Rasheed Kashamu, son of the late Senator Buruji Kashamu has been announced as winner of the House of Assembly election into Ijebu North Constituency 1. He polled 10, 004 to defeat the incumbent member of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Hon. Sylvester ‘Niyi Abiodun (a.k.a SLY) of the All Progressives Congress (APC). At 26,...
The Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on March 16, 2023, arraigned one Prof. Uche Chigozie Edwin for an alleged N1.4bn fraud before Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. Edwin was arraigned alongside his companies, Visionary Integrated Consulting Limited, NEMAD Associates Limited and Revamp...
An unspecified number of people have been reportedly killed following a clash between the members of the proscribed Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) popularly known as Shiites and security details attached to the Convoy of Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state. The incident happened on Thursday in the Rigasa area along the Nnamdi Azikiwe Western...
It was jubilation galore for the residents of Abeokuta, the capital city of Ogun State as Gov. Dapo Abiodun commissioned the 7.2km Fajol-American Junction-Gbonagun road and a Primary Health Centre at Itoko also in the State Capital. Speaking at the commissioning of the two projects, Gov. Dapo Abiodun said the Fajol Junction-Ajegunle-Osara-Gbonangun road, which crisscrosses...
…Says My Job Not Yet Done For Ogun A former Governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, on Saturday, gave an insight into why he took renewed interest in seeking public office again 20 years after he first contested and won elective position as governor. He disclosed that he returned from political sabbatical “because many...
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele on Tuesday said President Muhammadu Buhari will unveil newly designed N1,000, N500 and N200 notes on Wednesday, November 23, 2022. Emefiele made this known during the apex bank’s Monetary Policy Committee monthly meeting in Abuja. According to him, the CBN won’t shift its deadline...
The United Kingdom Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) on Monday, updated its Travel Advice for Abuja from ‘Amber’ to ‘Green’ and advised against all but essential travel to Nigeria’s political capital. In a statement made available to Channels Television, the FCDO also warned British nationals to avoid 22 states in Nigeria. “There continues to be...
The Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun has charged the 20 national honours awardees from the state to help attract more investments to the state. In a statement by the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Gov. Abiodun said the awardees have enormous clout to attract more private participation into the industrial development programmes of his administration. Abiodun...
Ex-Big Brother Naija housemate and musician, Patrick Fakoya, popularly known as Rico Swavey, has been involved in a ghastly accident. Fellow housemate and reality star Alex Unusual disclosed the sad news in a Twitter post on Tuesday, calling for prayers. “Please put @iamricoswavey in your prayers today. He was involved in a ghastly accident hours ago and...
Poised to reduce carbon emission in Ogun State, Governor Dapo Abiodun-led administration says plans are underway to convert vehicles running on petrol to gas. According to a press statement issued in Abeokuta on Monday by Kunle Somorin, the governor’s chief press secretary , Abiodun dropped the hint at an interactive meeting with transport union members...
