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Obasanjo distances self over allegation of land grabbing in Ogun On James Ogunnaike – Abeokuta Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Friday distanced himself from the rumour linking him with illegal acquisition of Falohun family land at Feru community of Iyana – Iyesi area of Ota in the Ado-Odo/Ota local government area of Ogun state. Obasanjo, who declared that he neither knew any place called Feru, talkless of possessing any landed property in the community, said he has instructed the po...

2023: Nobody can match the candidature of Tinubu, Ogun monarchs On By James Ogunnaike The Olu of Ilaro and Paramount ruler of Yewaland, Oba Kehinde Olugbenle at well as the Alake and Paramount ruler of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo on Monday declared their support towards the vision of the South West Agenda 2023 for promoting the candidature of Senator Ahmed Bola Tinubu as the rightful candidate to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari. The monarchs, who spoke in their palaces when members of th...

By James Ogunnaike A political support group, ‘South West Agenda 23’ (SWAGA 23), has described the National Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC),  Asiwaju Bola Tinubu as the best candidate to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari, in 2003. The Chairman of the South West Agenda 23, and a former Minister of State for Works, Senator Dayo Adeyeye, stated this on Sunday, when the group paid a courtesy visit to the Palace of the Akarigbo and Paramount Ruler of Remoland, Oba Babatund...

Nigerians agree with El Rufai on bandits On Kindly Share This Story: …Tell govt never to negotiate with criminals Dayo Johnson, South West Regional Editor; Samuel Oyadongha; Umar Yusuf; Wole Mosadomi; Peter Duru; Festus Ahon, Egufe Yafugborhi; Rotimi Ojomoyela; Peter Okutu; Charly Agwam; Femi Bolaji; Ozioruva Aliu; Shina Abubakar; James Ogunnaike and Adeola Badru Governor El-Rufai of Kaduna State recently boldly renounced negotiation as a solution to bandits’ criminality. He said negotiati...

Vanguard News Agony as herdsmen overrun Ogun communities On By James Ogunnaike AGONY and sorrow enveloped Yewa axis of Ogun State as no fewer than 13 people were killed by hoodlums suspected to be Fulani herdsmen in different communities scattered across Yewaland in the last one week. The gory incident started in Oha, Imeko-Afon Local Government Area of Ogun State, as one Dele Olowoniyi was hacked to death by Fulani herdsmen in the mid-night of Saturday, 6th February, 2021 while receiving fres...

Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has called on the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)

Land Tussle: Family accuses Ogun Assembly of meddling in matter before court On By James Ogunnaike The Osoedu family of Okerala village n Sagamu local government area of Ogun State has accused members of the Ogun State House of Assembly of meddling in private land, that is even before a court. The family, however, urged the lawmakers to stop forthwith its investigation into the disputed farmland measuring 4511 acres. The Osoedu family, who made the appeal through its counsel, Barrister Kole O...

By James Ogunnaike ABEOKUTA – Kano State Governor, Abdulahi Umar Ganduje, has called on the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to take drastic steps in curbing foreign herders who are always armed with sophisticated weapons from making incursion into Nigeria. The Kano State governor made the call on Tuesday, while speaking at the Stakeholders’ Parley on Farmers/Herders Conflict, organised by the Ogun State government, held at the Obas’ Complex, Oke Mosan, Abeokuta. He also...

A stakeholders forum aimed at finding lasting solutions to the farmers /herders clashes in some parts of Ogun State would hold tomorrow (Tuesday) with some northern Governors in attendance.

ABEOKUTA - The Olu of Ilaro and Paramount ruler of Yewaland in Ogun State, Oba Kehinde Olugbenle has appealed to the federal