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Birthday: Oyo Central Senator, Dr. Akintunde Felicitates Alhaji Olaide Abass at 76 Peter Felix The Distinguished Senator representing Oyo Central Senatorial District, Dr. Yunus Akintunde, has congratulated the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Oyo State, Alhaji Olaide Abass, on the occasion of his 76th birthday. In a statement personally signed by the Senator and made available by his Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Kunle Olatunji, Senator Akintunde described Alhaji Abass as “a principled and exemplary leader whose sterling qualities have endeared him to many within and outside the political space.” “I heartily congratulate our amiable leader, Alhaji Olaide Abass, Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Oyo State, on the occasion of his 76th birthday. Senator Akintunde said. It has been my great pleasure to enjoy a close relationship with Alhaji Olaide Abass—one that goes far beyond political affiliations. I can confidently affirm that he is a distingu...

Olubadan: "From Impeachment To the Throne"- The Mystery Of Rasheed Ladoja’s Enduring Destiny By || Dahood Kóláwolé Mandela I n the ever-turbulent theatre of Nigerian politics, few names resonate with the mystique, resilience, and paradox of destiny like that of Rasheed Adewolu Ladoja. His is a life cut from the fabric of struggle and triumph, woven with the threads of courage, survival, betrayal, and eventual vindication. He is the man whom fate, against the machinations of men and the cruelty of circumstances, insists must lead. Yesterday, Ladoja stood as the indomitable Governor of Oyo State, caught in the crossfire of power tussles that defined the early 2000s. A son of Ibadan, his ascent to Government House was met with the excitement of a people yearning for new direction. Yet, leadership for him was never a banquet; it was a battlefield. He braved the hues and hell of political storms—his fiercest foes not just in the opposition but amongst his closest allies. Friends t...