{
  "id": 9163387,
  "title": "I didn’t receive any money for airport upgrade – Makinde replies Wike",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/i-didnt-receive-any-money-for-airport-upgrade-makinde-replies-wike",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-22T16:38:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/22/i-didnt-receive-any-money-for-airport-upgrade-makinde-replies-wike/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has refuted claims made by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, that he received N50 billion from President Bola Tinubu for the airport upgrade. Makinde addressed this during a town hall meeting in Katsina on Tuesday, asserting that the upgrade is being funded entirely by the Oyo State Government. Wike had stated on Monday that the Federal Government provided the money to compensate Makinde for his support of the president during the 2023 election. Makinde emphatically denied the allegation, stating, \"My attention was called to Wike’s interview yesterday, where he said President Tinubu gave N50 billion to Oyo State to upgrade the airport to an international airport. It’s all a lie. I did not receive any money for the airport upgrade.\"",
  "summary": "Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has debunked reports of receiving money from President Bola Tinubu for airport upgrade. Makinde made this rebuttal on Tuesday during a North West town hall meeting in Katsina. The governor was replying to the claims by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, that the Federal Government gave […] I didn’t receive any money for airport upgrade –…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Ibadan airport: Wike lied, FG never gave Oyo N50bn – Makinde",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/ibadan-airport-wike-lied-fg-never-gave-oyo-n50bn-makinde",
        "published": "2026-09-22T16:52:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ripples Nigeria",
        "title": "Makinde rejects Wike’s N50bn claim, says Oyo alone funding Ibadan airport upgrade",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/makinde-rejects-wikes-n50bn-claim-says-oyo-alone-funding-ibadan",
        "published": "2026-09-22T17:39:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Premium Times",
        "title": "Gov Makinde denies receiving ₦50 billion from Tinubu for Ibadan airport",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/gov-makinde-denies-receiving-50-billion-from-tinubu-for-ibadan-airport",
        "published": "2026-09-22T20:36:50.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}