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The Ogun State chapter of the Articulate Motorcycle Owners and Riders Association of Nigeria (AMORAN), has congratulated the executive governor of Ogun state, His Excellency, Prince Dapo Abiodun CON, on his latest award as the 2023 Sun Newspapers Governor of the year. In a congratulatory message signed by the executive chairman of OGUN AMORAN and made available for press release, the Amoran boss described the award to Prince Abiodun as well deserved following the massive infrastructural, economic, industrial and human capacity development being carried out by him as never seen before in the history of the state. In his words,“ Hearty congratulations to our ever performing governor of Ogun state, the man who has positively redefined the concept of democratic governance. Your excellency sir, We are very much aware of your industrial revolutionary agendas and massive provision of meaningful dividends of democracy to the people, quality infrastructure spread across the state; t

IPERU REMO EDUCATION TRUST SCHEME MANAGEMENT BOARD HOLDS THIRD EDITION OF EDUCATION SENSITIZATION TALK ON WEDNESDAY, FEB. 21, AS ALAPERU MOBILIZES SUPPORT FOR BOARD ACTIVITIES By: Tope OYEKAN The Iperu Remo Education Trust Scheme Management Board, will on Wednesday, 21st February, 2024, hold its 3rd sensitization talk on education at the Akesan Iperu Club 1954 Hall, Iperu. The talk, which starts at 11am, has as its theme: "Education is a Key to Peace", and is organized by the board to reawaken the minds of all stakeholders in Iperu, on the challenges confronting education in the town, and working towards using education as a tool to combat poverty among its citizenry. Keynote Speaker is Rt, Rev. J.O. Gboyega OHU, the Bishop, Lagos North Diocese, and former Bishop, Remo Central Diocese, Methodist Church Nigeria; while Guest Speaker is Dr. (Mrs.) Ayodele Olubunmi  WOMILOJU, former President, All Nigeria Confederation of Principals of Secondary Schools (ANCOPSS), Ogu

The Chairman, Fund-raising Sub-committee, and Director, Contact and Mobilization (Diaspora), of the Ojude Oba Iperu Planning Committee, Prince Babatunde ENILARI-SOLARIN, has commended donors who have contributed towards the 2024 Ojude Oba celebration. Prince SOLARIN gave the commendation while speaking during the meeting of the committee held recently. He commended members of the committee for their moral and financial contributions towards ensuring a well-organized and successfully-delivered event. He particularly appreciated a member who sponsors the guest artiste for the day, the fuji sensation, Wasiu Alabi Pasuma, and another who has donated a sum of #1m (one million naira). He also used the opportunity to call on all Iperu indigenes, both at home and in the diaspora, to support and contribute to the laudable idea of the resuscitation of the age-long heritage of Iperu Akesanland. He urged all well-meaning/interested donors to transfer their donations to the committee

The Ojude Oba Iperu Remo has received a boost as Ogun State Government has pledged to collaborate with the organizers in ensuring a successful staging of the event which comes up later in the year. Giving the assurance is the Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Ogun State, Honourable Olusesan Fagbayi, while receiving the Ojude Oba Iperu Remo Planning Committee during a visit to his Oke-mosan, Abeokuta office, on Wednesday. The committee led by its Chairman, Otunba Taiwo OYEBANJO, has gone to present to the Commissioner, a formal request for recognition, support and collaboration of the Ogun State Government, towards a successful relaunch, reintroduction, and sustenance of the newly-repackaged Ojude Oba Iperu Remo, an age-long heritage of the town. Hon. FAGBAYI while responding to the request, commended the idea, as he pledged  government's presence and participation at the event. The Ojude Oba Iperu, an annual carnival-like event, which dates back to 1882 during the r