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Rresidents of Olorunsogo community along the Old Lagos road in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun state have lamented the recent flooding of their area after the heavy rain downpour on Sunday June 20, 2021.Some of the residents while speaking with Super FM News, complained that there was lack of gutters and culverts to hold the rain, with water trickling down from various parts of Ijebu-Ode town to the community.The Chairman of Olorunsogo Local Council Development Area, HAZZA...

The Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), BUBA MARWA has opposed demands for the legalization of cannabis in Nigeria.BUBA MARWA while addressing newsmen in Abuja, the nation’s capital ahead of the 2021 World Drug Day, said the nation cannot afford to mortgage the lives of the citizens for financial gains by legalizing cannabis.BUBA MARWA in response to earlier calls by Ondo State governor, ROTIMI AKEREDOLU for the legalization ...

Chief Press Secretary to the Edo State Deputy Governor, EBOMHIANA MUSA, has said the state-owned Bendel Insurance will not return to the Nigeria National League following the ruling of the Nigeria Football Federation’s Disciplinary Committee.MUSA said despite Insurance impressive position on the league table, which could earn them a promotion to the topflight league, the club would only return to the NNL until they got justice.Also, Bendel Insurance, ...

The Ndigbo Unity Forum worldwide, a non-governmental organization, has advocated the death penalty for looters of public funds, to eradicate the current spate of corruption in the country.The forum also called on the National Assembly to remove the immunity clause from the constitution, so that sitting governors and other top ranking public officials could be probed while still in office.It further urged President MUHAMMAD BUHARI to put in more stringent me...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has begun the probe of Ogun State House of Assembly over alleged financial misappropriation.The Speaker, OLAKUNLE OLUOMO confirmed this while featuring on a monitored radio programme in Abeokuta.OLAKUNLE OLUOMO disclosed that anti-graft agency had written to the Assembly, asking for information on all budget appropriations and allocations of the House from May 30, 2015 to date.The Speaker...

The Armed Forces Command and Staff College Jaji in Kaduna State have conducted a special training course for a total of 235 junior military officers on counter-terrorism and peace support operations.The training which involved the Army, Air Force and Navy, was aimed at equipping them with the necessary skills to function as Grade-Three Staff Officers and Junior Commanders in their various military services and organizations.Speaking during the graduation ce...

Members of the South East Governors’ Forum have condemned the activities of secessionist groups in the region and other parts of the country.The governors stated this when they met on Saturday in Enugu State as part of efforts to tackle the security challenges and restore peace in the region.They distanced themselves from the agitations of such groups and frowned on the violence that followed which led to the loss of lives and destruction of propertie...

President MUHAMMADU BUHARI has affirmed that dialogue is the way to go to resolve the security situation in the south-east.This was made known by the Minister of Labour and Employment, CHRIS NGIGE after a meeting with President BUHARI, alongside the President’s Chief Of Staff, Prof. IBRAHIM GAMBARI.Addressing state house correspondents after the meeting, Senator NGIGE said the President has also enabled series of dialogues to be held with leaders in t...

Legal practitioner and human rights advocate, MIKE OZEKHOME says the constant hijack of funds by the state governments is the reason why the local government system is no longer working.MIKE OZEKHOME said this during his keynote address at the 2nd LADI ADEBUTU good governance summit held at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential library, Abeokuta, Ogun State.He said the current system of states collecting monthly allocations and not releasing them to the local ...

Governor SEYI MAKINDE  of Oyo State has ordered investigations into the chaos that broke out on Wednesday, between cell phone sellers and suspected hoodlums at Iwo Road in Ibadan.Governor SEYI MAKINDE who made this known when he visited scene said the investigation was to ensure that everyone involved in the dastardly act is brought to book.The governor, accompanied by the Commissioner of Police, NGOZI ONADEKO, and other senior security agents, describ...