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Daughter of former Nigerian President and political figure, Iyabo Obasanjo, has disclosed that groups and community stakeholders persuaded her to contest the 2027 governorship election in Ogun State, urging her to replicate and expand on her earlier developmental achievements.She made the revelation on Tuesday while speaking at the 2026 Ramadan Lecture organised by the Ogun State chapter of the Freelance and Independen...

The Governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun, has warned that practices such as structure manipulation, influence peddling and transactional politics have no place in the All Progressives Congress (APC).He stated this at the party’s state congress held on Tuesday at the June 12 Cultural Centre in Kuto, Abeokuta, where new state executives were elected through a consensus arrangement....

Anger and frustration boiled over in Ayede Ogbese community, Ondo State, on Tuesday as residents staged a massive protest over escalating violence and kidnappings in the area.The demonstration, which took place on March 3, 2026, saw youths, women and elderly residents barricade the busy Akure–Owo–Benin highway, bringing traffic to a complete standstill. The protest was triggered by the killing of a young ma...

Chief Yemi Sanusi has been returned as Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun State following a peaceful state congress held over the weekend.Sanusi, who ran unopposed, emerged through a consensus arrangement and was affirmed by a voice vote from delegates at the June 12 Cultural Centre in Kuto, Abeokuta.The congress was conducted under the supervision of official...

Troops of the Nigerian Army, 35 Artillery Brigade, Alamala Barracks, Abeokuta, have intercepted 296 large wraps of substances suspected to be Indian hemp along the Abeokuta–Igboora road in Ogun State.The interception, which occurred at about 4:30 a.m. on Sunday, followed credible intelligence on the planned movement of the illicit consignment.In a statement issued on Tuesday...

Former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria and frontline governorship aspirant, Tunde Lemo, has described the ...

Tension flared in Ogun State on Tuesday as residents of Igbokoto-Isale in Yewa North Local Government Area stormed the Go...

The immediate past Ogun State Youth Leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Oyejide Sunkanmi, has formally declared...

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has dismissed as fake and mischievous a circulating letter purportedly extracted from h...

The Ogun State Federal Commissioner of the Public Complaints Commission, Hon. Morakinyo OgoOluwa Akinleye, has cautioned political actors and their supporters against engaging in campaigns of calumny as preparations intensify for the 2027 general elections.Akinleye urged aspirants, party leaders and supporters to ensure that political engagements remain free from hate speech, ethnic or sub-ethnic bias and inflammatory ...