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BY ABU-SATAR HAMED OBAJANA, KOGI STATE, NIGERIA – As part of its commitment to achieving zero tolerance for road accidents, Dangote Cement Plc has commenced the installation of surveillance cameras on all its Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) trucks. In a related move, the Dangote Articulated Trucks Drivers Training School (DATDTS), …

IPERU-REMO, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has tasked the Awujale Chiefs in Council to ensure a level playing ground in the process of appointing a new Awujale of Ijebuland. The stool of the Awujale became vacant when Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona joined his ancestors on …

BY ABU-SATAR HAMED ILARO-YEWA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA -No fewer than 1,500 Dangote Cement truck drivers have undergone intensive screening to determine their mental, psychological, and physical fitness for safe driving. Group Managing Director of Dangote Cement Plc, Arvind Pathak, disclosed this to journalists shortly after his presentation at the 2025 …

The current rave in the Nigeria’s entertainment industry, Geh Geh, has shared a video where he lectured Nigerians. The social media influencer got hundreds of views at his university, where he lectured young men on women. In a recent video, GehGeh shared his opinion about the famous actors Aki and …

BY ABU-SATAR HAMED BRAMPTON, CANADA – The City of Brampton has recognised Alhaji Ibrahim Dende Egungbohun for his remarkable contributions to a transformative initiative designed to empower women through essential skill-building for independence and self-reliance. This formal acknowledgment took place on August 15, 2025, in Mayor Patrick Brown’s office during …

… Speaker Backs Constitutional Recognition Of Traditional Rulers While IGP Pledges Stronger Collaboration BY ABU-SATAR HAMED FCT, ABUJA, NIGERIA – His Royal Majesty, Oba Kehinde Gbadewole Olugbenle, the Olu of Ilaro, Paramount Ruler of Yewaland, and Chairman of the Ogun State Council of Obas, joined the Alaafin of Oyo to …

…Residents, Stakeholders Express Anger at IBEDC’s Failure As Youths Demand Urgent Government Intervention BY ABU-SATAR HAMED IBESE-YEWA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – Residents of 21 host communities of Dangote Cement, Ibese-Yewa, Ogun State, are expressing deep frustration over the failure of the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) to restore power as …

IPERU-ILISHAN-REMO, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), on Friday, granted approval to the Gateway International Agro-Cargo Airport, Ilisan-Iperu, Ogun State, to begin commercial flight operations. The approval given in line with Part 12.15.17 of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Regulations (Nig.CARs) granted an Interim Aerodrome Operational Permit …

ABEOKUTA OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – The Ogun State Government has announced Wednesday , August 20, 2025,as a public holiday to commemorate the annual Isese Day celebration.  It would be recalled that August 20 was formally declared a public holiday in 2023, following a motion passed by the Ogun State House …

IJEBU-ODE, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – The Adeyemi ruling house, a branch of the Anikilaya dynasty in Ijebuland, Ogun State, has raised strong objections to what it calls a deliberate exclusion from the Anikilaya royal lineage – one of the ruling houses eligible to produce candidates for the stool of the …