The Ogun police command has announced that two officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) have been arrested for alleged electoral manipulation in Iperu Remo. Omolola Odutola, the police spokesman, said in a statement released on Saturday that the officials were arrested during the federal constituency by-election with the outrageous sum of N2.5m in […]
Tension has enveloped the peaceful community of Ajare in Abeokuta suburbs in Ogun State as some dare devil gun wielding men attacked a house in the community in what many see as an assassination attempt cutting neck of a young man simply identified as Stephen Bidemi. The armed men were said to have arrived the […]
The Nigerian labour market is congested with many job applications. Hence, calls for a diversion from formal employment to self employment continue to be on the rise among stakeholders and policy makers in the country. To tackle unemployment and relatively tackle crime, the Ogun State Agricultural and Multipurpose Credit Agency (OSAMCA) recently empowered Ogun youths […]
Abiodun Taiwo, Abeokuta Determined to prevent road crashes, especially at night and incidents of armed robbery, Ogun State government has embarked on ‘Let there be Light’ project aimed at installing and activating street lights in major towns across the state. Governor Dapo Abiodun, who made this known at a test run of the project on […]
Abiodun Taiwo, Abeokuta A-32 year old man, Biodun Adebiyi has been arrested by men of Ogun State Police command for beating a 30 years old cigarette seller to death over N50 balance. The Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi disclosed this to newsmen in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. According to Oyeyemi, the […]
Abiodun Taiwo, Abeokuta Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, has shed light on why the state joined other states in the fray to collect the Value Added Tax (VAT). According to Abiodun, his administration decided to take advantage of the VAT controversy with the view to ensure Ogun gets a fair share from the money being […]
*Targets to vaccinate over 2 million people Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has given 60 days ultimatum to unvaccinated residents of the state to obtain covid-19 vaccines. The governor, who gave the ultimatum on Monday during the flag – off of COVID – 19 Mass Vaccination Campaign in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, said all […]
The Police in Ogun on Sunday said that they had arrested Joy Sunday, a mother of two, for pouring hot water on a woman she allegedly accused of dating her husband. DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, the Command’s Public Relation Officer (PRO) , disclosed this in a statement made available to Newsmen in Ota, Ogun. Oyeyemi said […]
*Urges Nigerians to repose faith in God Abiodun Taiwo, Abeokuta Ogun State governor, Mr Dapo Abiodun, has said Nigeria, as a nation, will neither experience any civil war nor break up, declaring the socio-economic challenges confronting the country will be eventually surmounted. Abiodun made this known when he hosted the League of Imams and Alfas […]
*Uncover heroin in Pakistan rerurnee’s an is at Lagos port Joy Joseph, Lagos. A serving officer of a law enforcement agency, Popoola Abayomi, has been arrested by opertaoves of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency for selling assorted illicit drugs to students of a federal university and cultists in Ogun state. The drug dealer who […]
*States collaborate for mutual economic growth, infrastructure, boundary dispute resolution Ehigbo Samuel, Lagos And Abiodun Taiwo, Abeokuta A new alliance order which will accelerate integration of physical and socio-economic developments of both Lagos and Ogun states was sealed on Monday, with the signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), for the establishment of Lagos-Ogun Joint Development […]
The Ogun State Technical Team is investigating the causes of several gas explosions in Abeokuta, and a retail outlet has been shut down. Six people were killed and eight others were wounded in five separate gas explosions in different parts of the state capital. The Technical Team, which includes members of the Nigerian Police Force, […]
Joy Joseph, Lagos. A 47-year-old woman, Olanshile Nasirudeen, is in police custody for reportedly stabbing her 51-year-old husband to death in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State. Preliminary investigation revealed that the deceased, a butcher, had impregnated another woman, an act that angered the suspect. Nasirudeen, also a butcher, allegedly sighted the woman who got pregnant for […]
Abiodun Taiwo, Abeokuta The Ogun State government on Tuesday took delivery of medical equipment worth N194m from the government of Czech Republic. The equipment includes fifteen ICU beds, an incubator, children’s cribs, a generator, and a phototherapy machine. Handing over the equipment, the Czech Republic Ambassador to Nigeria, Marek Skolil, to the state governor, Dapo […]
ABIODUN TAIWO, ABEOKUTA Professionals in the real estate business in Ogun State have been advised to always follow due process before embarking on any development across the state. The state Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Mr Olatunji Odunlami, gave the advice at the official launching of Real Estate Developers Association of Nigeria (REDAN), […]
Following a wave of insecurity across the country, the Gateway Polytechnic in Saapade, Ogun State, has closed its doors and asked its students to return home. Current examinations at the state-owned polytechnic have also been halted until the security situation improves. Acting Registrar of the Polytechnic, J O Popoola, issued a memo on April 28, […]
Abiodun Taiwo, Abeokuta Ogun will soon commence an operation of the Bus Mass Transit services to Lagos and major towns in the state. The state governor, Dapo Abiodun who disclosed this while receiving reports on the transportation sector christened Abeokuta Urban Transport Policy from the Head, United Kingdom Prosperity Fund, Nigeria Office, Miss Martha Bostock, […]
…Receives report on farmer/herders clash ABIODUN TAIWO, ABEOKUTA Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has said never again should the people of the state allow misunderstanding to descend into violence as witnessed in the relationship between indigenes and settlers in all the communities in the state. Governor Abiodun made this assertion when the Committee on […]
Foremost Information Communication Technology firm, 21st Century Technologies limited ((21CTL) has partnered with the Ogun state government to execute Ogun State Digital Economic Empowerment Project (OGDEP). 21st Century injected close to $75million to the project in the expectation that the initiative would see the economy of Ogun state grow by an additional $100 billion. The […]
Abiodun Taiwo, Abeokuta Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State, on Tuesday, disclosed that his administration met five functional ambulances serving the entire state when it assumed office on May 29, 2019. Abiodun, who declared that his administration placed high premium and value on the health and emergency response as an important sector in the state, […]