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Ogun Restates Commitment To Promoting Cultural Festivals

The Ogun State government, led by Prince Dapo Abiodun, has reaffirmed its commitment to the promotion and sustainability of cultural festivals in order to ensure their place of pride in international societies. Dr. Oluwatoyin Taiwo, the State Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, disclosed this in his office at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, while answering questions from an…

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Woman Arrested For Setting Husband’s Mistress On Fire

A file photo of a police van. One Kehinde Wasiu, 32, has been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for reportedly setting on fire her husband’s 23-year-old mistress, Tosin Olugbade. This is according to a statement signed by DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, spokesperson for the Ogun Police Command. “The suspect was arrested following a report…

The Standard Organization Of Nigeria Clears Out Seized Substandard Tyres In Ogun State

The Standard Organization Of Nigeria has evacuated seized substandard tyres from a warehouse located in a remote area in Ogun State. The exercise, which was led by , Mallam Farouk Salim, The Director General, SON, who was represented by Mike Dakhing, Director, Inspectorate and Compliance led to the seizure of tyres stuffed in 200 containers…

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Twitter Deletes President Buhari`s Tweet For Violating Rules

Twitter has deleted President Muhammadu Buhari’s tweet in which he threatened to deal with Nigerians “misbehaving” in “the language they understand”. President Buhari had in a tweet shared on Tuesday, evoked Nigeria’s civil war experience which was fought between 1967 and 1970, and noted that most of those “misbehaving” by burning electoral offices were maybe…

Ogun, Lagos Setup Joint Development Commission

 Ogun and Lagos states can be likened to Siamese twin. An operation to separate one from another is so complicated that any mistake, can lead to the death of either of the twin. The two states are like two rivers flowing into each other and this makes it very difficult to identify which river actually…

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Ogun Pensioners Declare Fasting, Threaten Protest At Governor’s Office

HUNDREDS of members of the local government pensioners and retired primary school teachers in Ogun State have declared three days fasting and vowed to stage a protest against the state Governor, Dapo Abiodun, for his alleged refusal to pay their gratuities.The pensioners on the platform of Local Government Pensioners Association said they would go to…

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