Workers in Ogun State have commenced a one-week warning strike over the failure of the government to implement the new minimum wage, Daily Times Nigeria has learnt. READ ALSO: Ogun assures workers of prioritising welfare The State Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Emmanuel Bankole, declared this after a three-hour closed-door meeting held between the […]
The projects review panel set up by the Ogun State Government says the state needs more than ₦218.380bn to complete the abandoned projects of the Gbenga Daniel and Ibikunle Amosun administrations between 2009 and 2019, Daily Times gathered. The Contract/Project Review Committee headed by Adekunle Mokuolu which was set up July 29, 2019 to review contracts […]
All students except those in tertiary institutions have been given an automatic promotion to the next class by the Ogun State Government. Recall Daily Times Nigeria reported that the state government announced September 21 for the reopening of schools in the state for the first term of 2020/2021 session. READ ALSO: Ogun assures workers of […]
The Ogun State Government has fixed September 21, 2020, as the date for reopening of all schools in the state, Daily Times Nigeria reports. The Chief Press Secretary to Governor Dapo Abiodun, Kunle Somorin made this known on Monday. READ ALSO: Schools reopening: Bauchi, Enugu, Ogun, others rule… He stated that the second phase of […]
The Ogun State Commissioner for Transportation, Gbenga Dairo, said on Wednesday the state government planned to launch the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) scheme in major cities across the state. Dairo, who disclosed this at a General Stakeholders’ Workshop on the development of transport policy and capacity building held in Abeokuta, urged the Lagos State government […]
The founder of Church of the Lord of Isreal, Olomore, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Pastor Ebenezer Ajigbotoluwa, who allegedly impregnated two underage sisters, has blamed an evil spirit for the malady. The cleric also reportedly duped their mother of the sum of ₦1.5m. Daily Times Nigeria learnt that the pastor was paraded alongside 37 other suspected […]
The Ogun State government has flagged-off the harvesting of 2020 wet season rice planted by some farming groups in the state, with ample support from the state government. READ ALSO: Angry youths shut down Afampower station in Rivers Speaking during the flag-off ceremony held at Sowunmi Village, Mokoloki, Obafemi Owode Local Government Area, the Commissioner […]
On Thursday, the Governor of Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun, appointed people into boards and commissions in the state. He also named six Senior Special Assistants. In a statement by its Chief Press Secretary, Kunle Somorin, Abiodun said the appointees, like in the earlier phases, were drawn from across membership of all political parties in […]
A traditional ruler (Baale) of Oose Agbedu Ajibawo cum Father rapes 15-year-old daughter in Owode-Yewa in Ogun State. The culprit, Rasheed Sholabi, has been arrested by men of the Ogun State Police Command for raping his 15-year-old daughter (name withheld) in a sexual relationship for four years, and destroying her bladder. Ajibawo was arrested after […]
The Governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun has announced that churches, mosques would tentatively reopen on August 14, 2020. READ ALSO: FCTA expresses satisfaction over Churches adherence to Covid-19 Protocol DailyTimes gathered that Abiodun made this known at a COVID-19 update briefing at the Governor’s Office on Wednesday in Abuja. He stated, ” “In the […]
Ogun state government has given a directive to all schools within the state to promote students to the next class. READ ALSO: Teachers in South East to undergo compulsory COVID-19 tests before schools reopen DailyTimes reported that Governor Dapo Abiodun relayed this information on Wednesday in a COVID-19 update briefing at the Governor’s office in […]
An early morning downpour that occurred in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital on Saturday has resulted in flooding in most areas destroying homes, properties and cars. It followed the overflow of the Ogun River due to the heavy downpour witnessed in the capital. Among properties destroyed were personal belongings of the affected areas which were […]
As the upcoming Ogun State Local Government elections continues to gather momentum, Lanre Oyegbola, a marketing communications practitioner, has joined the race for the chairmanship of Abeokuta North Local Government Area. Oyegbola, who is of the famous Shodipo Dynasty, is a registered member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ward 1 in the local […]
The new Ogun State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr. Ahmed Umar, says he plans to ensure the enforcement of traffic rules to reduce road crashes. In an interview in Ota on Thursday, he also enjoined motorists to exercise caution because of the road rehabilitation works going on across the state […]
54-year-old pastor, Niyi Omowodun, pictured above, has been arrested by men of the Ogun state police command for allegedly defiling a 12-year-old girl at Ejigun Agbede Itele Ota in Ado-Odo local government area. The spokesperson of the state police command, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, said the suspect was arrested on Monday, June 29 following a complaint […]
Two members of a robbery gang have been arrested while fleeing and their herbalist was also arrested. The suspects reportedly fled their hideout three weeks ago when men of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, Ogun State Police Command, stormed the Adesan area of Mowe in the Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of the state. The Ogun State […]
Mr Segun Orisajo, Head of Public Relations and Information of the hospital, confirmed this in a statement on Friday in Abeokuta, Ogun State. Orisajo said that the affected staff consisted of medical doctors, nurses and an administration personnel. He said they were part of the team which had contact with a two-and-half-year-old positive toddler currently […]
The Ogun state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker on Thursday, said only seven out of 721 patients were in an isolation centre in the state. Coker made this known when she joined the Deputy Governor, Noimot Salako-Oyedele, to receive 300,000 face masks donated by a Chinese company, Lee Group of Companies, located in Sagamu […]
…Threatens to arrest, prosecute viewing centres operators Ogun State governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has vowed to effect immediate ban on the operations of commercial motorcycles, otherwise known as okada, in the state if the operators continue to flout the health measures put in place to curtail the spread of coronavirus. The governor also threatened to […]
The Ogun state House of Assembly has pledged to collaborate with the National Assembly for a uniform legal framework to ensure stringent punishments against rape menace in the society. Speaker Olakunle Oluomo, stated this while addressing the state chapter of the National Council of Women Societies (NCWS) led by Mrs. Aishat Adeyiga, at the assembly […]