Ogun State, Nigeria, World News & Stories
120 posts.
Former Ogun State Governor and veteran journalist Aremo Olusegun Osoba has identified the lack of continuity between successive governments as a major obstacle to Nigeria’s development. Osoba spoke in Abeokuta on Sunday after being installed as the Life Vice Patron of the Abeokuta Club. He expressed concern that many state and federal administrations routinely abandon…
Stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Odogbolu Local Government Area have formally endorsed Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, CON, for the Ogun East Senatorial seat in the 2027 general elections. The endorsement came on Wednesday during a well-attended stakeholders’ meeting, where the motion was moved by Hon. Femi Ogunbanwo Omo-Iwa, the federal…
Two prominent Arewa groups in Ogun State — the Arewa Business and Trade Association (ABTAOS) and the Arewa Community APC Group (ACAGO) — have formally endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for a second term in 2027. The groups also urged Governor Dapo Abiodun to contest the Ogun East Senatorial seat in the next general election.…
Nigeria’s Defence Minister, Alhaji Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, has resigned from his post with immediate effect. The announcement was made on Monday in Abuja by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy. Onanuga said Badaru submitted a letter dated December 1, informing the President that he was stepping down for health…
The Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, has officially left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He said he was leaving because of the ongoing leadership problems in the party at the national level. Adeleke shared the announcement on his Instagram page on Monday night. He said he submitted his resignation letter to party officials in…
Political tensions between Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun and former Governor Gbenga Daniel intensified on Sunday, after Daniel accused Abiodun of intolerance and leading a politically motivated witch-hunt driven by what he described as the governor’s resistance to inclusive governance. Daniel made the remarks during a visit to Ijebu Igbo in Ijebu North Local Government…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday announced a national security emergency and ordered the Nigerian Police and Armed Forces to hire more officers to fight rising insecurity in the country. According to a statement from the State House, the president instructed the police to recruit 20,000 more officers, increasing the total planned recruitment to 50,000.…
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has announced that beginning in 2026, small businesses will continue to complete full tax computations and file returns, even though they will not be required to pay income tax. Speaking during a webinar, FIRS Deputy Director Kehinde Kajesomo said the process will still involve calculating assessable profits, deducting capital…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Ward 4 in Sagamu, Ogun State, has clarified why it suspended the Senator representing Ogun East, Gbenga Daniel. According to the ward leadership, the action followed the senator’s repeated refusal to appear before a panel investigating allegations of anti-party activities. Speaking at a press conference in Sabo, Sagamu, the Ward…
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has criticised President Bola Tinubu’s recent order to remove police officers assigned to important individuals (VIPs), saying it is only a political move and will not solve Nigeria’s growing insecurity. On Sunday, President Tinubu directed that police officers attached to VIPs should be withdrawn immediately and reassigned to community policing.…
