Tag: Dapo Abiodun

Ogun Empowers Families on Christian, Muslim Burial Rites for Monarchs

Gbenga Adeoti

Governor of Ogun state, Southwest Nigeria, Dapo Abiodun, has assented to a bill which makes provisions for family members of traditional rulers to “have a say” during the burial rites of monarchs. The ‘Obas, Chiefs, Council of Obas and Traditional Council Law of Ogun State, Bill 2021’ also makes provisions for the selection and appointment of traditional rulers. The bill, which was presented for public hearing in July 2021, had generated some controversy, with some traditionalists insisting that the state was trying to interfere in cultural practices. READ ALSO: Mother,…

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Monarch seeks More Infrastructure for Ota, Ogun Commercial Capital

ADEOLA YUSUF

Olota of Ota honours Ogun Gov Abiodun with Culture & Tourism Commitment Award   The Olota of Ota, Oba (Professor Adeyemi Obalanlege, Lanlege Ekun II, has charged the government of Ogun state to give more infrastructural development to the city, generally referred to as the commercial capital of the gateway state. Platforms Africa reports that Obalanlege said this during the grand finale of the 2021 Iganmode cultural festival where he honoured the governor of Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun with the Culture and Tourism Commitment Award. READ ALSO: Ota and its Totally…

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‘Surety for Ogun Governor’s aide arrested in US also a suspected fraudster’

Wonuola Olujobi

  United States Magistrate Judge in Eastern District of New York, Ramon Reyes has received a letter from the US Department of Justice, claiming that the surety provided by Abidemi Rufai, the suspended aide of Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State, is also a suspected fraudster. Rufai, who was arrested while trying to get out of the US on May 14, has been accused of allegedly using the identities of more than 100 Washington residents to steal more than $350,000 in unemployment benefits from the Washington State Employment Security Department…

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