POLITICS

BY ABU-SATAR HAMED  ILARO-YEWA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – A national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief (Mrs) Iyabode Matilda Apampa, has commended members of the Ilaro Ward 3 Progressive Family for their solidarity and commitment to party ideals. Popularly known as Mama Apampa, she made this remark during …

BY ABU-SATAR HAMED  ILARO-YEWA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – A national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief (Mrs) Iyabode Matilda Apampa, has commended members of the Ilaro Ward 3 Progressive Family for their solidarity and commitment to party ideals. Popularly known as Mama Apampa, she made this remark during …

…Says, Yewa Has Long Deserved Opportunity To Produce Next Governor BY ABU-SATAR HAMED  ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – Chief Bode Mustapha, the Osi of Egbaland, has declared that his support in the 2027 Ogun State governorship election will be strictly for a candidate who is active, effective, and genuinely committed …

ABUJA, NIGERIA – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has commended the gallantry and professionalism of Nigeria’s Armed Forces for their swift response to an urgent request by the Government of Benin Republic to protect its 35-year-old democracy from coup plotters who struck at dawn on Sunday. According to a release e-signed …

ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – The Ogun State Government has dismissed claims that it halted constituency projects initiated by Senator Gbenga Daniel of Ogun East out of political hostility, insisting that the affected projects were stopped solely because they failed to meet required standards. In a statement issued on Monday, …

ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – The Ogun State Government has proposed a total expenditure of ₦1,668,997,993,125.44 for the 2026 fiscal year – a 63 percent increase from the 2025 budget of ₦1.054 trillion. Presenting the Appropriation Bill, tagged “Budget of Sustainable Legacy,” before members of the State House of Assembly …

BY ABU-SATAR HAMED  ABUJA, NIGERIA – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has forwarded a second batch of 32 ambassadorial nominees to the Senate for confirmation. This comes just days after the president submitted the first list containing three nominees. The new nominations form part of the administration’s continued effort to strengthen …

IPERU-REMO, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – In a bid to further build on the strength of regional cooperation and shared developmental agenda, members of the Southern Governors’ Forum are scheduled to meet in Iperu, Ogun State, today – Wednesday, November 26, 2025, to deliberate on pressing national issues. This was indicated …

BY ABU-SATAR HAMED  …Rallies Supports for Senator Adeola Yayi’s 2027 Gubernatorial Ambition The Adele Olu of Ilaro-Yewa, High Chief Abiodun Olalekan Ilo, has lauded the senator representing Ogun West in the National Assembly, Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola – fondly known as Yayi – for his extensive development projects within the …

Opinion: BY SEYI BAKARE IF a lie journeys for 20 years, truth will catch up with it in just a day, so says the Yoruba people of Nigeria’s South-West. And that aptly captures the situation in Ogun State where, despite ceaseless onslaughts sponsored by dark forces, the achievements of the …