/Ibarapa East Federal Constituency, Hon. Kolawole Sheu Adedeji, has donated N1 million towards the establishment of the Eruwa Youth Movement (EYM) Digital Innovation and ICT Training Centre. The donation is aimed at supporting the youth organisation’s efforts to establish a digital learning facility that will provide young people in Eruwa with access to information and communication technology (ICT) training and other digital opportunities. The Eruwa Youth Movement, in a public appreciation and progress update signed by its President, Comrade Kazeem Tijani, and Publicity Secretary, Comrade Oluwafemi Ogunshola, expressed appreciation to Adedeji for his…

The Chairman of Ibadan North-East Local Government, Hon. Ibrahim Akintayo, has rejected allegations of gross misconduct against his administration, describing them as unfounded and largely driven by political disagreements. Akintayo, while responding to the allegations, said the disagreement with some members of the legislative arm stemmed from expectations surrounding the forthcoming local government elections. According to the chairman, some councillors were reportedly dissatisfied with him over what they perceived as his failure to support their efforts to secure return tickets to contest under the Allied Peoples Movement (APM). He, however, explained that the issue of party tickets was beyond his…

The Executive Chairman of Oluyole Local Government Area of Oyo State and House of Representatives candidate of the Allied People’s Movement (APM) Engr. Akeem Olatunji, has warned against deploying religion and other sensitive identities as tools of political mobilisation ahead of the 2027 general elections. Olatunji said Nigerians, irrespective of their religious, ethnic or political affiliations, must resist attempts by desperate politicians to exploit existing sentiments and create divisions for political and electoral gains. The council boss gave the warning while speaking on the need for peaceful coexistence and responsible political engagement ahead of the 2027 elections. He said the…

The newly commissioned Makinde/Daura Presidential Campaign Office in Abuja has become a major rallying point for political stakeholders backing Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, ahead of the 2027 presidential election. The commissioning, which attracted national leaders, prominent politicians and influential stakeholders from both the ruling party and opposition political camps, underscored the growing political momentum behind the Makinde/Daura presidential ticket. Among the notable personalities at the event was the federal lawmaker representing Ibadan North Federal Constituency, Hon. Folajimi Oyekunle, popularly known as DON, who expressed confidence in Makinde’s capacity to provide a new direction for Nigeria if elected president.…

The Speaker of the Oyo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Adebo Ogundoyin, has expressed confidence that the people of Ibarapaland will massively support Governor Seyi Abiodun Makinde at the polls in 2027 in appreciation of the administration’s development strides across the zone. Rt. Hon. Ogundoyin spoke at the grand finale of activities marking the first anniversary of the coronation of the Eleruwa of Eruwa, His Royal Majesty Oba Samuel Adebayo Adegbola, Ajobo Olurin I, held in Eruwa, where the Governor and his wife, Mrs. Tamunominini Makinde, were installed as the Aare Asoludero and Yeye Aare Asoludero of Ibarapaland respectively.…

Executive Chairman of Lagelu Local Government, Hon. Mudashiru Kamorudeen, has described the inauguration of Governor Seyi Makinde’s presidential campaign office in Abuja as the most substantive and discourse-driven campaign kick-off in Nigeria’s recent political history. Reacting to Monday’s commissioning of the Makinde/Daura Presidential Campaign Headquarters, which drew prominent political figures including NDC’s Peter Obi and Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed, Kamorudeen said the event signaled a shift from politics of rhetoric to politics of ideas. “Abuja today wasn’t just about opening an office, the Makinde/Daura Presidential Campaign kick-off practically opens a national conversation on competence, accountability, and how best to…

The Allied People’s Movement (APM) presidential candidate and Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, on Monday stated that Nigeria’s crude oil must provide real and measurable benefits to Nigerians. Speaking at the commissioning of the Makinde/Daura Presidential Campaign Office in Abuja, Governor Makinde called for complete transparency across the petroleum value chain — from production and domestic crude allocation to refining, transportation, distribution, taxes, and retail margins. He said: “If a community grows food, the people of that community should not have to buy that food as though it travelled halfway around the world before reaching them. So, why should…

The National Executive Council of the Agbekoya Solidarity Movement of Nigeria, led by its National President, Aare Ahmed Bankole, has paid a solidarity visit to the Okanlomo Oodua and Gbonka Olubadan of Ibadanland, Chief Jubril Dotun Sanusi, at Ilaji Resort, Ibadan. The visit, according to a statement from the Okanlomo Media Centre, was aimed at formally declaring the group’s solidarity and unwavering support for the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election. The delegation, led by the National Executive Council under the leadership of Aare Ahmed Bankole, comprised seven state chairmen from the 10 states currently…