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…says Olokola Deep Sea Port, LNG Project Coming Soon Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Thursday said the location of the proposed Zonal Office and Training School of the Nigeria Customs Service at the Gateway Agro-Cargo International Airport would serve as an avenue to improve the status of the state as the industrial hub of the nation. The project, he added, would also help the proposed Kajola Inland Dry Port and the Olokola Seaport, which he said would soon come on stream, just as the federal government is planning the resuscitation of a Liquefied Natural Gas Project in the…

…names Abubakar Badaru, Zamfara Governor Lawal and US based fugitive, Jackson Ude as members network An alleged mastermind of the #EndBadGoernanceInNigeria, Bashir Hadejia has been naming other masterminds of the violent protests as he confessed to their part of a plot to destabilize Nigeria following his arrest by the police for treason, subversive activities against the Nigerian government, Trans-border gun-running, heist and other transnational crimes. The suspect was caught with documents that incriminated him of impersonation, including tracking documents of high-profile personalities and an international passport of the Republic of Vanuatu valid till 14th of September, 2030. A source familiar…

The Ogun State Government, on Thursday, released the list of members of non-statutory boards recently appointed by Governor Dapo Abiodun to run the various boards in the state. This indication was given in a statement by the Special Adviser, Media and Strategy to the governor, Hon. Kayode Akinmade. The appointments, the statement said, are the first in the series of appointments that will soon be announced by the state government. The appointments cover the Ogun Waste Management Authority (OGWAMA), Ogun State Agricultural and Multipurpose Credit Agency (OSAMCA), Plantgate Limited and the Ogun State Alternative Medicine Board (OGAMB). The membership of…

The Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation convened a critical national workshop titled “Rethinking Reforms: Why Many Reforms Fail in Nigeria and What We Can Do About It”. The event gathered a diverse group of both state and non-state actors to discuss the complex challenges impeding Nigeria’s public sector reform efforts. Underpinned by the Foundation’s in-depth research into public sector reforms, the workshop unveiled the perceptions of state and non-state research respondents on the corrosive impact of nepotism, corruption, and accountability deficits on public service delivery. The stark reality that civil servants and non-state actors alike were calling for the discontinuance of existing practices…

The Lagos federal high court has ordered the interim forfeiture of $2.045 million, seven landed properties, and shares linked to Godwin Emefiele, the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Akintayo Aluko, the presiding judge, made the order on Thursday after an application filed by Rotimi Oyedepo, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), representing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in a suit marked FHC/L/MISC/500/24. Oyedepo said the forfeited items were reasonably suspected to be proceeds of unlawful activities. “In the course of this investigation, it was revealed that the erstwhile CBN governor negotiated kickbacks in return…

Operatives of the Delta State Police have killed a suspected kidnapper during a gun duel in a Delta community. The operation, which also led to the arrest of three other suspects, resulted in the recovery of an arsenal of deadly weapons. The Police Public Relations Officer for Delta State Command, SP Bright Edafe, disclosed this in a statement released in Warri on Wednesday. According to the statement, the incident occurred on August 12, 2024, when the CP Special Squad, based in Ughelli, embarked on an investigation with a previously apprehended suspect, Joel Ofoye. The investigation led them to the Ewu…

Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, has described Senator Anthony Adefuye, a member of the Governance Advisory Council (GAC) as a national treasure. Dr. Obasa said this in a congratulatory message to honour the elder statesman as he turns 80 on Wednesday, August 14, 2024. In the message by his Chief Press Secretary, Eromosele Ebhomele, the Speaker described Senator Adefuye as an elder filled with wisdom, knowledge and understanding. “One beautiful thing about Senator Adefuye is his humility despite his age. You can’t fail to notice the way he mentors the young, encourages them…

The Special Investigation Unit (SIU) of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has arrested Olamilekan Akinduro, a Lagos-based accountant, accusing him of mobilising a group of disgruntled investors from Oxford International Group to demand their long-overdue funds. AbdulFatai Oshioda, a friend of Akinduro who is also the office of the Inspector General of Police, told FIJ that the police apprehended Akinduro at Abule-Egba in Lagos on Saturday and swiftly transported him to Abuja in the early hours of Sunday morning for a crime he was initially unaware of. He stated that the police detained him at Maitama Police Station on Sunday…

Mojisola Adeyeye, Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has revealed that a sum of N500 million was unaccounted for in the agency during the four months that preceded her appointment in November 2017. Speaking on Sunday morning on ‘Inside Sources’, an interview programme on Channels Television anchored by Laolu Akande, Adeyeye also said she inherited a debt of N3.2 billion when she assumed the helm of the agency in 2017 in place of Ademola Mogbojuri. “When I got to NAFDAC, I met N3.2 billion debt; and N500 million was missing between August and…

The Ogun State Government has vowed to sanction seven companies for alleged environmental pollution in Veepee Avenue, Sango Ota, in the Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of the state. The companies which included Purechem Manufacturing Limited, Olympic Inks/Salient Industries, Ecomed Pharmaceuticals Limited, Nigerian Distilleries Limited, Industrial Mineral Products, Bhumee Inks Limited, and Classic Soap Industries Nigeria Limited, were found guilty of discharging untreated effluents to the community. This development was made known on Tuesday in a post made on X.com by the Ogun State Environmental Protection Agency. The polluters are to face the recommended sanctions for the environmental harm done in…