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OGSG moves to affiliate Oba Adetona college of governance to NIPSS
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has disclosed that efforts are in top gear to affiliate the Oba Sikiru Adetona College of Governance with the National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, Jos, for the training of high ranking government officials. The governor made this known at the 90th birthday and 64th coronation anniversary thanksgiving of the Awujale…
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AFDB to partner OGSG on special agro industrial processing zone
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has described Ogun State as a powerful ally in its development programmes and project implementation. The Special Adviser to the President of the Bank on Industrialization, Professor Banji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka, made the assertion in an interview at the weekend, after a meeting with Governor Dapo Abiodun at the Governor’s Office, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta. He said the visit…
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Igbo cannot apologise to Fulani over January 1966 coup- Ohaneze Ndigbo
By Innocent Raphael Amidst widespread outrage sparked by a viral audio alleging plans for Ndigbo to apologize to the Fulani community over the 1966 coup in Nigeria, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo has vehemently denied any such intentions. The apex Igbo socio-cultural organization denounced the viral audio as false, malicious, and wicked, maintaining that the Igbo community bears no responsibility for the…
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Akpabio assures Akwa-Ibom of development as state partners FHA on mass housing
Kunle Sanni The Senate Presidens Godswill Akpabio has reaffirmed the National Assembly’s support and cooperation for the development of Akwa Ibom State, beginning with the construction of mass housing on 50 hectares of land for the project’s launch. Senator Akpabio made the pledge at the grand reception organised for him by the people of Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District…
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IPI asks Egbetokun to release detained FIJ journalist
..expresses worry over recent attacks on Nigerian journalists By Innocent Raphael The abduction of Daniel Ojukwu, a journalist with the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), has reignited fears about press safety in Nigeria, prompting the Nigerian National Committee of the International Press Institute (IPI Nigeria) to voice urgent concerns. In a statement released by Musikilu Mojeed, President of IPI Nigeria,…
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Court declares illegal dismissal of pregnant unmarried policewomen
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has declared illegal Regulations 126 and 127 of the Nigerian Police which allows for the dismissal of an unmarried policewomen who become pregnant during their service. The three-man panel of the court also asked the respondents, the Attorney General of the Federation, the Police Service Commission and the Nigerian Police Force, to carry out a comprehensive…
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PDP Is ever strong, no vacancy at Abere in 2026, says Osun PDP to APC
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Osun State has told the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) to face the realities of its extinction in the state, saying there is no vacancy for the opposition at the Government Secretariat, Abere come 2026. The PDP, in a statement by its Chairman, Sunday Bisi laughed at the APC…
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Abdulrazaq celebrates Kwara students for excellent performance in UTME
By Mosunmola Ayobami,Ilorin Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has congratulated students across public and private schools in the state for impressive results in the recently held Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Abdulrazqa particularly congratulated Master Samuel Olanrewaju Oluwasemilore of Government Secondary School, Omu Aran, who scored 358 in the exam. He also congratulated the Great 30 (students) from Kwara-based Eucharistic…
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Court restrains Gov. Adeleke from presenting staff of office to Aree of Iree
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo An Osun State High Court sitting in Osogbo has ordered Governor Ademola Adeleke not to present certificate, instrument and/or staff of office to Oba Muritala Oyelakin as the Aree of Iree. The presiding judge, Justice Michael Awe, while given the order on Friday in a motion ex-parte brought before the court by the sacked Oba Raphael…
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Group faults imposition of Chief Imam, says selection must be purely religious, not political
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The lnisa Muslim Elites Association (IMEA), in Odo-Otin Local Government area off Osun State has faulted the alleged imposition of a less qualified candidate to be the Chief Imam of lnisa Central mosque. Addressing journalists in Osogbo, the chairman of the association, Alhaji Kasali Adeyemo, who pleaded with Governor Ademola Adeleke not to interfere in the…
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