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Hoodlums attack station, damage police vehicles in Lagos and OgunVehicular movements was grounded in most parts of Lagos and Ogun states yesterday as the protest against the disbanded police Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) unit entered its third week. On the Lagos-Ibadan highway, the protesters carried placards with different inscriptions as they blocked the expressway on…
Afrobeat musician and activist, Seun Kuti has said that the protests going on across the country is no longer about the Special Anti-Robbery Squad and reformation of the entire police. He said the protests have gone beyond that as new agenda against government’s anti-people activities has emerged The protests have continued across the country despite…
The Nigerian stock market recorded another growth last week to sustain the positive trend as the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) All-Share Index (ASI) appreciated by 0.86 per cent to close at 28,659.45.Similarly, market capitalisation added N127.6 billion to close at N14.98 trillion. As a result, the year-to date (YTD) growth stood at 6.8 per cent.…
An Indian scientific panel has said the onset of winter and upcoming festivals could lead to a significant rise of up to 2.6 million coronavirus cases a month if the rules in place to check the spread of the disease are relaxed. The government-appointed COVID-19 India National Supermodel Committee on Sunday said the country has…
The Federal Government on Sunday warned that it will not allow the country to be thrown into anarchy following the violence that has trailed the #EndSARS protests. Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, stated this on Saturday when he featured on a late-night Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) news programme “Weekend File” He said:…
Ogun State Government has reiterated plans to give priority attention to roads, hospitals and other projects abandoned by previous administration. The Governor disclosed this during an inspection of the newly completed 7.1 kilometre Fajol-Osara-Gbonagun road. The road, which crisscrossed communities in the Abeokuta South and Odeda Local Government Areas, were among roads being constructed by…
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun says he received the news of the death of Mama Abigail Makinde, the mother of the Engr Seyi Makinde, his Oyo State counterpart, who died in the early hours of Thursday with great shock and disbelief. Abiodun in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Kunle Somorin, described…
As part of efforts to support the Prince Dapo Abiodun led administration towards repositioning the education sector in Ogun State, the United Arab Emirate (UAE) in collaboration with the office of the Deputy Governor of Ogun state has donated 1, 027 back to school packs of educational materials to 15 schools in Ado-Odo Ota local…
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has cautioned leaders of the country to adopt a fundamental change on matters concerning the youths, saying “our leaders had always taken the youths for granted in the time past and for too long”. The Governor stated this when he addressed the ENDSARS campaigners who marched on his office…
The Ogun state governor , Prince Dapo Abiodun has recapitulate his dedication to the welfare of workers in the state the Governor gave this assurance while receiving the leadership of the organised labour in the state who were in his office on a thank you visit Governor’s office spokesman , Tunde Olaniran reports that the…
