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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has urged sweeping reforms at the National Open University of Nigeria, calling for the immediate reinstatement of its suspended Law programme and deeper integration of artificial intelligence into academic delivery.Obasanjo made the appeal in Abeokuta while receiving the newly appointed Vice-Chancellor of NOUN, Uduma Uduma, alongside members of the university’s management team. ...

Environmental specialists have warned that Nigeria’s rapid biodiversity decline could undermine food security, tourism, public health and long-term economic growth, calling on federal and state authorities to prioritise ecosystem preservation.The appeal was made in Abeokuta during the validation and inauguration of Multi-Stakeholder Platforms and a Biodiversity Needs Assessment Study focused on conserving the low...

The substantial rise in Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) in Ogun State — climbing from ₦50 billion in 2020 ...

The Oba Lasisi Olagbemileke Oladimeji, Aranyin of Iranyin, has appealed to Seyi Makinde to urgently resolve the prolonged vacancy of the Aresa-Adu of Iresa-Adu stool in Surulere Local Council of Oyo State.The revered throne has remained unoccupied for nearly eight years, a situation the monarch described as detrimental to traditional governance, security coordination, and historical continuity within the Aresa-Adu doma...

The second edition of the Niger Delta Games has commenced in Benin City with a strong reform-driven message, as organisers declared zero tolerance for age falsification, doping, athlete poaching, and other unethical practices in Nigerian sports.Chairman of Dunamis-Icon Limited, the organisers of the Games, Sir Itiako Malik Ikpokpo, said the tournament is designed not only to discover talent but to reset the standards o...

The Ogun State Government has firmly denied reports alleging that it endorsed Prince Ademorin Aliu Kuye as the next Awuja...

Former Vice President and chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, Atiku Abubakar, has voiced strong concern over th...

Former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr. Tunde Lemo, has formally declared his intention to contest the 2027 governorship election in Ogun State, positioning himself as a grassroots-focused contender within the All Progressives Congress (APC).Lemo made his declaration on Wednesday while participating in the party’s ward congress at Ward 12, Ita-Agemo, Isale-Igbein in Abeokuta, using the platform to ...

Governor Dapo Abiodun has presented a brand new car to Mr. Solanke Taiwo, a primary school teacher at Ansa-Ur-Deen Main School I, Kemta Lawa, Abeokuta, for emerging as Nigeria’s Overall Best Primary School Teacher.The presentation took place at the Governor’s Office in Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, in the presence of the Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Abayomi Arigbagbu, and the Permanent Secretar...

The Ogun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has dismissed speculation that the party is under the control of its financier, Oladipupo Adebutu.The clarification was made during a State Executive Committee meeting held at the party secretariat and presided over by the state chairman, Abayomi Tella.Addressing party leaders and members, Tella described the narrative of ind...