POLITICS

BY GOKE BUTIKA Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time. It was one of the inspiring leaders of the Great Britain, Benjamin Disraeli that made the remark and his thought process appears to be resonating in the local politics of Osun state now, because the time to …

(BEING TEXT OF ADDRESS DELIVERED BY PRINCE GBOYEGA NASIR ISIAKA (GNI), THE PROMOTER OF TBM, AT ITS ONE-DAY PUBLIC DIALOGUE AND EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMME, IN AKE PALACE, ABEOKUTA ON 31ST OCTOBER, 2017) PROTOCOLS I consider it an enormous privilege to stand before this great gathering this fine afternoon; and to say …

A governorship aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prince Adeleke Tella, has said royal blessings and support should be courted to ensure success of Ogun West’s quest to produce a governor in 2019. Tella, who hails from Ilaro in Yewa South, said the Awujale of Ijebu …

Speaker of Ogun State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Suraj Ishola Adekunbi has stated that he is resolute about his desire to be the next governor of Ogun state, but not desperate. The speaker, who recently made this disclosure in an interview with the media in his office said he …

The Chairman of ACO Estates in Abuja and Ijebu-Ode, Alhaji Rasheed Adenusi has said that the Governorship position in Ogun State would not be given to Yewa people on a platter of goal, stressing that the region would have to fight for it through co-operation and unity of indigenes of …

BY ABIOLA RUFAI & MAYOMIKUN FADIPE On arrival at the former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s Abeokuta home situated at the Hilltop of Ibara Housing Estate at exactly 10:25am, we were welcomed by the array of security men manning the entrance gate of the beautiful buildings within a compound that could simply …

The leadership of the Southwest Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday August 7, 2017 held a stakeholders’ meeting at the Civic Centre, Agodi, Ibadan with a sole agenda to reposition the party ahead of the 2019 general elections. The meeting which was anchored by the National Vice Chairman (Southwest PDP), …

Mr. Olukayode Oduoyewas is a vibrant politician and businessman Lawyer. In this interview with Abu-Satar Hamed, the Osun State PDP gubernatorial hopeful opens up on his ambition and other sundry issues. Excerpts. How would you rate theperformance of the current APC-led Osun State government compared to your party’s (PDP’s) eight-year …

To be ready means being “in a suitable state for an action or situation; fully prepared.” While other aspirants are relaxing and waiting for cheap undue advantage, Adeola has been making concerted efforts by building bridges within and outside Ogun West. He has made tremendous consultations with opinion leaders, traditional …