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The Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), Mr. Akintunde Sawyerr, has reaffirmed the Fund’s commitment to partnering the Ogun State Government to intensify sensitization on the federal government’s students’ loan scheme. Sawyerr stated this while speaking with newsmen after a courtesy visit to Governor Dapo Abiodun at his…
A faction of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) led by the chairman, Alhaji Taminu Turaki, on Saturday visited former President Olusegun Obasanjo in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, over matters believed to be connected to the 2027 general elections. Turaki and his entourage who stormed Obasanjo’s residence on Saturday about 11:40am entered a closed door meeting with…
The Federal Government’s plan to move the headquarters of the Bank of Industry (BOI) to Eko Atlantic City in Lagos has raised concerns and questions. Many people are asking why a new headquarters is needed when the bank already has offices in Lagos and Abuja. BOI currently has its head office in Marina, Lagos, a…
The Federal Government said yesterday that talks are still ongoing regarding the detention of a Nigerian Air Force C-130 aircraft and 11 soldiers, who have not yet been released by Burkina Faso. The aircraft and its crew were seized on Monday after making what the Nigerian Air Force described as a precautionary landing in Bobo…
Ahead of the 2027 general election, opposition leaders have warned that using government institutions to target elected officials and opposition figures is a serious threat to Nigeria’s democracy. In a joint statement, the leaders said state institutions are increasingly being used to harass and intimidate opposition members. They also called for major legal reforms in…
The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has reacted to a letter from the Fusengbuwa Ruling House of Ijebu-Ode rejecting Fuji musician Wasiu Ayinde, also known as K1 De Ultimate, over his claim to the Awujale throne. Onanuga, who said he is from Ijebu-Ode in Ogun State, shared the…
On Sunday, details emerged on why the Fusengbuwa ruling house postponed the nomination meeting to choose candidates for the vacant Awujale stool, the traditional ruler of Ijebuland. It was gathered that at least 60 princes are interested in becoming the next Awujale. The Fusengbuwa ruling house, which is next in line to produce the Awujale…
Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) sealed the headquarters of Ikeja Electric (IE) for continued violation of consumer right The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) on Thursday, December 11, 2025, sealed the headquarters of Ikeja Electric (IE) over what it described as persistent violations of consumer rights and a refusal to obey…
Two people were killed on Saturday when a bus driving against oncoming traffic crashed into a truck along the Ososa stretch of the Sagamu–Benin Expressway. Speaking by phone on Sunday, the spokesperson for the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency, Babatunde Akinbiyi, confirmed the incident. He said 21 people were involved in the collision,…
Former Ogun State Governor and veteran journalist Aremo Olusegun Osoba has identified the lack of continuity between successive governments as a major obstacle to Nigeria’s development. Osoba spoke in Abeokuta on Sunday after being installed as the Life Vice Patron of the Abeokuta Club. He expressed concern that many state and federal administrations routinely abandon…
