Ogun State, Nigeria, World News & Stories
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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.…
Unless something changes, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is ready to accept the new salary increase offered by the Federal Government. This information came from a document signed by ASUU President, Chris Piwuna, in Abuja on Monday. Earlier, The PUNCH reported that the government had offered a 40% salary increase during negotiations with…
Pastor Tunde Bakare, Serving Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, has claimed that U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to label Nigeria a “Country of Particular Concern” and his comments about Christian genocide were driven by a desire to secure Nigeria’s oil and other economic interests. Speaking during his State of the Nation Address on…
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 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 On Sunday, President Tinubu directed that police officers attached to VIPs should be withdrawn immediately and reassigned to community policing.…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the immediate withdrawal of police officers assigned to protect Very Important Persons (VIPs). The order was issued during a security meeting with the nation’s service chiefs, including the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu; the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke; the Inspector General…
The United States House of Representatives Subcommittee on Africa will hold a public hearing on Thursday, November 20, 2025. The hearing will discuss President Donald Trump’s recent decision to label Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern” (CPC) because of alleged religious persecution. If the U.S. Senate agrees with this designation, it could allow the…
The host of the Brekete Family human rights programme, Ahmed Isah, popularly known as “Ordinary President,” has praised Lieutenant A.M. Yerima, a naval officer, for his calm and respectful conduct during a recent clash with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, and some FCT Administration officials. During his live show on…
The lawmaker representing Ipokia/Idiroko Constituency in the Ogun State House of Assembly, Hon. Bisi Oyedele, also known as Citiside, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to lift the ban on fuel supply to communities located within 20 kilometres of Nigeria’s borders. The fuel supply restriction, introduced to stop smuggling to neighbouring countries, has caused serious…
President Bola Tinubu has directed the Minister of Education, Dr. Olatunji Alausa, to urgently resolve the ongoing industrial dispute with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), stressing that he will not tolerate another strike that disrupts learning in Nigerian universities. Speaking with State House correspondents after meeting the President at the Aso Rock Villa…
