Ogun State, Nigeria, World News & Stories
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Nobel laureate, Prof Vole Soyinka, yesterday warned employees of the Southwest Security Network, code-named Amotekun, in Ogun state not to abuse their power. “If you (Amotekun) abuse your uniform before the Ogun (iron god) hits you, we will definitely take care of you,” said Soinka. He recalled the opening of the State Amotekun Corps which…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has urged the Ogun state government to work with waste management investors to help the country achieve a cleaner environment. This was said by Obasanjo when a team from the State Waste Management Agency (OGWAMA) visited him at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) in Abeokuta on Thursday. He praised Governor…
Ogun will benefit from a $ 36.15 billion information and communications technology (ICT) project designed to accelerate its digital economy plans. The project, implemented in partnership with 21st Century Technologies, will help state governments implement the Country Digital Economy Empowerment Project (OGDEP). The 21st century has invested nearly $ 75 million in the project in…
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has disclosed that his administration would by the middle of May 2021, commission four brand new Fire and Emergency Stations in Ifo, Ado-Odo-Ota, and Isheri parts of the state. Prince Abiodun who made this known while on an inspection tour of the Isheri Fire and Emergency Station, said the…
The Ogun government on Thursday inaugurated the Digital Economy Infrastructure Project to make broadband connectivity available to homes and businesses across the state. The programme, organised by the Ogun Bureau of Information Technology in collaboration with the 21st Century Technologies, was held at the state Tech Hub in Abeokuta. Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, who joined…
The buyer of Shoprite’s local business in Nigeria has been revealed. It is Persianas, a Nigerian property company. According to PM News, Reuters reported this on Wednesday, citing multiple sources, including banks. The retail chain, with over 2,300 stores across Africa, is awaiting regulatory assent on the sale of its Nigerian retail store operation, though…
Except there is last minute change in plans, the Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo will today, Thursday join Governor Dapo Abiodun to flag off a digital empowerment programme in Abeokuta, the state capital. In a press release signed by the Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to the Governor, Mr. Kunle Somorin, he quoted the Director, Information…
According to a report in the Punch Tuesday, following the accusations in the human rights activists community in the country, Nigerians have taken to social media to bemoan the dearth of conscientious, selfless, and people-focused activists like the late lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Chief Gani Fawehinmi. The Punch reort noted, present day activists…
Oyo Police Command on Tuesday, confirmed the kidnapping of three persons at Onipe village, on Ijebu Ode-Ibadan Road in Oluyole Local Government Area of the State. According to the Vanguard, “journalists gathered that gunmen had at about 8:20 a.m. on Monday, emerged from the bush around Onipe community, shot sporadically into the air before taking…
The Federal Government of Nigeria through the finance minister said Mr Obaseki’s allegation was a bad one because it was “untrue”. The federal minister of finance, budget, and national planning, Zainab Ahmed, refuted Obaseki’s allegation while speaking with members of the press attached to Asorock in Abuja on Wednesday. Mrs Zainab Ahmed said Mr Obaseki’s…
