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BREAKING: Ogun REC, Niyi Ijalaye dies in Abuja
The Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Ogun State, Barrister ‘Niyi Ijalaye is dead. The Ogun REC slumped and died in Abuja on Monday evening after a meeting of RECs at the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja. A reliable source at the Ogun State INEC revealed that Barrister Ijalaye had returned to his hotel room after…
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BREAKING: Police invite NLC President over alleged terrorism financing, cybercrime
The Nigeria Police Force has summoned the National President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, for questioning over allegations bordering on terrorism financing, cybercrime, and other related offences. The Police stated that the invitation of Ajaero was to assist in an ongoing investigation in which the NLC president had been implicated by suspects apprehended by the law enforcement…
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ASUU issues 21-day strike notice to FG
Nigerian university lecturers under the aegis of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has issued a 21-day ultimatum to the Federal Government for a planned nationwide strike. The notice is part of the resolutions reached at the national executive council meeting of the union, which was held at the University of Ibadan at the weekend. Although the union is…
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Rice Farming: Abiodun flags off harvest of 200-hectare plantation
Ogun State has joined the league of rice-producing states in the country with the flagging off of the harvest of 200 hectares of farmland at Magboro Rice Farm in Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of the state. The farm is the brainchild of the Ogun State Economic Transformation Project, supported by the World Bank and aimed at driving economic growth and…
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Isese Day: 4 Southwest States declare august 20th public holiday
Four Southwest States have declared August 20th (Tuesday) as public holiday to celebrate Isese Day. The States are Lagos, Osun, Oyo and Ogun. In separate statement on Monday by the State governments, the traditional worshippers were charged to pray for the Nation and economic advancement of Nigeria. Head of Service in Lagos, Bode Agoro, said the decision further reaffirms Babajide…
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Osoba lauds Abiodun’s urban renewal drive
Former Governor of Ogun State, Aremo Olusegun Osoba, has commended Governor Dapo Abiodun for his urban renewal drive, especially the housing delivery initiative, which is unprecedented in the history of the state. Aremo Osoba gave the commendation at the inauguration of the newly installed dual electronic gate, which he donated at the Olusegun Osoba Hilltop Estate, Abeokuta. According to him,…
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Presidential Jets Seizure: Utomi lambasts Amosun over ‘Blacklist’ allegation
A professor of Political Economy, Pat Utomi, has lashed out at Ibikunle Amosun over the allegation that he was blacklisted by the Ogun State House of Assembly before he took over office as the governor of the state. Utomi while featuring on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Monday, denied having any business transactions with the Ogun State government that could have…
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Isese Day: Ogun declares August 20th as public holiday
Ogun State Government has declared Tuesday, August 20th, as public holiday to celebrate this year’s Isese day, in line with Dapo Abiodun-led administration’s firm belief in religious inclusivity. According to a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Strategy, Hon. Kayode Akinmade, the work-free day will allow traditional worshippers across the State to commemorate their…
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Nigerian politics dominated by unqualified individuals, says ex-Cross Rriver Governor
KUNLE SANNI A former Cross River State Governor, Donald Duke, has expressed concern over the state of politics in Nigeria, attributing its decline to the involvement of unqualified individuals. Speaking in Abuja at the 2024 Teens Career Conference, themed “The Power of Music,” Duke criticized the current political landscape, stating that it has been brought to its lowest level by…
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1999 Constitution not Nigeria’s problem but leadership- Sule Lamido
Kunle Sanni A former Jigawa State governor, Sule Lamido, has said that Nigeria’s problems are not a result of its constitution but leadership. He made the comment In response to a recent request from The Patriots, a group of distinguished citizens who met with President Bola Tinubu and advocated for a new constitution, Lamido made this statement. The group’s leader,…
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