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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 …

BY ABU-SATAR HAMED IBADAN, OYO STATE, NIGERIA – Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has approved the appointment of Oba Akinloye Owolabi Olakulehin as the 43rd Olubadan of Ibadanland. The governor’s decision, formalized in a memo signed on June 14, 2024, is rooted in several key reasons, backed by the powers …

IJEBU-ODE, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has said that his administration was poised at making the Ojude Oba festival a global event. The governor who stated this on Tuesday, June 18, 2024 at the 2024 Ojude Oba Festival held at the Ojude Oba Pavilion in …

Opinion: BY ABU-SATAR HAMED In the tapestry of life, some individuals weave threads so vibrant and impactful that their legacy continues to shine brightly as long they live and even after they have passed. Alhaji Chief Ibrahim Dende Egungbohun is one such individual – a businessman of extraordinary acumen and …

ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – Prince Dapo Abiodun, CON., the Executive Governor of Ogun State, has been honoured with the “Best Passionate Governor in Ogun State Since Creation” award by Gateway News Update. According to a release e-signed and made available to the media by Evang. Tunde Omolaolu, Publisher/Editor-in-Chief, Gateway …