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A group of Peoples Democratic Party Chieftains loyal to a Senator representing Ogun East Senatorial District, Senator Buruji Kashamu have dumped the party for All Progressives Congress in Ogun state. The Media Adviser to Senator Solomon Adeola, popularly called Yayi, Chief Kayode Odunaro in a statement disclosed that the defectors were from Ogun Central Senatorial…
No fewer than 168 clinics and hospitals have been put under lock and key by the government of Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State. According to reports monitor online by Ogun Today team, the action of the government follow refusal of the health facilities to revalidate or register the affected clinics and hospitals. Mr. Babatunde…
Ogun students are currently protesting what they termed the poor educational policies of Governor Ibikunle Amosun, berating Police for alleged members’ harassment. The Save TASUED and Fund Education Coalition (STAFEC), a group of student organisations across the country, has embarked on mass protest Monday morning. The coalition yesterday said the cancellation of the mass protest…
Otunba Dayo Adeneye, the Ogun State Commissioner for Information and Strategy in an interview with Cletus Akwaya and Kazeem Akintunde of Leadeship newspaper, spoke on how the state government has been able to attract huge investments and turn around the fortunes of the state: On the recently launched School feeding programme, what are the plans…
An 18-seater danfo bus with full load passengers has plunged into an uncompleted bridge in the Alagbole area of Ogun state. PUNCH Metro learnt that three passengers died while 14 others, including a pregnant woman, sustain serious injuries in the crash which occurred about 1pm on Thursday. Eight of the victims were said to have…
The Ogun State House Of Assembly during plenary Tuesday passed a bill to upgrade Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY), Ojere, Abeokuta to a University of Science and Technology. Mr Adeyinka Mafe, the house Majority Leader, moved the motion for the third and final reading of the bill and was seconded by the Minority Leader, Mr Olawale…
The Ogun State Government has started the implementation of the APC led Federal Government programme of free meal for primary school pupils. The ceremony for the take off of the programme in the state took place on Monday in the the state capital, Abeokuta. At the ceremony on Monday, the State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun…
The government of Senator Ibikunle Amosunon shut down five health clicks in Ifo Local Government. The reason for this action according to the Commissioner for Health, Dr Babatunde Ipaye, was failure of the affected clinics/health center to pass the re-validation/registration of private health facilities in the Akute area of the local government. Dr. Ipaye named the affected…
Coalition of students unions in Ogun state have planned a mass protest over hike in fees in the State higher institutions and poor funding of public education institutions generally by the state government. According to Sahara Reporters, the coalition, STAFEC (Save TASUED and Fund Education), the umbrella body spear heading the mass protest planned it for February…
Gov. Ibokunle Amosun of Ogun State has gotten the State Assembly’s approval to borrow N65.7 billion which according to him would be used for developmental projects. Governor Amosun on Tuesday wrote to the House seeking its approval to access the loan facility from domestic and foreign banks. Mr Adeyinka Mafe, the Majority Leader, moved the…
