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Furore over cabinet list in Ogun as Osoba’s group rejects list

Ihesiulo Grace 16 December 2019 0

Following the release of the list of commissioner nominees to the Ogun state House of Assembly by the state governor, the group loyal to former Governor Olusegun Osoba, has rejected the list, saying it fell short of their expectations. In a release issued on Sunday, the group said it rejects

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5 killed, 9 injured in fatal accident on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

Ihesiulo Grace 1 December 2019 0

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ogun state Command on Sunday confirmed the accident along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, which claimed the lives of five persons and injured nine others. FRSC Sector Commander in the state, Mr. Clement Oladele, said in Ota, Ogun state that the accident occurred at 9.10 pm around Danco Petrol Station, near Sagamu […]

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Police arrest 3 telecom mast vandals in Ogun

Ihesiulo Grace 1 December 2019 0

Three members of a syndicate that specialises in vandalising telecommunications mast worth millions of naira at Ibafo area of Ogun state have been arrested by men of the Ogun state Police Command. The suspects, Adeola Oyesanya, Bashiru Mohammed and Musa Mohammed, were arrested on November 30, following a report by a security guard attached to […]

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Ogun tops list of HIV/AIDS prevalence states in south west

Ihesiulo Grace 28 November 2019 0

Ogun state government says that it is determined to end the spread of the HIV virus by 2030, in line with the United Nations programme on HIV/AIDS. Executive Secretary, Ogun state Agency for the Control of AIDS (OGUNSACA), Dr. Kehinde Fatungase restated the state’s commitment at a press conference to commemorate the 2019 World AIDS […]

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Ogun govt. committed to free education programme — Speaker

Ihesiulo Grace 27 November 2019 0

Mr Olakunle Oluomo, the Speaker of Ogun House of Assembly, says the current administration in the state is committed to its free and qualitative education programme in public primary and secondary schools. Reacting on Tuesday at plenary to an allegation that some public schools were collecting levies from pupils, Oluomo (APC—Ifo 1) said that education […]

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Economist tasks FG on policies in manufacturing, construction sectors

Ihesiulo Grace 25 November 2019 0

An economist, Prof. Sheriffdeen Tella, has urged the Federal Government to pursue policies that would drive manufacturing and construction sectors to sustain the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth. Tella, Professor of Economics, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, stated this in an interview, while reacting to third quarter GDP figure released by

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Osoba drags Okurounmu to court, demands N3bn as damages

Ihesiulo Grace 11 November 2019 0

Former Governor of Ogun state, Chief Olusegun Osoba, has dragged a chieftain of the Afenifere, Senator Femi Okurounmu to an Ogun state High Court sitting in Abeokuta over alleged libellous publications against him. Osoba, through his lawyer, Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN) on Friday, dragged Okurounmu before the court demanding N3 billion as aggravated and exemplary […]

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Police arrest boy, 3 others with 42 bags of Indian hemp

Ihesiulo Grace 10 November 2019 0

A 19-year-old boy, James Tiva and three others were on Saturday arrested with 42 bags of weeds suspected to be Indian hemp by the operatives of Ogun state Police Command. James, alongside Anayor Okechukwu, (25); John Chidi, (32) and Felix Tehemeh, (20) were arrested following information received by the Ijebu Igbo Police Station that some […]

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Ogun recruits 1, 500 teachers, completes renovation of 236 schools

Ihesiulo Grace 10 November 2019 0

As part of efforts to revamp the education sector in Ogun state, the state government has commenced the recruitment of 1, 500 teachers to fill existing vacancies in public schools. About 29, 000 applicants applied for the job which closed on Saturday. The recruitment would be completed before the end of the year. A statement […]

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Quack doctor kills mother of four in failed abortion

Ihesiulo Grace 27 October 2019 0

A 56-year old quack Doctor, Salahudeen Jamiu, has been arrested by police in Ogun state, for carrying out an abortion that led to the death of a mother of four. The suspect was arrested following a report made by the husband of the deceased at the Onipanu Police Division. The bereaved man said he received […]

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Ogun APC youths demand 40 per cent slot in Abiodun’s cabinet

Ihesiulo Grace 25 October 2019 0

The Ogun state youth wing of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday appealed to the state Governor, Dapo Abiodun to give priority to youths in all his appointments. The appeal is coming barely few weeks after the governor promised that women will constitute 50 per cent of his cabinet. The APC youths made the […]

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Truck kills 1, injures 2 along Lagos-Abeokuta expressway

Ihesiulo Grace 23 October 2019 0

The Ogun state Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) on Wednesday said one person died while two others sustained various degrees of injuries in an accident involving two trucks along the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway. The Owode-Ijako Unit Commander of TRACE, Mrs. Tope Oseni, said in Ota, Ogun state that the accident happened about 8.15 am. Oseni […]

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FRSC to set up mobile court for erring drivers in Ogun

Ihesiulo Grace 21 October 2019 0

The Idiroko Unit of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Monday said it would set up a mobile court in the border town to check the excesses of erring drivers in the area. Mr Akinwunmi Olaluwoye, FRSC Unit Commander in the area, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ota, Ogun that the […]

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Police arrest woman over knife attack on niece

Ihesiulo Grace 20 October 2019 0

A 35-year-old mother of three, Monsurat Olusanya, has been arrested by men of the Ogun state Police Command for inflicting various degree of injuries on her four -year -old niece, Fathia Ogundimu. Her arrest followed a complaint from a resident of Tiluwalase community in Owode Ijako (name withheld) to the Sango Police Division. The complainant, […]

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Two men arrested with human skull in Ogun

Ihesiulo Grace 6 October 2019 0

Two men, Emmanuel Aro and Anu Olofinju, both aged 25, were over the weekend arrested with a human skull along Ijoun Road, Eggua in Ogun state. The suspects were arrested following a complaint lodged at the Eggua Police Station by a man identified as Amoo Bankole, alleging that the two suspects were sighted at the […]

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Nigeria @ 59: Abiodun says only patriotism will take Nigeria out of the woods

Ihesiulo Grace 1 October 2019 0

As Nigeria celebrates the 59th independence anniversary, the Ogun state Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun have said that the only remedy to take Nigeria out of the current challenges facing it is to promote peaceful co-existence, socio-economic development and respect for the rule of law. Gov. Abiodun called on Nigerians to continue to support the various […]

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59th Independence: Abiodun hails Buhari, restates commitment to good governance

Ihesiulo Grace 29 September 2019 0

Ogun state Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has called on Nigerians to give maximum support to the efforts being made by President Muhammadu Buhari to lift Nigeria out of the current economic and social malaise. The governor, speaking on the occasion of the nation’s 59th Independence anniversary in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, […]

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Telecom brands’ revenue grows by 15% to reach N2.25tn

Ihesiulo Grace 6 September 2019 0

Godwin Anyebe Nigerian telecom operators grew their revenue by 15 per cent in one year to reach N2.25 trillion in December 2018 from N1.96 trillion in 2017, a report by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has shown. The 2018 network/subscriber data recently obtained from the NCC indicated that the GSM operators made up of MTN, […]

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Lottery Commission lauds Dangote Cement Bag of Goodies promo

Ihesiulo Grace 4 September 2019 0

…As 31 win car, fridges, TV sets, Tricycle in Abeokuta Ladesope Ladelokun National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC) whose coordinator witnessed the presentation of prizes for 31 lucky customers in Abeokuta and Ogun State in the ongoing Dangote Cement Bag of Goodies promotion, has commended the transparent process of rewarding the winners, describing the promo as […]

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Bail-out Fund: FG deducts N122bn from 35 states’ FAAC share in 7-months -NBS

Ihesiulo Grace 4 September 2019 0

Motolani Oseni The Federal Government (FG) deducted an accumulated sum of N122.4 billion from the monthly allocation due to thirty-five (35) states in Nigeria between January and July 2019, the monthly Federal Account Allocation Committee’s (FAAC) report released (year-to-date) by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has shown. While providing details on the item, the