Author: Prince Emmanuel Odunayo Ikusagba

Today, at the induction programme for the 57 elected Council Chairmen, I charged the new leaders of the third tier of government in Lagos State to devote their resources to people-oriented programmes that will address poverty and accelerate good governance at the grassroots. I reminded the council chairmen that the manifesto of the APC on whose platform they came to power gives priority to programmes focusing on development and people’s welfare. I stated that it was incumbent on them to sustain the support, trust and confidence of the people by promoting purposeful, result-oriented and inclusive governance. The party’s people-centred ideas…

The Ogun State Internal Revenue Service (OGIRS) has taken delivery of seven buses and five cars from the State government, to enhance its activities in generating revenue for the State.The Commissioner for Finance and Chief Economic Adviser to the Governor, Mr. Dapo Okubadejo while handing over the operational vehicles to the Executive Chairman, OGIRS, Mr. Olugbenga Olaleye in Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, said the vehicles were not only for revenue mobilisation, but to improve their efforts in enforcement of payment of taxes across the State. Okubadejo pointed out that a lot of transformational agenda had been put in place since the inception…

After calling eight witnesses, the Benue State Government on Wednesday closed its prosecution of a suspended senior lecturer at the Benue State Polytechnic, Ugbokolo, Andrew Ogbuja who was alleged to have raped to death 13-year-old girl, Ochanya Ogbanje. Mr Ogbuja’s son, Victor, who is now at large, is a second suspect in the case but the police are yet to arrest him or even declare him wanted.The government had on October 10, 2019, arraigned Mr Ogbuja, a 57-year-old, before a Makurdi High Court on a four-count charge bordering on rape and murder of Miss Ogbanje.  At Wednesday’s proceedings, the Director of Public Prosecution…

To curb the menace of kidnapping and armed robbery in Kano State, Governor Abdullahi Ganduje has inaugurated Rano Council Community Policing Committees to complement the police and other security operatives, especially in the southern part of the state. While inaugurating the committees over the weekend, Ganduje said the state-sponsored the training of 5,504-men police constabulary in the state. He said: “Our administration found it necessary to support community participation in the security of our state. We have gone further by recruiting police constabulary to assist the security agencies. Also, we are assisting the various community policing committees. “We trained in…

With the surging 3rd wave of Covid-19 in Lagos and around the country I implore all our people to be more vigilant and still adhere to all safety protocols as we recorded 30 Covid related deaths in the last 6 days.The rise in the number of Coronavirus (COVID-19)-related fatalities recorded in last one week presents a worrying trend of the third wave of the pandemic.From the last week in July into the present month, the positivity rate in Lagos rose to 8.9% with frightening figures of hospitalizations and fatalities.There has been an eight-fold increase in the infection rate in Lagos,…

Governor Babajide Sanwoolu To engender a cleaner environment and address some operational shortfall in waste collection across the state, we commissioned 102 brand new locally assembled compactor trucks and 100 double dino bins.The assets comprises of 30 units of 12-cubic meter trucks, 60 units of 24-cubic meter trucks and 12 hook loaders. They will complement over 850 PSP compactor trucks to enhance service delivery in under-served communities across the State.This intervention represents one of the largest singular investments ever in the waste management sector in Lagos. We are confident that the addition of these new assets to our existing ones…

Ogun State Ministry of Education, Science and Technology wishes to inform the general public that sales of application forms into the 42 flagship publuc secondary schools for 2021/2022 academic session will close on Friday 6th August, 2021.However, the screening test will still hold on Saturday, 14th August, 2021 at 10:00am as earlier scheduled.All candidates that have registered for the exercise are advised to continue with their preparations and get to the screening test centres before the scheduled time for proper coordination. For further inquiries and clarifications, parents and guardians of applicants are enjoined to contact Zonal Education Offices across the…

On behalf of my family and the entire people of Odeda Local Government Area, we celebrate our leader and illustrious son Alhaji Shuaib Afolabi Salisu, the Chief of Staff to Ogun State Governor, as he turns a year older today.May the good Lord continue to guide you in all your ways and grant your heart desires.Signed..Hon. Waliat Folashade AdeyemoExecutive Chairman, Odeda Local Government

The United Arab Emirates on Tuesday announced that it was relaxing restrictions for inbound passengers from six countries, including Nigeria.The country’s National Emergency and Crisis Management Authority (NCEMA) said the lifting of the restrictions will take effect from August 5.The country in January had announced a ban on transit flights from Nigeria as it battled a rise in COVID-19 cases.However Tuesday’s announcement will allow passengers from the six countries – India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Uganda, and Nigeria – to be able to transit through UAE airports, as they present negative PCR tests taken 72 hours before departure. “Travel for…

The Ogun State Internal Revenue Service (OGIRS) has reduced the direct assessment tax payable on stamp duty from 17 to 12 percent, in order to encourage taxpayers and boost revenue generation.The Executive Chairman, OGIRS, Mr. Olugbenga Olaleye disclosed this at the 2021 Second Quarter Revenue Performance Review of the agency at its headquarter in Abeokuta.Olaleye said the reduction was to make Stamp Duty process affordable for taxpayers and increase revenue generation, urging the people of the State to embrace the opportunity and see it as a gesture from the State government. In his remarks, the Special Adviser to the Governor…