REMO TIMES NEWS MAGAZINE

History was made on Thursday October 17, 2019, the foremost and leading microfinance bank in Remo Land, Shagamu Micro Finance Bank (SMFB) held its 26 th Annual General Meeting, at the bank premises in Shagamu; where customers and shareholders passed a vote of confidence on the bank management and board for a job well done. While presenting the Annual Report and Financial statement for the financial year ended 31 st December, 2018, the Board Chairman of SMFB, Asiwaju of Remo Land, Asiwaju Solomon K. Onafowokan, reported that in overall, Nigeria economy performed better in year 2018 than what was obtained in the previous year, 2017. He revealed that National Bureau of Statistics reported that economy expanded by 1.93% in 2018 as against 0.82% recorded in 2017. He stated that Foreign Exchange rates remain relatively stable through the year 2018 as a result of continuous intervention by Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) although availability for financing imports as and when desi...

Aare Prof Tunde Ogunsanwo, President Sagamu Development Association making his presentation The good people of Sagamu Remo in Ogun State have asked the governor of Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun to make the Orisagamu-Ewa groove located in the community into an international tourist attraction centre. Making the demand on behalf of Sagamu people was the President, Sagamu Development Association,   Aare Prof Tunde Ogunsanwo at the grand rally of the 35th Sagqmu Day celebration held at the expansive Akarigbo palace open filed in Sagamu. 'Your Excelkency, the mystical sgream, Eri Sagamu, upon which Sagamu town was founded, is located in a large hectarage of very flora and fauna. Our dreams over the years. is to have this historical site turned into an international tourist centre. Legend attests to the healing powers of the water from this stream from time immemorial to present day. Our prayer is that, under your progressive leadership in the State,   this fea...

A call has gone to sons and daughters of Sagamu and indeed, entire Remo Land at home and in the diasporas to take ownership of the incumbent governor of Ogun State, His Excellency,   Prince Dapo Abiodun who is a Remo son and Prince of Iperu Remo in Ogun State,. Making this call was a former governor of the state between 2003 to 2011, while delivering his speech at the 35th Sagamu Day celebration grand rally event held at the Akarigbo Palace, Ofin Sagamu. Daniel stresses that, having worked hard a s a people and made so much sacrifice for the emergence of one of their sons as the 5th Executive Governor of the State,   Remo people has a duty to take full advantage of the incumbent administration in the state, to ensure the full delivery of democracy dividends to the area. 'This government is your government and you must take ownership of the government by ensuring that he succeeds and delivers the dividends of democracy to the nooks and cranny of Remo Land as a w...

As promised by H.E. Prince Dapo Abiodun, these pictures show desilting work in progress. Also, workers of OGPWA can be seen meeting with the community leaders. Dapo Abiodun...talk-and-do Governor. # BuildingOurFutureTogether OGPWA In Action! A section of the road OGPWA Staff with some leaders of the community

The Manna Ministries Int'l, a Sagamu Ogun State based Christian organization recently held the 7th edition of her Independence Youth Empowerment program (IYE) 2019 themed Ideas Rule the World. The annual summit which is organized by its NGO arm, Human Development & Capacity Building Initiative came up on between 29th-1st October, 2019. The first 2 days featured training of youths in diverse areas, which includes vocational training (laundry & dry cleaning, snail farming, cakes and  pastery), Information Technology (Website development and blogging) and social media marketing. There was also a concert for the youth at the event hall of the Akarigbo palace, Ita Oba, Sagamu. Addressing the participants, Convener of the event, Pastor Bimbo & Adeola Olaniyan noted that “Remo people are people with a lot of great ideas.   Our history has continued to define the kind of supply we can provide as a nation.   The personalities that we share wit...

Gospel Faith Mission International otherwise known as GOFAMINT, Unity District Sagamu has held an independence day prayer rally across major streets of Sagamu in Ogun State. The church held the rally on Tuesday, 1st October, 2019.0, in commemoration of the nation's 59th independence anniversary celebration. Speaking with Remo Times, Pastor Taiwo Okeseyin, District Pastor of the Unity District noted that the rally was organised to celebrate Nigeria and to pray for her leaders. 'We are here to pray for Nigeria and all our leaders across all levels of government, from the federal to the local government. By God's grace, we have prayed for Nigeria and her leaders and we shall continue to pray. Nigeria shall be great, Nigeria shall be better, Nigeria shall move forward. We believe that God will use our leaders to change this nation for better', he said. On his special independence messages, the cleric advised Nigerian leaders to 'move closer to God, not...

Following the alleged frosty relationship between President Buhari and his Vice, Professor Yemi Oshinbajo, coupled with allegation that the vice president mismanaged some funds belonging to certain agencies under his watch, a group of young Remo sons and daughters, under the aegis of Remo Youth Congress has held a solidarity rally, in support of the vice president, Prof Yemi Oshinbajo, who incidentally is a Remo son. The group, in their hundreds defied the independence day rain, as they march round some Remo towns namely Sagamu, Ikenne, Ilishan and among other adjoining communities to express their displeasure over the perceived ill treatment being meted out to the vice president by the Aso Rock cabal in the presidency. The group also visited some Remo leaders to help convey their grievances to the appropriate quarters.   They vowed not to fold their arms while their son will be unfairly and unjustly treated by a group of political hawks. In a chat with Remo...

This is not the best times for residents and motorists along the deplorable Sagamu-Ikorodu road axis of Ogun State, as the affected motorists and residents have been lamenting untold hardship and neglect they are suffering as a result of the collapse of the Gbara spot of the Sagamu-Ikorodu road for over two weeks. The affected residents and motorists who daily ply the Ogijo, Simawa, Mosimi, Gbara, Sotubo and indeed the entire Sagamu town of Ogun State have therefore sent a save-our-soul message to the federal government,   the ministry of works and the management of Arab Contractors, the company handling the rehabilitation of the road over the total collapse of the Gbara spot of the 34km road. It will be recalled that motorists and commuters has been facing untold hardships plying this road in the past couple of months.   The residents lamented that the commencement of rehabilitation work on the road from the Ikorodu axis which had brought hope to the hundreds of t...