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Vanguard News World Malaria Day: Nigeria accounts for 24% of malaria death globally On James Ogunnaike ABEOKUTA – The Commissioner for Health in Ogun State, Dr. Tomi Coker at the weekend declared Nigeria accounts for about 24% of malaria deaths globally.  Coker, who disclosed this while addressing newsmen in commemoration of 2021 World Malaria Day (WMD) held at the Ministry of Health conference room, Okemosan, Abeokuta, said malaria is a disease that is  preventable, treatable and curable...

What FG must do to save the country – Nigerians On Kindly Share This Story: By Dayo Johnson, Akure; Samuel Oyadongha, Yenagoa; Festus Ahon, Asaba; Umar Yusuf, Yola; Jimitota Onoyume, Warri; Tina Akannam, Dutse; Peter Duru, Makurdi; Egufe Yafugborhi, Port Harcourt; Peter Okutu, Abakaliki; Chioma Onuegbu, Uyo; Charles Agwam, Bauchi; David Odama, Lafia; Ozioruva Aliu, Benin city; Shins Abubakar, Osogbo; James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta and Ibrahim HassanWuyo, Kaduna Agitations for self determination b...

By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta The Ogun State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), on Friday, said it intercepted and impounded a petroleum tanker used by vandals to siphoned 45,000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), at Ifote village near Ipara in Obafemi Owode local government area. Disclosing this to newsmen in Abeokuta, the State Commandant of NSCDC, Mr. Hammed Abodunrin, said the command got information around 12 midnight that some vandals were stealing fuel fro...

By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has warned the people of the State that they should never allow misunderstanding to descend into violence as recently witnessed in some communities in the State. Governor Abiodun, who gave the warning when the Committee on Farmer/Herders Conflict, submitted its report to him in his office at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, noted that the recent farmers/ herders conflict in some parts of the State negatively affected the peaceful nature...

By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta The Ogun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has described the reported intention of the main opposition party in the state, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to take over the governorship of Ogun State in 2023 as “daydreaming, infantile fancy and political grandstanding devoid of practical reality” The APC, in a statement issued in Abeokuta on Friday and signed by its Publicity Secretary, Tunde Oladunjoye, described the reported unity of fac...

Ogun Customs seizes 7,000 bags of foreign rice in March On James Ogunnaike – Abeokuta The Ogun Area 1 Command of Nigeria Customs Service, Idiroko, says it has seized 7,000 bags of parboiled foreign rice equivalent to 12 trailers in the month of March. The Command Area Comptroller, Peter Kolo, who disclosed this at a press briefing in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, said the command had never recorded such quantum seizure of prohibited rice. Kolo, who gave the total seizures of various contraba...

By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta Indigenes of Makun community in Sagamu, Sagamu local government area of Ogun State on Tuesday staged a peaceful protest at the Governor’s Office, Oke Mosan, Abeokuta, over alleged land grabbing activities by Oniraniken of Iraniken, Sagamu, Oba Adewale Adeniji accusing the traditional ruler of using land grabbers to forcefully take over about 4,500 hectares of farmland belonging to 14 Makun communities. Some of the communities where Oba Adewale Adeniji was said to ...

I inherited five functional ambulances when I assumed office, Gov Abiodun On By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Tuesday, said his administration inherited five functional ambulances serving the entire state when he assumed office on May 29, 2019. Abiodun, who disclosed this, when he received the Governing Board of the National Youth Service Scheme (NYSC), led by its Chairman, Ambassador Fatima Balla Abubakar in his Oke Mosan office, said, his administrati...

Insecurity: Nigerian Army promises continuous training of its officers On By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta The General Officer Commanding 81 Division of Nigerian Army, Major General Lawrence Fejokwu has reiterated the commitment of the Nigerian Army to the continuous training and retraining of its officers as part of strategies to combat the present insecurity facing the country. Fejokwu, who disclosed this while declaring open the ‘2021 Corporal and Below Competition” of the 81 Division of Ni...

UNEASY calm has enveloped Orile-Imo Township in Obafemi/Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State following the refusal