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LAGOS, NIGERIA – Rear Admiral Alison Amaechina Madueke, the former husband of ex-Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has revealed that he ceased living with her in 2015 and is now urging her to stop using his surname. In a petition filed with the Lagos High Court (Suit No LD/15144HD/2024), Madueke …

For the record: ILARO-YEWA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – Members of the Tailoring Association of Nigeria (TAN) from Oke-Ola and Ikosi Units in Ilaro-Yewa, Ogun State, gathered to celebrate Chief Sebil Amoo Hamed, Chairman (Alaga) of TAN, Ogun State Chapter, during the 2024 Eid-El-Kabir festival. Led by Mrs. Titilayo Okusanya, State …

…Says Scheme Not For Profit-Making But Service-Driven BY ABU-SATAR HAMED ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA –  State Government will from Monday, next week (July 1, 2024) begin allocation of 200 housing units to Subscribers of the Kobape Phase III Housing Scheme. This was disclosed on Thursday, June 27, 2024, by the …

BY ABU-SATAR HAMED ILARO-YEWA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – His Royal Majesty, Oba (Dr.) Kehinde Gbadewole Adeboye Olugbenle MFR, Asade Agunloye IV, the Olu of Ilaro & Paramount Ruler of Yewaland, has called upon traders to consider the economic hardships faced by many and to trade with integrity and compassion. The …

BY ABU-SATAR HAMED ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State on Monday, June 24, 2024 emerged as the Chairman of Southern Governors’ Forum by consensus among the sixteen Governors present at the meeting held in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. It would be recalled that the …

ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has issued three Exective Orders to establish two new agencies, namely: The Ogun State Mineral Resources Development Agency and The Ogun State Landscaping and Recreation Agency. In addition to the establishment of these two agencies, the third executive order, therefore …

ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has described the late Towulade of Akinale, Oba Femi Ogunleye, as a great leader who lived an eventful life and put his community on the world map during his reign. Oba Ogunleye, one of Nigeria’s topmost journalists, died in …

BY OLOLADE JOHNSON ILARO-YEWA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – Residents of Ilaro-Yewa, a prominent town in Ogun State, Nigeria, and its environs, have appealed to the Federal and State governments for intervention due to the high cost of petrol products, which has also affected other essential items. The ancient town recently …

Some of the leaders, members and elders of Nigeria Union of Journalists, (NUJ), across Nigeria have rejected the proposal for the venue of the hosting of this year’s national delegates conference  According to our source at the National Secretariat of the union in Abuja who preferred anonymity, said that a …

LAGOS, NIGERIA – The death of Pa Femi Esho, founder of Evergreen Musical Company, was announced on Monday, June 17, 2024, in Lagos at the age of 77. Pa Esho, a prominent collector of evergreen music from Ilesa, Osun State, passed away following a brief illness. His daughter, Bimbo, who …