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Victory Over Terror: TYF Hails Tinubu, Security Forces for Rescue of 46 Oyo Captives Afenifere Hails Rescue of Oyo Schoolchildren, Teachers as “Heart-Warming,” Demands Stronger Security Yoruba Monarchs Take Culture to Brazil: Alaafin, Oloro Lead Historic Mission to Reconnect Diaspora BREAKING 🚨🔥: Bandits Attack Petroleum Tanker in Zamfara, Shoot Driver and Set Vehicle Ablaze. Yoruba Elders Raise Alarm Over Fulani ‘Conquest Plot’ Against South-West – “Yorubaland Is in Mourning, Murderers Are Invading” JIGAWA 💔🏠: Jahun Local Government Chairman distributes one roofing sheet each to residents. AIRSTRIKE ✈️🔥: On July 10, 2026, Nigerian Air Force jets bombarded a terrorist enclave at Yanagari in the Gezuwa general area of Borno State. JUST IN 🇯🇵🚔: Tokyo police have arrested a 53-year-old Nigerian, Nwadiukwu Ikenna, on suspicion of persistently approaching and soliciting customers for bars and clubs in Kabukicho, Tokyo’s famous nightlife district, despite repeated police warnings. Victory Over Terror: TYF Hails Tinubu, Security Forces for Rescue of 46 Oyo Captives Afenifere Hails Rescue of Oyo Schoolchildren, Teachers as “Heart-Warming,” Demands Stronger Security Yoruba Monarchs Take Culture to Brazil: Alaafin, Oloro Lead Historic Mission to Reconnect Diaspora BREAKING 🚨🔥: Bandits Attack Petroleum Tanker in Zamfara, Shoot Driver and Set Vehicle Ablaze. Yoruba Elders Raise Alarm Over Fulani ‘Conquest Plot’ Against South-West – “Yorubaland Is in Mourning, Murderers Are Invading” JIGAWA 💔🏠: Jahun Local Government Chairman distributes one roofing sheet each to residents. AIRSTRIKE ✈️🔥: On July 10, 2026, Nigerian Air Force jets bombarded a terrorist enclave at Yanagari in the Gezuwa general area of Borno State. JUST IN 🇯🇵🚔: Tokyo police have arrested a 53-year-old Nigerian, Nwadiukwu Ikenna, on suspicion of persistently approaching and soliciting customers for bars and clubs in Kabukicho, Tokyo’s famous nightlife district, despite repeated police warnings.

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Oyo APC Primaries: Incumbent Tolu Shadipe Loses Ticket as Gbolagade Abiodun Semiu Triumphs in Oluyole

By [email protected] / 2026-05-16 / 1 min read

In a major upset, incumbent House of Representatives member Tolu Shadipe has been defeated in the Oyo APC primaries. Gbolagade Abiodun Semiu emerged victorious, clinching the party’s ticket for Oluyole Federal Constituency. The loss signals a shift in political tides ahead of the 2027 general elections.

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