•Isese Festival The Lagos, Ogun and Oyo State governments have declared today, Thursday, August 20, work-free to commemorate this year’s Isese Day, with the three states framing the annual celebration as an important expression of Yoruba culture, traditional religion and indigenous heritage. The declarations mean public servants and other resi...
•Doctors The Nigerian Medical Association, Ogun State chapter, has expressed concern over the shortage of medical doctors in the state, revealing that only about 1,200 physicians are currently serving an estimated population of nine million people. The association said the figure translates to approximately one doctor for every 7,500 residents...
•Yayi (in blue) with Hausa community in Ogun State The Arewa Community in Ogun State has officially declared its support for the governorship aspiration of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, popularly known as Yayi. The group pledged to mobilise support across the state’s 20 local government areas...
•Gunmen About four gun-wielding hoodlums have abducted two residents of Kobape in Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State, Kelvin Ayobami Moyegun and Kehinde Rufai, while another resident, identified as Al-haqq Shobakin, was shot and is currently receiving medical care at a private hospital in Abeokuta. A relative of one of the victi...
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Ogun State has dismissed claims that Dr. Biodun Collins Ogundipe is the party’s governorship candidate for the 2027 election. The party also urged Ogundipe to stop presenting himself as its governorship candidate, insisting that Hon. Jimi Lawal is the party’s recognised governorship candidate in the sta...
•Late Mrs Kitan Oyesiku The Ogun State Police Command has launched a full-scale investigation into the killing of a retired staff member of Ogun State Television (OGTV), Mrs Kitan Oyesiku, popularly known as “Aunty Kitan,” and her security guard at her residence in Agodo community along the Abeokuta–Siun–Sagamu Expressway. The victims were rep...
•Oladipupo Adebutu The National President of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Youth League and Convener of the ‘Yayi Youth Vanguard’, Comrade Olamide Lawal, has dismissed suggestions that former member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Oladipupo Adebutu, poses any political threat to the ruling APC in Ogun State, ahead of the 2027 gover...
•Olumide Osoba Son of former Ogun State governor and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Olumide Osoba, has secured the ruling party’s ticket for a fourth term to represent Obafemi Owode/Abeokuta North/Odeda Federal Constituency in Ogun Central Senatorial District. The lawmaker emerged unopposed at the primaries which held across...
•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...
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