Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Monday, warned that the state government will not tolerate lawlessness and the violation of the state’s building codes. The governor also denied any political motives in the partial demolition of DATKEM Plaza, Ijebu-Ode. Prince Abiodun formally reacted to the demolition and the attendant accusation after inspecting the 8-kilometre Mowe-Ofada Road, in Obafemi Owode ... Read More »
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Fearless Energy Drink Takes the Thrill to Lomé, Togo
Fearless Energy Drink, Nigeria’s leading energy brand under Rite Foods Limited, known for its exceptional commitment to adventure and pushing boundaries has expanded its activities to Togo, with the sponsorship of the ‘Car Show Lomé,’ the largest car event in Lomé, held at ‘Palais Des Congres De Lomé’ on September 10, 2023, as part of the preliminary events for TOR’Q23: ... Read More »
Southwest Speakers Meet In Lagos
Speakers of state Legislatures in the Southwestern part of Nigeria on Monday gathered at the Lagos State House of Assembly for discussions aimed at the progress of the zone. The gathering comes few days to the Abuja meeting of the Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures in Nigeria where a national chairman is billed to emerge. State Speakers at the ... Read More »
Oyo Govt. Promises to Rid Oke-Ogun of Insecurity
The Oyo State Government has said it remained committed to winning the war against insecurity in Oke-Ogun Zone. The Deputy Governor of Oyo State, Barr. Bayo Lawal said this on Thursday, during a Stakeholders meeting ahead of the 2024 fiscal year, held at Kisi for all the Local Government in Oke-Ogun Zone II. The Deputy Governor added that the present ... Read More »
SANWO-OLU MOURNS AKINTOLA WILLIAMS, SAYS HIS LEGACIES CAN’T BE FORGOTTEN
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has mourned the passage of the first indigenous chartered accountant and elder statesman, Akintola Williams, describing his death as colossal loss. The Governor said the legacies of Akintola Williams, who died at the age of 104 in his house in Lagos, on Monday, cannot be forgotten. Governor Sanwo-Olu in a statement issued on Monday ... Read More »
PRESIDENT TINUBU SECURES LANDMARK DEAL WITH UNITED ARAB EMIRATES ACROSS SECTORS; VISA BAN ON NIGERIAN TRAVELERS IS LIFTED IMMEDIATELY
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and President of the United Arab Emirates, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, on Monday in Abu Dhabi, have finalized a historic agreement, which has resulted in the immediate cessation of the visa ban placed on Nigerian travelers. Furthermore, by this historic agreement, both Etihad Airlines and Emirates Airlines are to immediately resume flight schedules into and ... Read More »
INSECURITY: IGP SETS UP COMMITTEE TO REVIEW FIREARMS LICENSING, REGULATIONS
The Inspector-General of Police, Ag. IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, NPM, Ph.D., has announced the establishment of an ad hoc committee tasked with the comprehensive review of firearms licensing and regulations by the Nigeria Police Force in line with the Firearms Act and other extant laws, in the interest of public safety and general security. The Committee’s mandate will encompass a ... Read More »
DATKEM Plaza Is Not An Illegal Structure, the Building Approval Plan was duly Approved by the Ogun State Government in 2009
We read with utter dismay and bewilderment a post vandalisation narrative attributed to one Engr. Olayiwola Abiodun, said to be the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development trying to justify the wanton destruction of the Datkem Plaza on Folagabde Street, Ijebu Ode in the dead of the night of Sunday 10th of September, 2023. The ... Read More »
Abiodun mourns Akintola Williams, says his demise marks the end of an era
Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has described the passing of Nigeria’s pioneered Chartered Accountant, Akintola Williams, as the end of an era. Akintola was reported to have died on Monday at his residence in Lagos at the age of 104. The governor, in a statement he personally signed, eulogized the immeasurable contributions of the late Accountant to the field ... Read More »
Tribunal affirms APC’s Salisu winner of Ogun Central Senatorial poll
The Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Isabo, Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Monday, affirmed Senator SHUAIB AFOLABI SALISU as the winner of the Ogun Central Senatorial Election in the state. The tribunal dismissed the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party. Olumide Aderinokun of the PDP, and the PDP itself had challenged the election of the APC Senator on two grounds. ... Read More »