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Ogun State APC Chairman, Yemi Sanusi, says the party’s new e-registration drive will serve as the foundation for its future electoral victories. Sanusi made the remark in a personally signed statement released on Saturday during the launch of a training programme for local government supervisors and other officials in Abeokuta. The e-registration exercise is expected…
A suspected clash between rival cult groups in the Ilese community of Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, has left a police officer and one other man dead. According to residents, the violence erupted late Saturday when armed cultists stormed the area and began shooting indiscriminately. A community member, who asked not to be named due to the…
The Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Lanre Ogunlowo, on Sunday confirmed that six marketers from a Lagos-based real estate firm were abducted at Oyebola village in Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area. Ogunlowo, who spoke with our correspondent by telephone, said the victims were seized on Friday while inspecting the company’s land. ICYMI According to him, the…
Residents of Ibese in Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun State have asked the state government to intervene after accusing some people of trying to rename their land and carry out illegal activities that distort their true location. The residents made this demand during a peaceful protest on Saturday as they marched through the…
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has approved some schools in Burkina Faso to conduct its exams. This means NECO is now operating in more countries. The announcement was made in a statement by NECO’s Acting Director of Information and Public Relations, Azeez Sani, on Sunday in Abuja. With this approval, NECO will now conduct the…
Veteran actor Lere Paimo is alive — Association of Nigeria Theatre Arts Practitioners (ANTP). The Association of Nigeria Theatre Arts Practitioners (ANTP) has dismissed widespread rumours claiming that veteran Yoruba actor and cultural icon Olalere OsunPaimo has passed away. In a statement released on Saturday and signed by the association’s National Public Relations Officer, Adejonwo…
K1 De Ultimate Reunites With Son Malik After Years of Public Tension It was an emotional moment on Thursday as Fuji legend Wasiu Ayinde, popularly known as K1 De Ultimate, finally reconnected with Malik, his son with actress Bisola Badmus. Trending videos from the event show K1 embracing the boy on stage during a performance,…
Kwam 1 Reunites With Actress Bisola Badmus and Their Son Abdulmalik After Year-Long Rift One year after actress Bisola Badmus accused Fuji legend Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, popularly known as Kwam 1, of neglecting his paternal responsibilities to their son Abdulmalik, the family has reunited. In September 2024, PREMIUM TIMES reported that Bisola alleged the 68-year-old…
Bukayo Saka Engaged to Long-Term Girlfriend Tolami Benson Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka has proposed to his long-term girlfriend, Tolami Benson. According to The Sun (UK), Saka popped the question during a romantic evening at a luxury hotel in London. Both 24, the couple have been together for at least five years. Although they have largely…
Court: FG, States Must Provide Free and Compulsory Basic Education Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court in Lagos has ruled that the Federal Government, the 36 states, and the Federal Capital Territory have a clear legal duty to provide free, compulsory, and universal basic education for every Nigerian child of primary and junior…
