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Agura Of Gbagura, Abeokuta Is Dead, Ogun Announces

The Ogun State Government has announced the passing away of Agura of Gbagura, Oba Halidu Adedayo Ajani Olaloko ( Sobekun II) of Gbagura Kingdom, Abeokuta North Local Government Area of the State. This was contained in a release signed by the State Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Chief Jide Ojuko, who confirmed the…

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Pray For Me To End Well, Amosun Begs Ogun People

…wife says he deserves to be celebrated Senator Ibikunle Amosun, on Thursday, realising that he has barely 16 months to leave office, begged the people of Ogun State to pray for him to “end well” as their Governor. Amosun said the achievements recorded in the State since 2011 were due to the benevolence of the…

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Buhari Congratulates Ogun Governor, Ibikunle Amosun At 60

Amosun at 60. President Muhammadu Buhari in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, felicitated with all the family, friends and professional colleagues of the “visionary political leader, legislator, and administrator.’’ The president noted that Amosun’s foray into public service had continued to stimulate and inspire the younger generation…

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Ogun, Usaid Flag Off Tuberculosis Initiative

The Ogun Government in conjunction with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has flagged-off a free tuberculosis screening programme in Ijebu-Ode. The programme,  which commenced on Wednesday at Itantebo area in Ijebu-Ode,  was also launched simultaneously across nine other local governments across the state. Pay Attention. Read:  Herbalist swindled businessman N190 million The programme…

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Ogun Traffic Agency, Trace Takes Road Safety Campaign To Schools

The Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) has said that, as part of its campaign efforts in 2018, safety advocacy would be re-introduce in school curriculum, in all tiers of education, in the State. The Corps Commander, Cdr Seni Ogunyemi who disclosed this during an interview with pressmen at his office in Abeokuta,…

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Ogun Hos Extol Retired Perm. Sec,charges Workers

Ogun State Head of Services (HoS), Mr. Abayomi Sobande, has called on all Civil Servants in the State, to be more committed and diligent in the discharge of their duties, towards sustaining the ethics of civil service. This advice was given at the send-off party, organized by the Bureau of State Pension, for it out-gone…

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Adeboye Hails Gani Adams, Regrets Absence From Installation

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has congratulated the national coordinator of the Oodua Peoples Congress, Otunba Gani Adams, on his installation as the 15th Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yoruba land by the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III. Adeboye, in a letter to Adams, dated January…

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Charity – Church Feeds, Gives Cash To 4,700 People

A church in Abeokuta the Ogun State capital, Treasure House of God, last weekend, fed and gave out cash and other items worth millions of Naira to 4,700 less privileged people in the gateway state. The beneficiaries of the charity gesture include widows, widowers, youths, students and the physically challenged in line with the corporate…

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Suspected Herdsmen Killed Farmer In Ogun

Suspected herdsmen have allegedly killed a farmer, Adetona Owolabi, on his farm on Thursday at Afon in Imeko-Afon Local Government Area of Ogun State. This killing came barely few hours after the state government said it had taken measures to prevent clashes between herdsmen and farmers in the state. Our correspondent gathered that trouble began…

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