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Leaders and stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun East Senatorial District have unanimously endorsed Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, as their consensus candidate for the 2027 senatorial election. The endorsement was announced on Monday at a well-attended gathering held at Adeola Odutola Hall in Ijebu-Ode, bringing together a broad coalition of party leaders and grassroots representatives from across the district. The event drew members of the Governor’s Advisory Council (GAC), former and serving local government chairmen, past and present lawmakers at both state and national levels, councillors from all wards in the district, as well as women and youth leaders. In attendance were: all councillors across Ogun East; all ward chairmen; all ward executives; all local government chairmen; all local government executives; all serving members of the National Assembly; all serving members of the State House of Assembly; all past members of the State and National Assemb...

My attention has been drawn to misleading reports circulating on social media suggesting that I, Dapo Okunbadejo, am being considered for the position of Deputy Governor of Ogun State. I wish to state unequivocally that these claims are entirely false. At no time have I held discussions, engaged in consultations, or indicated interest—publicly or privately—in such a position. My focus remains firmly on my current responsibilities as Chief Economic Adviser and Honourable Commissioner of Finance, where I am fully committed to supporting the ongoing fiscal and economic reforms of the Ogun State Government. I urge the public and media to disregard these unfounded insinuations and rely only on verified information from credible sources. Dapo Okunbadejo Chief Economic Adviser / Honourable Commissioner of Finance, Ogun State

There is a version of the Nigerian economy that the banking sector has always served well. It is the economy of salaried professionals, corporate treasurers, documented collateral, and monthly pay cycles. It is the economy that fits neatly into conventional credit models, standard account structures, and the risk frameworks that Nigerian banking inherited from its colonial and post independence institutional architecture. That economy is real, and serving it matters. There is another version. It is the economy of the cooperative chairwoman in Ogun whose members pool contributions weekly. The textile trader in Balogun who turns inventory four times a month but has never had a formal credit history. The agro dealer in Kaduna whose working capital needs spike in planting season and collapse in the dry months. The artisan in Aba whose business has been profitable for fifteen years, but whose collateral is her workshop and her reputation. This economy is also real. It is, by most measures, ...

The Movement for Credible Elections (MCE) has intensified calls for the immediate stepping aside of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan, over what it describes as a deepening credibility crisis and allegations of partisan association ahead of the 2027 general elections. In a press statement issued on Sunday, 19th April, 2026, and signed by its Media Coordinator, Comrade James Ezema, the organisation said it was “compelled, in the overriding public interest, particularly in defense of Nigeria’s electoral integrity, to issue this statement as touching the deepening crisis of confidence surrounding the office of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).” The group warned that Nigeria’s democratic process was facing a dangerous test of legitimacy, insisting that “at this crucial period in Nigeria’s democratic evolution, it is evident that the hands presiding over INEC are, at best, under grave distru...

Civil Society Organisation has raised concern over a disturbing sequence of events that point to an alleged high-level conspiracy within the Nigeria Police Force led by Jimoh Moshood Olorundare (AIG Zone 2), targeted at Mr. Hammed Tajudeen Akanbi. The CSO in a press conference addressed by its leader Com Kolawole Emmanuel , gave the Inspector General of Police a 24-hour ultimatum, demanding the immediate transfer of Mr. Hammed Tajudeen Akanbi to a neutral and independent investigative unit and unrestricted access to his legal representatives and family members. It said: "Our findings reveal that this matter is not isolated but deeply rooted in the long-standing crisis within the Ojomu Royal Family of Ajiran in Eti-Osa Local Government Area of Lagos State; a crisis that predates the tenure of Jimoh Moshood Olorundare as Commissioner of Police, Lagos State. "At the core of this crisis is the control and allocation of vast ancestral lands spanning over 22 communities. This dispu...

L-R: Secretary to the Ogun State Government, Mr. Tokunbo Talabi; Chairman, All Progressives Congress (APC), Ogun State, Chief Yemi Sanusi; Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun; the Olu of Owode, Oba Kolawole Sowemimo; the Alake and Paramount Ruler of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo; and the Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Engr. Ade Akinsanya, during the commissioning of the 5.5-kilometre Elega–Miliki–Saje–Bode-Olude–Alhaji Sugar Road in Abeokuta North/Abeokuta South Local Government Areas of the state on Thursday. A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Giwa Balogun Benjamin, has commended Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, for what he described as a visionary and people-oriented leadership style that has significantly transformed the state’s economic and social landscape. Speaking with journalists during the week, Giwa noted that Governor Abiodun’s administration has remained consistent in its commitment to economic development, infrastructur...