Politics
Oyo loses Environment Commissioner, Kehinde Ayoola
…he would be sorely missed—Makinde The government of Oyo State, on Thursday, announced the passing of its Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Honourable Kehinde Ayoola. The Commissioner, had at the start of the Fourth Republic, served as the Speaker of the 4th Session of the Oyo State House of Assembly, under the administration …
Nigeria’s President appoints dead man to run agency
Nigeria’s ageing leader has appointed a dead man to a senior government post — and not for the first time. President Buhari, 77, who was once compelled to deny rumours of his own demise and replacement with a clone, approved a candidate whose funeral took place in February. The appointment of the late MP Tobias …
How Buhari Removed Former NDDC MD, Joy Nunieh
Fresh facts have emerged as to why the former acting Managing Director of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr. Joy Nunieh was sacked by President Muhammadu Buhari. Nunieh, it would be recalled, was unceremoniously removed as the Commission’s Acting MD on Wednesday 19th February, 2020. She is said to have been sacked for non-participation in …
Covid-19: Makinde’s First Interview After Confirmed Contraction With Coronavirus Pandemic
Being an exclusive phone interview between Governor Seyi Makinde and Mayor Isaac Brown of Fresh FM 105.9 Ibadan,March 31, 2020 on ‘Dende Oro’ anchored by Abolade Salami. Makinde spoke extensively on how he contracted the deadly virus, emergence of Ex CMD of UCH, Professor Alonge as new head of Oyo COVID-19 Taskforce among other issues…EXCERPT …
POLITICS & PUBLIC CONFIDENCE IN NIGERIAN COURTS -Kayode Ajulo, PhD.
-Kayode Ajulo, PhD INTRODUCTION Judges, individually and collectively, attach great importance to maintaining the confidence of the public. Public confidence is invoked as a guiding principle in relation to the conduct of judges, on and off the bench, and in relation to the institutional conduct of courts. As a value that plays a part …
Oyo ’ll Be Known for Good Governance Throughout My Tenure—Makinde
Governor of Oyo State, Engineer Seyi Makinde, has declared the State would be known for good governance all through his tenure. Makinde, who stated this while addressing members of his party, the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) during a stakeholders’ meeting of the party at its state secretariat, Molete, Ibadan, added that his administration was bent on …
Group hail Oyo gov for impactful governance
The governor of Oyo State, Engineer Seyi Makinde has been hailed for his administration’s impactful and cross-sectoral development of Oyo State. A group known as Seyi Makinde Movement for Good Governance in a press release signed by its coordinator, Abdul-Marooph Adegoke on Saturday, notes that the Makinde administration has unleashed the promised of …
LEAKED MEMO: Makinde Only Gave Approval For Secretariat Construction, Didn’t Request LGs To Donate Funds – Spokesman, Adisa
The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor of Oyo State, Engineer Seyi Makinde, Mr Taiwo Adisa, has reacted to the raging controversy on a recently leaked memo, which indicates that the Governor mandated heads of local government administration to contribute 15 million Naira each for the construction of an ultra-modern Local Government Service Commission Secretariat’s …
