•Nigerian Senate The Senate has commenced probe into the widespread and scientifically-verified lead-poisoning disaster ravaging Ogijo, a densely populated community located at the Ogun-Lagos States border. Responding to the alarm over the incident, the Senate summoned the Ministers of Environment, Health, Solid Minerals, Labour and Employment...
•SouthWest Joint Security Stakeholders The Joint Security Stakeholders for Oyo, Ogun, Lagos and Osun states have reassured residents of the South-West states and travellers that there will be adequate security and safety of lives and properties around their shared border areas and highways during and beyond the Yuletide. The committee gave thi...
•Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State The Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, has ordered industries and companies operating in the state to commence the registration of foreigners in their employ for proper documentation. This, he said, was part of the security measures being put in place to address security breaches in recent times, reports Ch...
•Tanker explosion The Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency has confirmed that a woman sustained injuries while three vehicles were destroyed in the tanker fire that occurred along the Abeokuta–Sagamu Expressway today. It was earlier reported that the fire began at about 1 a.m. after a 33,000-litre tanker overturned due to exces...
•Ogun Commissioner of Police, Lanre Ogunlowo The Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Lanre Ogunlowo, has said that the command is investigating the purported arrest of the State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Abayomi Tella, and two staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Toryem Joe-Stans, and Mandara Amina Mamman, at ...
An explosion has rocked a storage building belonging to the Nigerian Army at its Ilese Barracks, in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State. The explosion occurred in the early hours of yesterday, Thursday, August 14, 2025, and was followed by a fire outbreak, reports Channels TV. In a statement, Army spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Appolonia Anele confirmed th...
•Governor Abiodun of Ogun State The Organised Labour in Ogun has rejected Governor Dapo Abiodun’s proposals to resolve the indefinite strike, which was triggered by the unrelated N82 billion contributory pension deductions and other issues. This was contained in a communique issued last night by the organised labour with signatories of 25 affi...
•Nigerian workers In compliance with the strike declared by the Organised Labour in Ogun, most state government agencies are under lock and key, paralysing activities in the state. Our correspondent who monitored the strike today in Abeokuta observed that most entrance gates were locked, reports NAN. The Organised Labour, comprising the Nigeri...
The Gateway Games 2024, currently ongoing in Abeokuta, witnessed thrilling performances across multiple disciplines, with Team Kwara, Team Ogun, and others making impressive statements in their respective events. In volleyball, Team Kwara delivered a dominant display, sweeping Team Katsina 3-0 in straight sets (25-10, 25-19, 25-18), reports Th...
•Real estate A Real Estate firm, BuyLetLive has revealed that Lagos and Ogun states recorded the highest property price increases in 2024, with growth rates of 39.46 and 30.48 per cent, respectively. The firm in its new report said the development marked a shift from 2023, when Oyo and Anambra led with increases of 29.89 […]

