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Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has approved the appointment of Mrs Olubunmi Omotayo Oso as Secretary of the Ogun State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB). The appointment, according to the Head of Service, Mr Iskeel Olanrewaju Saka, is aimed at strengthening leadership continuity and improving operational efficiency in the state’s basic education administration. Saka said the appointment was made in accordance with the Ogun State Universal Basic Education Board Law, 2005, and established procedures for appointing qualified officers to senior positions in the state public service. He charged Oso to deploy her wealth of experience and professional expertise to advance the implementation of the state’s education policies and contribute to the realisation of the “Building Our Future Together” agenda of the Abiodun administration. Oso, born on November 21, 1972, joined the Ogun State Civil Service on June 11, 1999, as an Education Officer II. She holds a Bachelor of Science ...

The Coalition for Good Governance in Nigeria (CGGN) has called for the immediate resignation of Olusegun Ayo Omosehin, Commissioner for Insurance and Chief Executive Officer of the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM), over what it described as a deepening regulatory and financial crisis that threatens to destroy public confidence in the nation’s insurance industry. In a statement signed by Salisu Mohammed, the group said Omosehin’s continued stay in office while a formal petition against him and NAICOM sits before the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) constitutes a clear and present danger to the sector and an affront to accountability. “The petition before the EFCC is not a minor administrative disagreement. It centres on alleged unlawful demands for a one per cent capital injection fee, forced transfer of entire capital funds into CBN escrow accounts contrary to Section 16(3) of the Nigerian Insurance Industry Reform Act 2025, and the collection of about ₦180 million...

The Ogun Youth Vanguard (OYV), a pressure group, has hit back at attempts to question the indigeneship of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Senator Olamilekan Adeola, popularly known as Yayi, describing the campaign as a desperate political strategy aimed at frustrating the longstanding aspiration of the Yewa people to produce the next governor of Ogun State. In a statement issued in Abeokuta on Friday by its Secretary, Abdulhamid Irewole, OYV challenged those questioning Adeola’s roots to produce their evidence before the appropriate judicial or constitutional authorities rather than resorting to what it described as a campaign of calumny through television appearances and social media. The group alleged that political interests opposed to Adeola’s emergence had deployed individuals to television stations to cast doubts on his ancestry, describing the development as an attempt to “chase shadows” and divert attention from the APC candidate’s record of service....

The Centre for Public Accountability and Social Well-being is declared support for the Lagos State House of Assembly position on the allocation of portions of a disputed parcel of land to the Ojaekomo and Ojomu royal families. Speaking at press briefing on the outcome of the House of Assembly intervention on the land dispute, the Secretary of the Centre, Oluwagbamila Oluwasegun, and counsel to the Ojaekomo family, Olu Akinkuowo, Esq. said the Assembly reached the position at a meeting held on September 10, 2026, following petitions and concerns over the ownership and use of the land. The meeting was attended by representatives of the Ojaekomo and Ojomu families, Bashiru Fakorede and his counsel, the Executive Secretary of the Lands Bureau, the Surveyor-General and other government officials. The meeting was presided over by the Chairman of the relevant House Committee, Hon. Noheem Adams, who represents Eti-Osa Constituency and is the Majority Leader of the Assembly. According to the Ce...

By Sunday Johnson ‎ ‎“The true test of a man’s character is what he does when no one is watching.” This observation, widely attributed to American basketball coach, John Wooden, captures something important about leadership; that the character of a leader is often revealed not by the speech he makes, but by the things he chooses to do when applause is absent. ‎ ‎In General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede, Nigeria appears to have a military leader whose understanding of service goes beyond rank, uniform and command. Since assuming office as Chief of Defence Staff, he has continued to demonstrate that leadership in the Armed Forces is ultimately about responsibility, sacrifice and the welfare of the men and women entrusted with defending the nation. ‎ ‎Oluyede's journey to the highest professional position in Nigeria's military establishment did not happen overnight. Born in Ikere, Ekiti State, in 1968, he joined the Nigerian Defence Academy in 1987 and was commissioned into the Niger...

L-R: Director General of the Ogun State All Progressives Congress (APC) Campaign Council, Senator Lekan Mustapha; the state party chairman, Chief Yemi Sanusi; former Governor of the state, Chief Olusegun Osoba; Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun; governorship candidate of the party, Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, and the deputy goverernship candidate, Mrs Kudirat Abiodun Balogun, during the inauguration of the APC Campaign Council at the June 12 Cultural Center, Kuto, Abeokuta on Thursday... Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Thursday inaugurated the State Campaign Council of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2027 general elections, charging members to immediately commence consultations, grassroots mobilisation and sustained engagement with voters across the state. Abiodun, who is Chairman of the Campaign Council, said the inauguration marked the beginning of a new phase in the party’s preparations for the elections, directing members to translate the coun...