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Oyo Lawmakers, Movement Coordinators Celebrate Ajadi Birthday
Politics
— Jul 20, 2026
Leaders and coordinators across Oyo State celebrate Ambassador Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo, the APM senatorial candidate for Oyo Central, praising his humanitarian work, youth empowerment, education initiatives, and philanthropy, while praying for long life and continued service. They hail his leadership as a unifying force transcending politics and wish him greater influence in national development.
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Court sentences three for life in Oyo abduction
Nigeria
— Jul 23, 2026
A Federal High Court in Abuja sentenced Abdulrazak Umar, Yinusa Musa, and Shamsu Adamu Sani to life imprisonment for their roles in the Oriire Local Government Area school kidnapping in Oyo State, after they pleaded guilty to concealing information about the masterminds. The defendants were linked to a proscribed terrorist group and faced terrorism-related charges, with the conviction arising from admissions on concealment of the attackers’ activities.
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Uganda's youngest king returns home for burial amid succession dispute
Yoweri Museveni
— Sep 4, 2026
The body of King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, the Guinness-listed world’s youngest reigning monarch, has been returned to Uganda and placed in state ahead of a nine-day mourning culminating in a burial on September 12, with President Museveni and other officials attending the airport ceremony. A public dispute over succession and a reported heir has emerged among royal clan leaders, amid the Tooro Kingdom’s rites and ongoing tributes from lawmakers and the public.
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