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The Senior Staff Association of Universities, Teaching Hospitals, Research Institutes, and Associated Institutions (SSAUTHRIAI), Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Abeokuta Chapter, has accused the hospital’s management of bias and administrative malpractice in its recent promotion exercise. In a petition addressed to the Acting Medical Director and obtained by OgunToday from an insider, the union alleged that…
Ruth Kadiri Shares How a Chance Visit to National Theatre Launched Her Acting and Writing Career Nollywood actress and producer Ruth Kadiri has shared how her journey into acting and screenwriting began, saying her first real step into the film industry started unexpectedly at the National Theatre in Lagos. Speaking in a recent interview on…
President Bola Tinubu has carried out a major shake-up in Nigeria’s military leadership, removing General Christopher Musa as Chief of Defence Staff and appointing General Olufemi Oluyede as his successor. The move, announced through a statement by presidential spokesperson Sunday Dare, also saw new appointments for the army, navy, and air force — marking one…
Omo Forest Reserve, located in J4, Ogun State, is a large area filled with many kinds of plants and animals. The forest is home to beautiful forest elephants and over 200 different types of trees whose branches form a thick green roof above the ground. Emmanuel Olabode, the Programme Manager of the Forest Elephant Initiative—a…
The Ogun State House of Assembly Committee on Agriculture, led by Hon. Waliu Owode, has called on former Commissioner for Agriculture, Adeola Odedina, the Chairman and Secretary of the National Cassava Growers Association, the Association’s immediate past executives, Mr. Ilori and Mr. Segun Adewunmi, as well as the Project Manager of the Anchor Borrowers Programme,…
Former US President Barack Obama has honoured the legendary Afrobeat musician Fela Anikulapo Kuti, describing him as an outstanding figure in music who combined art with activism. He called Fela “a musical genius from Nigeria” who mixed funk, jazz, and soul to create Afrobeat, a sound now known all over the world. Obama shared this…
The leaders of Tai Solarin University of Education had an emergency meeting on Wednesday. They chose Professor Adekunle Adeogun to be the temporary Vice-Chancellor of the university. Professor Adeogun was the Deputy Vice-Chancellor for the outgoing Vice Chancellor, Wole Banjo. Professor Banjo’s five-year term will end on November 4, 2025. The university’s Registrar, Oladapo Oke,…
The Ogun State House of Assembly has summoned the State Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Engr. Ade Akinsanya, along with officials of Craneburg Construction Company, to appear before it next Tuesday. The invitation comes in response to the persistent traffic gridlock along the Lagos–Abeokuta expressway, caused by ongoing reconstruction work on the road. Speaker Oludaisi…
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has promised to include funds in the state budget to support cancer awareness, early detection, and treatment. He made this promise on Tuesday in Abeokuta while receiving members of the Cancer Awareness and Screening Team during the opening of a free breast screening centre. The governor said the state government…
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, expressed his deep sadness to the family, friends, and Nigeria’s civil society over the tragic death of well-known activist Abiodun Aremu, saying the event left him deeply upset. Abiodun described Aremu as one of Nigeria’s bravest and most dedicated labor rights activists, noting that the story of activism and…
