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… Say Even Powerful Nations Negotiated With Insurgents … Blame Some Govs For Hoarding Intelligence Reports Northern elders under the aegis of the Northern Elders Progressive Group have thrown their weight behind the ongoing peace efforts of the National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, urging governors across the North-West to embrace dialogue with bandits as part of measures to end years of violence in the region. Speaking at a press briefing in Kaduna on Tuesday, the group’s Zonal Coordinator, Yusuf Abubakar, said non-kinetic approaches being explored by the NSA and other stakeholders had already started yielding results. Abubakar, who…

The Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, has mourned the passing of one of its foremost alumni and business icons, Alhaji Surajudeen Adebisi Bada, describing him as an irreplaceable pillar of transformation and development. Bada, who until his death was the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of SurryB Petroleum, belonged to the pioneer set of the then Ogun State Polytechnic, admitted in 1979 to study Accountancy. He was not only a trailblazer in his career but also played a central role in strengthening the alumni body of the institution. He served as the second National President of the Ogun State Polytechnic Alumni Association and…

Victory Life Bible Church International (VLBC), Abeokuta, has unveiled the members of its 2025 Christmas Carol Committee, with a charge to deliver a spiritually uplifting and colourful celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. The unveiling, which took place during the Central Service at Victory City, Kilometre 12, Ajebo Road, Abeokuta, on Sunday, featured special prayers led by the Lead Pastor, Apostle Lawrence Achudume, who commissioned the team for “a Carol Service with a difference.” Also praying for the committee, Pastor Professor Eniola Fabusoro, asked God to “prove Himself in the great task saddled on the committee,” stressing that the…

Founder of the Uplift Development Foundation and wife of former Ogun State Governor, Mrs. Olufunso Amosun, has raised fresh concerns over the alarming rate of breast and cervical cancer cases in Nigeria as she flagged off the 2025 edition of the Foundation’s Free Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Programme in Abeokuta on Tuesday. Speaking at the Telemedicine Centre of the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Abeokuta, Mrs. Amosun lamented the high cost of cancer treatment and the poor access to health facilities in low and middle-income communities, stressing that early detection remains the most effective prevention strategy. “Cancer is not a…

No fewer than 400 pupils in Ogun State have received educational support ahead of the new academic session, courtesy of Treasured Points of Light Foundation in collaboration with Ash Montana Deck of the National Association of Seadogs (NAS). The outreach, held in Wasimi, Ewekoro Local Government Area, benefitted children drawn from nine surrounding villages. Items distributed to the pupils included school bags, shoes, lunch bags, food flasks, water bottles, mathematical sets, and other stationery. Tagged “Join Hands, Raise Hope,” the 2025 edition of the annual programme was aimed at encouraging children from underserved communities to return to school with confidence…

…Says move Is Wasteful, Diabolical,Politically Motivated The Ogun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has taken a swipe at Governor Dapo Abiodun over his appointment of 236 ward youth leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as political assistants, describing the move as “wasteful, diabolical and a ploy for selfish political survival.” The opposition party, in a statement issued on Tuesday by its Publicity Secretary, Otunba Kayode Adebayo, accused the governor of prioritising personal ambition ahead of responsible governance at a time the state is grappling with economic hardship, poor infrastructure and underfunded health facilities. According to the…

More than three months after the throne of the Odemo of Isara-Remo in Remo North Local Government Area of Ogun State became vacant, the town’s kingmakers on Monday unanimously picked a property magnate, Bashorun Peter Oluwole Ogunbayo, as the new monarch. Ogunbayo, the Chief Executive Officer of Amba Properties Nigeria Limited, defeated six other contenders in a keenly contested selection exercise held at the Odemo Palace in Isara-Remo. Out of the 12 kingmakers, nine reportedly voted in favour of Ogunbayo in a session that was heavily guarded by a combined team of soldiers, policemen, operatives of the Amotekun Corps and…

As Nigeria prepares for another crucial test against South Africa in Bloemfontein, sports analyst and commentator, Olalekan Shoyinka, popularly known as Ayinla Egba, has drawn inspiration from history, urging Nigerians not to lose faith in the Super Eagles. Recalling what he described as the “Miracle of Ombudsman,” Shoyinka noted that just before the 2002 FIFA World Cup, Nigeria’s qualification chances appeared all but over, despite boasting some of the nation’s finest football talents. “The Eagles had players like Jay-Jay Okocha, Nwankwo Kanu, Celestine Babayaro, Yakubu Ayegbeni, Julius Aghahowa, Finidi George, Tijani Babangida and Sunday Oliseh, yet results on the road…

The House of Representatives’ Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Monday announced the recovery of over N200 billion in lost revenue for the federal government within the last year. Chairman of the committee, Hon. Bamidele Salam, disclosed this at the 11th Annual Conference and General Assembly of the West Africa Association of Public Accounts Committees (WAAPAC), which Nigeria is hosting for the first time since the body was established in 2009. The five-day programme, holding from September 8 to 12 at the National Assembly Complex, Abuja, is themed “Strengthening Parliamentary Oversight of Public Debt: The Role of Finance and Public Accounts…

Panic gripped the National Assembly Complex on Sunday when security operatives discovered the decomposing body of a labourer inside a parked vehicle within the highly fortified premises. The deceased, identified as 55-year-old Gaddafi Iwar, was found slumped in a red Peugeot 406, with registration number BWR-577 BF, around 9:00 a.m. near the annex gate of the Assembly. Eyewitnesses said the vehicle had been parked in the same spot for several days, raising questions about surveillance lapses in the area. Police sources confirmed that Iwar was a construction worker engaged at a site within the Assembly complex. Preliminary findings suggest he…