Author: Prince Emmanuel Odunayo Ikusagba

A reliable military source confirmed to Channels Television that the troops succeeded in recovering one Toyota van out of the three the attackers came with.However, a soldier was injured and is receiving treatment after the insurgents stormed Babbangida, the headquarters of Tarmuwa Local Government Area of the north-eastern state.Speaking to Channels Television via the telephone conversation, a resident Audu Yakubu, said that the attackers came in three Toyota vans and drove straight to the military base.“Some villagers had earlier alerted us that they saw strange faces around the Babangida axis,” he said. “So on sighting them coming, we all ran into the bush for…

Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, has listed random kidnapping and cultism as the biggest security challenges confronting the state.Abiodun who made this known on Wednesday when he played host to the new Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge Zone 2, Johnson Kokumo in his office at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, equally said Ogun with many federal roads would require huge manpower and equipment to monitor criminal activities on the roads.The governor lauded the Air Wing of the Police Force for helping in combating criminal activities, especially kidnapping in the state.He commend the AIG for his initiative to provide security at Kara…

The Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, has once again won the Governor of The Year Award in Agriculture.The governor, who emerged tops in the 2020 edition of the award organised by the Nigeria Agricultural Award (NAA), was on Tuesday night, declared winner in the agric sector at award ceremony of the Feed Nigeria Summit, held at the Sheraton Hotel and Towers, Abuja.Speaking after receiving the award, Abiodun noted that the Summit has become an international dialogue forum for the advancement of Global Agriculture, with sufficient reference to Agricultural development in Africa and Nigeria.While appreciating the organisers of the event for…

Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, says he has survived many attacks numbering over 40 by insurgents in the state. He disclosed this on Tuesday at a briefing with State House correspondents shortly after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. “I was attacked more than 40, 50 times,” said the governor while responding to questions from the reporters. “I know the magnitude of this problem.” He decried the impact of the over one decade-long insurgency, which he said has gravely affected the livelihood of the people of the state. “We have estimated a total number…

Recently, the Ogun State government ordered the contractor handling the Mowe-Ofada road reconstruction in Obafemi-Owode Local Government area of the state back to site. Contract for the reconstruction of the eight-kilometer road was awarded by the immediate past administration of Governor Ibikunle Amosun in 2013. The people’s hopes were however dashed as the contractor stopped work in 2018, citing the non-payment of the N500 million owed it by the state government. But the sorry past is now prologue: the project stretching from Ofada Roundabout to Mowe junction and linking the Lagos-Ibadan expressway is now back on course. For the Dapo…

It has been a very eventful week in Odeda Local Government Area as the Executive Chairman of Odeda Local government, Hon. Folasade Adeyemo began her administration on a very pleasant note.On Monday, 16th of August 2021, The 8th legislative Council of Odeda Local Government was inaugurated in the presence of the Apex leaders of Odeda local government and in accordance with the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.https://youtu.be/z_kStbzQ_zAFolasade also featured on a live program at Family Radio 88.5Fm in the course of the week, where The Roles of Council Chairmen was the topic discussed. She addressed critical issues ranging…

Today is another important day for democracy in Odeda Local government Area. I would like to congratulate all our elected council legislators taking their oaths of Office today, and I will also congratulate the great people of the wards you are representing respectively. Today is not just an ordinary swearing-in ceremony but an official starting point of “A call to Service” beckoning on you all to ensure you repay the faith reposed on you by the great people of your respective wards by taking the dividends of democracy right to their doorsteps. https://youtu.be/FG2XYV8r5SA One of the core responsibilities you must…

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Wednesday broke silence on the passing of his father, Pa Emmanuel Abiodun, describing his demise as “painful and a great loss to him and his family”.Abiodun, who disclosed this when he received Remo traditional rulers, members of Ijebu-Remo Unity Forum, Labour Union leaders, NANS leadership and other prominent personalities during a condolence visit to his Family House in Iperu-Remo, equally said his late dad urged him to respect the civil servants, pay pensioners regularly and treat teachers well.”When I assumed office, my dad told me to be faithful to the oath of office…

Gunmen have kidnapped the wife of a former councillor, Hassana Saudaki and her eight-month-old baby in Zamfara State.Her husband Babangida Damba  the former councillor of Tudun-Wada Gusau ward explained that the incident occurred on Wednesday when gunmen invaded their residence at the Government Residential Quarter in Damba, shooting him and his 26-year-old wife.He told Channels Television that the gunmen who were about four started their operation from 12: 00 am, shooting sporadically for over one hour, before leaving with his wife and son to an undisclosed location.

The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu has directed the Interim Leadership of the ts and Machinery Dealers Association Nigeria (ASPAMDA) to conduct elections in the next 60 days or 90 days. The deadline is to end all the leadership crises that have bedeviled the market since 2018. In a press statement issued in Lagos, the State government said that it was necessary for the interim leadership of ASPAMDA to conduct elections and end its protracted leadership crises. The crisis started in 2018 when the tenure of the last substantive leadership ended and its efforts to extend its tenure…