Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, has announced plans to establish a special intervention fund aimed at addressing critical infrastructure and academic needs at the College of Agriculture and Renewable Natural Resources, Iseyin Campus of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso. The governor disclosed this during a stakeholders’ meeting held at the Governor’s Office,…
The Alaafin of Oyo Kingdom, Oba Abimbola Owoade has countered the Oyo state Governor, Seyi Makinde over rotation of Chairmanship of the State Council of Obas and Chiefs. In a letter by Bode Durojaiye, Director of Media and Publicity to the Alaafin Palace, he said Oba Owoade has never hold any meeting with Governor Makinde…
Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, has officially inaugurated the Oyo State Council of Obas, marking the commencement of a new era in the administration of traditional institutions in the state, with the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja Arusa1, taking the lead as the pioneer chairman. The historic inauguration, which took place on…
In the history of Oyo State, leadership has often been a subject of debate, with governors coming and going, leaving behind promises that barely scratched the surface of real progress. However, since Governor Seyi Makinde assumed office in May 2019, the narrative has changed dramatically. Today, the people of Oyo State can proudly say they…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Monday, announced a cabinet reshuffle. According to a statement released by his Special Adviser on Media, Sulaimon Olanrewaju, in Ibadan, the state capital, Governor Makinde relieved the Secretary to the State Government, Prof Olanike Adeyemo, of her appointment with immediate effect. He said, “Prof…
Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has asked Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, to return ₦30 billion released by the Federal Government for victims of the Bodija explosion in Ibadan. He said the money should be sent back to Abuja if it has remained unused since it was received. Fayose spoke after Governor Makinde admitted…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has revealed that the source of tension between him and Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, began after the governor was denied a ministerial slot in President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Wike made the remarks during a media parley on Monday, where he offered insights into the…
Dr Sulaiman Olanrewaju, Special Adviser on Media to Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, on Sunday faulted former governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State over the allegation that Makinde received N50 billion from the Federal Government and secretly saved it to fund a presidential ambition. In the rebuttal, Olanrewaju described the allegations as “misleading and…
Ayo Fayose, the erstwhile Ekiti state Governor has finally provided his evidence against the incumbent Oyo state Governor, Seyi Makinde amidst rift in People Democratic Party (PDP). Fayose had earlier claimed that a sum of N50 billion was not deposited directly into Oyo State coffers but was tied to Makinde’s meeting with the president after…
The Chief Press Secretary to Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde, Sulaimon Olarenwaju, has dismissed former Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose’s claim that Makinde received N50 billion in support from President Bola Tinubu following the 2024 Ibadan explosion. The Ibadan explosion, which occurred in January 2024 at Adeyi Avenue, killed five people, injured 77, and damaged…
