•Gunmen Gunmen suspected to be bandits on Monday stormed a residential estate in the Ijebu-Ode area of Ogun State and abducted three persons said to be members of the same family. The Police Public Relations Officer, Oluseyi Babaseyi, confirmed the incident. It was gathered that the suspected gunmen, numbering about 15, invaded Ipojo Golden Es...
The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) has confirmed the abduction of two of its staff members in its Ogun region. The company expressed deep concern over the whereabouts of the abducted employees and the condition of their families during the period of uncertainty, reports The Nation. In a statement issued today, IBEDC management...
•Gateway Polytechnic, Sapaade, Ogun State The Ogun State Police Command says its operatives have rescued five students of Gateway Polytechnic, Saapade, who were abducted by armed criminals in the Saapade area of the state. According to a press statement by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Oluseyi Babaseyi, the incident occurred on Monda...
•Dr. Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello Former senator and daughter of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello PhD, has suspended her gubernatorial ambition following the emergence of Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, popularly known as Yayi, as the consensus candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2027 Ogun State governor...
•Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State The Ogun State government said it has commenced an independent and comprehensive health audit of residents in the Ogijo community, Sagamu Local Government Area, following confirmation of lead poisoning concerns. The move comes months after the government sealed seven used battery recycling facilities in Nov...
•The partially collapsed building Part of a storey building has collapsed in the Iyanaoloke area of Abeokuta, the Ogun State Capital. One person was said to be buried under the rubble, while another escaped unhurt, reports Channels TV. The incident occurred at about 1:30 p.m. today. Officials of the Ogun State fire service and residents [&hell...
•Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun has declared today as public holiday across the state to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the creation of the state. The declaration was contained in a statement issued yesterday by the Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Tokunbo Talabi, who said the public holiday [&h...
Ownership of the oil-rich Eba Island has torn the neighbouring Ogun and Ondo State governments apart. The controversy followed the recent disclosure of President Bola Tinubu’s approval for the commencement of commercial oil exploration at the island, said to border both states, reports Daily Trust. Governor Dapo Abiodun made the disclosure on ...
•Tinubu The long-awaited status of Ogun State as an oil-producing state is set to materialise following the approval by President Bola Tinubu for the commencement of commercial oil drilling at Eba, Ogun Waterside. Governor Dapo Abiodun disclosed this yesterday while receiving the Flag Officer Commanding, Western Naval Command, Rear Admiral Abu...
The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has expressed concern over the surge in kidnapping incidents in Ondo, Kwara, Ogun, Osun, Niger and Plateau States, just as it condemns the reported attack on women who were at the gate of the Kwara State Government House on a Save Our Soul (SOS) mission. A press statement yesterday by [&h...
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