Tinubu’s 21-day absence from Nigeria faces criticism and questions from the opposition about whether he transferred presidential powers to Shettima Tinubu Faces Pressure Over Power Transfer to Shettima President Bola Tinubu is facing fresh criticism over his extended stay outside Nigeria. The criticism centres on whether he transferred presidential powers to Vice President Kashim Shettima….
Oyo State Governor and presidential candidate of the Alliance for Progressives Movement (APM), Seyi Makinde, has denied receiving N50 billion from President Bola Tinubu for the upgrade of the Ibadan airport. Makinde described the claim as false. He spoke on Tuesday at the Makinde/Daura 2027 Presidential Town Hall meeting in Katsina. According to him, the…
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The Minister of State for Works, Bello Muhammad Goronyo, has urged Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde to join the All Progressives Congress ahead of the 2027 general elections. Goronyo made the appeal on Monday during the flag-off of the dualisation of the Ibadan-Ijebu Road in Ogun State. Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun represented President Bola…
Ayodele Fayose, former governor of Ekiti state, says he stands by his criticism of Governor Seyi Makinde’s handling of the recent abduction of schoolchildren and teachers in Oyo state. Fayose spoke on ThisDay Live on Arise Television on Monday. ‘I stand by what I said’ Fayose said he has no reason to withdraw his earlier…
Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo state, has appealed to teachers to suspend their strike and reopen public schools across the state. The governor made the appeal following the abduction of teachers and pupils in Oriire LGA. Makinde’s plea was contained in a statement issued by Dotun Oyelade, commissioner for information, after the state executive council…
Ayo Fayose, former governor of Ekiti state, says he will work against Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo state, in the next governorship election. Fayose spoke during an interview with Channels Television at his residence in Ekiti state. ‘Makinde destroyed South-West PDP’ The former governor accused Makinde of undermining the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the…
Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo state, has appealed to protesting teachers in the state to trust the government’s efforts to secure the release of pupils and teachers abducted by gunmen in Oriire LGA. The governor spoke on Monday as members of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) continued protests over the abduction of schoolchildren and…
Ayo Fayose, former Ekiti state governor, has suggested that the Oyo state government may have orchestrated the abduction of pupils and teachers in Oyo State to embarrass President Bola Tinubu. Speaking on Politics Today on Channels Television, Fayose said he believed the incident may have been used by political actors in the state to blackmail…
Rachael Alamu has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to urgently intervene and secure the release of schoolchildren and teachers abducted in Oyo State, warning that their captors are becoming increasingly impatient. Alamu, who was abducted alongside several pupils and teachers, made the appeal in a viral video circulated on X and seen by ALO…
