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L-R: Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Engr. Ade Akinsanya; Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Tokunbo Talabi; Speaker, Ogun State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Oludaisi Elemide; Governor Dapo Abiodun; Elese of Ilese-Ijebu, Oba Oluremi Obayomi and the Obiri of Ayepe, Oba Adebisi Okunbanjo, during the commissioning of the Stadium-Luba-Tam Balogun Road in Ijebu-Ode Local Government on Friday. Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has dismissed allegations linking him to the relocation of the Dangote Refinery from Ogun State to Lagos, insisting that the decision was taken before he assumed office, while reaffirming his administration’s commitment to the proposed Deep Sea Port project in Ogun Waterside Local Government Area. The governor also disclosed that oil exploration and drilling activities have commenced in Eba, Ogun Waterside Local Government Area, as part of efforts to position Ogun as an oil-producing state. Governor Abiodun made the remarks during the commissionin...

Union Bank’s Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer sat with 30 of Nigeria’s most promising young leaders for a frank conversation on character, relationships and the discipline of growth. Out of 25,000 applicants, only 30 earned a place. That single figure tells you how rare the room was when Yetunde B. Oni, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Union Bank of Nigeria, recently sat down with a cohort of the Lateef Jakande Leadership Academy. The Academy, a Lagos State Government initiative established in honour of Alhaji Lateef Kayode Jakande, the state’s first civilian governor, exists to raise a generation of ethical and capable young leaders. Its fellows are drawn from across professions, sectors and ethnicities, and shaped through a fellowship facilitated by the Africa Leadership Initiative, West Africa (ALI WA), whose work on values and principled leadership has become a quiet engine behind some of the country’s most thoughtful emerging talent. It was into this g...

L-R: Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker; Country Portfolio Manager, Global Fund, Dr. Jean-Thomas; Secretary to the Ogun State Government, Mr Tokunbo Talabi; Executive Director, Global fund, Mr. Peter Sands and the Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, during the official commissioning ceremony of Pharma-Grade Warehouse, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta on Thursday. Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has disclosed that more than 30,000 residents living with HIV are currently receiving free antiretroviral therapy, counselling, and support services in health facilities across the state. Governor Abiodun made this known on Thursday in Abeokuta during the commissioning of the Pharma-Grade Warehouse of the Ogun State Drugs and Health Commodities Management Agency. He said his administration has recorded significant milestones in the healthcare sector by repositioning the state’s health system for optimal service delivery, urging residents to take advantage of available healthcare services...

Mrs. Pamela Shodipo, Executive Director, South, Fidelity Bank Plc (2nd L); Mrs. Amaka Onwughalu, Chairman, Board of Directors, Fidelity Bank Plc (4th L); Dr. Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe, MD/CEO, Fidelity Bank Plc (6th L); and Dr (Mrs.) Nonye Soludo, First Lady of  Anambra State (2nd R), with the beneficiaries at the Fidelity Bank Empowerment Programme organized in partnership with Healthy Living with Nonye Soludo Foundation, held in Awka, Anambra State recently. Leading financial institution, Fidelity Bank Plc, has reaffirmed its commitment to sustainable social impact and economic inclusion through the empowerment of women and schoolchildren in Anambra State. The landmark intervention, held recently in Awka during the 2026 Fidelity Empowerment Programme, featured the distribution of 200 sewing and grinding machines to women entrepreneurs, N25 million in seed capital support, 1,500 food packs to vulnerable households, and 250 solar-powered school bags to schoolchildren. The initiative was i...

By Seyi Bakare Like the corrupt and perennially lazy workman blaming his tools, the camp of the drowning Ogun East senator, Gbenga Daniel, has not ceased bellyaching over their principal’s failed 2027 re-election bid. The latest excuse—that Governor Dapo Abiodun is behind the failure of Daniel’s state creation gambit—is an afterthought cooked up to pacify bruised political egos. In a treatise titled “Governor Dapo Abiodun and the Stalled Dream of Ijebu-Remo State,” with the rider “Senate Triumph Sabotaged in the House,” Victor Ojelabi, publisher of the blog Freelanews, piles up allegations against the Ogun State governor, accusing him of truncating the state creation initiative by allegedly influencing Ogun APC lawmakers in the House of Representatives. Seeking to avoid the burden of proving his claims, Ojelabi repeatedly deploys words such as “allegedly” and “reportedly” while presenting speculation as fact. According to him, “Governor Dapo Abiodun stands accused of single-handedly sa...

The Office of the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in Ogun State has declined to prosecute Chief (Mrs.) Dorcas Adeyinka and Mr. Suraju Ashimiyu over allegations surrounding the death of Ms. Folunsho Olayinka, effectively bringing the criminal case against them to an end. The development was disclosed in a statement issued on Wednesday by Yakubu Eleto Chambers, solicitors to the two defendants, who described the decision as a “complete and unequivocal vindication” of their clients. According to the law firm, the Nigerian Police had filed a two-count charge against Chief Adeyinka and Ashimiyu on October 8, 2025, in Charge No. AB/46C/2025, accusing them of conspiracy contrary to Section 516 of the Criminal Code and acceleration of death contrary to Section 311 of the Criminal Code Law of Ogun State. However, as required by law for offences triable before the High Court, the case file was forwarded to the Office of the Attorney-General for legal advice before arraignment. The ...