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Poised to tackle insecurity and enhance community policing, the Ogun State government says that the Southwest Security Network, Amotekun, will kick off in the state this January. Apart from Amotekun, the state government will also commence the implementation of Residents Identification Cards, to provide a reliable database of the people living in the state. The state governor, Dapo Abiodun, who made these known in his New Year broadcast, added that the State Health Insurance Scheme, which had been provided with N100m seed fund, will take off in the first quarter of 2021. According to Abiodun, the Amotekun security outfit, which…

A frontline politician in Ogun State, Hon. Akeem Akintayo Amosun, (FCIB, FCS, MBA), says he has supported nothing less than fifteen thousand citizens throughout the year 2020 given the country’s economic challenges. He charged Nigerians, especially those in the position of authorities to be steadfast in their nation-building assignment. Amosun made this statement in his New Year message released to journalists in Abeokuta during the week. Explaining the rationale behind his support for the people, he noted that the effort was aimed at ameliorating the challenges of the pandemic-induced poverty on the people whose sources of livelihood were largely affected…

Senator Amosun mourns passage of renowned talking drummer and foremost cultural icon, Adewole Onilu-Ola The Senator representing Ogun Central Senatorial District, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, CON, FCA has commiserated with the Adewole family and indeed the people of egbaland on the passage of the legendary talking drummer, Alhaji Abdul Rahmon Alao Adewole, popularly known as Adewole Onilu-Ola, who died on Tuesday, 29th December, 2020 at the age of 97 years. Senator Amosun in a condolence letter addressed to the family of Alhaji Abdul Rahmon Adewole, described his death as an exit of a great entertainer, a renowned talking drummer and a…

The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF) has called on the governor of Lagos, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to call his Commissioner for Waterfront, Kabir Ahmed, to order.AYCF, in a statement by its national president, Alhaji Yerima Shettima, accused Ahmed, a northerner in the cabinet, of hijacking the traditional institution of the Hausa community in Lagos and thus usurping the roles of the ministry of local government and chieftaincy affairs.The group also said the silence of the state government to the commissioner’s recent actions and interference in what is strictly the roles of the Arewa Council of Chiefs gives the impression that…

Barrister Oladotun Hassan has admonished youths on Character and Values, Oladotun engaged the youths during an online lecture delivered by Barrister Oladotun Hassan for Ekiti Youth and Student Alliance held Tuesday night. The lecture delivered is stated below: “All protocols duly observed, Good evening greatest Nigerian youths!!!” “Compliments of season to my fellow compatriots, we pray for a fulfilling new year 2021 in less than 4 days.” “I am Aare Oladotun Hassan, President, Igbimo Apapo Yoruba Lagbaye(Yoruba Council of Youths Worldwide and Yoruba Council of Women Worldwide), also the current President, Nigerian Youth Coalition, a legal practitioner by profession and…

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Amid disagreement between the governments and churches over New Year crossover services, the Christian leadership in Nigeria has directed worship centres to respect authorities’ directives. President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rev Samson Ayokunle, gave the order in a statement sent to Newsjaunts Tuesday evening. He appealed to churches to strictly adhere to COVID-19 protocols and guidelines issued by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), federal and state governments. Ayokunle said CAN understands the unfortunate state the coronavirus pandemic has put everybody worldwide. “This caused some state governments to place a total ban on crossover night service…

Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider, First Bank of Nigeria Limited has announced that the 59th edition of its annually sponsored Lagos Amateur Golf Championship Teed-Off at the golf section of Ikoyi Club 1938 on Monday, 28 December 2020. The competition, which is one of the longest running international amateur events in the country is endorsed by the United State Golf Association (USGA) and the Royal and Ancient (R&A) of Scotland. Preceding the 2019 event, the golf tourney reached the notable milestone of being listed amongst the golf tournaments in the World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR). FirstBank’s sponsorship…

The Lagos State House of Assembly at a sitting on Tuesday, passed N1.164 trillion as the 2021 appropriation bill of the state. The budget was passed after a report on it was presented to the House by Hon. Gbolahan Yishawu (Eti Osa 2), the chairman of a joint committee on Economic Planning and Budget and Finance. In the budget just passed, the House approved the sum of 460,587,43,741 as recurrent expenditure from the ‘Consolidated Revenue Fund’ and N702,935,416,976 as capital expenditure from ‘Development Revenue Fund’.The total amount thus passed by the House is put at N1,163,522,460,717 for 2021. The Speaker,…

Few weeks after he was declared winner of the Lagos by-election to fill the Kosofe Constituency 2, Hon. Saheed Wasiu Obafemi has become a member of the state House of Assembly. Hon. Saheed was admitted into the hallowed chamber where he was administered an oath of office by the legal department and in the presence of members of the House, staff and few visitors during plenary.Recall that Saheed was elected under the All Progressives Congress (APC) during a by-election held on Saturday 5th December, 2020. The election followed the death of Hon. Tunde Braimoh, the lawmaker who represented the constituency,…