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By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Tuesday declared that the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Development Fund to provide easy credit facilities, will soon be launched in the state. The governor equally disclosed that innovation fund for tech-based MSMEs in the state will be launched with the view to encouraging and promoting the digital economy. Abiodun, who said these while declaring open the 10th Gateway International Trade Fair, noted that the trade fair has grown beyond just a meeting point for business communities, but a veritable platfo...

INSECURITY: Rehabilitate bandits willing to surrender, Obasanjo, Gumi tell FG On By James Ogunnaike FORMER president Olusegun Obasanjo and prominent Islamic cleric, Ahmad Gumi, yesterday, called on the Federal Government to rehabilitate bandits who are willing to surrender. The call was made after Gumi led a delegation to meet with Obasanjo in Abeokuta, in Ogun State. A source present at the meeting told Vanguard that the choice of Chief Obasanjo by Gumi, was based on the fact that the former president is a critical stakeholder and a respected elder statesman to discuss such issues with. Gum...

Vanguard News Obasanjo, Gumi, others meet over insecurity On By James Ogunnaike The Kaduna based popular Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, on Sunday had a closed-door meeting with former President Olusegun Obasanjo at his Hilltop residence in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. A source present at the meeting told newsmen that the choice of Chief Obasanjo by Gumi was based on the fact that the former president is a critical stakeholder and a respected elder statesman to discuss with. Gumi briefed Obasanjo on his recent peace advocacy visits to the Fulani bandits in the North with the hope th...

Easter: Abiodun preaches love, urges Nigerians to embrace peace, unity On James Ogunnaike – Abeokuta Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has called on Nigerians, especially residents of the state, to embrace peace, love, and unity as the world celebrates Easter. The governor, in his Easter message made available to newsmen in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, by his Chief Press Secretary, Kunle Somorin, urged Nigerians to avail themselves with what the resurrection of Jesus Christ symbolises, and live in peace. He noted that the country is indeed going through challenges and implored...

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has described the death of the spokesperson of the Pan-Yoruba group, Afenifere, Yinka Odumakin as "painful".