Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has urged Nigerians to carefully assess the programmes and promises of political aspirants ahead of the 2027 general elections, warning them against voting for politicians without clear and realistic plans for the people. Makinde gave the charge on Sunday while speaking with…
We have read the Presidency’s response to Governor Seyi Makinde’s statement on the Federal Government’s withholding of NLNG dividends due to states and local governments. The response sidestepped the central issue: the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), with the Federal Government’s support, engaged a…
The Oyo State Governor and the presidential candidate of the Allied People’s Movement, ‘Seyi Makinde, has assured striking workers at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso, that the government will address their outstanding demands. The governor gave the assurance during…
The Oyo State Government has officially commenced online registration for the 2025/2026 General Bursary Awards, targeting eligible final-year students of Oyo State origin studying in public higher institutions across Nigeria. According to the Oyo State Scholarship Board on X on Thursday, registration opened…
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has declared that it would be difficult for any future administration to dismantle the institutions established by his government, insisting that they are designed to strengthen governance and ensure continuity in the state. Gov. Makinde stated this on Thursday while…
The claim by Chief Jubril Dotun Sanusi that Oyo State has been absent from National Economic Council (NEC) meetings is based on assumptions rather than facts and knowledge. It ignores the documented procedures that govern state representation at the NEC. Oyo State has never been unrepresented, and any…
The Oyo State Government has stated that there is currently no confirmed case of diphtheria in the state. The Special Assistant (Media) to the Governor of Oyo State, Dr Sulaimon Olanrewaju, said this in a statement made available to newsmen in Ibadan, the state capital, on Tuesday. “This fact stands in…
Many people were feared killed after a helicopter crashed in Igbokoda, the headquarters of Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State, on Monday. According to a source, the helicopter reportedly crashed in a swampy area of Igbokoda. However, the number of casualties could not be ascertained as of the time of…
The Ibadan Circular Road has done far more than reshape the physical landscape of Oyo State; it has detonated a political crisis inside the All Progressives Congress (APC), exposing a party locked in open warfare with itself over a project it neither conceived nor funded. As the APC led Federal Government…
The Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has assured the public that his administration will thoroughly examine the recommendations of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry set up to investigate the abduction of students and teachers at Oriire Community in Olorunsogo Local Government Area. Makinde gave the…