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The Department of State Services, DSS, arraigned four suspected terrorists in Ogun State on Wednesday. They appeared before a Chief Magistrate’s Court in Isabo, Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun State. On December 9, 2022, the suspects Aliu Abubakar, Abubakar Usman, Abubakar Amadu, and Adamu Aliu were apprehended. They were arraigned in a suit marked MISC/15/2023,…
Two years after his appointment as the acting vice chancellor of Tai Solarin University of Education, Prof. Oluwole Banjo has been inaugurated as the fifth substantive vice chancellor of the premier university of education in Nigeria. Speaking at the investiture ceremony, which was held penultimate Tuesday at the institution, Prof. Banjo stated that his administration had successfully raised the standard of education of the institution. He said “I became the Acting…
The Ogun State Government has refuted the online publication that the state governor, Dapo Abiodun, distributed expired COVID-19 palliatives and N5,000 to the civil servants in the state ahead of the forthcoming governorship election. The Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Kunle Somorin, made the clarification in a statement on Sunday. Somorin described the report…
The food items already had black spots, a sign of fungal growth, which made them unfit for consumption, a publication online reported. According to the the publication, “Governor Dapo Abiodun on Saturday began sharing expired foodstuff to civil servants in Ogun State as part of his moves to solicit their support for his second term…
Once again, Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has issued a warning that banks, stores, or supermarkets that do not accept old N500 and N1000 notes will face closure. Abiodun declared that he would take action against any trader or service provider who disregards the validity of the old notes as legal tender. In order…
According to insider, the monarch peacefully passed away on Sunday at the age of 87. In a message of condolence shared on his Facebook page, Governor Dapo Abiodun expressed deep sadness over the loss of the esteemed traditional ruler, whom he had a close relationship with. He stated, “With deep sense of loss, we mourn…
Hon. Abdel Majid Segun Adekoya, current Deputy Minority Whip and member of the House of Representatives representing Ijebu-North/East/Ogun Waterside Federal Constituency of Ogun State, has failed in his bid to represent the constituency again. Adekoya, popularly known as “Attacker” who is the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, lost to the candidate of the All…
On Saturday, the National Assembly Election was held and Senator Solomon Adeola, who is the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance and APC Senatorial candidate for Ogun West Senatorial District, emerged as the winner. He received a total vote of 112,887, while his closest rival, Ganiyu Dada Obanibasiri, the PDP candidate, scored 60,189. The…
Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is the leading candidate of other political parties, in the Presidential election results of the election of the Local government received so far. The APC candidate won all the 10 Local government areas declared so far, while the candidate of the Peoples…
On Friday, the Ogun State Police Command assured the public that they have engaged with all political actors to ensure peaceful elections without violence or killings in the state. The police spokesman noted that adequate measures had been put in place to ensure free, fair, and credible elections. Additionally, all political actors had signed undertakings…
