APC berates Makinde over high level of insecurity
THE All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State, has reacted to the worrisome level of insecurity in the state, recalling that the immediate-past government of late Governor Abiola Ajimobi fashioned out his ingenious means of banishing crime and criminality in the state.
Air Force ready to key into Ibadan airport expansion
By Adeola Badru The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, has expressed the readiness of the Air Force to key into the plan of Governor Seyi Makinde to expand the Ibadan airport. Abubakar, stated this when he paid a courtesy call on Governor Makinde at Governor’s Office, State Secretariat, Ibadan. Speaking, Abubakar said […]
#ENDSARS: Makinde appeals to police officers to resume at duty posts
As Oyo govt promises to compensate families of slain officers By Adeola Badru Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, on Monday, called on the state police command, to direct its officers and men to resume at their respective duty posts, following the withdrawal of their services as a result of violent assault on them during […]
Traditional worshippers berate Makinde over exclusion from peace meeting
By Adeola Badru Members of the Traditional Worshippers Association of Nigeria, Oyo State Chapter, have protested the exclusion of the group from a peace meeting called by Oyo State government to discuss issues relating to maintenance of peace in the state. Key stakeholders, like traditional rulers, religious leaders, security agents, artisans, market women and men, […]
Schools in Ibadan reopen after EndSARS protests
Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has directed schools in Ibadan to resume normal academic activities from Monday. The state’s Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Mr Olasunkanmi Olaleye, made this known in a statement issued on Sunday in Ibadan. Olaleye said that the directive followed a review of the situation in the Ibadan metropolis […]
I didn’t reject your offer of renovating my palace, Soun tells Makinde
By Adeola Badru The Soun of Ogbomosoland, Oba Jimoh Oyewumi Ajagungbade III, has denied the content of a letter purportedly authorised by him, which rejected the financial contribution of the Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State in the planned renovation of the monarch’s palace vandalised by hoodlums during the #EndSARS protest on October 10. The […]
