Author: Prince Emmanuel Odunayo Ikusagba

It was an electrifying atmosphere on Friday, October 8th, 2021 at Oke Ona when the Old Student Association of Oke Ona Grammer School (OGSOSA), 1981 set; which happens to be the set of the Chief of Staff to Ogun State Governor, Hon. Shuaib Salisu, came together to mark the 40th graduation anniversary. The group had earlier met in the year 2017 under the umbrella of OGSOSA WORLDWIDE to give back to their alma mater. And as a result of their year 2017 meeting, the group have been able to reach out to Oke Ona Grammer School through their generous donations of One…

Ogun State Governor Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Thursday, reiterated that his administration has never tampered with the monthly allocation of the 20 local governments in the state from the federal government.The governor said rather than shortchanging the LGs, the state government has been assisting them by augmenting their allocations to enable them perform their constitutional roles and function effectively.Abiodun who spoke at a meeting with the 20 local government chairmen, in his office at Oke-Mosan Abeokuta, said the clarification had become imperative in the face of allegations that the LGs funds were being tampered with by the state government.He explained…

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Thursday, signed into law the Bill to Regulate Animal Grazing and Establishment of Cattle Ranching in Ogun State.Abiodun, who assented to the bill during a Security Council meeting in the State Secretariat at Oke Mosan, Abeokuta, called on the security agencies to swing immediately into action and enforce provisions of the law. He said that this is a subject matter that has been discussed along the length and breadth of the country and which “we southern governors have discussed and endorsed”.Ogun, has enjoyed peace among various ethnic nationalities until the recent farmer- herder skirmishes. Cattle…

Previous Next The overall goal for the Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project (RAAMP) is for employment generation, improve the competitiveness of commodity value chains, and increase incomes of the commodity value chain actors through improved rural road infrastructure, agricultural processing and marketing systems. Furthermore, an improved rural access will enhance the agricultural potentials and marketing opportunities for the agrarian rural communities in Nigeria and, by extension, help in the improvement of livelihoods of the rural population.With this recent development, our rural settlements will have a breath of new life, and at the same time, the value chains across board…

Governors of the 19 states in the North have opposed the call by their southern counterparts that the Presidency should be zoned to the South in 2023.This formed part of the resolutions reached on Monday when the governors held an emergency meeting with traditional rulers in the region at the Government House in Kaduna State.Chairman of the Forum and Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong, read out the communique containing the resolutions on behalf of his colleagues.According to the governors, zoning the office of the President as being agitated by southern governors is against the provisions of the 1999 Constitution,…

It was yet another busy but productive week for the people of Odeda local government area as Hon. Folasade Adeyemo explored another dimension to enhance the quality of education across the nooks and crannies of Odeda in line with her GBAYI mantra which promises to improve the quality of education across the LGA. The chairman launched one of her Educational projects, tagged Education Empowerment Program (EEP), and has impacted many homes as incentives were rolled out to support our pupils and their parents.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4HZi0KGiewThe chairman and her team, comprising the leader of Odeda Legislative Council, and some other councillors kicked off the…

Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Unit (Taskforce) has said it would not rest on its oars until penchant disregard for traffic rules and regulations reduces drastically among commercial motor cyclists in the metropolis, just as it impounded 410 between last week and yesterday. Giving the breakdown of the figure, the Chairman of Lagos State Taskforce, CSP Shola Jejeloye, stated that 300 motorbikes were impounded on prohibited routes last week while 110 were seized yesterday. He explained that officials of the agency carried out enforcement in Isolo, Ojodu – Berger, Ojota, Lagos Island and Surulere last week while the enforcement drive of…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will commence the first quarter display of Voter Register (VR) across the country on Sept. 24.Dr Joseph Chukwu, the Ebonyi INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), who stated this at a news conference in Abakaliki, on Wednesday, added that the display will run from Sept. 24 and end on Sept.30.He urged those that took part in the registration exercise to use the opportunity to cross-check their biodata and any other relevant information and make corrections, where necessary.Chukwu noted that the exercise was sequel to the end of the first quarter of the Continuous…

President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the Senate to amend the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) 2021. He made the request in a letter read by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, during plenary on Tuesday on the floor of the upper chamber of the National Assembly in Abuja. In the letter dated September 16, President Buhari explained that his proposal became necessary having carefully reviewed the administrative structure of both the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, and the Nigerian Upstream Regulatory Commission. He listed the three areas of the Act he sought to be amended to include the appointment of…

The Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun weekend sent soothing words to three departed statesmen of the state origin: Senator Olabiyi Durojaiye, Brig. Gen. Adetunji Olurin and Chief Jonathan Olopade.Describing the late Senator Olabiyi Durojaiye as a consistent politician and honest leader, Abiodun who gave this description at the final burial service for late Senator Durojaiye at the Cathedral Church of St. Matthew, Ijebu-Igbo, on Saturday, disclosed that the news of the passing of the late elder stateman was a shock to him, saying “it was like passing of a second father”.”Baba Durojaiye was another father to me and this is…