Ogun State, Nigeria, World News & Stories
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Senator Solomon Adeola Yayi, who currently represents Lagos West Senatorial District, is quickly becoming the most powerful and popular politician in Ogun State. Adeola, who is now running for Ogun West in 2023 on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has won the hearts of many. From the Lagos State House of Assembly,…
Doyin Okupe, the director-general of the Peter Obi presidential campaign, was found guilty of violating the Money Laundering Act by a federal high court in Abuja. Okupe was charged with 59 counts of money laundering and diversion of funds totaling N702 million by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in 2019. He appeared before…
Dapo Abiodun, the Governor of Ogun State, has issued an Executive Order establishing the Ogun State Social Investment Programme. On Wednesday, Abiodun signed the Order in his office in Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, saying it would help to alleviate poverty and hunger by ensuring equitable distribution of resources to the vulnerable, poor, and widows, among others. The…
GOVERNOR Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State announced yesterday that the Federal Government would designate the state-owned Agro Cargo International Airport as the country’s non-oil export terminal. The governor, who made the announcement during the 5th Coronation and 60th birthday reception of the Chairman, Ogun State Council of Obas and the Akarigbo of Remoland, Oba Babatunde…
Olamide Famuwagun of the Punch wrote in a report published on the media house’s website on how residents of the Ogun Waterside Local Government Area of Ogun State suffer the loss of loved ones due to the lack of required health personnel in Ibiade General Hospital, a facility expected to serve the entire council. Sodiq…
Hon. Adekunle Akinlade, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) deputy governorship candidate in Ogun State, has revealed that the party has returned to the ballot box to contest the 2023 general elections in Ogun State as a result of the new electoral law. According to Akinlade, PDP candidates in Ogun who were sacked by an Abeokuta…
According to a report monitored online in a publication titled “Investigation: Schools Ogun Govt Claimed It Renovated Remain Decrepit” by Premium Times, of the 100 public primary and secondary schools claimed to have been rehabilitated by the state’s Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) between 2019 and 2022, a large percentage are still in disrepair. Read…
The Canadian Government has expressed its readiness to collaborate with the Ogun State Government in the area of agriculture. The Deputy High Commissioner, Government of Canada, Teshome Nkurumah disclosed this during a courtesy visit to Governor Dapo Abiodun at the Oke-Mosan office in Abeokuta, said that the Canadian Government was on a mission to find…
In an interview with Daud Olatunji of the Punch, the PDP senatorial candidate for Ogun Central, Olumide Aderinokun, said, among other things, the Nigerian economy is in a state of emergency. According to him, the economy is in critical condition and needs urgent rescue. He lamented the current price for a loaf of bread hitting…
Ogun declares war on kidnappers. The state government assured residents and travelers passing through the state of adequate security before, during, and after the Yuletide season. The government also stated that it would step up efforts to rid the Ogun State corridor of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway of kidnappers and other armed gangs by providing more…
