POLITICS

ABEOKUTA – A 29-member Central Working Committee (CWC), headed by the Deputy Governor of Ogun State, Engr. (Mrs.) Noimot Salako-Oyedele, saddled with the mandate for the distribution of palliatives in the state has been empanelled by Governor Dapo Abiodun. The composition of the Committee is aimed at ensuring that the …

ABEOKUTA – Ogun State Government on Tuesday, August 29, 2023, said that the Prince Dapo Abiodun-led administration has often had to augment the funds allocated to local governments in the state from the Federation Account to enable them to meet their obligations. The government, in its reaction to a letter …

IBADAN – Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has put forward his support for a single term of five or six years for politicians in Nigeria. This proposition was communicated in a statement released on August 16, 2023, in Ibadan by Mr. Sulaimon Olanrewaju, the Chief Press Secretary to the …

The government of the Republic of Kenya, under the leadership of President William Ruto, has recently made a significant policy reversal by reintroducing fuel subsidies on various petroleum products, including petrol. This decision comes after a series of public protests driven by concerns over the high cost of living in …

ABEOKUTA – Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has congratulated the three ministers appointed from the state by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Recall, three persons of Ogun State extraction were appointed by President Tinubu assigned portfolios recently. They are Mr. Wale Edun, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of …

ABUJA: Saturday, August 5, 2023 – Dr. Bosun Tijani, an IT expert and one of the three ministerial nominees from Ogun State, has issued an apology for his past anti-Nigeria and anti-Senate tweets during the ongoing screening exercise on Saturday, August 5, 2023. Tijani expressed regret for his actions, acknowledging …

ILARO-YEWA – Oba (Dr) Kehinde Gbadewole Olugbenle, the Paramount Ruler of Yewaland, has expressed his heartfelt gratitude on behalf of his people to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR for selecting Dr. Isiak Kunle Salako as one of his Ministerial Nominees. In a statement released by Prince Femi Dokunmu, Media Consultant …

ABEOKUTA – The Ogun State House of Assembly has formed its Standing Committees for the 10th legislative session to manage its legislative affairs. The Speaker, Rt. Hon. Olakunle Oluomo, disclosed the committee assignments as follows: Transportation Committee: Chaired by Hon. Oludaisi Elemide, with Hon. Oluseun Adesanya as Vice-Chairman; Lands and …

ABUJA: August 3, 2023 – The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the All Progressives Congress APC has confirmed the appointment of the immediate-past Kano State Governor, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje as National Chairman of the party. The party’s NEC which made the decision at the meeting at the Congress Hall, Transcorp …

...Remembers Father With Memorial Service AY ABUSATAR HAMED IPERU-REMO, AUG. 2, 2023 – Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has pleaded with Nigerians to be patient with President Tinubu’s administration, saying, “This too shall pass, and we will all be better for it.” Abiodun made this known in an interview …