Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has officially declared his intention to contest the 2027 presidential election, signaling a major shift in Nigeria’s political landscape. Makinde made the announcement on Thursday during a unity rally organised by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All People’s Movement (APM) at Mapo...
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The National Publicity Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Bolaji Abdullahi, has pushed back against what he described as deliberate misinterpretations of recent remarks made by Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, insisting that the governor’s comments were a cautionary note rather than a provocation. In a statement on...
All Progressives Congress (APC), has strongly criticized Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, accusing him of making inflammatory statements capable of inciting violence and undermining national security. In a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja, the APC National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, said the governor’s reference to the historic “Operation...
Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has tendered his resignation and proposed the establishment of a coordinating Minister of Energy to drive integrated reforms across Nigeria’s power, gas and related sectors This is contained in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Strategic Communications and Media Relations, Bolaji Tunji,...
Nigeria’s Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, is expected to resign from his position in the coming days, a development that is already generating debate over the timing of his exit and the future of ongoing reforms in the country’s struggling electricity sector. The disclosure was made on Tuesday by...
The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has paid a solidarity visit to the leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) over the recent political attacks targeted at Nigeria’s opposition parties. During the visit, the PDP acknowledged the growing and shared threat confronting opposition political parties in the...
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde has raised concerns that Nigeria may be gradually drifting toward a one-party state, warning that recent political developments could weaken democratic institutions and limit opposition voices. Makinde expressed the concern in a newsletter titled “ _The Business of Governance,”_ where he highlighted developments within...
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde has reaffirmed his administration’s unwavering commitment to the welfare of senior citizens by announcing an aggressive roadmap to eliminate all outstanding gratuity arrears in Oyo State. Speaking at a recent engagement with stakeholders, the Governor revealed that his administration has successfully disbursed ₦25 billion...
Former Vice President Peter Obi has commended Governor Seyi Makinde for his leadership and commitment to public service during the 50th anniversary thanksgiving of Oyo State, held at the Cathedral of St Peter Anglican Church, Aremo, Ibadan. In a post on his X handle, Obi reflected on his long-standing...
Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has released what he described as documentary evidence to back his claim that the Oyo State Government received N50 billion from the Federal Government as intervention funds following the January 2024 Ibadan explosion. Fayose said he was compelled to make the documents public...
Former President Goodluck Jonathan, Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, Bauchi State Gov. Bala Mohammed, and other eminent Nigerians on Friday extolled the virtues of Chief Olabode George as he marked his 80th birthday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that George, a retired Naval Commodore and former...
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has attributed the persistent wave of defections among Nigerian politicians to the absence of a clear ideological foundation in the nation’s political system. Makinde made this observation in Ibadan on Thursday during the public presentation of a book titled “Omituntun’s Political Ideology of Seyi...
Against the backdrop of major defections from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in recent times, Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has declared that the most important defection has not yet taken place. Makinde, in his bi-monthly newsletter issued on Thursday, said that while the defections of some PDP governors...
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has urged members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to stay the course and not be discouraged by recent defections, stressing that the party is still on track to reclaim national leadership by 2027. Speaking in Abuja during the inaugural meeting of the PDP...
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has declared that the decision on who succeeds him as governor of Oyo State in 2027 will rest entirely with the people, not political godfathers or power brokers. Speaking during the flag-off of the zonal stakeholders’ consultative forum on the 2026 budget in Ibadan...
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum has issued a stern rebuke to Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, and his allies, firmly rejecting attempts to disrupt the party’s national convention set for November 15 and 16, 2025, in Ibadan, Oyo State. This resolute stance comes amid...
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has endorsed Oba Rashidi Ladoja as the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland. The approval followed a Wednesday meeting involving a state government delegation, Oba Ladoja, and members of the Olubadan Advisory Council. Chief Adeola Oloko, media aide to Oba Ladoja, confirmed that the installation ceremony...
By OLA MODUPE, Ibadan – The remains of the late Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, are set to be buried on Friday. Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State is expected to lead dignitaries from across the country to St. Peter’s Church, Aremo, Ibadan, for the funeral service of...
The Olugbon of Orile-Igbon in Surulere Local Government Area (LGA), Oyo State, Oba Olushola Alao, has said history, tradition and culture are sacrosanct in respecting the Alaafin stool. The Oba stated this on Monday while hosting the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Owoade, in his palace at Orile-Igbon. He...
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde has said the former governor of the state, Dr Omololu Olunloyo, who died on April 6, will be honoured with a befitting state burial. Makinde said this on Tuesday when he paid a condolence visit to the deceased family at Molete area of Ibadan....