Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has approved the appointment of Mrs. Omolara Adebukola Adebayo as the new Statistician-General of the state, in a move aimed at further strengthening the operations of the Ogun State Bureau of Statistics and enhancing the quality of the Civil/Public Service. The appointment was disclosed in a statement issued by the State Head of Service, Mr. Kehinde Onasanya, who said the decision was in line with the provisions of Section 12 (1) of the Ogun State Statistical Law, 2012. According to the statement, Mrs. Adebayo was selected from the pool of successful Directors under the…
Author: Adetutu Audu
By Sunday Dare President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s 2026 Budget Speech is remarkable, not only for its rhetorical flourish, it is remarkable, for something far more consequential in Nigerian public finance management: authority, realism, and enforcement intent. This budget indicates where Nigeria is coming from, where it is, and—critically—what must now change. A President Owning the Hard Truths, Powering Forward The first strength of the speech lies in what it does not evade. The President openly acknowledges that: budget execution must be stronger,firm revenue assumptions were optimistic, and fiscal reality eventually caught up with projections. This candour is rare in budget…
Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (rtd) has said that the newly launched drug test policy for schools in Nigeria will discourage illicit substances abuse by young Nigerians especially those aspiring for higher education. Marwa stated this weekend when he received the Vice Chancellor of the Taraba State University, Professor Sunday Bako who led a team of his management staff to seek partnership with the anti-narcotics agency on the fight against substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking. The NDLEA boss, said: “We’re glad to work and partner with you, your university…
President Bola Tinubu, on Saturday, 20 December, 2025, in Maiduguri, Borno State, applauded the Governor of Borno State, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, for continuously investing in education, health, and transportation and for steadily improving the livelihoods of indigenes. The President, who was on a three-state official tour of Borno, Bauchi and Lagos States, arrived Maiduguri at 12.30 pm, and proceeded to commission the international wing of the Muhammadu Buhari Airport, a new VIP extension, Electric Vehicles, intra-state buses, tricycles, and three model primary, junior secondary and secondary schools. “I am commissioning this primary, junior secondary school and senior secondary schools…
The Anikinaiya and Bubiade branches of the Funsegbuwa Ruling House have formally issued letters rejecting and disclaiming the claimed ancestral linkage of K1, Wasiu Ayinde Marshall, to their respective families. In the official letters, both royal branches stated categorically that K1 has no direct blood, ancestral, or genealogical connection to either the Anikinaiya or Bubiade families, thereby refuting all claims of lineage association. The disclaimer was issued to safeguard traditional integrity, historical accuracy, and to prevent public misinformation regarding royal ancestry. The families declared unequivocally that K1 does not originate from their families, nor is he genealogically connected to, either…
The Lagos State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has noted, with understandable amusement, the latest political fantasy being peddled by the African Democratic Congress (ADC) – a party that cannot hold a worthwhile ward meetings now suddenly seeking “citizens’ cooperation” to take over a state globally acknowledged as Nigeria’s model for sustained governance, innovation, and leadership. Let it be stated clearly:Lagos is not a laboratory for political apprentices. Lagos is not up for grabs. And Lagos is certainly not a charity project for emergency parties seeking relevance through laughable headlines. The ADC’s posturing is nothing but a comical…
The Governor of Abia State, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, on Sunday, 30 November, 2025, visited the Leader of the Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu at the Sokoto Correctional Centre, Sokoto State. Governor Otti while discussing with Mazi Kanu during the visit encouraged him to remain strong, assuring that the engagements he started over two years ago, which the IPOB leader has been aware of, have been intensified in spite of what happened. The Governor enjoined Kanu to remain calm but strong, assuring that the issue will be resolved administratively and that he Mazi Kanu will regain his…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sent the names of 32 ambassadorial nominees to the Senate for confirmation, days after he sent the first batch of three names. In two separate letters to the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, President Tinubu asked the Senate to consider and confirm expeditiously 15 nominees as career ambassadors and 17 nominees as non-career ambassadors. There are four women on the career ambassadors’ list and six women on the non-career ambassadors’ list. Among the non-career ambassador designates are Barrister Ogbonnaya Kalu from Abia, a former presidential aide, Reno Omokri (Delta), former chairman of the Independent National Electoral…
Social media is buzzing after veteran Fuji musician KWAM I finally publicly acknowledged the son he shares with Yoruba movie actress Bisola Badmus — a child who has reportedly been in the background for 15 years. They reunited and reconciled their differences during the housewarming, 30-year music celebration and a new album listening of Islamic singer Rukayat Alawiye, held at the Victoria Garden Event Centre, Alausa, Ikeja, on Thursday, 27 November, 2025. On Thursday night, KWAM I shared a video on his Instagram page in which Abdulmalik, dressed in white, approached him on stage, and they shared a warm embrace.…
Representing Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu at the 13th Golf and Tour Charity Association Tournament, themed, “Eko 2025”, the Director General of Lagos State Sports Commission, Hon. Lekan Fatodu said the central theme of the sporting event, which is focused on leveraging premium sports in plugging development gaps in the society is in line with the vision of the Governor Sanwo-Olu led administration to provide more opportunities for growth and social equity in Lagos State. Fatodu added that the opening shot he made on behalf of the Governor to formally declare the tournament open equally symbolised the avowed commitment of the state…