Incumbent Oyo State governor, Oluseyi Makinde of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has been declared winner of Saturday’s governorship election in the state in what is evidently a resounding victory. With his re-election for another four-year term, Makinde, an engineer, follows in the footsteps of his predecessor, late Abiola Ajimobi, who broke the jinx of…
How Governor Makinde Rejected ₦100m Gratification, Withdrew Contract from the affected Company
Special Adviser to Oyo State governor on Legislative Matters, Adejumobi Samuel Ademola, has narrated how an unnamed contractor lost a multi-million naira contract for offering his principal, Governor Seyi Makinde, a whooping ₦100 million. Ademola, popularly called ‘Agbarapo,’ who described Makinde as an uncompromising and intolerant person as far as fight against corruption in his…
Makinde Surprises Predecessor, Olunloyo With Gift Of A Jeep
•You Are Doing Well, Says Ex-Governor Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde , on Saturday evening, paid a visit to the Molete, Ibadan home of one of his predecessors, Dr. Victor Omololu Olunloyo, where he presented him with a Lexus jeep. According to a statement by the chief press secretary to the governor, Taiwo Adisa, Makinde,…
We Did Not Support Social Media Clamdown – Gov. Makinde
Engineer Seyi Makinde, the Governor of Oyo State, has debunked reports that he and his brother-governors in the Southwest have met to declare support for the controversial clamp down on the social media by the federal government. The governor made the clarification on Tuesday, November 10, while inaugurating the 11-man Judicial Panel of Inquiry to…
Edo 2020: Obaseki Set to Pick PDP Ticket Thursday Amidst Resentment by Party Faithful
The ruling People’s Democratic Party, PDP in Edo State has been making frantic efforts to ensure a hitch-free and harmonious governorship primary election on Thursday. Already, the governors of Oyo and Bauchi States, Seyi Makinde, and Bala Mohammed, are on ground to oversee the exercise which would be conducted using the indirect mode. Desperate effort…
Panic as 30 Staff Members Of a Company Test Positive for Coronavirus in Oyo State
No fewer than 30 members of staff of an organisation in Ibadan have tested positive for the dreaded coronavirus (COVID-19). Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde,confirmed this development in a tweet on Saturday night. The Governor appealed to everyone to take necessary precaution as the result of 30 members of a company came out positive. “The…
Makinde Commends NSCDC for Beefing up Security
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has commended the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC over security measures taken to protect farmers and herders in the country. The governor gave this commendation while on a courtesy visit to the Commandant General of the NSCDC, Abdullahi Gana Muhammadu in Abuja. Makinde also solicited for additional deployment…
Ibadan Crisis Overblown
The Nigeria Police has debunked reports on social media that Ibadan was on fire, claiming that a number of people have been killed thud heightening tension in the city. In fact, even Seyi Makinde, the governor-elect in Oyo State has denied the claim that his personal assistant had been killed in the presumed mayhem.
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