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The Ogun State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has joined a growing list of stakeholders in celebrating former governor and serving senator, Gbenga Daniel, on his 70th birthday, describing his life as a model of impactful leadership and sustained public service.In a statement marking the milestone, the council highlighted Daniel’s transition from engineering to politics as a defining journey that has significantly shaped Ogun State’s development...

Nigeria’s aviation landscape is set for a strategic shift as Air Peace unveils plans to launch international flights from Ogun State’s Gateway International Airport to London, signaling a bold move to decentralize air travel from traditional hubs.The airline’s Chief Executive Officer, Allen Onyema, disclosed the development after inspecting the newly commissioned facility alongside Governor Dapo Abiodun, following its inauguration by President Bola Ahmed Ti...

Former Ogun State governor, Gbenga Daniel, has publicly revisited his long-standing political feud with successor, Ibikunle Amosun, revealing that he endured intense persecution during the latter’s administration.Daniel made the disclosure during his 70th birthday thanksgiving service at the Abraham Tabernacle in Sagamu, offering a rare personal account of the political tensions that defined Ogun State’s leadership transition in 2011.In a candid...

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By Kenneth Okunbor Utesi Community in Ikpoba Okha Local Government Area has accused a Chinese company operating in the area of destroying its road infrastructure with heavy-duty trucks.Spokesman of the community, Comrade Friday Aiguokhian,...

The Presidency has moved to neutralize growing criticism over President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s recent visit to Jos, framing the trip not as a symbolic gesture, but as a tightly coordinated security-driven engagement constrained by time, logistics, and high-level diplomatic obligations.According to Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga, the President’s schedule was disrupted by an extended bilateral meeting in Abuja with Mahamat Idriss Déby. That meeting, focuse...

Nigeria’s political temperature is rising again as former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has taken aim at President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over his recent visit to Jos, framing the trip as more symbolic than substantive in the wake of recent violence in Plateau State.In a strongly worded statement delivered through his spokesperson, Phrank Shaibu, Atiku described the president’s visit as a “choreographed spectacle,” arguing that it fell short of the expecta...

The political battlefield in Ogun State is beginning to take shape, and the tone is unmistakably strategic. The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has effectively drawn an early line in the sand by recognizing only three governorship aspirants—Senator Iyabo Obasanjo, Gboyega Nasir Isiaka, and Sarafa Tunji Ishola—despite a wider field of contenders.This is not just administrative protocol; it’s political signaling at scale. IPAC, which brings together chair...

Political positioning is already taking shape ahead of the 2027 governorship race in Ogun State, as a pressure group, the Muslim Advocacy Group in Ogun State, has made a strong and unapologetic case for power rotation in favor of a Muslim candidate.The group’s argument is rooted in what it describes as a structural imbalance in the state’s leadership history since its creation in 1976. Out of five elected governors, only one has been Muslim—a statistic they...