Bisi Akande
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The Senator representing Oyo South Senatorial District, Sharafadeen Alli, on Thursday, felicitated with Chief Bisi Akande, a former Governor of Osun State and first National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on the occasion of his 86th birthday. Alli, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media, Akeem Abas, described Chief Akande as…
30 Dec
Former governor of Osun State, Bisi Akande, at the weekend, called for the creation of more medical universities to take care of the dearth of professionals in the country.
11 Dec
The Coalition of Osun All Progressives Congress (APC) Interest Groups (COAIG) has urged the party's leadership to zone the 2026 governorship ticket to Osun-West Senatorial District.
31 Aug
The Governing Council of the University of Ibadan, under the chairmanship of Chief Adebisi Akande, former Chairman of the All Progressives Congress and former Governor of Osun State, has held its inaugural meeting. The meeting was attended by all statutory members, except one appointee of the Federal Government who was out of the country. The…
30 Aug
The Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council, University of Ibadan, Chief Bisi Akande, has asked the university to use his allow
26 Jul
The Apostles of Peace Society International (AOPI), yesterday, conferred peace awards on former Governor of Osun State, Bisi Akande
13 Apr 2024
The National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ajibola Basiru, has omitted Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola from the list of former governors of Osun state. Speaking with newsmen at a media parley in Osogbo on Friday, Basiru missed Aregbesola's name as a former governor of Osun. “Our party is a party of leadership. As of…
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