Ogun State, Nigeria, World News & Stories
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In its efforts at curbing the spread of HIV/AIDS, the Ogun State Government has embarked on regular youth empowerment, identification of key population, aggressive community HIV testing, strong referral linkage of identified cases, engagement of media to transmit prevention and other HIV related messages among others, towards achieving epidemic control. …
Ahead of the 2019 governorship election in Ogun State, the Ijebu-Remo Governorship Agenda Elders Forum, yesterday, picked Ogun State Commissioner for Commerce and Industry, Otunba Bimbo Ashiru as its consensus candidate. Ashiru was said to have defeated former Deputy Governor, Segun Adesegun, Senators Gbenga Kaka and Olorunnimbe Mamora, Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Olumuyiwa Oladipo,…
According to former Senior Special Assistant to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Doyin Okupe, with the present crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party in Ogun State and the infighting among members of the ruling All Progressives Congress in the State, Accord Party is set to liberate Ogun people from the two major political parties. The former Senior…
Ogun State government has set aside the sum of N50billion for the take off the Moshood Abiola University of Science and Technology (MAUSTECH), Abeokuta, and the newly established Ogun State Polytechnic, Ipokia. The state governor, Ibikunle Amosun, disclosed this on Saturday during the Treasury Board meeting for the 2018 budget preparation held at the Obas’…
Ogun Government has begun the audit of the staff of all its personnel in all tertiary institutions across the state. The Auditor-General of the state, Mr. Babajide Olubanjo, made this known to newsmen on Saturday during the exercise at the D.S. Adegbenro ICT Polytechnic, Itori in Ewekoro Local Government Area. Olubanjo, represented by the Principal…
Femi Ogboonikan writing in Thisday Live dissect the revolutionary declaration by the Ogun State governor, Ibikunle Amosun to support Ogun West Senatorial District to produce the next governor of the state which has thrown the state’s political landscape into confusion. The announcement by the governor of Ogun State Ibikunle Amosun, to support Ogun West Senatorial…
The majority leader of Ogun State House of Assembly, Hon. Yinka Mafe, Wednesday, said he has instructed his lawyers to institute a court action against the Nigerian Police, Ogun State command, for allegedly attacking him late Tuesday night. Mafe told our INDEPENDENT correspondent that no fewer than 50 security officers loaded in eight vehicles bombarded…
Less than eight hours after they were dislodged, the Buruji Kashamu faction of the party has regained the control of the party secretariat on IBB Boulevard, Abeokuta. The Sikirullai Ogundele led new executive of the Ogun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had earlier on Monday dislodged the factional chairman, Engr. Bayo Dayo,…
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the November/December 2016 Senior School Certificate Examinations results with Ogun state topping the performance chart. Addressing Journalists at the Council’s Headquarters in Minna, the Registrar and Chief Executive of NECO, Prof. Charles Uwakwe, said the release of the results barely 60 days after the exams were conducted, was…
No fewer than 168 clinics and hospitals have been put under lock and key by the government of Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State. According to reports monitor online by Ogun Today team, the action of the government follow refusal of the health facilities to revalidate or register the affected clinics and hospitals. Mr. Babatunde…
