President Bola Tinubu, on Monday night, 10 March, 2025, in Abuja, called on political leaders in the country to channel more resources and policies toward catering to the needs of the poor and vulnerable. The President, who hosted governors, members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC), Service Chiefs, and some selected Heads of Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) to break the Ramadan fast at the State House, urged leaders to be selfless and work for the people’s benefit. “I thank you all for responding to this invitation. You honoured it out of respect, not because you don’t have enough to…
Author: Abimbola Ogunaike
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, said leveraging innovation, collaboration, and data-driven strategies will drastically reduce and crash maternal and child mortality in the state. The Governor also stated that his administration has made significant investments to strengthen the healthcare system, with a budgetary allocation of 13% to the sector in 2025, adding that Ogun currently has an overall maternal mortality rate of 194 per 100,000, compared to over 500 per 100,000 nationally. Prince Abiodun, who made this known during the Ogun State Maternal and Newborn Mortality Reduction Innovation and Initiative (MAMII) Co-Creation 5-day Workshop held at the DMA Hall,…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has praised the Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, (NDDC), Dr Samuel Ogbuku, for doing a good job in driving the process of development in the Niger Delta region. Speaking at the State House in Abuja during the inauguration of the Planning Committee for the National Youth Congress, Tinubu urged young Nigerians to take ownership of the country’s development. The President said: “Dr Ogbuku of NDDC is here. I commend your efforts. You are doing very well.” Recall that the President had on July 12, 2024, during the Niger Delta Stakeholders’ Summit in Port…
Governor Dapo Abiodun on Monday, 10 March, 2025, said that the Ogun State Government is ready to strengthening its collaboration with the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) to enhance security and aviation growth within the state. The Governor stated this during a meeting with the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar, at the NAF Headquarters in Abuja to discuss areas of mutual interest, particularly the Gateway International Airport. During the meeting, Governor Abiodun reiterated the state’s commitment to positioning the Gateway International Airport as a major hub for trade, investment, and logistics. He emphasized the crucial role of…
Over the past several weeks, the leadership debacle in the Lagos State House of Assembly has reached a fever pitch, and it is now impossible to ignore the signs of a deep and disturbing crisis. In what can only be described as a show of shame for Nigerian polity, over 25 members of the House have allegedly sealed a deal to defect to a yet‑to‑be‑announced political party. Barring unforeseen developments, these members are poised to make their defection public very soon, a decision that speaks volumes about the internal fractures within the All Progressives Congress (APC) establishment. This unfolding drama…
President Bola Tinubu has expressed his deepest sympathies to Jimi, Segun and the entire Agbaje family on the sad passing of their beloved mother, Margaret Olabisi Agbaje, reports thegazellenews.com Mrs. Agbaje was a distinguished educator, community leader, and former President of the Catholic Women Organisation (CWO), Lagos Ecclesiastical Province. “The President joins friends, associates, the Catholic community in Nigeria, and the many students whose lives Mama Agbaje touched in mourning her loss. She peacefully departed this world on March 5,” a statement by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said on Sunday, 9 March, 2025. According…
An automobile spare parts dealer Levi Ubodoeze have been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) barely three weeks after a manhunt was launched for him over a recent attempt to export two kilogrammes of cocaine concealed in vehicle propellers to Angola. A statement by the spokesman of the anti-narcotics agency, Femi Babafemi on Sunday read: Following the seizure of the cocaine consignment at a logistics company in Aspanda, Trade Fair Complex, Ojo area of Lagos on 21st February 2025, swift contacts were made with Angolan authorities who in turn arrested the supposed recipient of the…
Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will in the coming days meet to resolve issues relating to visa procurement by Nigerians seeking to travel to the Middle East country. The decision was reached when the Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to Nigeria, Salem Saeed Alshamsi, paid a courtesy visit to the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, in her office at the Tafawa Balewa House, Abuja. Nigerians are currently experiencing difficulties in obtaining UAE visas especially tourism visas. The Minister acknowledged the warm diplomatic relations and strategic partnerships that Nigeria has had with the United…
Nigeria could only muster a second place finishing at the just ended 13th Edition of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Wrestling Tournament (TOLAC 2025). It finished behind the tournament most successful country Senegal which had on few occasions conceded top place finishing to Niger Republic; country that alongside Mali and Burkina Faso withdrew membership from the regional bloc. The best Nigeria had ever achieved was second position at the regional sport competition, which helps to build Regional Integration, Cultural Heritage, and Gender Inclusion. In third place was Benin Republic which had a decent showing at the competition…
The Ogun State Government has approved 11 roads, spread across the three senatorial districts in the state, for reconstruction. The approval was part of the outcome of the State Executive Council meeting held over the weekend, presided over by Governor Dapo Abiodun. Notable among the roads is the Akute Bridge to Agbado (Lateef Jakande) Train Terminal/Pass/Agbado Bridge, with a length of 9.2 km. The construction of laybys and some adjoining roads was also approved along with the main contract. Also approved for reconstruction are the Iperu Junction to Ilishan Roundabout (Gateway International Airport Road), with a length of 5.5 km;…