Ogun State, Nigeria, World News & Stories
1,948 published posts.
Kunle Abati, a 29- year-old man has been arrested in Ilese Ijebu community of Ogun State for forcefully having carnal knowledge of a 27- year – old lady with down syndrome (name withheld). Abati was arrested following a report lodged at Ilese ijebu divisional headquarters by the mother of the victim on the 7th of…
Entertainers turned up in large numbers on Sunday, December 11, 2022, when actress, film producer, and deputy governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Funke Akindele, premiered her latest movie titled, ‘Battle on Buka Street’. The movie centres on the ‘battle’ between two women who confront each other in a food challenge in order to win…
Morocco became the first African and Arab country to reach the World Cup semi-finals after defeating Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal. Their victory on Saturday at Doha’s Al Thumama Stadium was celebrated throughout the Arab world, with Qatar’s hosting of the tournament providing a home atmosphere for teams from the Middle East and North Africa. They will…
According to a report monitored online in a publication titled “Investigation: Schools Ogun Govt Claimed It Renovated Remain Decrepit” by Premium Times, of the 100 public primary and secondary schools claimed to have been rehabilitated by the state’s Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) between 2019 and 2022, a large percentage are still in disrepair. Read…
The Canadian Government has expressed its readiness to collaborate with the Ogun State Government in the area of agriculture. The Deputy High Commissioner, Government of Canada, Teshome Nkurumah disclosed this during a courtesy visit to Governor Dapo Abiodun at the Oke-Mosan office in Abeokuta, said that the Canadian Government was on a mission to find…
The Da’wah Front of Nigeria, an Islamic organization, announced that it had distributed N1.8 million in Zakat to the less fortunate in Abeokuta, Ogun State. Speaking at the distribution exercise, the National Coordinator of the group, Alhaji Musliudeen Gafar, said the beneficiaries received cash, freezers, generators, industrial sewing machines, and printing machines. Alhaji Gafar, who…
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, and the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the state, Ladi Adebutu, traded words on Friday over the alleged N86.21bn government’s debt within a year. While Adebutu said the domestic debt of the state increased by 55.4 percent between 2021 and 2022, Abiodun kicked, describing him as ill-informed.…
The Labour Party has dissolved the Ogun State chapter executives of the party for alleged anti-party practices. The party also sacked its national publicity secretary, Abayomi Arabambi, This is coming almost two months before the 2023 general elections. The National Working Committee of the party took the decision, following their role in the alleged expulsion…
Senator Chimaroke Nnamani, has asked youths across the country to vote for the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, saying he has friendly policies for the youths. Nnamani, a senator under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), disclosed that the former Lagos Governor has shown that he has…
The fourth budget of the Ogun State governor’s administration has been presented to the House of Assembly. On Thursday at the session, the appropriation measure known as the “Budget of Continued Development and Prosperity” was presented to Olakunle Oluomo, Speaker of the Assembly. Mr. Abiodun suggested N472.25 billion as the state government’s planned 2023 budget.…
