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Shun truancy, other anti-social behaviours, Makinde urges corps members
Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, on Tuesday, urged corps members to engage themselves in productive activities and shun all forms of anti-social behavior. Makinde stated this during the closing of the 2024 Batch ‘B’ Stream II Orientation Course for corps members deployed to the state at the NYSC camp in Iseyin. The governor, who was represented by the Commissioner…
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INEC issues Certificates of Return to Makinde, Assembly members-elect
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Oyo State on Wednesday issued Certificate of Return to Gov. Seyi Makinde, who emerged winner of the governorship election held on March 18. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the event held at the International Conference Centre, University of Ibadan, also witnessed presentation of Certificates of Return to 32 newly elected…
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Makinde initiates office to boost security, sustainable economic growth in Oyo
In a bid to safeguard Oyo State from criminal activities and enhance the economic prosperity of people, Gov. Seyi Makinde has created an office of Migration and Homeland Security. Mr Segun Adegoke, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Migration and Homeland Security, made this known on Tuesday in Ibadan during a visit to the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ),…
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Oyo State teachers charge Gov. Makinde to consolidate on past achievements
Oyo State wing of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) on Monday in Ibadan called on Gov. Seyi Makinde to consolidate on his first term achievements in his second tenure. The union gave the charge in a congratulatory message to the governor signed by its Chairman, Mr Oladimeji Raji and Secretary, Mr Salami Olukayode. It urged Makinde to regard his…
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Makinde’s kind-heartedness to pensioners earned him re-election- Oyo Pensioners
The Oyo State Council of Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP), says the kind-heartedness of Gov. Seyi Makinde to the pensioners and his other achievements were responsible for his victory during the just concluded March 18 governorship election. The NUP Secretary, Dr Olusegun Abatan, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Ibadan.…
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I’ve broken glass ceiling for youngsters — Makinde
Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State says he has broken the glass ceiling preventing youngsters in the state from attaining whatever heights they desire with his re-election. Makinde said this on Tuesday in his address during a re-election victory celebration at Ilaji Hotels and Sports Resourt, Akanran in Ibadan. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that Makinde was declared the…
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Oyo SDP gov candidate steps down, backs Makinde
The governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party in Oyo State, Michael Lana, has stepped down from the race and endorsed the candidacy of the state governor, Seyi Makinde of the Peoples Democratic Party. He made his position known on Tuesday at a press conference, which was held at Iyaganku Quarters in Ibadan, the state capital. Lana explained that he…
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BATTLE FOR SOUTH-WEST: Will Makinde, Abiodun beat gathering opposition?
SATURDAY’S governorship election in Oyo and Ogun states will not be a tea party for Governors Seyi Makinde of Oyo and Dapo Abiodun of Ogun. The outcome of the Presidential and National Assembly elections, in which the All Progressive Congress, APC, won the seats in Oyo State is a source concern in the ruling People’s Democratic Party, PDP in the…
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Discordant tunes in Oyo LP over Makinde’s adoption
The Obidient Movement in Oyo State and some Labour Party candidates contesting for the state House of Assembly, on Monday, distanced themselves from the endorsement of Governor Seyi Makinde as their consesus candidate for Saturday’s governorship election. This was made known in a communique read by one of the House of Assembly candidates, Ayodeji Babalola from Ibadan South-East Constituency II.…
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Makinde deserves massive votes from Oyo people, says diaspora group
A group of Nigerian professionals in diaspora, Omituntun Initiative in the Diaspora (OID) says Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo, deserves a second term in office to continue the re-engineering programmes for the socio-political and economic stability of the pacesetter state. The group, which consists of Nigerians from the U.S., UK, France, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, China, Malaysia, Brazil, the Republic…
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Wike joins Makinde to inaugurate, flags off projects in Ibadan
Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers, will on Friday join his Oyo State counterpart, Seyi Makinde, to inaugurate the completed Ibadan Airport Road project and the Aviation Fuel Tank Depot within the Airport. Dr Wasiu Olatunbosun, the State Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, said in a statement on Thursday in Ibadan that other project to be flagged off included the…
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Election: No agreement between Tinubu, Makinde –APC PCC
The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Committee in Oyo State has denied having a standing agreement with the state Governor, Seyi Makinde, as erroneously believed in some quarters. A member of the committee in the state, Nike Ajagbe, who stated this in a chat with journalists in Ibadan, on Wednesday, said the president-elect, Bola Tinubu, was a party man, who…
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Arts & Culture
We ‘ll make Ado-Awaye suspended Lake tourism hub for S/West – Gov. Makinde
Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State on Monday pledged that his administration would make Ado-Awaye suspended Lake a tourism hub for South West, if re-elected for a second term. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN),Makinde made the pledge at Ado-Awaye in Iseyin Local Government Area on Monday while campaigning for his re-election. The governor and his political party, Peoples…
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Igangan attack on Makinde’s campaign trail condemnable- Media Aide
The Media Committee of Gov. Seyi Makinde Campaign Council has decried the Tuesday attacks on the campaign team of the governor in Igangan, Ibarapa North Local Government area of the state. This is contained in a statement issued on Wednesday in Ibadan by Mr Moses Alao, Special Assistant to the Governor on Print Media, on behalf of the media team.…
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Re-elect Makinde for sustainable socioeconomic, human devt- Group
A professional group, Omituntun Initiative in the Diaspora (OID), has urged the people of Oyo State to re-elect Gov. Seyi Makinde for sustainable socioeconomic and human resources development. Pastor (Mrs) Omonike Aderibigbe, the OID Food Bank Outreach Coordinator, made the plea at some Rehabilitation Centres in Ibadan. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the group had reached out…
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Workers welfare, my priority since assumption of office – Makinde
Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State says the welfare of the workforce has always been his priority since assumption of office 44 months ago. Makinde, who stated this during the Inter-faith service in Ibadan on Monday, said he had kept the promise to uphold workers’ welfare. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN),He said his administration had ensured that…
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Buhari felicitates with Gov. Bagudu at 61, salutes Makinde at 55
President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with Gov. Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State as he marks his 61st birthday, describing him as “a symbol of service and dedication”. In a congratulatory message by his spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, on Monday in Abuja, the president commended the Chairman of the Progressive Governors Forum as a capable leader. According to him, Bagudu always…
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