POLITICS

Opinion: BY ABIODUN KOMOLAFE My experience as a Branch Internal Auditor in a now-consolidated commercial bank during the 2000s taught me the importance of accountability and oversight in institutions. In this role, I identified exceptions, assessed their impact, and recommended corrective actions. This skillset has since informed my understanding of …

ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has presented a total of N1,054,542,020,147.47 to the State House of Assembly as the State’s proposed budget for 2025. Speaking at the Assembly’s Complex, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, Governor Abiodun said the budget, tagged “Budget of Hope and Prosperity,” is made …

ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has commissioned the newly renovated Ogun State House of Assembly Complex, marking the completion of a 45-year-old structure’s transformation. The project, which was initiated to address the deteriorating condition of the complex, fulfills a promise made by the governor …

ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – The presentation of Ogun State 2025 Appropriation Bill to the State House of Assembly by the State Governor, His Excellency, Prince (Dr.) Dapo Abiodun, CON, earlier scheduled for Friday, Novenber 29, 2024 will now hold on Wednesday, December 4, 2024. A statement signed by the …

OTA, ADO-OD0/OTA LG, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – The Aare Atunluse of Awori Kingdom and the Chairman, Mapcotec Nigeria Limited, Aare (Surveyor) Dr.Segun Osifeso, has described President Bola Tinubu’s recent desire to look into the case of the minors arrested in connection with the #EndBadGovernance protest in August as one of …

FCT, ABUJA, NIGERIA – Senator Jimoh Ibrahim, representing Ondo South, has proposed public execution as a deterrent for politicians who embezzle public funds. The senator made this suggestion while addressing public concerns surrounding President Bola Tinubu’s recent $2.2 billion external loan request. Tinubu had formally written to the National Assembly …

Opinion: BY ABIODUN KOMOLAFE There has been another addition to President Bola Tinubu’s media team. The president has also restructured his media team in a bid to “enhance efficiency within the government’s communication machinery.” Thanks be to God! Well, we are not here to look into the costs and benefits …

BY ABU-SATAR HAMED ILARO-YEWA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – A strong appeal has been made to Nigerian politicians to urgently address the nation’s deteriorating socio-economic condition in order to prevent its complete collapse. The plea came from the Bishop of Yewa Diocese of the Methodist Church Nigeria, Rt. Rev’d Ayo Adeniyi, …

FCT, ABUJA, NIGERIA – The National Industrial Court, Abuja Division, on Wednesday, November 20, 2024, cautioned the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) against holding its 8th Triennial Delegates Conference, scheduled for November 26–28, 2024. The Court advised the NUJ to postpone the election until the resolution of a case brought …

OJODU ABIODUN-DENRO-ISHASI-AKUTE, IFO LG, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has said that his administration will award a contract for the construction of Alagbole-Akute and Akute-Oke-Aro-Ijoko roads in Ifo Local Government Area in the next two weeks. Governor Abiodun, who disclosed this at the commissioning of …