… post-mortem report out soon The Ogun State Government on Tuesday sent a second delegation to commiserate with the family of Monday Arijo, who died on Friday after being subjected to corporal punishment by a teacher at Obada Grammar School, Idi-emi. This comes as the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Abeokuta, is already conducting a post-mortem…
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has attributed the successful implementation of the 2024 budget to increase in funds due to the effective maximisation of more revenue areas and blockage of leakages in the system. The Governor stated this during the town hall meeting on the 2025-2027 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and 2025 Budget…
The Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria (MSSN), Lagos State Area Unit, has commiserated with the Lekki family, the Lagos State Muslim Community, and the Lagos State Government over the passing of AbdurRahman Lekki, former Executive Secretary, Lagos State Scholarship Board. In a condolence message signed by the Amir (President), MSSNLagos, Kamoldeen Abiona stated that the…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, has appointed Major General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede as the acting Chief of Army Staff (COAS). Oluyede will act in the position pending the return of the indisposed substantive Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja. Until his appointment, Oluyede served as the 56th Commander of…
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has mourned the death of the Executive Secretary of the Lagos State Scholarship Board, Mr Abdulrahman Lekki, describing his demise as a rude shock and a big loss to the State. Governor Sanwo-Olu, in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Gboyega Akosile, described Lekki, who passed…
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on SDGs Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, has joined family memebrs, friends, and admirers to celebrate the remarkable life and legacy of Chief Mrs. Onikepo Akande on her 80th birthday. She noted that Chief Mrs. Onikepo Akande has dedicated her life to uplifting those around her, demonstrating unwavering integrity, compassion,…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has suspended the immediate past Minister of Interior Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola for alleged anti-party activities and outbursts against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, former Governor Chief Bisi Akande and others. Recalled that Aregbesola, a two-term Governor of Osun State was at loggerhead with his successor, Adegoyega Oyetola whose re-election he opposed…
The Ogun State High Court, sitting in Abeokuta, the state capital, has struck out prayers made by 16 political parties in the state, seeking to postpone the proposed local government elections indefinitely. Delivering judgment in AB/577/2024 Action Alliance & 15 Ors v. OGSIEC & Anor, the presiding judge, Hon. Justice T. A. Okunsokan, rejected the…
…as government’s delegation visits family of late student The Ogun State Government has shut down Obada Grammar School, Obada, Idi-emi over the death of Master Monday Arijo, an SS2 student of the school. This followed the arrest and suspension of the teacher allegedly responsible for the death of the student on Friday last week as…
The Ogun State Government, through the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, has suspended a teacher alleged to have beaten and punished one Master Monday Arijo, an SS2 student of Obada Grammar School, Obada, Idi-emi, which reportedly led to his demise. The incident, which happened on Friday, also led to the immediate arrest of the…
