POLITICS

ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun State has commenced the electronic registration and re-registration of members as part of a strategic mobilisation drive to expand the party’s base, strengthen internal cohesion, and prepare the party for future political engagements. Flagging off the exercise on …

From the Publisher’s diary… BY ABU-SATAR HAMED The ancient and historic town of Ilaro-Yewa, headquarters of Ogun West Senatorial District, was on Saturday, January 3, 2026, agog with celebration as the Distinguished Senator representing Ogun West at the National Assembly, Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola (Yayi), hosted eminent personalities from all …

BY KAYODE AKINMADE If Joseph Edgar, author of the polemic titled “Adetoun Exposes Dapo Abiodun’s Under-performance,” had paused to consider the standing and institutional integrity of THISDAY newspaper – the platform he used to ventilate his habitual bile against the Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun -he might have exercised …

BY ABU-SATAR HAMED  LAGOS, NIGERIA – In a solemn and urgent Christmas message, the Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, His Grace, Most Rev. Dr. Alfred Adewale Martins, has expressed the need for giving thanks to God for the joy of celebrating another Christmas despite many challenges that we face individually and …

BY ABU-SATAR HAMED ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has reassured residents that his administration will ensure a seamless, peaceful, and rancour-free transition at the conclusion of his second term in 2027. He pledged to set a historic benchmark in governance and leave behind a …

BY ABU-SATAR HAMED  ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – In a strategic step toward strengthening grassroots administration and fulfilling his earlier commitment, Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has handed over Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs) to all 20 Local Government chairmen across the state. The official presentation, held in Abeokuta on …

BY ABU-SATAR HAMED  OTA, ADO-ODO/OTA LG, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – Distinguished Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola (Yayi), representing Ogun West Senatorial District at the National Assembly of Nigeria, has reaffirmed his unwavering commitment to the development of Ota-Awori, describing the area as a rapidly urbanising and industrial hub deserving of commensurate …

BY ABU-SATAR HAMED  ILARO-YEWA, OGUN STATE – Chief Muftau Olabimtan, Chairman of Afisola Nigeria Limited and the Yewa Frontier Group, has stated that no known governorship aspirant in Ogun State currently possesses the political reach, influence, and grassroots appeal required to effectively challenge Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, popularly known as …

Opinion: BY DR. M.A. AKINDE Lamentations! Lamentations!! Lamentations!!! The long years of lamentation that have clouded and dumbfounded Ogun West for failing to produce a Governor since the creation of Ogun State on February 3, 1976, are now banished and over. Ogun State, carved out of the former Western State …

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 …