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…Warn IOCs Against Economic Sabotage, Urge FG To End Fuel, Diesel Importation LAGOS, NIGERIA – The Host Communities of Nigeria Producing Oil and Gas (HOSTCOM), over the weekend, threatened to renew agitation for greater autonomy and control of their natural resources, if the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and the …

BY ABU-SATAR HAMED ADO-ODO, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – Alhaja (Chief) Mrs. Musiliat Amoke Falade, a beloved community leader and philanthropist, was laid to rest according to Islamic rites on Thursday, July 25, 2024, at her residence at 11 Oredola Estate, Okepadi, Ado-Odo, Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State. She …

ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has approved the domestication of some resolutions of the National Council on Establishments (NCE) into the state’s civil service.  The State’s Head of Service, Mr. Kehinde Onasanya made the disclosure when the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), …

BY ABU-SATAR HAMED ADO-ODO, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – The Head of Media and External Relations of the United Bank for Africa (UBA), Mr. Ramon Nasir, has lost his mother Alhaja (Chief) Mrs. Musiliat Amoke Falade, fondly called Olowoletiaso. Aged 86, the Iya Oba of Imasayi-Yewa Kingdom, Ogun State, peacefully departed …

ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – The Ogun State Governor; Prince Dapo Abiodun has appealed to youths in the State and the country as a whole to shelve the planned mass protest across the country, “being sponsored by faceless elements and embrace dialogue.” Governor Dapo Abiodun made this known at the …

LIBREVILLE, GABON – President Brice Oligui Nguema of Gabon has invited the President and Chief Executive Officer of Dangote Industries Limited (DIL), Aliko Dangote to invest in Cement and Fertiliser production in Gabon. Nguema urged Dangote to explore potential investment opportunities in the country’s cement and fertilizer sectors, specifically urea …

ABUJA, FCT, NIGERIA – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sent an Executive Bill to the House of Representatives, seeking amendment to the Nigeria Police Principal Act. The bill seeks to amend the Nigeria Police Act (Principal Act), 2020, to enable the person appointed as Inspector General of Police (IGP) to …

BY ABU-SATAR HAMED The community of Ilaro-Yewa in Ogun State, mourned the loss of a revered figure, Alhaji Gaffar Alao Idowu, the Otun Musulumi of Ilaro Central Mosque, Ilaro-Yewa, who passed away on Sunday, July 7, 2024, at the age of 84 after a brief illness. Known affectionately as “Musulumi …

BY ABU-SATAR HAMED ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – Otunba Wasiu Jayeola Taiwo, Chairman/Chief Executive of Wessy Group, has praised Governor Prince Dapo Abiodun for his remarkable achievements during his tenure of over five years as the Governor of Ogun State. Following his return from a business trip to Germany, Otunba …

Opinion: BY PHILIP OBIN Interacting with others inevitably leads to the risk of being unintentionally or intentionally offended. If we refuse to forgive and instead view every offender as an enemy, we’ll soon find ourselves surrounded by a multitude of adversaries, leaving us with the impression that the world is …