A 35-year-old man, Oluwafemi Kehinde, was on Tuesday arraigned in an Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun, for allegedly raping a physically challenged girl (name withheld). Kehinde, who lives at No.36 Success Street, Abule Isale, Ilogbo Road, Ota, is facing a count charge of raping. The Prosecutor, Insp.E.O. Adaraloye, told the court that the defendant committed […]
The Ogun state Police Command has paraded a serial killer and cultist, Adewale Adeoye, who had allegedly killed 16 people. Adeoye (30), who was alleged to be a member of Eiye cult was paraded alongside 28 others at the police headquarters in Abeokuta, the state capital. According to the Commissioner of Police, Kenneth Ebrimson, Adeoye, […]
The crisis in the Ogun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), may be far from over, as the new chairman of the party, Samson Bamgbose, insists that the inauguration of the state’s new executive committee is valid, contrary to the position of the national leadership of the party. Bambgose who spoke on Sunday, […]
An unidentified man was on Wednesday crushed to death by an Honda Odyssey car marked AAA 589 FV at Adedero village on the Abeokuta -Sagamu expressway in Ogun. Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, the Public Relations Officer of Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta. Akinbiyi said that the accident occurred […]
Ogun State Government has set up mobile courts that will prosecute violators of measures associated with the easing of the lockdown. The mobile court would also compel violators to pay fines, perform community service, or both if found guilty. Ogun State governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, said this while addressing the Media in his office at […]
Flying doctor health investment group has supported Ogun state to launch the first COVID-19 testing booth in Nigeria. The booth reduces the need for personal protective equipment ( PPE), it allows the separation between the patients and tester, providing efficient and quick COVID-19 test. READ ALSO: Gov. Akeredolu sacks aide for dereliction of duty In […]
. Commences mobile testing this week The Ogun State Ministry of Health at the weekend announced two additional cases of confirmed COVID-19 patients, just as it said facilities for mobile testing would be made public this week. The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker, who gave this account, said “this was the situation as at […]
Abeokuta – Gov Dapo Abiodun has declared that the state would be on total lockdown from Saturday April 18 for the next 14 days. The governor made the declaration in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Kunle Somorin, on Tuesday in Abeokuta. Gov. Abiodun urged the people of the state to take advantage […]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun says additional 14-day lockdown by President Muhammadu Buhari to curtail the spread of Coronavirus is necessary sacrifice in the interest of the nation and citizens. Mr Tunde Oladunjoye, Publicity Secretary, Ogun APC Caretaker Committee said in a statement on Monday in Abeokuta. Oladunjoye said that as painful as […]
The Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has ordered the immediate deployment of additional intelligence and operational assets of the Force, comprising Police Mobile Force (PMF) Units, Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS), Intelligence Response Team (IRT) and the Special Tactical Squad (STS), to Lagos and Ogun states. READ ALSO: COVID-19: Upgrade healthcare facilities nationwide, ADC […]
Despite the lock down directives of the federal government of Nigeria , Ogun communities are under attack by series of hoodlums rampaging various homes in Ogun state The panicked residents took to social media to cry out on a series of terrorizing activities that have now become the norm since the lock down has been […]
Abeokuta – The Ogun Police Command said on Thursday that it had arrested two suspected cult-members who allegedly killed one Kolawole Ajomale, a member of the Ijebu-Igbo branch of the Odua People’s Congress (OPC). The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, said that the suspects: Korede Pariosho and Jide Afolabi, were arrested […]
Mouka, Nigerian brand of mattresses and bedding products, has donated 200 mattresses to Ogun State Government for the enhancement of isolation centres used for the treatment of people infected with the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The mattresses were presented to the Deputy Governor of Ogun State, Engineer Noimot Salako Oyedele by Mouka’s Chief Commercial Officer, Dimeji […]
…As FCT residents comply with lock down directives …markets, shops deserted The Presidential Task Force on coronavirus otherwise known as “Covid-19” has met with security chiefs in the country in order to review of the protocols for implementing the 14-day lockdown in Lagos, Ogun and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Speaking during a live Presidential […]
Abeokuta – Ogun government on Tuesday said it had recorded a new case of the Coronavirus in the state. This brings the figure of recorded cases to four since the outbreak of the virus in the country on Feb. 28. The Commissioner for Health, Dr Tomi Coker, who made this known at a press briefing […]
Abuja – The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) has expressed support for President Muhammadu Buhari’s order to lock down Abuja, Lagos and Ogun States for an initial period of 14 days in the move to stop the spread of the coronavirus. The CUPP, an umbrella body of opposition parties, expressed its support in a statement […]
Abuja – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has said that the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak cases in Nigeria have increased to 30, just as it confirmed three new cases in Lagos State. The Director-General of NCDC, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, disclosed this on Sunday in Abuja, while giving an update on COVID-19 in the country. […]
The National Identity Management Commission has ordered the immediate shutdown of enrolment centres in Lagos, Katsina, Ekiti, Ogun and Anambra states as part of preventive measures against the spread of the coronavirus. The announcement is contained in a statement issued by the Head of Corporate Communications of NIMC, Mr. Kayode Adegoke on Friday in Abuja. […]
Governor Dapo Abiodun has announced that he has given a directive to ban the gathering of 50 or more people in Ogun State. In a statement issued, the governor revealed that he took the decision as a means to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the state. READ ALSO: Coronavirus: RCCG adheres to Lagos state […]
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says 23 suspected cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) have been identified in Edo, Lagos, Ogun, FCT and Kano states, out of which one was confirmed positive index case with no death. NCDC Director General, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, disclosed this while speaking on Sunday in Abuja, adding that as at […]