BY PATRICK WEMAMBU Senator Solomon Adeola (APC, Ogun West), on behalf of the people of Ogun West Senatorial District and indeed the people of Ogun State, has expressed profound appreciation to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR on his assent to his bill to upgrade Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, Yewa South LGA, Ogun State to Federal University […]
The Ogun State Command of the Nigerian Police has declared wanted one Mr. Idris Kolawole,, a notorious cult member, after he reportedly invaded the home of his ex-wife with the intent to commit murder, it was confirmed A statement by the Ogun State Command of the Nigerian Police stated that Idris Kolawole (ex-husband) had been […]
BY TEMITOPE ADEBAYO Less than a week after assuming office as the Acting Customs Area Controller (CAC) of the Ogun 1 Command, Idiroko, Deputy Comptroller Mohammed Shuaibu has announced the interception of contraband worth N229.1 million. This is even as the Ogun 1 Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) held a strategic meeting […]
BY UKPONO UKPONG Despite pressing healthcare needs across the nation, nine states including Edo, Katsina, Ogun, and Zamfara, made no expenditure on medical equipment in their 2023 budget year. This was revealed in the BudgIT’s 2024 State of States Report, launched yesterday in Abuja. BudgIT, a prime civic-tech organisation leading the advocacy for fiscal transparency […]
The Ogun State Government on Wednesday advised residents of flooded areas to relocate to higher ground. The Commissioner for Environment, Mr. Ola Oresanya, made this known in a statement in Abeokuta. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that some areas were affected by the recent release of water from Oyan Dam. Some of the […]
Persons of at least 25 years of age aspiring to run for any position in the local government administration of Ogun State are now eligible to contest election on the platforms of political parties of their choice. This is as the Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission, OGSIEC, has amended the age qualification for candidates in […]
In Ogun State, there’s a cordial relationship between the executive and the legislative arms of government. The atmosphere of peace in the Gateway State has enabled the State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun to focus on his government agenda and business. What many don’t know is that without the backing of the legislative arm, it would […]
BY OLAOYE SHOWALE “It is hellish here! Agonising and extremely uncomfortable. The other day, I saw a very elderly woman fall off an okada into a pool of dirty water at a portion of the bad road going to Akute. Young men, women and a lot of other residents are not left out of this […]
Men and women of means, high-ranking politicians and movers and shakers of Ogun high society descended on the magnificent Elizabeth Court, the country home of top businessman, Chief Adewale Adesina popularly known as Wale Saranda who rang in his birthday in fine style last week. High-flying guests from all walks of life defied the hustle […]
By Abiodun Taiwo The Egba Traditional Council has suspended Oba Kolawole Sowemino, the Olu, Owode-Egba in Obafemi/Owode local government area of Ogun State, for publicly abusing the Naira at a public function. Oba Sowemino, who was seen in a viral video decorating popular musician, Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, popularly known as Kwam 1, with knitted N1000 […]
By Abiodun Taiwo Ogun State government, on Friday, urged its Ondo State counterpart to caution its citizens encroaching on Ogun territory and launching attacks on Ogun indigenes in the communities bordering the two states. The State Deputy Governor, Mrs Noimot Salako-Oyedele, who doubles as the Chairman, Ogun State Boundary Committe, made this appeal in a […]
…Foreigner boasted that nothing’ll happen, says lawyer …Govt was served, yet acted against court order By Abiodun Taiwo Pandemonium swept through Ajegunle/Araromi community, Makun, Sagamu Local Government Area (LGA) of Ogun State yesterday as scores of irate residents kicked against the demolition of their homes and confiscation of their lands allegedly for onward handing over […]
By Abiodun Taiwo After a judgement which lasted for more than eleven hours, the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Saturday, upheld election of Governor Dapo Abiodun, as the winner of March 18 election. Justice Hamidu Kunaza-led tribunal in a unanimous decision dismissed the petition filed against Abiodun by the Peoples […]
…As court rejects bid to stop legislative probe …Expected before Council lawmakers today By Abiodun Taiwo More trouble may be coming for the suspended Chairman of Ijebu Est Local Government Area (LGA) of Ogun State, Mr. Wale Adedayo, as an Ogun State High Court, sitting in Ijebu Ode, yesterday dismissed an ex-parte application he filed […]
…Debunks purported suspension of national secretary By Stephen Gbadamosi The Ogun State chapter of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has brought security agencies into the crisis rocking the party, petitioning the state commissioner of police over what it called “the acts of impersonation and false claim of membership of the party” by its former […]
By Stephen Gbadamosi The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) and its Ogun State governorship candidate in the 2023 general elections, Ambassador Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo, have moved a step further to successfully prosecute their petition at the Court of Appeal, Ibadan Division, by hiring a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Chijioke Emeka of Auxano Law Firm […]
The Ogun State Police Command said it has commenced a serious manhunt for some individuals alleged to be involved in the outlawed same sex practice in the state. The said suspects now on the run were identified as ‘our lovers’ by some persons caught in the act of homosexuality during police raids of flashpoints in […]
…warns APC to stay away from party matters By Stephen Gbadamosi South-West Zonal Publicity Secretary of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Kilamuwaye Badmus, has debunked writing an apology letter to the former chairman of the party in Ogun State, Comrade Sunday Olaposi Oginni, saying the current happenings in the party in the state is […]
By Stephen Gbadamosi Governorship candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in Ogun State in the last general elections, Ambassador Olufemi Ajadi, has decried the parlous state of infrastructure in the country. Ajadi gave this concern while speaking with journalists on Monday on the backdrop of his experiences in the course of his recent […]
By Temitope Adebayo The Ogun State Government has set to deploy Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and electricity, for fueling vehicles across the state to support the global objective of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and the environmental impact of transportation, in a bid to promote the use of alternative clean sources of energy. The state further […]