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Abiodun Promises Budgetary Support For Cancer Awareness Campaign

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 Governor Expresses Grief Over Abiodun Aremu’s Death

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…

Asuu Suspends Two-week Warning Strike

ASUU suspends two-week warning strike, gives government one month to its address demands. The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has suspended the two-week warning strike that started on October 13, 2025. The strike was meant to end next Monday but was called off earlier after new promises from the Federal Government and the National…

Six Detained For Tampering With Government Seal In Sagamu

The Ogun State Government arrested six people for allegedly breaking a government seal and continuing construction at a gas station on Oba Erinwole Road in Sagamu. Farouk Akintunde, the Special Adviser to the Governor on the Environmental Protection Agency and chairman of the Ogun State Environmental Compliance and Enforcement, said the site was previously sealed…

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Abeokuta Nse Chairman Receives Faeo Award

The head of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) in Abeokuta, Engr. Olumayowa Ayodeji Idowu, received the Young Professional Excellence Award for Leadership from the Federation of African Engineering Organisations (FAEO). The award was given by FAEO President, Engr. Refilwe Buthelezi, at the 11th UNESCO–Africa Engineering Week and 9th African Engineering Conference in Kampala, Uganda,…

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Labour Sets Four Weeks Deadline For Fg To Resolve Varsity Crisis

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) have teamed up to find a permanent solution to the frequent disruptions in the academic calendars of Nigerian universities. The NLC gave the government a four-week deadline to finish negotiations with all academic and non-academic unions in higher education institutions. On Monday,…

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150-year-old Ogun Community Where Students Learn With Tiles And Residents Defecate Openly

Forty neatly arranged ceramic tiles now serve as a makeshift whiteboard for pupils of St. John’s Anglican Primary School, Ebute-Igbooro, an agrarian community in Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun State. The tiled board, divided into three sections with a green marker, list the subjects Mathematics, English Studies, and Basic Technology. Though the date…

Soldiers Killed By Terrorists In Borno Clash

Boko Haram terrorists have killed the Commanding Officer of the 202 Tank Battalion, Lt. Col. Aliyu Paiko, along with several soldiers, during an attack in the Kashimri area of Bama Local Government Area, Borno State. The Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Maj. Appolonia Anele, confirmed this in a statement on Monday. Anele explained that…

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Selection Of New Jaginrin Of Ijebu Ode Was Inconclusive – Selection Committee 

Contrary to some reports that a new Jaginrin of Ijebu Ode has been chosen, the chairman of the screening and selection committee, Barrister Hakeem Dele, has denied the claim, saying that the selection process has not yet been completed. Speaking about the selection, Dele explained that the process was incomplete because some committee members ignored…

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