The Governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun, said he did not entertain any fear that the judgment of the Ogun State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal would go against him. He said he was always confident that the tribunal would uphold his emergence as the winner of the 18 March governorship election in the state. Abiodun said this while reacting to …

Ogun State Government said on Sunday that DATKEM Plaza, Ijebu Ode is an illegal structure without an approved plan. According to the state government, the structure also contravened its physical planning laws. In the early hours of the day, the state government had demolished the structure, which belongs to Mrs Olufunke Daniel, wife of former governor of the state, Senator …

The Ogun State Government has demolished the DATKEM Plaza, owned by Mrs. Olufunke Daniel, wife of former governor of the state, Senator Gbenga Daniel, who represents Ogun East in the present National Assembly. In a statement, the Project Manager/Developer for the building, Olusegun Lawal said that the demolition of the five-storey building located at Folagbade Street, Ijebu-Ode was carried out …

In many states of the Federation, the story is the same: State governors treat Local Government Councils as appendages and not the independent third tier of government that the 1999 Constitution (as amended) proposes them to be. The three tiers of government in the awkward federal system that we operate are the federal, state and local government councils, each of …

The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Tuesday, denied the allegation that he was diverting the statutory Federal Allocation due to the state’s Local Governments in the last two years. The governor said his administration had to augment the funds allocated to local governments in the state to enable the council chairmen to meet their obligations. In a letter …

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has congratulated the Founder of Penpushing Media, Prince Dimeji Kayode-Adedeji on his 60th birthday, noting that his life has been eventful with marks of achievements in many spheres. This is a the former Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Prof. Suleiman Bogoro emphasised on the need for every citizen to be …

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun on Wednesday, announced six former commissioners as special advisers. Last week, the state House of Assembly had approved the Governor’s request to appoint 20 special advisers. According to a statement by the Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Tokunbo Talabi, the new Special Advisers are Dapo Okubadejo as the Chief Economic Adviser to the …

President Bola Tinubu has directed the National Economic Council (NEC), led by Vice President Kashim Shettima to device an approach and begin the process of working on interventions to mitigate the impact of subsidy removal on the Nigerians. After leading some major oil marketers on a courtesy visit to the President at the State House in Abuja, Ogun State Governor, …

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun is to commission an ultra modern hall built and donated by some old pupils of Saint Barnabas Primary School, Okun-Owa in Odogbolu Local Government Area on Tuesday, 6th June. In a statement, the President of the Old Pupils Association of the school, Chief Sina Ogunbambo explained that the hall was built by 14 members, …

The Ijebu Boys Association, a non-partisan, non-profit organisation, has joined citizens of Ogun State to congratulate the Governor Prince Dapo Abiodun on his inauguration for the second term in office. In a congratulatory letter sent to the governor, the association described his victory at the 18th March gubernatorial election as “well-deserving”, adding that “the last four years have seen many …