The Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Tuesday announced a cash reward of N5m and a house to world, Commonwealth and African 100m hurdles champion Oluwatobi Amusan. The Governor also named Amusan an Ogun State Sports Ambassador. Abiodun, in a …
Take ownership of public infrastructures, Abiodun tells Ogun residents
The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has called on the people of the state to take ownership of public infrastructures, particularly roads in their various localities, saying “it is your duty to protect the roads as they belong to…
Owo Massacre: South-West govs to hold security meeting – Gov. Abiodun
Six South-West Governors would soon hold a security meeting on how to consolidate the existing security system in the region. Ogun State governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun disclosed this on Tuesday in Akure, the Ondo State capital, following the gruesome killings…
*Ataga’s Murder: Court Dismisses Chidinma’s Objection (Tribune)*Meet regal Alaafin’s first wife, Ayaba Abibat Nihinlola Adeyemi; how they met 65 years ago (Vanguard)
Ataga’s Murder: Court Dismisses Chidinma’s Objection (Tribune) A Lagos State High Court sitting at Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS) has dismissed Chidinma Ojukwu’s counsel’s objection to cross-examine a bank staff over late Mr Usifo Ataga’s bank statements tendered as exhibits. Justice…
Abiodun appoints new Head of Service in Ogun
Gov. Dapo Abiodun of Ogun has appointed Dr Nafiu Aigoro as the new Head of Civil Service in the state. This is contained in a statement issued in Abeokuta on Friday by Mr Tokunbo Talabi, the Secretary to the State…
Labour blocks Lagos-Abeokuta expressway in protest of its deplorable condition
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Ogun State chapter, on Wednesday in Sango-Ota, blocked the Lagos-Abeokuta expressway over the deplorable state of the highway. The NLC Lagos State chapter of the congress joined their Ogun counterpart to stage the protest. The…
In Ilogbo, Ife residents despair over dilapidated roads
Residents of Ilogbo in Ado-Odo Local Council of Ogun State have appealed to the state governor Dapo Abiodun to come to their aid, saying the only access road that connects them to Iju and Iyana Ilogbo is becoming increasingly unbearable…
*Lagos dispatch rider dies after ramming into bus (Punch)*Assembly approves Sanwo-Olu’s request to amend 2021 budget (Guardian)
Lagos dispatch rider dies after ramming into bus (Punch) A dispatch rider with a delivery company, Q-Link Delivery Services, has been killed after colliding with a commercial bus on the Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos State. PUNCH Metro gathered that the…
Fraud: FBI nab Dapo Abiodun’s aide, Abidemi Rufai, in New York
The United States’ Federal Bureau of Investigation have arrested Abidemi Rufai, a Senior Special Assistant to Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, over $350,000 employment fraud. Rufai was arrested on Friday evening at the John F Kennedy International Airport in New…
*27 arrested during raids on Lagos criminal hideouts (Punch)*Panic as Piggyvest, Risevest, others deactivate users’ Providus Bank accounts (Guardian)
27 arrested during raids on Lagos criminal hideouts (Punch) No fewer than 27 suspected criminals have been arrested by men of the Lagos State Police Command during raids on criminal hideouts in different parts of the state. The state Police…