•Governor Seyi Makinde Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, has praised the retiring Commissioner of Police, Oyo State Command, Ayodele Sonubi, for his dedication and diligence in service. Speaking today at the Eleyele Police Command in Ibadan, Makinde, through his Executive Assistant on Security, CP Sunday Odukoya (rtd), presented Sonubi with a ...
•Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State Engineer Sunday Makinde, the eldest brother of Oyo Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde is dead. He died today, Friday, January 24, 2025 at 65. A brother of the deceased, who is also the Bada Olubadan of Ibadanland and Head of Aigbofa Family of Oja’ba, Ibadan, Chief Olumuyiwa Makinde, wrote: “With a […]
•Governor Seyi Makinde Five Oyo town kingmakers, led by the Basorun of Oyo, High Chief Yusuf Ayoola, and their preferred candidate, Prince Lukman Gbadegesin, have given Governor Seyi Makinde a 30-day ultimatum to reverse the appointment of Akeem Owoade as the Alaafin of Oyo. The kingmakers and Gbadegesin have vowed to seek legal redress in [&h...
•Makinde Oyo State governor, Engr Seyi Makinde, has explained why he may prosecute some of Oyo kingmakers otherwise known as Oyomesi, citing allegations of fraud. The governor added that he would be willing to forgive them if they seek forgiveness from the Alaafin-designate, Oba Akeem Owoade, reports Nigerian Tribune. Makinde made this known a...
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has presented the staff of office to the new Alaafin of Oyo, Abimbola Akeem Owoade. The governor presented the official instrument legitimising the reign of a king to the new monarch this morning at the Exco Chamber of the Governor’s Office in Ibadan, the state capital, reports Channels TV. […]
•Abimbola Owoade Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, has approved the appointment of Prince Abimbola Owoade as the new Alaafin of Oyo. The announcement was made in a statement today by the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Dotun Oyelade. Oyelade stated that Owoade was chosen after extensive consultations and traditional divinations c...
•Alaafin stool Five prominent kingmakers from Oyo have raised serious concerns over Governor Seyi Makinde’s recent initiative to initiate a new selection process regarding the vacant Alaafin stool. They have labelled the move as illegal and a blatant disregard for judicial proceedings, reports Vanguard. The kingmakers, High Chief Yusuf AkÃnade...
•Governor Makinde and bandits Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has decried the influx of bandits, vowing to do all within his power to ensure the state is safe. Speaking during the 2025 annual inter-faith service for Oyo workers in Agodi area of Ibadan, the state capital, Makinde narrated how he got intelligence that bandits […]
•Governor Makinde, Naomi Ogunwusi and Oriyomi Hamzat The Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, has vowed that the organisers of the children’s funfair, which led to the untimely death of 35 children in a stampede on December 18, 2024, at the Islamic High School in Ibadan, will face trial. The governor made this known during the […]
•Governor Seyi Makinde An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan yesterday ordered the remand of 12 mechanics at the Agodi Correctional Centre over alleged treasonable felony and sundry offences. The defendants were Abdullahi Alajiga (38), Olaniyi Dauda (71), Alfa Olafisoye (69), Daudu Babalola (52), Akande Musbau (58), Olatinwo Wale (42)...

