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Residents of Fere and Oniporogun communities in Orile-Mo, Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State, have appealed to Governor Dapo Abiodun to intervene in an alleged land allocation to Chinese investors, warning that the move could render hundreds of families homeless and destroy their ancestral heritage.The residents appealed for a protest on Saturday at the disputed site, alleging that bulldozers and security personnel had been deployed to commence operations on l...

The Independent National Electoral Commission has assured Nigerians that artificial intelligence will not determine the outcome of the 2027 general election.This is as he insisted that the “choice of who leads the country belongs to the electorate.”The INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, stated this at the AI and Democracy Forum 2026 in Abuja, where he explained how the commission intended to use artificial intelligence (AI) to improve electora...

By Adewumi OmoboadeThe presidential candidate of the  African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has accused President Bola Tinubu, Edo State...

The general manager of the Ogun State Environmental Protection Agency (OGEPA), Kehinde Bello, has urged political office holders to strengthen grassroots democracy by initiating programmes that directly improve the welfare of their constituents.Bello made the call while delivering the keynote address at a one-day medical outreach that provided free eye care services to more than 2,000...

Farmers at Eriwe Farm Village in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, have called on the federal and state governments to intervene in an alleged land-grabbing dispute threatening their farmlands and investments.The farmers made the appeal during a protest at Eriwe Farm Village, where they expressed concern over attempts by alleged land grabbers to take over the land used for their fish farming activities.Speaking with journalists, a fish farmer, Mr Oyinade Adeneye, said...

By Adewumi OmoboadeNigeria’s Minister of Works, David Umahi, has said Peter Obi is not the best presidential candidate the South-East can produce, a...

The Ogun State House of Assembly has summoned officials of the state fire service, the Ministries of Works and Infrastructure and Environment, and other relevant agencies over growing concerns about public safety, following a recent fire outbreak at Itele Market and other incidents across the state.The Assembly also invited officials to address persistent traffic congestion along the Abeokuta–Sango-Ota Expressway and a reported leak of a suspected gaseous substance that led to th...

State Police: Full list of 24 states that approved billThe states that have approved state police are now 24. So, the constitutionally-required 24-state e...

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has uncovered a residential building in Lagos where empty bottles of alcoholic beverages were stored for suspected use in producing counterfeit drinks.The agency said its Investigation and Enforcement Directorate discovered more than 100 sacks of empty bottles at the building located at 322B Meiran Road, Agbado Oke-Odo, Lagos.The bottles were destroyed to prevent their reuse in the production ...

Nigerian visual artist and Guinness World Record holder, FolaDavid, is set to lead more than 1,000 children in an attempt to set a new Guinness World Record for the largest fabric marbling painting.In a statement made available to PUNCH Online on Friday, David said the project was designed to promote creativity, inclusion and collaboration by bringing together children from different backgrounds to create a single artwork.The Nigerian medical doctor, said t...