Sport

National Sports Festival’s impact on Ogun economy massive – Abiodun

Daily Dispatch May 26, 2025

…seeks financial institutions’ collaboration to strengthen SMEs Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun said the ongoing National Sports Festival has positively impacted the state’s economy. The governor also called on financial institutions in the state to collaborate with his

COLUMNS

Dapo Abiodun: End of the Road and the Parting Gift

Daily Dispatch May 25, 2025

A few years ago, there was a witty and hardworking civil servant in one of Ogun State’s ministries named Matanmi . True to his name—Matanmi (meaning “Do not deceive me”)—this soft-spoken but diligent man often offered a quiet rebuke to the arrogance of political appointees. To their youthful exuberance and self-importance, he would respond with […]

NEWS

Abiodun affirms collaboration with sister states to enhance Southwest development

Daily Dispatch May 23, 2025

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has reaffirmed his administration’s resolve to continue collaborating with sister states in the Southwest towards harmonizing economic and social policies that reflect shared values and common aspirations. He noted that the Southwest is at the forefront of Nigeria’s economic development, adding that if the economic

Sport

Ogun 2024 has restored original objective of National Sports Festival—Odegbami

Daily Dispatch May 23, 2025

Veteran sports icon and ex-Super Eagles great, Chief Segun Odegbami has lauded the organization and template of the ongoing National Sports Festival, tagged Gateway Games 2024, saying that it has restored the original objectives of the founding fathers, which was initiated in the aftermath of the Nigerian civil war to foster bonding and unity among […]

NEWS

Ogun prioritise welfare of journalists

Daily Dispatch February 28, 2025

Ogun State prioritizes the welfare of journalists, according to the State’s Head of Service, Mr. Kehinde Onasanya. He revealed that Governor Dapo Abiodun consistently places the well-being of journalists at the forefront of his considerations, often intervening to support them in critical situations ¹. Onasanya made these remarks at the inaugural empowerment program

FEATURES

That false comparison between Governors Abiodun and Makinde

Daily Dispatch February 21, 2025

By Funmi Branco IF you are not familiar with Ogun State and its governance under Prince Dapo Abiodun, chances are that you can take Olujide Wilanpa’s acerbic piece, A Tale Of Two Governors, published in the February 18, 2025 edition of an online platform, Newscoven, at face value. In that bolekaja piece, author Wilanpa, assuming […]