Obasanjo Writes off Buhari on Economy, Diplomacy

Only Time will tell!  Former President Olusegun Obasanjo Monday said Nigeria would have made remarkable progress if his successors had continued with the policies and programmes of his administration.

He declared that while the late former President Umaru Yar’Adua reversed some of his policies, the succeeding administration of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan also slipped into massive corruption, which his (Obasanjo) regime fought to a standstill.

He also said though President Muhammadu Buhari may not be actively knowledgeable about economy and foreign affairs matters, he believed in the current leader’s fight against graft and insecurity.

Six feared dead in Customs, smugglers clash in Ogun

Pandemonium broke out, Sunday evening, at Oke-Odan township in Yewa South Local Government Area of Ogun State, following the alleged killing of three children and four others by Customs officers while pursuing smugglers.

It was gathered that the Customs officials pursued some suspected smugglers, who allegedly smuggled two vehicles loaded with rice, coming from Igolo, a border town between Nigeria and Benin Republic and heading towards Sango in Ado Odo/Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State.

Some witnesses said the Customs officials seized the vehicles and were driving them to their Idi-Iroko office when they were ambushed by some suspected smugglers.

President Buhari Will Sign A Budget That Is On Tthe Side Of The People - Femi Adesina

Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, was on Radio Continental recently. Here are excerpts from the interview:

Let us talk about the China trip. What took you over there and what happened there?

As you know, China has a surfeit of infrastructure, while Nigeria has infrastructure deficit. What took us out there was how we could benefit from this surfeit that China has in terms of infrastructure, particularly rail, housing, agric, solid minerals, all the sectors in which Nigeria needs improvement. How can China be of benefit to us was what took the President and his delegation out there. And I must say that it was a splendid visit, a visit that inspired every member of the delegation. And you know when you get inspired, you then begin to aspire. We saw so many wonderful things in China and we began to ask ourselves; when will our country get there? But then we aspire to also get there. God is great, I know we will get there.

Re: Tinubu’s unfinished business

PAUL Joseph Goebbels (29 October 1897 – 1 May 1945) was Adolf Hitler’s Propaganda Minister in Nazi Germany. He also served as Chancellor for one day, following Hitler’s death. He was known for his zealous and energetic oratory and virulent anti-Semitism. One of his famous quotes is that if you repeat a lie often it becomes the truth and if you tell a lie so big enough people would start to believe it. 

That came rushing in my memory as I read Ochereome Nnanna ‘s “Bola Tinubu’s unfinished business” (Vanguard, April 4, 2016) where he repeated the untruth that has been told against the memory of the late Afenifere Leader, Senator Abraham Adesanya in the years after his demise. He wrote and I quote:”One of Tinubu’s rare acts of political vision was his refusal to join the other five AD Governors of the South West under the directive of Afenifere, to support former President Olusegun Obasanjo for a second term in office.  Incidentally, all the governors who took Obasanjo’s poisoned bait – Lam Adesina of Oyo, Bisi Akande of Osun, Niyi Adebayo of Ekiti, Adebayo Adefarati of Ondo State and Olusegun Osoba of Ogun State – lost their states to Obasanjo’s PDP, with Tinubu (who had formed his own political party, the Action Congress) the last man standing. Not only did the Afenifere-propelled AD governors lose, the Afenifere itself, which Tinubu had distanced himself from because of their hobnobs with Obasanjo – collapsed as a political force” 

Osun House of Assembly to pass a bill to curb street hawking and illegal market set up

The Speaker of the state of Osun House of Assembly, Najeem Folasayo Salaam,  said the state House of Assembly is ready to put an end to street trading and illegal markets in the state. 

This was disclosed during the consideration of a bill on street trading and illegal markets set up on Thursday, March 24, at Osogbo, the Osun capital. 

Salaam stressed that it would be an offence for any person or group of persons to engage in street hawking or operate in illegal markets in the state once the bill becomes law. He said the law would promote the cleanliness of the state stating that this was one of the major aims of the government. 

Nigerian Army, Navy Take Over NNPC Pipeline Protection, Unvailes "Operation Awase" To Tackel Vandals

Nigerian Army on Sunday has confirmed that it had taken over the security of the NNPC pipelines in the Lagos area, along with the Nigerian Navy, while it craved the maximum cooperation of host communities.

A statement by the Director, Army Public Relations, 81 Division of the Nigerian Army, Col. Mustapha Anka, disclosed this in an interview in Lagos with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).


He said the joint operation, code named ‘Operation Awase’, was set up to tackle the vandalism of the NNPC pipelines in Majidun, Ikorodu and other parts of the state.

Soldiers invade newspaper distribution centre in Kwara

Another detachment of gun-wielding soldiers from the Sobi Cantonment on Saturday stormed the popular Oniyangi newspaper distribution centre, along Emir’s road in Ilorin, to stop the circulation of The Nation newspapers in Kwara state.

It was gathered that some soldiers had early hours of Saturday impounded the van conveying copies of the newspaper to the state in Ogere, Ogun state, along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

Armed soldier had also of Friday stormed the same centre looking for some newspapers they claimed they had orders ‘from above’ to seize

The operation also extended to other parts of the metropolis as nearly all the distribution vans conveying Saturday’s edition of several newspapers were stopped at Eiyenkorin area or on the Ilorin-Ogbomosho expressway. The drivers of the vans were detained and their phones seized.

Why Obasanjo’s Wife, Ogun First Lady, Others Join Protest of Free the Abducted School Girls in Abeokuta

Mrs. Bola Obasanjo, wife of former President Olusegun Obasanjo and Mrs. Olufunso Amosun, wife of Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun on Monday joined hundreds of women in Abeokuta the Ogun State capital, to protest the abduction of over 200 school girls in Chibok, Borno State.

The protest which the Iyalode of Yorubaland, Chief (Mrs.) Alaba Lawson, members of the International Federation of Women Lawyers, market women and female artisans also took part in, started at about 8am at the M.K.O Abiola Stadium, Kuto area and from there, the women moved through IBB Boulevard and ended at the Ogun State House of Assembly complex, where the governor's wife presented their protest letter to the Speaker, Suraj Adekunbi, to deliver to President Jonathan.

Breaking: Place of ritual killings discovered in Dosumu street, Ilaro, Ogun state

A place of ritual killings discovered in Dosumu street Ilaro, Ogun state today. Law enforcement agencies has taken over the situation,but the house has been dismantled already with no traces of human parts

Reports has that the people living in the streets believe the house is constructed for ritual purpose which pose as a security threat to the environment.

Army chief: Boko Haram attacks possible in Ogun state

The newly deployed General Officer  Commanding of the 81 division of Nigerian Army, Lagos,  Major-General Tamunomieibi Dibi, yesterday, in Abeokuta, affirmed that Boko Haram insurgency and attacks in the state was possible , urging the Army officers, Ogun State Government and the people of the State not to rule it out.

Dibi made the statement when he  paid a working visit to the 35 Artillery Brigade, Alamala, Abeokuta, but opined that the Nigerian Army has what it takes to crush the Islamist insurgency and its attacks.

urging the military officers to be security-conscious and report any security-threatening information to the appropriate quarters for quick and necessary actions, noting that security watch and consciousness should be seen as everybody business.

He declared that the presence of Boko Haram insurgents could not be ruled out in any state, cities, villages and communities in any part of the country, charged army and other security agencies to be watchful and on the alert every time to crush any attacks.

New Horror Forest Uncovered In Ogun State

Less than two weeks after the discovery of the forest of horror in Soka, Ibadan, Oyo State, a similar forest has been discovered — this time in Adigbe area of Abeokuta, Ogun State.


A source in Adigbe told Reporters on the phone that an abducted pregnant woman, who inexplicably made her way out of the forest where she had been held captive, triggered the discovery.

The woman then alerted members of the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC), who in turn alerted the Police.

The Police are currently combing the neighbourhood.

“Policemen are currently in the neighbourhood and there is a crowd already”, the source said”, promising to supply updates as soon as the situation becomes clearer and the scale of the crime going on in the forest is established.

Sahara Reporters

Police officer that killed himself and five others in Ogun state (Photos)

Sunkami Ogunbiyi: Police officer that killed himself and five others

Wife of Police officer that killed himself and five others
Mrs Ogunbiyi

Breaking: House boy beheads judge in Ogun state

Barely 24 hours after a policeman ran amok and killed self, wife and five others, a house boy has toed his line beheading his former master, a High Court judge in Abeokuta, Ogun State.

 A-65-year-old retired Chief magistrate, Olufunmilayo Timeyin, was slaughtered by a house help at her residence in Laderin estate in Obafemi-Owode local government area of Ogun State.The 25-year-old house help simply identified as David allegedly scaled the fence of the late Timeyin’s bungalow, reportedly deactivated the security system built inside the building and laid siege within the premises before hacking the retired magistrates death.