The National Alliance for Democratic Governance (NADG) has forcefully dismissed allegations linking the Honourable Minister of State for Defence, Dr. Bello Mohammed Matawalle, to terrorism and bribery, insisting that no credible evidence has been presented to support the claims and warning against what it described as a troubling rise in…
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…Warns on loan defaults, hails hostel project, court victory as Matron calls for peaceful elections The President of the NSCDC Staff Cooperative Investment and Credit Society Limited, Ogun State Command, SC Semiu Ajijola Elegbede, has led members through a detailed account of progress, reforms and challenges facing the society, declaring…
The Ogun State Commissioner for Finance and Chief Economic Adviser to the Ogun State Government, Otunba OlaDapo AbdulRahman Okubadejo, has advocated for sustainable transfer to cleaner energy to maintain global economic stability Otunba Okubadejo made the call at the 2026 Commonwealth Trade and Investment Summit (CTIS), held at the Mansion…
…As SC Elegbede says Project Points to Fulfilment Of Campaign Promises The Ogun State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Remilekun Omolade Ekundayo today led the commissioning of a 13-room self-contained hostel complex in Isolu community, Abeokuta, describing the project funded by the Ogun NSCDC Staff…
By James Ezema The recent call by a U.S.-based lawmaker, Kimberly Daniels, for the removal of Nigeria’s Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has stirred predictable reactions across political and media spaces. Yet, beneath the headlines lies a more important question: is Nigeria’s deepening insecurity the failure of one…
A presidential aspirant of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Comrade Dotun Opaleye, popularly known as Zamora, has pledged to champion the conversion of the Federal Government’s student loan scheme into a grant if elected president of the association. Opaleye, a student of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta…
In the bustling streets of Ward 9 in Abeokuta North Local Government, where survival is often forged through grit and daily hustle, Afeez Akindele insists his story is being deliberately distorted. The All Progressives Congress (APC) member has found himself at the centre of a growing political whisper campaign branding…
An aspirant for the Ogun State House of Assembly, Olalekan Olatunde Jiboku, has declared his intention to contest the Abeokuta South Constituency II seat in the 2027 general elections, pledging to deliver purposeful and inclusive representation. Jiboku made his declaration while addressing supporters and residents at Ward 8, where he…
The Ogun State Ministry of Urban and Physical Planning has honoured Pelican Valley Nigeria Limited and its Chief Executive Officer, Ambassador (Dr) Babatunde Adeyemo, with an award of recognition for promoting sustainable real estate development, adherence to approved planning standards and consistent support for World Habit Day celebration in the…
The Cross River State Government has confirmed a case of COVID-19 and activated emergency response measures to contain any potential spread. Commissioner for Health, Dr. Henry Egbe Ayuk, disclosed this on Tuesday in Calabar, assuring residents that the situation is under control and does not warrant panic. He said the…