Ogun State, Nigeria, World News & Stories
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The Ogun State House Of Assembly during plenary Tuesday passed a bill to upgrade Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY), Ojere, Abeokuta to a University of Science and Technology. Mr Adeyinka Mafe, the house Majority Leader, moved the motion for the third and final reading of the bill and was seconded by the Minority Leader, Mr Olawale…
The Ogun State Government has started the implementation of the APC led Federal Government programme of free meal for primary school pupils. The ceremony for the take off of the programme in the state took place on Monday in the the state capital, Abeokuta. At the ceremony on Monday, the State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun…
The government of Senator Ibikunle Amosunon shut down five health clicks in Ifo Local Government. The reason for this action according to the Commissioner for Health, Dr Babatunde Ipaye, was failure of the affected clinics/health center to pass the re-validation/registration of private health facilities in the Akute area of the local government. Dr. Ipaye named the affected…
Coalition of students unions in Ogun state have planned a mass protest over hike in fees in the State higher institutions and poor funding of public education institutions generally by the state government. According to Sahara Reporters, the coalition, STAFEC (Save TASUED and Fund Education), the umbrella body spear heading the mass protest planned it for February…
Gov. Ibokunle Amosun of Ogun State has gotten the State Assembly’s approval to borrow N65.7 billion which according to him would be used for developmental projects. Governor Amosun on Tuesday wrote to the House seeking its approval to access the loan facility from domestic and foreign banks. Mr Adeyinka Mafe, the Majority Leader, moved the…
300 Died In Akwa Ibom Church Building Collapse according to Punch newspaper report, a student of the University of Uyo, Department of Communication Arts, Uduak Effiong, who said she lost three of her course mates to the sad incident that occured at Reigners’ Bible Church Int’l Inc, along Uyo Village Road, Uyo, the state capital. She…
The Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Udom Emmanuel, narrowly escaped death by a whisker on Saturday as church building crumbles. The church involve is Reigners’ Bible Church Int’l Inc, Uyo Village Road, Uyo collapsed during service. The sad incident which left about 200 worshipers dead. Sources said took the efforts of the governor’s security officers…
The residents of a Ogun community of Makun Omi have declared that the they never attacked the neighbouring community of Atijere in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State. The people of Atijere on Wednesday staged a protest in Ondo State capital, Akure against alleged attack by the youths in the Ogun community, alleging that…
Barrow, Gambia’s president-elect said Saturday that the outgoing leader who now rejects his defeat at polls has no constitutional authority to call for another election, and he asked President Yahya Jammeh to help with a smooth transition in the interest of the tiny West African country. Yahya Jammeh’s surprise turnaround late Friday was certain to…
It has been reported on online technology news portals (e.g. PC Mag) that customers of US cellular networks who are still holding on to the Galaxy Note S7 devices were notified that their phone’s ability to charge will be cut off soon. No, thanks to a software modification update planned by the technology giant. Once…
