Ogun State, Nigeria, World News & Stories
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Governor Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday lamented that the Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing led by ex-Lagos Governor, Babatunde Fashola is frustrating the state government’s plan to reconstruct the Murtala Muhammed International, MMI, Airport Road from the Oshodi end. Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, who addressed newsmen at the State House, Ikeja after inspecting ongoing projects…
Former Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan, has denied reports making the round that he turned down the offer of the British armed forces to help rescue the missing Chibok school girls. Jonathan in a statement released insisted that he did not reject the offer to rescue the girls, saying he gave the international community free latitude…
Ogun State Ministry Health and Power Oil have entered into a partnership to take care of the health needs residents of the gateway state. Indication of this was revealed during the flag-off of the Power Oil Health Project (Pan Nigeria) at Ori-Omi Ground, Oke Sokori, Abeokuta, where government officials from the state Ministry of Health,…
A Federal High Court sitting in Yola, Adamawa State capital, has convicted and jailed former Governor, Bala James Ngilari, for falling short of the procurement laws of the state. Justice Nathan Musa, in a 75-minute long ruling, found the former governor guilty of four charges out of five preferred against him and discharged him of remaining…
Former Managing Director of the Daily Times Nigeria Plc, Dr Onukaba Adinoyi Ojo is dead. Onukaba 57, died at about 6 pm on Sunday at a village near Akure, Ondo State capital. Dr Onukaba was on his way back to Abuja from Abeokuta, Ogun State, where he had joined other dignitaries to attend the inauguration…
According to a news report published on The Guardian’s website yesterday, RAF mission detected Boko Haram kidnappers but action was refused by the then government of Goodluck Jonathan to rescue the Chibok girls. The report said British armed forces offered to attempt to rescue nearly 300 Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by the Islamist militant group Boko…
THE ICT sector in Nigeria has been thrown into mourning following announcement of the death of the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Omatek Venture Plc, Engr. Florence Seriki, MFR. Engr(Mrs). Seriki, who died Saturday at the Lagos State University Hospital, LUTH, after a brief illness was one of Nigeria’s pioneer and foremost indigenous Original…
Nigeria Federal Lawmakers have resolved to probe the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) over the raiding and carting away of goods in shops at a rice market in Sango-Otta area of the state. The traders in the rice market accused Nigerian Customs Service of carrying out the raid unlawfully. The Senate came to the decision after…
According to the Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation, NDIC, about three million Nigerians lost N18 billion to the Ponzi scheme, popularly called Mavrodi Mundial Movement, MMM. This was the position of the Managing Director of the Corporation, Alhaji Umaru Ibrahim. Alhaji Umaru Ibrahim made this known while speaking at the ongoing 38th Kaduna International Trade Fair,…
A High Court in Abeokuta on Wednesday sentenced two brothers, John Kuku, 45, Fabu Kuku, 33, to death by hanging for armed robbery. The two accused brothers who live at OPIC Estate at Agbara in Ogun State, were found guilty of a two-count charge of conspiracy and armed robbery. In her judgment, Justice Olatokunbo Majekodumi…
