…as governor hosts FRSC Corps Marshal The Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, has called on the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) to join hands with the state-owned traffic agency in managing traffic along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Abiodun made this call when he received the Acting Corps Marshal of the FRSC, Dauda Biu, in his Oke...
Former Governor of Ogun State and Senator representing Ogun Central, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, has reacted to the misrepresentation of his recent interview with the British Broadcasting Commission(BBC), Yoruba service, which alleged that he condemned the issuance of visas to Nigerians by foreign embassies, saying such deliberate misrepresentation of his words, had no bearing whatsoever on...
An engine boat with 85 passengers, comprising flood victims relocating to safer grounds as well as traders, has capsized in Ogbaru local government area of Anambra state. The boat, which broke down near Onukwu Bridge at Umunankwo, was ferrying the passengers from Ossomala to Nkwo Ogbakuba market. According to eye-witnesses, the boat floated for some...
US President Joe Biden on Thursday announced a pardon for all Americans convicted of marijuana possession under federal laws, meeting a longtime demand of supporters a month out from midterm congressional elections. “I am announcing a pardon of all prior federal offenses of simple possession of marijuana,” Biden said in a statement issued both in...
The House of Representatives has issued an ultimatum to the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to remit the sum of N66 billion to the coffers of the Federal Government. The House Committee on Finance gave the deadline on Wednesday and asked the agency to explain why it failed to remit the said sum out...
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has directed the management of Lagos Bus Services Limited (LBSL) to deploy a fleet of 65 buses along major routes from Monday, February 3, 2020. The directive follows a recent ban on the operation of motorcycles and tricycles in some parts of the State. According to Sanwo-Olu in a statement...
Ogun State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has called on Pilgrims who performed the 2019 Holy pilgrimage to Makkah and Medinah, to visit the Board’s Secretariat at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, from Tuesday, January 28, 2020, for the approved refund from the hajj fare paid. A release signed by the Executive Secretary of the Board, Abdul-Hakeem Kalejaiye indicated...
President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja Friday for London to participate in the inaugural UK-Africa Investment Summit holding on Monday, January 20, 2020. Hosted by the British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, the event, according to the organisers, is expected to bring together African leaders, international business chief executives and heads of international organisations “to create...
Ogun State Government is ready to take Adire fabric, produced in Abeokuta, to the international market, in order to compete with the outside world, encourage export and empower local producers, thereby boosting the State’s economy. Speaking with newsmen after a meeting with the State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, in his office at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, leader...
Two rockets crashed late Wednesday into the Iraqi capital’s Green Zone, the high-security enclave where foreign embassies including the US mission are based, security sources told AFP. The attack came nearly 24 hours after Tehran launched ballistic missiles at Iraqi bases housing American and other coalition forces in retaliation for the US killing top Iranian...
