Author: Prince Emmanuel Odunayo Ikusagba

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…

Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) is an exercise meant for the registration of citizens who turned 18 years of age after the last registration exercise; or those who for one reason or another could not register in the previous exercises.The 2010 Electoral Act (as amended) mandates the Commission to carry out CVR nationwide and to make available to every political party within     60 days. After each year, the names of the addresses of each person registered during that year.In pursuance of this requirement, the Commission has developed the modality for the conduct of the Continuous      Voter Registration (CVR) exercise nationwide.The date for…

Hon. Waliat Folasade Adeyemo the Executive Chairman of Odeda Local Government commiserate with His Excellency Prince Dapo Abiodun, MFR and the entire Abiodun Family of Iperu-Remo over the passage of their patriarch; Dr. Emmanuel Abiodun who slept in the Lord today, Monday, August 2nd,2021. Hon. Folasade in her condolence message acknowledged that the deceased “lived an impactful life and left and indelible mark in our hearts” as every well-meaning sons and daughters of Ogun State shall greatly missed the vacuum our father left behind at age 89! Previous Next She therefore urged the Abiodun’s family not to mourn but celebrate…