Telecommunications operators have said that the strike embarked upon, yesterday, by members of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has started affecting telephone operations, especially within Lagos and Ogun states. It also called for urgent intervention and amicable resolution to the standoff between the police and...
•The entrance to IBEDC office in Abeokuta, Ogun State The Ogun State office of the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) has been put under lock and key as electricity workers commenced an indefinite strike over minimum wage and staff welfare. They said the action is necessary because of alleged non-implementation of the new minimum...
•Oba Abdulsemiu Ogunjobi The suspended traditional ruler of Orile Ifo, Oba Abdulsemiu Ogunjobi, has been remanded in a correctional centre in Ilaro, Ogun State, following his arraignment before the Ifo Magistrate Court. The monarch, accused of assault, was denied immediate release after failing to meet the bail conditions set by the court, rep...
•Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun The Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has warned against any attempt to establish a Sharia Court in the state. In a statement he personally signed yesterday, Abiodun noted that Sharia Courts cannot be legally constituted by individuals or groups without legal backing. He said the state government only recogn...
The Ogun Police Command has observed an unprecedented increase in reports of missing individuals across all age groups in the state. It also expressed grave concern that while only a small fraction of these missing individuals are located, a significant number regrettably do not return home, reports The Nation. The command however assured it w...
•Suspended monarch, Oba Taofeek Owolabi The Egba Traditional Council has suspended the Olu of Obafemi, Oba Taofeek Owolabi, for six months over an allegation of land grabbing brought against him by the Agboro Olatunde Community Development Association in Ogun State. A letter dated December 13, 2024, signed by the Alake of Egbaland and Presiden...
A 51-year-old America returnee, Sunday Abioye, has been found dead in a hotel room in Sagamu, Sagamu Local Government Area of Ogun State. His lifeless body was allegedly discovered in his room at the hotel around GRA, Sagamu yesterday, reports Channels TV. The Police Public Relations Officer in Ogun State, Omolola Odutola, has confirmed this [...
•Adebutu The Ogun State Police Command has invited Ladi Adebutu, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in 2023 elections, to its headquarters in Abeokuta. This invitation is unconnected with the alleged disturbances during the local government elections held on November 16, 2024, in which the All Progressives Congress won a...
•Ladi Adebutu The governorship candidate of the Ogun State chapter of the People Democratic Party in the 2023 governorship election, Ladi Adebutu has described as “baseless” allegations levelled against him by the Department of State Services. In a release by the politician detailing his experience while in the custody of DSS in Abeokuta, he s...
•Ladi Adebutu The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 governorship election in Ogun State, Ladi Adebutu, has been arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS), his party has disclosed. The PDP Publicity Secretary in Ogun State, Kayode Adebayo, confirmed the arrest and detention of Adebutu in a statement he release...

