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By: Tope OYEKAN Venerable Shadrach Olaniyi AJILEYE, Vicar, St. James' Anglican Church, Iperu, and Archdeacon, Iperu Archdeaconry of the Remo Diocese (Anglican Communion), will on Tuesday, 19th September, 2023, celebrates his 60th birthday. As part of activities commemorating his attainment of the diamond age, a holy communion thanksgiving service has on the day been slated to hold at the St. James' Anglican Church, Iperu Remo, Ogun State Tagged, a "Celebration of God's Amazing Grace and Love at 60", the service shall be presided over by the Bishop of Remo Anglican Diocese, and Archbishop of Lagos Ecclesiastical Province of the Anglican Communion, Most Rev. Dr. Michael Olusina FAPE. Reception shall hold immediately after the service at the church premises. Expected  to grace the event are family members, friends, colleagues, associates, and admirers of the celebrant from Remoland and beyond. The Governor of Ogun State, His Excell...

Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and President of the  United Arab Emirates (UAE) , Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, on Monday, in Abu Dhabi, finalised a historic agreement, which has resulted in the immediate cessation of the visa ban placed on Nigerian travelers to the Arab country. Furthermore, by this historic agreement, both Etihad Airlines and Emirates Airlines are to immediately resume flight schedules into and out of Nigeria, without any further delay. As negotiated between the two Heads of State, this immediate restoration of flight activity, through the two airlines and between the two countries, does not involve any immediate payment by the Nigerian government. According to a statement by Presidential Spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, on Monday evening, in recognition of President Tinubu’s economic development diplomacy drive and proposals presented by President Tinubu to his counterpart, an agreed framework has been established, which will involve several billions ...

By  Stephen Angbulu The United Arab Emirates, on Monday, lifted its months-long visa ban on Nigerians. This is as Etihad and Emirates Airlines are to resume flight operations to Nigeria with immediate effect. The decision follows talks between Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu, and his Emirati counterpart, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and President of the United Arab Emirates, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, on Monday in Abu Dhabi, have finalised a historic agreement, which has resulted in the immediate cessation of the visa ban placed on Nigerian travellers. “Furthermore, by this historic agreement, both Etihad Airlines and Emirates Airlines are to immediately resume flight schedules into and out of Nigeria, without any further delay,” the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, revealed in a statement he signed Monday. Details shortly…

Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has described the passing of Nigeria's pioneered Chartered Accountant, Akintola Williams, as the end of an era. Akintola was reported to have died on Monday at his residence in Lagos at the age of 104. The governor, in a statement he personally signed, eulogized the immeasurable contributions of the late Accountant to the field of Accountancy, saying his impacts in the profession will continue to be remembered and celebrated among generations of Accountants in years to come. He, therefore, prayed for the repose of his soul and for the family and well-wishers to have the fortitude to bear the irreplaceable loss. "On behalf of the government and the good people of Ogun State, I want to express my heartfelt condolences to the family of the doyen of Accounting, Late Chief Akintola Williams, who passed on to glory today. "While we are going to miss his priceless contributions for over seven decades in the field of accounting, our...

Ogun State Government on Sunday said DATKEM Plaza, Ijebu Ode is an illegal structure without an approved plan. The structure, the state government added, also contravened the state’s physical planning laws. The government, in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development, Engr. Olayiwola Abiodun said the structure violated the building codes of the state with numerous defects. He said several efforts made by the state government to halt further development on site were ignored by the developers.   He said government officials requested the structural engineer in charge of the building to avail the state of the structural equilibrium of the building, a request that was ignored. The statement recalled the various incidences of building disasters across the country, adding that the Ogun State Government will not fold its arm and allow and such occurrence. It noted that many of such disasters, such as fire outbreaks at Iko...

The executive Chairman of Articulate Motorcycle Owners and Riders Association of Nigeria (AMORAN) Ogun State, Otunba Nurudeen Aina Alowonle, has on behalf of other executives, stakeholders and members of the union, congratulates the Ogun Central Senatorial Chairman, Comrade Habeeb Okedara, on the occasion of his birthday celebration.  This was contained in a special birthday greetings and best wishes signed by the State Chairman of Amoran, where he described Okedara as a distinguished worthy ambassador of Ogun Amoran and a valuable member of the union leadership. Part of the birthday message reads, "My dear Comrade Okedara, on behalf of the entire leadership of Ogun Amoran, I congratulate you on the occasion of your birthday. You are indeed a great ambassador of Amoran and you have performed wonderfully well in your assignment as the Ogun Central Senatorial Chairman of the union beyond expectations. I wish you a successful birthday celebration and pray that...

Mrs Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, the wife of Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State, on Thursday disclosed that her husband has returned to Nigeria. Anyanwu-Akeredolu, in a message on her Facebook page, posted a picture of Akeredolu in a private jet on Thursday with the caption “homebound.” The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that this has come after about three months of a medical leave in Germany. Akeredolu had begun the medical leave in June and it was extended indefinitely by the state House of Assembly in July. He thereafter transferred power to his deputy, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, in line with constitutional provisions. According to a source who did not want his name mentioned, the governor is in Nigeria and would be formally received in Ibadan by members of the Ondo State Executive Council. ”Our boss is back and we are happy. We are meeting and welcoming him in Ibadan and we are on our way now,” he said. The source stated that most of the state executive council members ...