ABEOKUTA – Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has congratulated the three ministers appointed from the state by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Recall, three persons of Ogun State extraction were appointed by President Tinubu assigned portfolios recently. They are Mr. Wale Edun, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of …

KANO, AUGUST 18, 2023 – The Presidential flag bearer of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 presidential election, Peter Obi, on Friday, August 18, 2023 met with stalwarts of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The APC chieftains included the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, his deputy, Barau Jibrin, and …

ABEOKUTA – The Ogun State Chapter of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), on August 17, 2023, took significant steps towards fostering unity and cohesion in anticipation of an upcoming executive election. Acknowledging the importance of addressing internal challenges and differences among its members, the leadership of the Federated Chapel …

ILARO-YEWA – In a powerful testimony to the value of empowering the next generation, HRM Oba (Dr) Kehinde Gbadewole Olugbenle (MFR, FNISV, ESV), the Olu of Ilaro & Paramount Ruler of Yewaland, has officially endorsed the upcoming Yewa Youth Leadership Conference, a premier event dedicated to nurturing the leadership potential …

BY ABUSATAR HAMED ILARO-YEWA – A peaceful rally was held on Wednesday, August 16, 2023 in Ilaro-Yewa, Ogun State, by the Poultry Association of Nigeria Ogun State (PANOG), Yewa Zone, to express the unbearable hardship that the poultry farmers are going through in Yewa, Ogun State and Nigeria in general, …

LAGOS – Musty Mustafa, the Chief Technology Officer and Co-founder of Kuda Technologies Limited, has reaffirmed the pivotal role of fintechs in Nigeria’s pursuit of fully harnessing the digital economy’s potential as a strategic non-oil contributor to national socio-economic growth. In an exclusive interview, Mustafa commended the Federal Government’s digital …

AKURE – Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has clarified that he remains on medical leave in Germany, countering a circulating video suggesting his return from his medical vacation.  The statement was released on Sunday, August 13, 2023, by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Richard Olatunde. The video in question …

BY HIGH CHIEF ‘LEKAN ALABI Many decades past, the official indigenous Dundun and Sekere Supporters Band of the Shooting Stars FC of Ibadan, led by the late Seidu of Oke-Foko, Ibadan, of the record-holder FC of Ibadan, would hype up the frenzy of the 3SC FC supporters, with the above-titled song, (Penalty, Welcome.We …

BY ABUSATAR HAMED ABEOKUTA – While it’s no longer a fresh piece of information that the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), commemorated its 30th Convocation Ceremonies between August 2023, noteworthy Royal Figures and prominent industrial leaders took advantage of the occasion to inaugurate a selection of projects on Thursday, …

OTA, OGUN STATE – A mining company, Gbenga Ibuoye Nigeria Limited, has dragged a Chief Superintendent of Police with the Nigeria Police, Zone 2, Onikan in Lagos State, CSP Omotayo Adegbite before a High Court sitting in Ota, Ogun State for alleged unlawful interference with ownership and possessor rights of …