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    We Did Not Support Social Media Clamdown – Gov. Makinde

    Engineer Seyi Makinde, the Governor of Oyo State, has debunked reports that he and his brother-governors in the Southwest have met to declare support for the controversial clamp down on the social media by the federal government. The governor made the clarification on Tuesday, November 10, while inaugurating the 11-man Judicial Panel of Inquiry to […] More

  • The Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki arrived the State Secretariat of the People's Democratic Party, PDP, to a rousing welcome at 2.15 pm on Friday to formally join the party following his resignation from the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. Photo
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    Edo 2020: Obaseki Set to Pick PDP Ticket Thursday Amidst Resentment by Party Faithful

    The ruling People’s Democratic Party, PDP in Edo State has been making frantic efforts to ensure a hitch-free and harmonious governorship primary election on Thursday. Already, the governors of Oyo and Bauchi States, Seyi Makinde, and Bala Mohammed, are on ground to oversee the exercise which would be conducted using the indirect mode. Desperate effort […] More

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    Makinde Commends NSCDC for Beefing up Security

    Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has commended the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC over security measures taken to protect farmers and herders in the country. The governor gave this commendation while on a courtesy visit to the Commandant General of the NSCDC, Abdullahi Gana Muhammadu in Abuja. Makinde also solicited for additional deployment […] More

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    Ibadan Crisis Overblown

    The Nigeria Police has debunked reports on social media that Ibadan was on fire, claiming that a number of people have been killed thud heightening tension in the city. In fact, even Seyi Makinde, the governor-elect in Oyo State has denied the claim that his personal assistant had been killed in the presumed mayhem. More

  • Seyi Makinde, PDP gubernatorial candidate casting his vote at Open Space Abayomi, Ward 11, Unit 001 Photo
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    Vote Buying Persists in Oyo

    In most of the voting units at Ibadan North East Local Council, INEC officials arrived on time and accreditation and voting went on peacefully.                 The PDP candidate, Seyi Makinde voted around 9:35 AM at Open Space Abayomi Unit 001, Ward 11.              […] More