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Makinde receives French delegation, as Oyo to benefit from WATEA programme

Oyo State has been selected among states to benefit in the Women in Agricultural Technical Education and Apprenticeship (WATEA), which intends to train youths and women in agriculture as well as provide them with apprenticeship opportunities in the private sector. Director-General of the Oyo State Agribusiness Development Agency (OYSADA), Dr Debo Akande, disclosed this on…

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Ibadan North PDP to receive Thousands of APC decampees (PHOTOS)

In a major political development, the Oyo State chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) will receive thousands of defectors from the All Progressive Congress (APC) during a mega rally in Ibadan North Local Government on Wednesday 17th July 2024. The event, which is scheduled to take place at the Salvation Army Primary School Yemetu…

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Ibadan: Pictorial of completed 7.3 Km Agodi Gate – Old Ife Road – Adegbayi Junction (PHOTOS)

This is the completed project, the dualization of 7.3 km Agodi Gate-Old Ife Road-Adegbayi Junction with a spur to Alakia-Ibadan Airport (3.3 km).” The completion of the dualization project of the 7.3 km stretch from Agodi Gate to Old Ife Road, extending all the way to Adegbayi Junction, marks a significant milestone in the development…

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PHOTOS: Contractors handling Ona-Ara pedestrian bridge not competent, Makinde needs to intervene, residents cry out

Following the collapse of the pedestrian bridge few hours after it was constructed in Ona-Ara, Ona-Ara Local Government Area of Oyo State, people have described the contractors handling the project as incompetent, unprofessional and people with no mastery of the job. Bitter reactions and destructive criticisms were coming from the people in the area against…

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Yoruba killed Aborode for political reason, not Fulani Herdsmen – Makinde

The Oyo state governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde has revealed that there are proofs that showed that Fatai Aborode was killed by Yoruba and not Fulani herdsmen, linking the insecurity in the state to criminal elements hellbent on destroying his administration. Makinde made this known in a live interview with newsmen to discuss governance issues on…

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Oyo Governor, Seyi Makinde burst into tears as he buries his mother (Video)

The Governor of Oyo State, Engr. Seyi makinde was caught on camera during the moment he burst into tears during the service of songs in honour of his late mum, Abigail Makinde. This was during his remarks while the service of songs held in honour of his mother, Chief (Mrs) Abigail Omojolagbe Amope Makinde (nee…

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My mother’s discipline made me what I am today, says Makinde (PHOTOS)

…as gov’s mum is laid to rest amid encomiums …SGF’s rep, govs, former govs, senators, others pay last respect Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, has described his late mother, Madam Abigail Amope Omojolagbe Makinde (nee Omoregie), as an epitome of love and discipline. The governor, who was speaking at the funeral service of his…

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Development expert launches GIND to support government programmes, lauds Makinde on Oyo development plans

Media onslaughts and simply picking holes in governments’ performances without objective analysis and preferment of solutions based on certain critical factors of development is doing more harm than good to Nigeria, a development expert has said. According to Engr. Michael Ale, the best method of criticizing government is to present ideas and initiatives that will…

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Moment police exhaust bullets on irate youths before they attacked Ojoo police station in Ibadan (Videos)

A moment have been captured on camera when the police opened fire on the irate youths during which the peaceful protest on Tuesday turned bloody in Ojoo area of Ibadan, Oyo State capital. Fact-Check revealed that the police fired the irate protesters who seemed to be hoodlums that hijacked the peaceful protest from youths in…

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ENDSARS: two police burnt ,one okada man killed in Ibadan (Videos, PHOTOS)

Hell let loose in Ibadan, Oyo State Capital as #ENDSARS protests on Thursday took another dimension when two police officers were burnt to ashes. Also, a motorcyclist was allegedly killed by the police at Abayomi area of Iwo Road, Ibadan, the state capital. It was however gathered that police officers hit a motorcyclist who eventually…

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