{
  "id": 9171309,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-22T17:39:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ripples Nigeria",
    "slug": "ripples-nigeria",
    "url": "https://www.ripplesnigeria.com/makinde-rejects-wikes-n50bn-claim-says-oyo-alone-funding-ibadan-airport-upgrade/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Oyo State Governor and Allied Peoples Movement presidential candidate, Seyi Makinde, has disputed a claim by Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, that the Federal Government provided N50bn to support the upgrade of the Ladoke Akintola International Airport in Ibadan. Makinde made his position known on Tuesday while addressing supporters and stakeholders at […] The post Makinde…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-09-22T16:38:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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": "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"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}