Ota & Ogun State News, Nigeria & World Breaking News
Uncertainties within the All Progressives Congress, APC as to the direction ahead of the 2023 General Election was at the weekend beginning to clear with postulations of Nigeria’s powerful governors increasingly emerging to drive the process. The coming out of the governors, it was gathered, and the seeming unwillingness of President Muhammadu Buhari to identify […]
The Olota of Ota and Olofin Apesin Olode, His Royal Majesty, Oba (Prof.) Abdulkabir Adeyemi Obalanlege has concluded plans to convene the first annual All Awori Obas of Ogun State Retreat. The 3-day retreat is scheduled to hold between February 8 and 11, 2022 at Crown City Resort, Agbara, Ogun State at 10am each day. […]
Popular Nigerian socialite, Laide Oropo, who ruled the social scene in the 1960s and 70s, has died Sunday evening, two of his employees have said. Mr Oropo died at a private office located in Ogba Soye road along Abeokuta road, Ijebu-Ode in Ogun State. He was aged 79. The late businessman, who was the toast […]
Seun Kuti, the youngest son of afro-beat legend, Fela, reportedly insulted the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu at a public event in Tuesday. Seun, who is also an activist aside his music, walked out on the governor at his eldest sister, Yeni’s birthday celebration. The musician caused a stir when he raised his middle finger […]
The Olota of Otta, Oba (Prof) Abdulkabir Adeyemi Obalanlege has charged the youths on productivity and eschew any form of land grabbing or speculator which will not make rather mar their future. The royal father, Professor, Abdulkabir Obalanlege gave this charge while delivering his goodwill message at the “1st All Ota Summit” at his palace […]
Shehu Sani, former Kaduna lawmaker, has kicked against the bill seeking to scrap National Youth Service Corps, NYSC. A bill seeking to scrap the scheme, sponsored by Awaji Abiante, a lawmaker from Rivers State on Wednesday, passed through second reading at the green chamber. The lawmaker seeks to use the bill to amend section 315 […]
The Federal Government has announced sanctions for 27 foreigners and 62 Nigerians who recently returned from countries with high incidence of COVID-19 and who evaded safety protocols put in place for returnees from those countries. Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and Chairman, Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19, Mr Boss Mustapha, disclosed […]
The Minister of Transportation, Hon. Rotimi Amaechi has disclosed that Lagos-Ibadan railway project is 89 percent ready and would be officially commissioned in June 2021 by President Muhammadu Buhari. Speaking at the weekend during an inspection of the project in Lagos, Amaechi expressed hope that the little challenges observed in the course of the inspection […]
There was heightened fear around the Lake Chad Basin and fringes of the Sambisa forest, Thursday, following the alleged killing of Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau by the splinter group, Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP). The Defence Headquarters could not confirm the killing of Shekau, Nigeria’s most wanted terrorist as at the time […]
A Sexual Assault Referral Centre has been inaugurated in Ogun State, to bring crime against women and minors to the barest minimum and ensure victims are duly compensated. Wife of the State Governor, Mrs. Bamidele Abiodun, while speaking during the commissioning, at Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, (OOUTH), Sagamu, said all cases of sexual assault […]
