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Ogun 5-aside Soccer Teams Slug It Out At Maiden Iseya Cup

Everything is in place for the inaugural edition of the 5-Aside Street Soccer Competition dubbed “Iseya Cup 2022.” In an interview with journalists in Abeokuta, the Ogun State Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Dr Oluwadare Kehinde, said the competition would help the state discover talents who would represent the state in national and international competitions.…

Why I Bathe With Blood, Ogun Man Tells Police

Ganiyu Shina, 49, of Oguji Street, Obantoko, Abeokuta, was arrested by men from the Ogun State Police Command for bathing in blood at a community river in the Kotopo area of Odeda Local Government. He claimed he was instructed to do so by a herbalist. Members of the community spotted the suspect at the River…

Ipman Threatens To Close Filling  Stations In Ogun

The Ogun State chapter of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) threatened to close all of its outlets if the Department of State Security followed through on its threat to clamp down on its members on Wednesday. Last week, the DSS gave the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and oil marketers a 48-hour…

Abati Arrested For Rape In Ogun

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…

Da’wah Front Disburses Zakat In Abeokuta

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…

Abiodun, Adebutu Bicker Over Ogun N86bn Debt

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.…

Labour Party Dissolves Ogun Excos, Sacks National Publicity Secretary

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…

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Abiodun Submits N472 Billion Budget To Ogun Assembly

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.…

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Ogun Assures Residents Of Adequate Security, Declares War On Kidnappers

Ogun declares war on kidnappers. The state government assured residents and travelers passing through the state of adequate security before, during, and after the Yuletide season. The government also stated that it would step up efforts to rid the Ogun State corridor of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway of kidnappers and other armed gangs by providing more…