Ogbomosho is a city in Oyo State,south-western Nigeria. It was founded in the mid 17th century. The population was approximately 655,517 in 2024. It is the second largest city in Oyo State and also among the most populated in Nigeria. It is the 3rd most populated city in South Western Nigeria after Lagos and Ibadan. Although the principal inhabitants of the city are the Yoruba people,there are people from other parts of Nigeria and other West African countries who are residents in the city.
Oyo State is a landlocked state in southwestern Nigeria. Its capital is Ibadan,the third most populous city in the country and formerly the second most populous city in Africa. Oyo State is bordered to the north by Kwara State for 337 km,to the southeast by Osun State for 187 km,partly across the River Osun,and to the south by Ogun State,and to the west by the Republic of Benin for 98 km. With a projected population of 7,976,100 in 2022,Oyo State is the sixth most populous in the Nigeria.
Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) is a tertiary institution located in Ogbomoso,Oyo State,Nigeria. The university enrolls over 30,000 students and employs more than 3,000 workers including contract staff.
The Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Oyo comprises three Senators representing Oyo South,Oyo Central,and Oyo North. It has fourteen Representatives representing the following federal constituencies:Ona-Ara/Egbeda;Iseyin/Kajola/Iwajowa/Itesiwaju;Ibadan North- East/South- East;Lagelu/Akinyele;Ibarapa East/Ido;Ibadan North,Oluyole;Atisbo/Saki East/Saki West;Ibadan North West/South West;Ibarapa Central/Ibarapa North;Afijio/Atiba/Oyo East/Oyo West;Ogo-oluwa/Surulere Oluyole;Ogbomosho-North/South/Orire;and Olurunssogo/Orelope/Irepo.
Oyo is a city in Oyo State,Nigeria. It was founded as the capital of the remnant of the historic Oyo empire in the 1830s,and is known to its people as 'New Oyo' to distinguish it from the former capital to the north,'Old Oyo' (Ọ̀yọ́-Ilé),which had been deserted as a result of the Yoruba Revolutionary Wars. Its inhabitants are mostly of the Yoruba people,and its ruler is the Alaafin of Oyo.
Isiaka Adetunji Adeleke;15 January 1955 –23 April 2017) was a Nigerian politician,he was a two time senator who represented Osun West from 2007 to 2011 under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and was elected again under the banner of the All Progressives Congress in 2015. He ran for re-election in April 2011 on the PDP platform,coming second with 77,090 votes behind the eventual winner Mudasiru Oyetunde Hussein of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) who polled 121,971 votes.
Ogbomoso South local government government area is domiciled in Oyo state,South-west geopolitical zone of Nigeria. Its headquarters are located in Arowomole area of Ogbomoso.
Teslim Kolawole Folarin is a Nigerian politician,he was the gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Oyo State for the 2023 gubernatorial election which he lost to the incumbent governor Seyi Makinde. He previously served as the senator representing Oyo Central senatorial district from 2003 to 2011;and from 2019 to 2023.
Ayoade Ademola Adeseun is Nigerian politician who Served as Senator representing Oyo Central,in Oyo State,Nigeria,in the 9 April 2011 national elections,running on the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) platform.
Isiaka Abiola Adeyemi Ajimobi was a Nigerian politician who served as governor of Oyo State from 2011 to 2019,he was the first person elected to the office twice.
The Oba River is a river in Oyo and Osun States in Nigeria. It is the main tributary of the Osun River. The landscape varies from wooded savanna in the north to rain forest in the south. The river is heavily polluted. Most of the people who live along its length practice farming and fishing.
Abdur-Raheem Adebayo Shittu(born 23 March 1953) is Nigerian lawyer and politician who served as minister of communications of Nigeria from 2015 to 2019. Before becoming minister,he had earlier served as a member of the Oyo State House of Assembly,becoming the youngest Honourable member at age 26,to take the office.
Abiodun Christine Olujimi is a Nigerian politician,who served as senator representing Ekiti South senatorial district from 2015 to 2023 and was minority leader of the Nigerian Senate. She was a board member of Nigerian Communications Commission. She previously served as deputy governor of Ekiti State from November 2005 until her impeachment in October 2006.
Luqman Oyebisi Ilaka is a Nigerian politician,businessman,legal and taxation consultant and philanthropist. He was appointed the Oyo State Chief of Staff under the administration of Governor Seyi Makinde from 2019 to 2021 under the People's Democratic Party (PDP).
The Oyo State House of Assembly is the legislative arm of the government of Oyo State of Nigeria. It is a unicameral legislature with 33 members elected from the 33 local government areas of the state.
The 2023 Oyo State gubernatorial election will take place on 18 March 2023,to elect the Governor of Oyo State,concurrent with elections to the Oyo State House of Assembly as well as twenty-seven other gubernatorial elections and elections to all other state houses of assembly. The election—which was postponed from its original 11 March date—will be held three weeks after the presidential election and National Assembly elections. Incumbent PDP Governor Seyi Makinde was re-elected,winning by a % margin of victory over first runner-up and APC nominee—Senator Teslim Folarin.
The 2019 Nigerian Senate election in Oyo State was held on 23 February 2019,to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Oyo State. Abdulfatai Buhari representing Oyo North and Teslim Folarin representing Oyo Central won on the platform of the All Progressives Congress while Kola Balogun representing Oyo South won on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party.
The 2023 Nigerian presidential election in Oyo State will be held on 25 February 2023 as part of the nationwide 2023 Nigerian presidential election to elect the president and vice president of Nigeria. Other federal elections,including elections to the House of Representatives and the Senate,will also be held on the same date while state elections will be held two weeks afterward on 11 March.
The 2023 Nigerian Senate elections in Oyo State was held on 25 February 2023,to elect the 3 federal Senators from Oyo State,one from each of the state's three senatorial districts. The elections coincided with the 2023 presidential election,as well as other elections to the Senate and elections to the House of Representatives;with state elections being held two weeks later. Primaries were held between 4 April and 9 June 2022.
Ogbomosho High School is a Government Secondary School in Ogbomosho,in the Oyo state of Nigeria. It was established on 1 April 1952. Ogbomosho High School holds a prominent position among the public schools in Ogbomosho. The school consists of junior and senior classes. Edmund Godwin Oluwemimo Gesinde was the first principal of the school.
