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Chairman of Abeokuta North Local Government Area (LGA), Ogun State, Hon. (Dr.) Olanrewaju Ayodeji Oyegbola-Sodipo, has reiterated his administration’s commitment to purposeful grassroots governance through a combination of impactful infrastructure delivery, progressive legislative reforms, and broad-based stakeholder engagement aimed at promoting sustainable development across the council area. The administration recently recorded another significant milestone with the commissioning of several landmark projects across the 16 wards and four major communities of the LGA. The projects, covering education, healthcare, rural electrification, potable water supply, sanitation, road infrastructure, and public facilities, underscore the administration’s determination to improve the quality of life of residents…

*Orders Accounts Unblocked The rollercoaster kick-started by anti-graft agency, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), and involving Osun State government in which the former froze the accounts of the state government, barely few days to the crucial 15 August gubernatorial poll, appears set to stop as President Bola Tinubu has reprimanded the agency. He has directed EFCC to immediately approach the court to vacate the order freezing the state government's bank accounts, saying the timing of the action, coming just days before the election, could create the wrong impression of federal interference in the poll. Recall that Catholic Archbishop Emeritus…

*Relief For Residents, 50 Electric Buses Coming By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Oyo State generated ₦406.9 billion in recurrent revenue in the first half of 2026, representing 91.2 per cent of its target for the period, just as it expended ₦345.7 billion, which is 77.5 per cent of its expenditure target for the first six months of the year. Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Professor Musibau Babatunde, disclosed this in Ibadan while presenting the 2026 Half-Year Budget Implementation Report on Revenue and Expenditure to stakeholders at the Local Government Staff Training School, Secretariat, Agodi. Prof. Babatunde also announced that the…

*After Catholics, Methodists Now Also Call On FG To Decisively Tackle Inflation, Hunger, Insecurity, Others By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has called for stronger collaboration between government and faith institutions to build a just, peaceful, and opportunity-driven Nigeria. The governor made the call on Wednesday while declaring open the 50th/15th Biennial 2026 Conference of the Methodist Church Nigeria, held at Bashmor Event Centre, Ibadan, where he spoke of the sort of leader the country needs just as the governor pitched his 2027 presidential credentials before the gathering. He commended the church for its contributions to education,…

By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu Enugu State government-owned airline, Enugu Air, has signed a pact with Jands Travel Business School (JTBS), an Enugu-based private travel, leisure and hospitality training institution, to showcase the city's potentials as a destination for leisure, business, investment and innovation. The signing which took place yesterdayat Ifennia Court, Independence Layout, Enugu, came ahead of the hosting of the 2026 edition of the Domestic Tourism Festival (DTF) being organised by JTBS, to be held at Amadeo Event Centre, Enugu from 4-6 September, 2026. The forthcoming event with a theme: 'Innovation and Technology for Peaceful Domestic Tourism', is expected…

Nigerian Richard Itoro is not sure when he will see his twin children again. Fearing for his safety as the anti-migrant protests cranked up in South Africa this year, the 47-year-old left his family and business behind in Johannesburg and boarded one of the voluntary repatriation flights to Nigeria in June. His is just one of many experiences fuelling diplomatic tension and threatening to rupture relations between South Africa and other countries on the continent. Tens of thousands of foreigners have left South Africa over the past two months. "It was painful for me to leave [the] person who's my…

‎‎By Sam Tyav, Makurdi ‎Disturbed by the incessant and unprovoked killings in various communities of Otukpo Local Government Area (LGA) of Benue State, its Chairman, Hon. Maxwell Ogiri has warned that the council will no longer tolerate the presence of strangers in its bushes and forests.‎‎Addressing a group of journalists in his office in Otukpo, the Council Chairman said  the warning was a deliberate measure to prevent the incessant and unprovoked killings of residents of the LGA.‎‎The Chairman lamented that within a few days, bandits had attacked different communities, killing "a lot of people" and wounding several others who were receiving…

Director of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Education Resource Centre (ERC), Dr. Neemat Daud Abdulrahim, has again been honoured with the Media-Friendly Education Leadership Recognition Award by Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), FCTA Chapel. The body stated that the award is in recognition of her outstanding commitment to educational development, literacy promotion, knowledge management, and productive engagement with the media. The prestigious award was presented during the 2026 NUJ FCTA Chapel Press Week, where distinguished personalities from various sectors were recognised for their exceptional contributions to nation-building and public service. In her goodwill message and acceptance speech, Dr. Abdulrahim expressed profound…

*'Since 2011 When I Was Campaign DG, Amaechi Has Not Won Any Election In Rivers' *Says He Feels Bad That Fubara Will Not Get Second Term Lending his voice to political conversation in the country, Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barrister Nyesom Wike, today (4 August) made a bold claim, saying that it would be difficult for former Vice President and now African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, to win the 2027 election with a running mate like Rotimi Amaechi. To Wike, if Abubakar's electoral arsenal is anchored in any way on Amaechi getting winning votes, then…

*Speakers Laud Role Of Media In Rallying Citizenry To Civic Responsibilities *Commend Minister Wike On Abuja Infrastructure Uplift By Felix Durumbah, Abuja Issues critical to a successful democracy such as tax compliance, transparent governance and inclusive infrastructure development were tabled --and thrashed out -- at a public lecture grand finale of Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA)'s chapel of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) 2026 Press Week. The theme of the lecture, which was 'Tax Compliance and Good Governance in the Federal Capital Territory', sought to connect the dots between unfailing tax payment, accountability and reaping the dividends of democracy through…