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Mrs. Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, the wife of Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State, announced on Thursday that her husband has returned to Nigeria. In a message posted on her Facebook page, Anyanwu-Akeredolu shared a picture of Governor Akeredolu on a private jet with the caption “homebound.” This news comes after approximately three months of medical leave…
Wale Adedayo, who used to be in charge of Ijebu East Local Government in Ogun State, was released by a government agency called the Department of State Services (DSS). His lawyer, Barrister Kayode Akinsola, said on Monday, “Wale Adedayo was released to me by the DSS a few minutes ago. Many thanks to everyone for…
The Ogun State Government takes a stern stance against street vendors and confiscates merchandise from pedestrian pathways. According to Daily Post,The Ogun State Government has clamped down on traders displaying their wares on walkways and roadsides in Abeokuta, the State capital. A task force set up by the government had given a three-day ultimatum to…
Ogun Council Chairmen prostrate, beg Dapo Abiodun in a video. On Tuesday evening, all twenty Local Government Chairmen from Ogun State collectively visited the Office of State Governor Dapo Abiodun to implore his forgiveness on behalf of one of their own, Chairman Wale Adedayo of Ijebu East Local Government. Adedayo had previously accused the governor…
The Chairman of Ijebu East Local Government Area in Ogun State, Wale Adedayo, conveyed this information in a letter dated Sunday, which was addressed to the former governor, Aremo Olusegun Osoba. Dapo Abiodun, the Governor of Ogun State, has been alleged to have held back more than N17 billion in federally allocated funds that rightfully…
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…
