An educationist, Dr Adebayo Oluwatosin, Monday described the ongoing reality show, Big Brother Nigeria (BBN) as immoral, non – informative and non – educative. This is coming barely three days after the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, also condemned the reality show and called for its replacement. Oluwatosin who is the African Regional President, Scholarship Aid Initiative, argued that Read More
Students in Ogun state Saturday, threatened to shut down the state in a mass protest if Governor Dapo Abiodun fails to appoint a substantive Commissioner for Education within the next 21 days. The students, under the aegis of National Association of Ogun State Students (NAOSS) and the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Ogun Joint Campus Committee (JCC), described the Read More
Four months after religious centres were shutdown in Ogun state, following the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Dapo Abiodun, Friday lifted the ban on closure of worship centres. The governor who gave the order for the reopening of worship centres in a statement, personally signed by him, also canceled the weekend lockdown in the state. He insisted that there must be Read More
The remains of Senator Buruji Kashamu would be laid to rest on Sunday at his Ijebu-Igbo residence in Ogun state. A family source who spoke to Blueprint on condition of anonymity, said Kashamu would be buried according to Islamic rites at 10am at his “Omo’lu” residence in Ijebu-Igbo, Ogun state. Kashamu reportedly died from complications of COVID-19 at the First Read More
The Ogun state government has said it spent N4.325 billion on road construction and rehabilitation across the state in the last six months. The state commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Adebowale Akinsanya, stated this while defending the ministry’s 2020 budget performance before members of the state House of Assembly at the assembly complex, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, the state capital. Akinsanya said Read More
A 24-year-old lady identified as Nkechi, and popularly known as Omalicha has been arrested by the police in Lagos for allegedly stabbing her boyfriend, Auwal Suleiman, 26, to death over alleged cheating. The unfortunate incident happened on Saturday at their residence in Sagbokoji Island, Apapa, Lagos state. According to a source, the couple, who started dating in 2018, and began living together Read More
The Ogun state police command Friday declared an alleged serial killer, Feyisola Dosumu, popularly known as “Spartan” wanted for allegedly killing no fewer than five people in Ogere and Iperu in Ikenne local government area. The Command’s spokesman, Abimbola Oyeyemi, who disclosed this in Abeokuta, said the state commissioner of police had ordered the deployment of tactical squads to Ogere Read More
The Ogun state government Tuesday expressed worry over the increasing number of people suffering from Hepatitis B in the state, disclosing that over 567,000 people are suffering from the deadly disease in the state. The commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker, who disclosed this at a press conference organised to mark the 2020 World Hepatitis Day in Abeokuta, the state Read More
A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun state, Monday elected members of its new state executive with a vow to wrestle power from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2023. The PDP faction loyal to the former member of the House Representatives, Hon. Ladi Adebutu is supported by the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party. Read More
Ogun state government Monday disclosed that it has reunited no fewer than 253 rehabilitated destitute and beggars with their relatives. The commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Mrs. Funmi Efuwape, stated this at the ongoing 2020 budget assessment session before the members of the state House of Assembly Committee on Women Affairs and Social Development in Abeokuta, the state Read More
Following last Friday’s rain that wrecked havoc on many parts of Ogun state, the state government has warned residents to shun activities that impede the flow of water. The warning was issued in a statement by the state Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Ade Akinsanya, Monday. The flood washed away some parts of the recently rehabilitated Opako bridge, along Panseke-Adigbe Read More
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