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Ogun CP decorates promoted officers
The Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Lanre Ogunlowo, has decorated the newly promoted officers in the state command with their new ranks. Ogunlowo, therefore, urged the newly decorated officers to s...
10th January 2025
Ogun to recruit 2,000 teachers
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Thursday, said his administration plans recruitment of additional 2,000 teachers under the Ogun Teach initiative this year. The governor said the move would incre...
10th January 2025
TASUED Alumni awards scholarships to six undergraduates
The Tai Solarin University of Education Alumni Association has awarded scholarships to six best 200-level students of the university. The scholarships are to cover the tuition fees of the beneficiarie...
10th January 2025
TASUED alumni award scholarships to six undergraduates
Tai Solarin University of Education Alumni Association has presented scholarships to six best 200-level students picked from the six colleges of the university. The alumni equally warned the newly mat...
9th January 2025
NNPCL offers free cataract surgeries for 1,000 people
The Managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Foundation, Mrs Emmanuella Arukwe, on Wednesday, said the foundation remains committed to promoting accessible and affordable healthcare fo...
9th January 2025
Five Ogun chiefs bag six months jail for breach of peace
A Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Isabo, Abeokuta, on Wednesday, sentenced five Egba chiefs to six months imprisonment for maliciously damaging the sealed letter and removing the caution tape pasted...
8th January 2025
Buy tractors instead of SUVs, Ogun poultry farmers tell govt
The newly elected Chairman of the Poultry Association of Ogun State, Yinka Lawal on Wednesday urged governments at all levels in Nigeria to stop wasting money on frivolities in the year 2025 but prior...
8th January 2025
Tinubu’s reforms bold steps taken in Nigeria’s interest – Ex-Ogun commissioner
A former Ogun State Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Jide Ojuko, has described President Bola Tinubu’s economic reforms as courageous steps necessary for reviving Nigeria�...
8th January 2025
Police arrest three suspects over child trafficking, hacking in Ogun
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested three suspects for hacking into the WhatsApp account of the state’s Criminal Investigation Department head, Deputy Commissioner of Police Bode Ojajuni, and...
7th January 2025
Ogun demands more commitment from workers in 2025
The Ogun State Head of Service, Mr Kehinde Onasanya, on Monday, urged civil servants to rededicate themselves to selfless service toward building a greater and more prosperous nation in the year 2025....
6th January 2025
Abiodun mourns Ogun business icon, socialite, 'Cash Madam'
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has expressed deep sorrow over the passing of renowned business mogul and socialite, Chief (Mrs) Adebisi Edionseri, popularly known as ‘Cash Madam.’ Her ...
6th January 2025
Yayi downplays Ogun 2027 governorship ambition
The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriation and Senator representing Ogun West, Solomon Adeola, on Saturday, said that it was not yet time to talk about the 2027 governorship race in the sta...
5th January 2025
Man arrested for stealing generator, others in Ogun
The operatives of the Ogun State Police Command on Saturday were said to have arrested a young man, Awolesi Precious on January 1 around Zoo area of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta for...
4th January 2025
Dapo Abiodun mourns Ondo SSG
Ogun State Governor and Chairman of the Southern Governors’ Forum, Dapo Abiodun, has commiserated with the governor and the people of Ondo State over the passing of the Secretary to the State Go...
4th January 2025
Talks on 2027 governorship premature, says Solomon Adeola
The Chairman Senate Committee on Appropriation and Senator representing Ogun West, Solomon Adeola, on Saturday, said that it was not yet time to talk about the 2027 governorship race in the state. Ade...
4th January 2025
Police nab 27-year-old suspected burglar in Ogun
The suspect, allegedly entered the home of a female resident in the community through the window, damaged the iron security bars and struck her on the head with an iron rod. The state police command s...
4th January 2025
2025: Let's work together, Abiodun tells Ogun residents
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has promised that his administration will continue to foster an economy that promotes growth, equity, and resilience through sustainable development plans. The gover...
1st January 2025
Police arrest fleeing murder suspect in Ogun
The Ogun State Police Command has said that its operatives have arrested one Kehinde Yemitan, a murder and ritualist suspect from his hiding in Ilogbo Ota community. The suspect’s twin brother h...
31st December 2024
Joshua to light 2025 NSF torch
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Monday announced that former two-time world heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua would be the torch bearer at the rescheduled 2024 National Sports Festival,...
31st December 2024
Ogun mechanic jailed six years for stealing customer’s car
The Ogun State Magistrate Court sitting at Ijebu Imusin in Ijebu East Local Government of the state, on Monday, sentenced a 27-year old mechanic, Abiodun Ajao, to six years in imprisonment on three ...
31st December 2024
Ogun gov hosts Anthony Joshua, names boxer sports ambassador
The Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has announced plans by his administration to construct a brand new Anthony Joshua Indoor Boxing Ring in the state. Abiodun also announced that the two-time forme...
30th December 2024
Missing seven-year-old girl rescued in Ogun suspects arrested,
The Ogun State Police Command has announced the rescue of a 7-year-old girl, Mercy Akinde, who was abducted last week in Sango-Ota, Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of the state. The command’s spok...
29th December 2024
Egungun worshippers, military clash in Ogun
The Olota of Ota Awori Kingdom, Oba Abdulkabir Obalanlege, has returned from the United Kingdom to address a reported clash between Egungun worshippers and military personnel in Ota, Ado-Odo/Ota Local...
29th December 2024
Police arrest two over motorcycle theft in Ogun
The Ogun State Police Command on Saturday said that its operatives with Ago-Iwoye Division have arrested one Eje Benson, also known as Kenny, and his accomplice, Ominiyi Austin, for allegedly stealing...
28th December 2024
Abiodun pays tribute to late Kwara chief of staff
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has expressed profound sorrow over the passing of Prince Mahe AbdulKadir, the Chief of Staff to the Kwara State Governor and Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’...
28th December 2024
Lagos mechanic caught in Ogun dismantling stolen car for sale
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Ogun State Command on Friday, said that its operatives arrested a 27-year-old automobile technician, Abiodun Ajao, for allegedly stealing and dismembering...
27th December 2024
PWDs worst hit by hardship, govt tough reforms – Blind singer
In this interview with BANKOLE TAIWO, one of the lead vocalists of Pain and Pleasure, an all-blind musical band, Oluwasina Agboola, a father of two, speaks on the pains and triumphs of the group as we...
27th December 2024
Abiodun promises to tackle economic hardship
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has assured that his administration would continue to formulate policies and implement programmes that would bring succour and relief to the people to survive the ha...
26th December 2024
Ogun gov appoints ex-commissioner as chief of staff
The Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has appointed Oluwatoyin Taiwo as his Chief of Staff. Prior to this appointment, Taiwo was the Deputy Chief of Staff to the governor. This was according to state...
26th December 2024
Ogun workers hail Abiodun over Christmas bonus
Organised labour in Ogun State has expressed gratitude to Governor Dapo Abiodun for approving a Christmas bonus for workers in the state, describing him as a compassionate leader dedicated to their we...
26th December 2024
Ogun assembly passes N1.54trn 2025 appropriation bill
The Ogun State House of Assembly, on Thursday, passed the 2025 Appropriation Bill of N1,054,542,020,147, presented by Governor Dapo Abiodun exactly 20 days ago. The Assembly made slight adjustments to...
24th December 2024