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President Muhammed has appointed Boss Mustapha as the new Secretary to the Government of the Federation. Boss Gida Mustapha, who just replaced sacked Secretary to the Government, SGF, Babachir Lawal, is a lawyer, management consultant, politician and businessman who has spent several years in Nigeria’s public service. Born in Adamawa State, Mr. Mustapha attended Hong…
President Muhammadu Buhari having studied the report of the panel headed by the Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo (SAN), which investigated allegations against the suspended Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, and the DG, National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ayodele Oke. President Buhari also approved the recommendation to terminate the appointment of Mr.…
According to The Nation, the seedy Ijebu-Igbo, the Headquarters of Ijebu North Local Government Area of Ogun State, boils on Monday morning following a pre-dawn killing of a member of the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria( RTEAN ) identified as Seyi. Angry residents and transporters as a early 7:am bunched up at the popular…
Yewa North Traditional Council led by its Chairman and the Alaye of Ayetoro, Oba Abdul Azeez Ishola Adelakun, has unanimously agreed to support the governorship aspiration of the Speaker of Ogun State House of Assembly, Suraju Ishola Adekunbi in 2019. Oba Adelakun disclosed this during a courtesy visit by the Speaker to the traditional council,…
Culled from Punch A former Olympic medallist and sports enthusiast, Falilat Ogunkoya-Omotayo, MON, speaks to BUKOLA BAKARE of Punch on her career, foundation, marriage, and other related matters What are some of the things that keep you busy these days? I currently run the Falilat Ogunkoya Sports Foundation; so, I am quite preoccupied with that.…
Determined to ensure that the newly-established Ogun State Polytechnic, Ipokia, has uninterrupted power supply, the state government has concluded plans to install solar power energy at the institution. In a statement issued, over the weekend, in Abeokuta, by Head of Media in the Works and Infrastructure Ministry, Ayokunle Ewuoso, the Commissioner in charge of the…
In a rare move that underscores the dire unemployment situation in the country, a first class Nigerian graduate has taken to Twitter to openly beg people to help her get a job. Odufuwa Sola, 22, from Ogun State, has remained jobless since she graduated in 2015 from Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo State. “I’m Odufuwa Sola,…
Governor, Ibikunle Amosun, has commended boxing superstar, Anthony Joshua, for successfully defending his IBF heavyweight title on Saturday. British-born Joshua, whose father is a native of Sagamu in Ogun State, defeated Carlos Takam in the 10th round of their bout at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, UK. Governor Amosun, in a statement by the Commissioner…
The traditional wedding between Halimat Oluwatosin Saraki, daughter of the Senate President Bukola Saraki, and Mr Adeniyi Olatunde Olukoya, took place in Lagos, Saturday, Pictures by Bunmi Azeez
Speaker of Ogun State House of Assembly, Suraj Adekunbi has explained that the State house of Assembly preferred to serve as a rubber stamp to the State governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun’s government, so as to facilitate good governance. The Speaker who recalled that he had been accused of being a rubber stamp for Amosun said…
