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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…
The residents of a Ogun community of Makun Omi have declared that the they never attacked the neighbouring community of Atijere in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State. The people of Atijere on Wednesday staged a protest in Ondo State capital, Akure against alleged attack by the youths in the Ogun community, alleging that…
According to a Punch report, for solving 17 Maths questions in one minute, Oluwatunmise Idowu, a pupil of Scholars Universal Secondary School, Ota, Ogun State, has set a new record in the annual Cowbellpedia Mathematics Television quiz. Idowu who is 13 year old set the new record when she slugged it out in the Group…
Some allegedly vandals, responsible for attacks on communities in Lagos and Ogun states in recent times are now escaping in their numbers to communities in the Ilaje and Ese-Odo local government areas of Ondo State. Investigations on Monday showed that the insurgents, who escaped the intensified aerial bombardment by the Nigerian Air Force of their…
The Nigerian Air Force, NAF has released a video of how its fighter jets destroyed suspected militants, who are said to be armed pipeline vandals strongholds at Arepo, Ogun State. The strikes were part of aerial operations to dislodge militants that have terrorised riverside communities of Ogun and Lagos states in recent times. See video…
The Remo Traditional Council has formally informed Governor Ibikunle Amosun about the passage of the Akarigbo and Paramount Ruler of Remoland, Oba Michael Adeniyi Sonariwo. Oba Michael Adeniyi Sonariwo who doubled as Chairman of the State Council of Obas until his demise joined his ancestors on July 23 while on medical check-up at a hospital…
