Seyi Makinde

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has advised the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to allow the votes of the people of Ondo State to count. While speaking, the governor also emphasized that elections in the country…

Seyi Makinde, Governor of Oyo State, has acknowledged the importance of the recent Supreme Court ruling granting financial autonomy to local governments (LGs) in Nigeria. However, he cautioned that LG autonomy alone is not a silver…

The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has apologised to the state governors over his comment on the N30bn hardship allowance allegedly given to them. Akpabio had, at a plenary sitting last Tuesday, during deliberation on the…

Oyo state governor, Seyi Makinde has revealed why there is a delay in extraditing three Malians indicted in the explosion which occurred at Bodija, Ibadan, in January. Makinde said the extradition was delayed due to Mali’s withdrawal…

Oyo State Governor and Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum, Seyi Makinde, on Thursday, declared that there was no truth in the claim by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, that states of the federation got an additional…

Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has drawn criticism towards former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, accusing him of failing to express empathy for the victims of the recent explosion in Ibadan and their families. In a statement issued…

Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde issued a statement on Sunday, January 21, providing an update on the aftermath of the tragic Bodija explosion. Commendation and Progress: • Law and order: Governor Makinde praised security agencies…

Ibadan, the ancient city pulsating with the heart of Oyo State, wound down Tuesday with a tremor of shock and the acrid tang of fear. A thunderous explosion had ripped through the Bodija district, leaving behind a scene of devastation and…

Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, has lamented the increasing poverty in Nigeria since the removal of petrol subsidy by President Bola Tinubu in May 2023. Speaking at the 2024 Annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Service, held at the House…

Former Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, says the G5 group within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will support President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027. Ortom made this known on Sunday at a luncheon hosted by the Minister…

A suspected Malian miner in Ibadan, Oyo State, Sawane Youssouf, on Wednesday, said he neither owned nor rented the house where an explosion was recorded on January 16. Youssouf is believed to be the owner of the building where the…

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…

A federal capital territory (FCT) high court has issued a garnishee order nisi against the Oyo government over N3.3 billion debt owed to former local government chairpersons and councillors sacked in the state in 2019. A Garnishee…

Governorship candidate of All Progressives Congress in Oyo State, Teslim Folarin, on Monday, congratulated the state governor and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Seyi Makinde, for his re-election in the just-concluded…

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday declared the Oyo State Governor and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Seyi Makinde, as the winner of Saturday’s governorship election in the state. The state…