The Iyiola Omisore you don’t know

Senator Iyiola Omisore appeals to different people in different ways. As a politician, he is like the proverbial elephant that is easily described in a myriad of adjectives by onlookers depending on the part of the body that catches your fancy. Some political foes  see him as someone whose quest for power is insatiable and one who is  impatient. Some see him as  a deadly, if not dangerous politician who doesn’t tolerate the  opposition

Day Ile-Ife celebrated, prayed for its son

On Wednesday, Ile-Ife went agog as its son and standardbearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr Iyiola Omisore, and leaders of the party in the South-West visited the town. MOSES ALAO writes on the experience and major issues that have dominated the campaign so far.

TOUTED as the cradle of wisdom; the source of civilisation and the root of the Yoruba, Ile-Ife is supposed to have an aura of difference in

Omisore assures on youth empowerment

Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the August 9 Osun governorship poll, Senator Iyiola Omisore, has promised to put youth empowerment on the front burner, if elected governor of the state.

He said the era of creating non-profitable jobs for the teeming youthful populace in the state will soon end, calling on well meaning Nigerians to

I am committed to inclusive reconciliation in PDP —Omisore

DETERMINED to achieve collective total support of members ahead Osun governorship poll, slated for August 9, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the  state, Senator Iyiola Omisore, on Sunday, restated his committment to an inclusive reconciliation among all interest groups within his party.

Towards a peaceful governorship election in Osun

Judging by antecedents, elections in Nigeria are often fraught with intrigues and suspicions among stakeholders, which sometimes result in the disruption of peace if the issues involved are not properly defined and addressed.

Political pundits, therefore, note that adequate security should be

PDP presents certificate of return to Omisore

The National Chairman of  the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Adamu Mauzu, on Thursday, presented the certificate of return of the party to his governorship candidate in the August 9 governorship election in Osun State, Senator Iyiola  Omisore.

Presenting the certificate to Omisore in Abuja, Alhaji  Mu'azu said "winning this primary is the beginning of the great beginning.

Omisore receives certificate of return from PDP chairman in Abuja today

THE governorship candidate of the Peoples  Democratic Party (PDP) in the forthcoming August 9, 2014 election, Senator Iyiola Omisore will today (Thursday) in Abuja be presented with the certificate of return by the national chairman of the party, Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu.

Credible source informed the Nigerian Tribune that barring any hitch, Omisore, who polled 1,128 votes in the last Saturday gubernatorial

My Governorship Ambition is Not Worth the Blood of Any Osun Indigene - Omisore

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in Osun State, Senator Iyiola Omisore, yesterday said his desire to serve the state was not at the expense of the blood of any indigene of the state.

He also noted that his governorship ambition was about the people and that it was from them that he draw the  inspiration and determination to serve them.

Osun 2014: Omisore on the march again

When on February 8, former deputy governor of Osun State under the administration of Chief Bisi Akande, Iyiola Omisore, declared interest in contesting the governorship of the State of Osun, under the Peopls Democratic Party, PDP, he was certain that it was not going to be easy to clinch the PDP ticket, but he was undaunted.

Omisore emerges as PDP candidate

Former deputy governor of Osun State and erstwhile chairman, Senate Committee on Appropriation, Dr. Iyiola Omisore, on Saturday, won the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primary, polling a total votes of 1,128 to defeat the other two contestants.

LG Boss, 2 Others Arrested Over Murder Of PDP Chieftain

The Executive Secretary of Ife East  local government,Dauda Ayoola and two other suspects have been arrested over the killing at Ile Ife of an 80 year old leader of the Peoples Democratic Party during the recently concluded review of voters register in Osun state.

OSUN 2014: PRESIDENCY UNCOVERS SABOTAGE PLOT......Denies Adeleke’s endorsement story

THE presidency has uncovered a grand plot by the All Progressive Congress (APC) in collaboration with some chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun State to create internal dissension and sabotage the PDP from within, Sunday Tribune has gathered, just as it denied endorsing a candidate for the August 9 Osun governorship election.

OSUN VOTERS’ REGISTRATION: 80-YR-OLD KILLED, 4 OTHERS INJURED IN ILE-IFE

THE ongoing voters’ registration exercise in Osun State has claimed more casualties as  an 80-year-old chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ile-Ife, identified as  Taiwo Ogundele was at the weekend assassinated at Okiti area of the town, while four others were seriously injured.

Omisore Alleges Threat to Life

Senator Iyiola Omisore has said that some individuals were after his life, alleging that he had received several threat messages lately.

Omisore who spoke through his media aide, Mr. Diran Odeyemi in Osogbo, yesterday, alleged that he had received several phone calls and threat messages threatening his life.

My Vision For Osun State Remains A Burning Desire Within Me- Omisore

Former Deputy Governor of Osun state and a two-time member of the upper legislative chamber, Mr Iyiola Omisore, has blamed the vision he has for Osun State behind his decision to keep his eye on the governorship seat of the state for over a decade.

Osun stands still as Omisore declares gov ambition •Calls for state REC removal

Osogbo, the capital city of Osun State, stood still, on Saturday, as one of the governorship aspirants on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Iyiola Omisore, flagged off his gubernatorial ambition, with a vow to take over the governance of the state after the conduct of August 9 election and restore hope of the people, whom he

Osun is broke now, we are in a deep shit - omisore

KUNLE ODEREMI and DARE ADEKANMBI engage a former deputy governor and Senator from Osun State, Senator Iyiola Omisore who speaks on the Bola Ige murder, why people see him as violence-personified, the PDP crisis, why Osun deserves a change of guard, among other issues. Excerpts:

Omisore condemns Osun govt over acquisition of farmland to build worship centre

Former Deputy Governor of Osun State, Senator Iyiola Omisore, has described the proposed building of an interdenominational worship centre, worth several billions of Naira, by Osun State government as misplaced priority and sheer hypocrisy.
Speaking through his Director of Media and Strategy, Prince Diran Odeyemi, Senator Omisore said the proposed worship centre was an

Omisore foots millions of naira medical bills of about 300 OAUTHC patients on new year day

Succour came the way of hundreds of patients receiving medical treatment at the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital (OAUTH), Ile-Ife, on Wednesday, when the former deputy governor of Osun State and gubernatorial aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state, Senator Iyiola Omisore, paid their hospital bills, thus paving way for their discharge.

G5 governors’ defection left PDP happy, forward-looking - Omisore

Dr. Iyiola Omisore, who represented Osun Central Senatorial District from 2003 to 2011, speaks with MOSES ALAO on the defection of G5 governors to the All Progressives Congress (APC), the chances of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2014 governorship election in Osun State and his vision for the state as a governorship aspirant.