•Makinde Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State and the Otun Olubadan of Ibadanland, High Chief Rashidi Ladoja, have finally broken their silence on the ongoing controversy surrounding the appointment of the new Olubadan of Ibadanland. Speaking separately to journalists in Ibadan, both Makinde and Ladoja called for unity and cautioned against acti...
•Seyi Makinde As the clamour for state police grows stronger, the Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, has faulted 16 governors’ submission of a report on the matter to the National Economic Council (NEC). On Thursday, NEC confirmed receiving memoranda from 16 governors who expressed their support for establishing state police to address the myri...
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has pledged his support for the push towards regional legislative integration aimed at creating policy cohesion in security and socioeconomic areas that engenders good governance. Governor Makinde, who met with leaders of the south west states Houses of Assembly in the courtesy room of the governor’s office, Ago...
•Shina Peller Oyo State governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde will lead other People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Leaders in Oyo State tomorrow to welcome former member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Shina Peller and thousands of his supporters into the PDP fold. Oyo PDP Acting Publicity Secretary, Mr Michael Ogunsina made this known in a statement ...
•Governor Makinde Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, today, joined labour protesters in the state in raising alarm about the deteriorating economic situation in the country. The governor said hardship and poverty have reached alarming levels, with many unable to feed themselves or find work, reports Vanguard. He urged all parties to work togeth...
•Scene from the Ibadan explosion The Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, today, said preliminary investigations by security agencies revealed that the explosion that rocked the Bodija Area of Ibadan, the state capital yesterday was caused by explosive devices stored by illegal miners. No fewer than 10 persons were feared killed and 15 others hos...
•Seyi Makinde No fewer than 33 inmates from various Nigerian Correctional Centres in Oyo state have been granted clemency. Ten of these inmates were released from custodial centres, while four individuals who were on death row have had their sentences commuted to life imprisonment, reports The Nation. Also, 15 inmates had their sentences reduc...
•Makinde The Court of Appeal Abuja has affirmed the April 27 decision of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, ordering the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde to pay the outstanding balance of 3.4 billion naira from the 4.9 billion naira debt, arising from a May 7, 2021, judgment of the Supreme Court. The 4.9 billion […]
•Seyi Makinde The Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, has declared that workers and pensioners in the state would receive a monthly cash award of N25,000 and N15,000 respectively for the next six months. He noted, however, that the workforce and the people of the state would have to work with the state government to develop […]
•Makinde The kingmakers in Oyo town, otherwise known as the Oyomesi in Council, have filed a suit seeking to restrain the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, from removing and replacing them amid the struggle to select the next occupant of the revered Alaafin of Oyo stool. The suit marked HOY/38/2023 before the Oyo State High […]
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