Iyiola Omisore
31 Oct
Immediate past National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Iyiola Omisore, and a priest of the Seventh Day Adventist, Pastor David Adewuyi, have underscored the importance of love in nation building.
4 Aug 2023
Former Deputy Governor of Osun State, Senator Iyiola Omisore, is expected to headline the 31st Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) Engineering Assembly from August 7 to 9, 2023 at the International Conference Centre (ICC), Abuja.
26 Jul 2023
President Bola Tinubu, yesterday, met with the immediate past National Chairman and Secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Adamu and Iyiola Omisore at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
17 Jul 2023
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has named the Deputy National Chairman, North, Senator Abubakar Kyari, as the party's acting national chairman, replacing Abdullahi Adamu. The APC after its National Working Committee (NWC) meeting in Abuja on Monday formally confirmed the resignation of Adamu as the national chairman and that of Senator Iyiola Omisore as the…
17 Jul 2023
National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Adamu, may have resigned, ahead of tomorrow’s National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of the party. Sources revealed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu prevailed on the embattled chairman to throw in the towel.
10 Jul 2023
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has postponed its National Caucus and National Executive Committee (NEC) meetings until July 18th and 19th, 2023. APC in a statement by its National Secretary Iyiola Omisore said the postponement is necessitated by the regional and sub-regional schedules and engagements of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who emerged as the new…
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