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01/09/2026

Remi Oseni had the privilege of joining the Catholic Archdiocese of Ibadan and St. Jude Catholic Church, Iwo Road, as Special Guest of Honour at the Children and Youth Harvest in Ibadan North-East LGA.

"It was a joyful moment celebrating our children and youths, who represent the future of our communities.

I also shared some of our modest achievements and sought continued prayers and support for my aspiration to represent Oyo South in the Senate, as well as for other APC candidates.

Service is about touching lives and developing our communities, beyond religious or political differences. That is why our support for places of worship has never been limited by denomination.

We also supported the church’s Youth Congregation project with ₦20 million, our little contribution towards creating a better environment for young people to grow in faith and character.

I sincerely appreciate the priests, leadership, parents, children, youths and entire Catholic family for the warm reception and goodwill.

May God continue to bless St. Jude Catholic Church, the Catholic Archdiocese of Ibadan, our children and youths, Oyo South, Oyo State and Nigeria".

31/07/2026

OSUN'S FIRST GUBERNATORIAL CONTEST: ADELEKE VS SALAMI IN 1991

By
[ Bolaji Olukunle Akande ]*
*December 1991 | Osogbo, Osun State*

The maiden governorship election in Osun State in 1991 featured a contest between two young politicians with shared political origins, setting the tone for the new state’s democratic journey.

*Isiaka Adetunji Adeleke* of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, aged 36, faced *Adebayo Alao Salami* of the National Republican Convention, NRC, aged 40, in the race to become Osun’s first elected civilian governor. Both men had earlier belonged to the People’s Front, PF, a political association within the SDP, before aligning with rival parties.

Salami entered the poll with the full backing of a united NRC, having emerged unchallenged from the party primaries. He was expected to draw support from both the NRC structure and his former PF network across the state.

Adeleke’s emergence as the SDP candidate was more contentious. His principal challenger, *Oladosu Oladipo*, alleged irregularities in the initial primary and cited membership returns from Ede and Ifelodun LGAs to dispute the outcome. Following a rerun supervised by the party, Adeleke secured the ticket with 95,519 votes to Oladipo’s 53,761, even amid threats of litigation.

On the campaign trail, Salami emphasized his background in public service and accounting as proof of administrative competence. Adeleke, on the other hand, highlighted his academic credentials, business experience, and commitment to attracting investment to the newly created state.

Ahead of the December election, Adeleke projected a landslide victory of between 75% and 85%. Salami countered that governance experience, rather than party dominance, would determine the outcome. Political observers at the time described the race as too close to call.

*ADDENDUM*
Isiaka Adeleke won the election and was sworn in as the first civilian governor of Osun State, and the second governor overall since the state’s creation. His younger brother, *Senator Ademola Adeleke*, currently serves as the governor of Osun State.

Both Adeleke and Salami later represented their senatorial districts in the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

May Almighty Allah have mercy on their souls and grant them Al-Jannah Firdaus. _Amin_ 🤲🏻🇳🇬

29/07/2026

How I evaded DSS operatives who were sent to my home in 2021 — Sunday Igboho

Sunday Adeyemo, known as Sunday Igboho, the well-known Yoruba Nation activist, has described how he evaded operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) during the highly publicized raid on his Ibadan home in July 2021.

Igboho said the agents surrounded his residence but failed to capture him, even mistaking a cat for his person and bringing in what he called a “fake herbalist” to perform rituals in an effort to locate him.

Recounting the episode while receiving Muslim delegations at his Ibadan home on Monday, he said he remained inside the house throughout the operation but the operatives did not find him.

He recalled that the intruders arrived around 1:30 a.m.; after hearing noises he asked who was there and they began firing into the room.

When they scaled the fence and breached the property they detonated an explosive at the entry point, shattering everything.

He said he had been naked but put on a jean and shirt after hearing them; part of him wanted to surrender while another part feared being killed.

At one point he shouted to ask what was happening and why they had come to arrest him, and the operatives opened fire at close range without seeing him.

He said they forced the door, threatened his personal assistant Dudu by aiming a gun at his head while he pleaded at the door, and that people circulated lies claiming he had been shot and fled horribly wounded.

Rejecting stories that he transformed into a cat to escape, Igboho insisted he did not turn into an animal and that the operatives killed the cat believing it was him.

He added that the supposed herbalist they brought was only chanting and performing rituals while he watched from inside, unseen.

He also said a partially blind man who came out was shot because the operatives thought he was attacking; the agents removed bodies as proof that they had entered the home.

Igboho credited his survival to a prayer led by Muslim clerics in his house, which he said averted a bad vision they claimed to have seen about him.

The DSS had entered Igboho’s Soka residence in Ibadan, Oyo State, in the early hours of July 1, 2021, after months of heightened tension between the activist and the Federal Government under former President Muhammadu Buhari (now late).

Igboho had drawn national attention by issuing an ultimatum to some Fulani residents in parts of Oyo State, accusing them of involvement in kidnappings and other violent crimes; he vowed to drive criminal elements among the Fulani out of Yorubaland and stepped up his push for an independent Yoruba Nation.

The Federal Government regarded some of his actions as a national security threat and sought to arrest him.

During the raid, the DSS said it recovered fi****ms and ammunition from the property and detained 13 of Igboho’s associates, and the agency reported that two of his aides were killed during an alleged exchange of gunfire.

After the operation, Igboho fled Nigeria and was later arrested in Cotonou, Benin Republic, while attempting to travel to Germany.

He was released by Beninese authorities after months of legal proceedings and has since lived in self-imposed exile in Benin Republic, from where he continues to advocate for the Yoruba Nation cause.

(Source: Punch Newspapers)

27/07/2026

For 8 years as Governor, Peter Obi said he couldn’t conduct Local Government elections in Anambra because it was “beyond his control.”

Today, the same man says he can solve Nigeria’s problems — over 230 million people — in 4 years.

If he couldn’t deal with LGA issues at the state level, how exactly will he confront the cabals and serious security challenges that President Tinubu is tackling right now?
Let’s be honest.

Is He Capable?
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26/07/2026

*But if the Red Sea no divide That Day* 🤔
*Those Israelites for flog Madness commot for Moses body o😂💔*

_Adisa Mi Sabi_👑💓

26/07/2026

26/07/2026

Happy Sunday Family!
Let’s settle this debate *once and for all* 👇

*Who is the RICHEST among these 4 Governors?*
1. Seyi Makinde Seyi Makinde
2. Ademola Adeleke
3. Dapo Abiodun Prince Dr. Dapo Abiodun - MFR
4. Babajide Sanwo-Olu Babajide Sanwo-Olu

Vote and give your reason 👇 🔥

Drop your answer! Let’s see who sabi politics + money matters 💰😂

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