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Gov Abiodun, Oba Odugbemi, Others To Receive NUJ South West Awards

IBADAN – The Governor of Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun and Olu of Lisa Kingdom, Oba Oladele Odugbemi will on Thursday, October 6, 2022 receive Awards of Recognition from the leadership of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), South West. Governor Abiodun is expected to receive the “Best Governor on Infrastructural …

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FPI ACADEMIC BOARD EULOGIZE ALUKO (Photos)

ILARO-YEWA – Encomiums were showered on the outgoing 2-terms Rector of the Federal Polytechnic Ilaro, Arc. Olusegun Olarenwaju Aluko PhD, during the Valedictory Academic Session held in his honour on Wednesday September 7, 2022. The Deputy Rector, Engr. I. K Ogunfayo who doubled as the Chairman of the special session …

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NIPR, Ogun Chapter Honours Aluko, Others to

ABEOKUTA – The Ogun State Chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), on Wednesday, September 7, 2022, decorated the outgoing Rector of the Polytechnic, Ilaro Arc. Olusegun Aluko, Ph.D with the honour – “Outstanding Corporate Good Governance Award”. The colorful event which took place at the PARK INNS …

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Let’s Use Our Voting Power To Correct Anomalies – Otegbeye Urges Ogun West People

ILARO-YEWA – The ADC governorship candidate in the coming 2023 general elections, Barr. Olubiyi Otegbeye, has enjoined the people of Ogun West to join him in correcting the wrongs against the district. Barr Otegbeye, who is the Managing Director, Regency Alliance Insurance Plc, in his goodwill message sent to the …

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Oba Olugbenle, Onidogo, Olaode, Others Celebrate RCI’s Newly Installed Chiefs, Inductees (Photos)

ILARO-YEWA – The Olu of Ilaro & Paramount Ruler of Yewaland, Oba (Dr) Kehinde Gbadewole Olugbenle MFR, Agunloye IV, has tasked members of the Recreation Club, Ilaro on developmental endeavours. The first-class monarch in Ogun State stated this on Saturday, August 27, 2022 at the Presentation of Awards and Induction …

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Ogombo Agog As Oba Abiodun Ogunbo Installed 1st Monarch Of Kingdom

BY YINKA ODEDINA LAGOS – The ancient kingdom of Ogombo went agog on Tuesday, August 16, 2022, as the Lagos State Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu presented the staff of office to the 1st monarch of the land HRH Oba Abiodun Musiliu Ogunbo, the Ogudu Oke-Oshadi I of Ogomboland. While presenting …

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Day Dangote Bags Nigerien National Honour Over Foundation’s Health Intervention

By AbuSatar Hamed …Signs MoU With Bilk Gates Foundation On Immunization Of Nigeriens NIAMEY-NIGER – The Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum has confered on Alhaji Aliko Dangote with the Niger National Award over his health interventions in the country. According to a release e-signed and made available to StarTrend Int’l & …

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Re: Professor ‘Wole Soyinka,’s 88th Birthday Tribute: My Promise Of An Analysis Of The Lion, The Cub And Other Matters

BY SENIOR CHIEF LEKAN ALABI IBADAN – Sequel to the publication of my above-named tribute by the Guardian on Sunday weekly on its page 17 and my pledge on the same, I hereby wish to make good my pledge. After several past oral and written statements by me on how …

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Sanwo-Olu Rallies Support For Tinubu Presidency At Ojude Oba celebration As Abiodun Promises Revival Of Olokola Deep Seaport

IJEBU-ODE – The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday, July 11, 2022 appealed to the people of  Yoruba race to give maximum support to Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), to ensure his victory at the elections. Sanwo-Olu, who stated …

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When Africa’s First Nobel Laureate Clocks 88

By Oloye Lekan Alabi IBADAN – Professor ‘Wole Soyinka (WS), born in Abeokuta, Ogun State on July 13,1934, became Africa’s first Nobel Laureate in October,1986. His late friend, Chief ‘Bola Ige, SAN, the first Executive Governor of old Oyo State (1st October, 1979 to 30th September, 1983) and his wife, …

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