Abeokuta
3 Apr
The Olawale Ayilara Foundation (OAF) is set to perform the groundbreaking of a new learning centre dedicated to the African Church Grammar School, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Clubset 9804, 20th anniversary. According to a statement by the foundation, the groundbreaking ceremony of the centre will hold on Friday, April 5, 2024, at the school’s premises in…
20 Feb
The Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), yesterday, disclosed that its staff member implicated in an alleged case of 700 cattle has been questioned and handed over to the police for investigation.
19 Dec
The second Beginners Golf Challenge took a whole new dimension over the weekend as children had ‘fun time’ learning the rudiments of the sportat the Abeokuta Golf Club (AGC) with so much enthusiasm. The children, from age three and above, who were assembled from within and around the Ogun State capital, had a golf clinic…
20 Nov
Residents of Lafenwa community in Ado-Odo, Ota Local Council of Ogun State have lamented improper waste disposal and management in their community. Lamenting their ordeal, a 73-year-old woman, Mrs. Florence Oliseh, said residents now resort to burning their waste due to absence of the state’s waste management agency. According to her, she has in the…
16 Sep 2023
The residents of Laderin and Olokuta, in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, took to the streets to protest the deplorable state of Olokuta Road early on a rainy Saturday morning. In a display of unity, the residents braved the rain, clutching placards as they voiced their frustrations over the appalling condition of Olokuta Road, which…
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Suspected terrorists have abducted more than 40 persons in two communities of Zamfarawar Madogara and Kasai in Batsari Local Council of Katsina State. According to reports, the incident occurred last Thursday night
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The music at the opening day of The Fabric of Courage, Somi’s week-long exhibition of the remarkable archives of the World Black Festival of Arts and Culture (FESTAC), which held for the second time it occurred, back in 1977, was a marvel to listen to.
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There are indications that increasing food insecurity and the resultant high cost of living is putting some strains on the smooth relationship between the National Assembly and the executive arm of the Federal Government.
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Just recently, this reporter watched a video of a reception held for Dr. Michael Iheonukara Okpara, the former Premier of the defunct Eastern Nigeria. That must have been in 1960 at the Odida Anyanwu Local Government field, Umuahia, capital of Abia State.
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The spate of piracy and maritime crimes in the Gulf of Guinea (GoG) continues to stir grave concerns. The upward push of about 50 per cent in piracy and maritime crimes recorded for the first nine months of 2023 signposts increasing danger within
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It was, as the Ogun State governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, quipped, the First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu’s first official visit to the state, and probably the first by a sitting First Lady in the last 25 years.
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A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit filed by seven senior advocates of Nigeria against the National Judicial Council (NJC) and others over alleged unlawful appointment of judges in Kogi.
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Nigeria’s sustained onslaught against internet fraudsters in the country has been most successful owing largely to verifiable intelligence the anti-graft agencies received from concerned members of the public.
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Although Section 20 of the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria provides that “no person shall be held in slavery or servitude and no person shall be required to perform forced labour,” the enforcement of the law seems to be lacking in recent times
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At the second thematic event of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly which was held at the UN Headquarters within the framework of Sustainability Week, the focus was on the critical role of tourism in advancing sustainable