Author: Prince Emmanuel Odunayo Ikusagba

Mawere is a town in Ifo Local Government of Ogun state with more than 10,000 inhabitants. Mawere shares boundary with Isawo in Ikorodu Lagos State and is about 3 hours drive away from the Ifo Local Government Secretariat. It’s geographically located after the long bridge of Isheri-Olofin on the Lagos-Ibadan express way sharing similar boundary with Arepo community of Obafemi-Owode Local Government. Mawere has residents who mostly work and trade in Lagos due to the proximity. It has about … polling units and has over 4,000 registered voters who decide the tide of an election. Mawere is a community long…

The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has nominated Mr. Oluwasina Olanrewaju Ogungbade as the State’s Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice.Announcing the appointment in a statement issued in Abeokuta on Thursday the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Kunle Somorin, said Mr. Ogungbade, 48, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) designate, hails from Abeokuta North Local Government, and studied Law at the prestigious Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Osun State and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 2000.He is currently a Deputy Managing Partner at Afe Babalola and Co and comes with vast litigation, advocacy and commercial law experience garnered…

Prince Olabamidele Fatai Tinuoso, the Principal of POFT foundation celebrates the Hundred days in office of Hon. Kike Delono’s led Ifo Local Government Administration by conducting free eye test and free eyeglasses to Ifo residents.POFT is a foundation organised by a group of Likeminds in Ifo for the progress of Ifo Local Government through developmental projects for the benefit of Ifo people and it’s environs.The event which witnessed a large turnout of Residents is the second phase of such.It’s first phase was done 3 years ago and it’s third phase is underway.The second phase which took place today had three…

Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is a Nigerian politician and a national leader of the All Progressives Congress who has been able to register his name in the minds of well-meaning Nigerians for his political sagacity and quest for a true democracy and a united Nigeria.The two term Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu was dubbed the hero of Lagos Megacity project as he was very vocal about his intention to rebuild the Lagos that everyone in the world would be proud of, and through a great successive governance and unmatched mentorship of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the old dirty Lagos…

Odeda local government elected their first female Executive Chairman, Hon. Folasade Adeyemo based on her campaign mantra “GBAYI”Gbayi is a popular parlance amongst the people of Odeda which connotes something prestigious; hence the saying “Odeda Gbayi, O’gbeye”But in the case of Hon. Folasade GBAYI mantra, she meant something even deeper than a mere prestige for the people of Odeda local government as she coined her GBAYI after the ISEYA mantra of Prince Dapo Abiodun; the Executive Governor of Ogun State.She defined GBAYI as an acronym which stands forG- Good GovernanceB- Better and improved Quality EducationA- Accessible and Affordable Health CareY-…

The entire people of Odeda local government showered encomium on Hon. Folasade Adeyemo led administration as she marked her 100 days in office with massive unprecedented landmark achievement in accordance with her GBAYI MANTRA.Preceding the anniversary, a Novelty match was scheduled between the students of Egba-Odeda High School and Salawu Abiola High School where the Chairman kicked off the match with a brilliant spot kick, as good as the last goal scored by Cristiano Ronaldo in the Champions league.The grand ceremony commemorating the 100 days anniversary was held on Wednesday 3rd November, 2021 at the Local Government Secretariat.Speaking at the…

Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Wednesday, announced a one-month moratorium for residents and entrepreneurs who have properties on portions of land already acquired by the State Government.According to the governor, “anyone or company that have built on Government acquired land have up till November 30 to apply for ratification of their documents as the State has emplaced a trustworthy and accessible digital platform providing matchless quality in the administration of land products and services”Speaking during the launch of an online portal, Ogun State Land Administration and Revenue Management System (OLARMS) at the Tech Hub in Abeokuta, Governor Abiodun said…

A second prosecution witness, Augustine Anosike, on Tuesday gave his testimony in the case involving Afeez Fashola, also known as Naira Marley before Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos.Anosike, a forensic expert with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), told the judge how several credit card numbers were extracted while analysing the content of a total of 2,410 messages found on the defendant’s mobile phone.Naira Marley was arraigned by the EFCC on May 20, 2019, on 11 counts bordering on conspiracy, possession of counterfeit credit cards, and fraud to which he pleaded not…

Ogun State government will on Wednesday commence Town Hall Meetings on the 2022 budget.The meeting scheduled to kick start in Ogun East Senatorial District at will start by 2p.m will be conducted virtually.In a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Dapo Abiodun, Kunle Somorin, the topic of the meeting is 2022-2024 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and 2022 Budget and Citizens Engagement.”The citizens’ engagement meeting was meant to engage stakeholders and rub minds with them to obtain their inputs and thoughts to engender a citizen budget for the year 2022.”Expected participants are to connect through ZOOM video communications with…

Ogun State, the state government will on Wednesday launch an online portal, Ogun State Land Administration and Revenue Management System (OLARMS).According to a statement signed by the Commissioner for Finance and the Chief Economic Adviser, Dapo Okubadejo, the portal scheduled to be launched at the Ogun Tech Hub, situated along Kobape Road, Abeokuta, will create an opportunity for the residents of the state and the general public to conduct land services matters through a single simple online portal.Okubadejo further explained that OLARMS will create a digitized, automated and accessible platform that will provide quality, speed and integrity for all land…