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ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – The Yewa Youths Progressive Movement (YYPM) has called on Nigerian investigative journalist, Fisayo Soyombo, to refrain from labeling border communities in Ogun West as “smugglers’ posts” and accusing residents of being involved in smuggling activities. In a statement issued on Friday, November 22, 2024, in …

ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA- The Ogun State government, on Wednesday, November 20, 2024, described the allegation leveled against Governor Dapo Abiodun by Hon Ladi Adebutu, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in the 2023 polls in the state, as the ranting of a drowning man, claiming that the governor …

ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – The Ogun State Government has dismissed allegations by Hon. Ladi Adebutu, the defeated governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as baseless and a “face-saving strategy.” Adebutu had accused Governor Dapo Abiodun of deploying armed military personnel and police to intimidate voters during the …

IPERU-REMO, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – Governor Dapo Abiodun has cast his vote in the ongoing Local Government Election at Ward 3, Polling Unit 002, Ita Osanyin, Iperu, in Ikenne Local Government Area. Speaking after voting, the governor emphasized the importance of maintaining peace and orderliness throughout the exercise. He urged …

…Acknowledges President Tinubu, Lagos State Governor Sanwo-Olu, Oba Akiolu, Others BY ABU-SATAR HAMED LAGOS, NIGERIA – Alhaji Mustapha Adekunle Adio, popularly known as Sego, has been inaugurated as the substantive Chairman of the Lagos State Council of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW). The event, held on Thursday, …

BY ABU-SATAR HAMED IBESE-YEWA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – The management of Dangote Cement Plc has expressed its commitment to consistently prioritize the wellness of elders in its host communities. According to the Plant Director of the company’s Ibese Plant, Mr. Roy K. Uttam, the second edition of its “Day Out …

Opinion: BY MAHFOUZ ADEDIMEJI  On Sunday, September 13, 2020, the University of Ilorin community as a microcosm of Nigeria was thrown into a mourning mode. This was on account of the death of Prof. Ayobami Olubunmi Akinwale, a former Dean of Arts and one of the most dynamic theatre scholars …

FCT, ABUJA, NIGERIA – The Court of Appeal has nullified the election of Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo, as the National President of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW). The decision reaffirms Tajudeen Baruwa as the legitimate leader of the union. MC Oluomo was elected as …

…Applicant Found Safe After Creating Panic ILARO-YEWA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – The management of the Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro in Yewa South Local government area of Ogun State, has addressed reports of a missing applicant, Miss Ibukun Victoria Odebode, who participated in the screening exercise for the institution’s Higher National Diploma …

BY ABU-SATAR HAMED ILARO-YEWA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduje, has urged eligible voters to come out in large numbers to vote for APC candidates in the local government elections scheduled for Saturday, November 16, 2024. His appeal came during …