The envisaged Smart City, the emerging Dubai of Nigeria, has berthed in Masa, a community off Kobape junction of the Abeokuta-Sagamu Expressway in Ogun State. It is the Pelican Ecostay Apartments, where nature meets luxury. Its story could be likened to the folklore of Olene, a legendary novel city within…
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Operatives of the Department of the State Services have arrested the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero. It was learned that Ajaero was arrested on Monday morning at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on his way to the United Kingdom for an official assignment. The NLC president…
In a significant gesture aimed at supporting education, no fewer than 450 primary and secondary school students in the Akinale area of Ogun State have been empowered with scholarships and academic materials ahead of the 2024/2025 academic session. The initiative, led by the Treasured Points of Light Foundation in partnership…
I, Hon. Wale George Ajayi, the leading aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the forthcoming elections in Ogun Waterside Local Government, hereby categorically debunk the false and misleading rumour circulating on social media suggesting my loyalty to Otunba Gbenga Daniel (OGD). This rumour is entirely baseless, mischievous, and…
The One Nigeria Agenda has condemned the double standards exhibited by the Labour Party and its supporters in the political discourse, following the backlash against Deputy Speaker Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu’s statement on the All Progressives Congress taking over the governorship in Abia State. Kalu’s statement was met with fierce…
…set to hold meeting with parties, stakeholders The Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission (OGSIEC) has amended the age qualification for candidates in the forthcoming local government elections. It reduced the minimum age from 30 to 25 years. The amendment, according to a statement issued and signed by its Chairman, Babatunde…
Ogun State Deputy Governor, Engr. Noimot Salako-Oyedele, has urged the Criterion, a Professional Muslim women organisation, to be more strategic and engage in different advocacy programmes, to make the organisation more attractive to young Muslim sisters. Engr. Salako-Oyedele, who made this known while playing host to the National Executives and…
The Federal Ministry of Education has clarified that the ministry has not stopped students who are not up to 18 years old from writing the West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination and the National Examinations Council exams. The Minister of State for Education, Dr Yusuf Sununu, made the clarification in…
The Obidient Movement has announced its intention to harness its collective power to drive its mission of building a New Nigeria. According to Dr. Yunusa Tanko, Interim National Coordinator of the movement, “Together we are embarking on a path to build a movement that speaks with one voice, is formidable,…
The Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) Abeokuta Branch is set to host a memorial lecture in honor of the Late Rear Admiral Olufemi Olumide, FNSE, OFR, mni, NN (Rtd). Rear Admiral Olumide was a pioneer of the National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), a former Federal Commissioner for…