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BY ABU-SATAR HAMED LAGOS, NIGERIA – The President and Chief Executive of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has been appointed to the World Bank’s Private Sector Investment Lab, an elite body comprising select global business leaders. As a member of this influential group, Dangote will work alongside other international executives …

BY ABU-SATAR HAMED & PETER OLANIYAN OWODE-YEWA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – April 19, 2025 – “I’ve facilitated gainful employment for over 3,000 youths, built 10 out of 18 modern palaces for our traditional rulers, and provided jobs for countless women and the elderly.” These were the words of Rt. Hon. …

IPERU-REMO, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – Officials of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), on Monday, April 22, 2025, carried out flight checks at the the Gateway International Airport, Ogun State, beginning the process for the commencement of commercial flights. Speaking after conducting the check, the Manager, Flight Calibration Services, NAMA, …

Oba Ebenezer Akintunde Akinyemi, the Eselu of Iselu in Yewa North Local Government of Ogun State, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to consider the deployment of foreign mercenaries as a decisive strategy to end the worsening scourge of terrorism and banditry ravaging parts of Nigeria, particularly in Plateau, …

SOKOTO, SOKOTO STATE, NIGERIA – The Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 10 Headquarters, Sokoto, AIG Gyogon Augustine Grimah, psc, FCAI, paid a courtesy visit to Rev. Dr. Matthew Hassan Kukah, the Catholic Bishop of the Sokoto Diocese, on Wednesday, April 16, 2025. He was accompanied by the …

  BY ABU-SATAR HAMED IJEBU ITELE, OGUN EAST LG, NIGERIA – Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has expressed deep sorrow over the loss of Comrade Tunde Oladunjoye, describing him as a steadfast supporter whose contributions to the administration will be greatly missed. According to Governor Abiodun, the late Oladunjoye …

…Oba Olugbenle Urges Collective Commitment, Greater Parental Responsibility BY ABU-SATAR HAMED & PETER OLANIYAN ILARO-YEWA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – The Yewa People Development Council (YPDC), under the auspices of the Yewa Traditional Council (YTC), organized a landmark two-day education summit titled “Repositioning Education in Yewaland: Challenges and Prospects.” The opening …

…As Kabiyesi Responded With 13 Songs Of Praise, Personal Testimony BY ABU-STAR HAMED ILARO-YEWA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – The Chairman of the Ogun State Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Bishop Emmanuel Oludaisi Adekunle, has encouraged Oba (Dr.) Kehinde Gbadewole Olugbenle, Asade Agunloye IV, the Olu of Ilaro, Paramount Ruler of …

BY ABU-SATAR HAMED  ILARO-YEWA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – The Baale of Alemafo-Ijebu in Ijebu North-East Local Government Area of Ogun State, Otunba Femi Ajayi, alongside his wife, Rt. Hon. (Chief) Mrs. Lateefat Bolanle Ajayi, Deputy Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, has extended heartfelt congratulations to His Royal …

BY ABU-SATAR HAMED  ILARO-YEWA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – The Ekarun of Ibese-Yewa, Chief ‘Leke Ibikunle, Ogun State, has extended his heartfelt congratulations to His Royal Majesty, Oba (Dr.) Kehinde Gbadewole Adeboye Olugbenle, MFR, Asade Agunloye IV, the Olu of Ilaro and Paramount Ruler of Yewaland, on the occasion of his …