Ogun State, Nigeria, World News & Stories
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The Ogun State Police Command has rescued 22 teenage girls who were lured all the way from Akwa Ibom State to Ogun State for prostitution. The state’s Police PRO, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi said this in a press statement issued in Abeokuta, the state capital. DSPOyeyemi said, “in an operation, coordinated by the Area Commander Ota,…
In readiness for the coming local government elections in the State, the ruling Party,the All Progressive Congress (APC) has announced the commencement of sales of Expression of Interest Forms for members seeking election into various offices of Chairmen and Councilors in the state In a press released the party in Abeokuta on Friday and signed…
There was a record jump in Covid-19 cases and deaths in India on Thursday, crushing shaky hopes that the recent catastrophic jump that has limited hospitals to their limits could weaken. Ministry of Health figures show 3,980 deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 230,168 and 412,262 new cases, with India having…
The Ogun State Commissioner for Environment who was accused of attempted rape by a teenager in January has secretly resigned his appointment from government. Abiodun Abdul-Balogun has also coerced the family of the victims not to testify against him in court, an action that has stopped police and the state’s department of public prosecutions from…
Ogun will benefit from Integrated Farming, Gary’s packaging plant, a soil testing training program, and expansion services for 200 young graduates with science and agriculture degrees. The Ogun government has been nominated to use three federal government pilot programs to better position the state as one of the country’s largest food producers, an official said.…
Reckitt Nigeria, maker of the insecticide Mortein, has teamed up with the Ogun government to eradicate malaria in Nigeria. He presented the Mortein Fight to End Malaria campaign to send messages home to stop malaria. There will be physical and community market engagement, digital education, and radio engagement. Together with government officials, branding teams are…
Pastor Dare Adeboye, son of Pastor Adeboye (RCCG General Overseer) is dead. He was 42. According to reports monitored online, he died in his sleep on Wednesday in Eket, Akwa-Ibom where he was pastoring a church. Pastor Dare Adeboye who was the Assistant Pastor in charge of Region (Youth) 35 was said to have ministered…
Russia is developing a system consisting of a swarm of underwater combat drones, Gazeta, Ru reported, citing a source. The AI-controlled system, consisting of surface vehicles and submarines with a total displacement of 500 to 1000 tonnes, will be used in a number of missions, including against enemy aircraft carriers, the Moscow newspaper explained. “For…
Suspected kidnappers have abducted four travelers in Olubo Village, along the Abeokuta-Imala-Ayetoro Road in Abeokuta North Local Government Area of Ogun State. The people in question, three traders and a driver were kidnapped on Tuesday night while getting back from Ilara market in Imeko-Afon Local Government Area of the state. Olubo town is a similar…
School teachers number over 2,000 in the Ogun State have benefited from a-day training on Programming in Python and Artificial Intelligence. The Learn Coding event which held at Hubert Ogunde Hall, Kuto, Abeokuta, was co-organised by the Bureau of Information Technology, in collaboration with Data Science Nigeria (DSN), Lead Resources, Computer Teachers Association of Nigeria…
