Ogun State, Nigeria, World News & Stories
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A faction of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) led by the chairman, Alhaji Taminu Turaki, on Saturday visited former President Olusegun Obasanjo in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, over matters believed to be connected to the 2027 general elections. Turaki and his entourage who stormed Obasanjo’s residence on Saturday about 11:40am entered a closed door meeting with…
Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun State, is full of activity as preparations continue for the first-ever West Africa Zone A & B Para Games. Members of the Local Organising Committee (LOC), led by Victor Achakpo, have already arrived in the city to make arrangements for the event. Achakpo, a former baseball and softball player and…
The Senior Staff Association of Universities, Teaching Hospitals, Research Institutes, and Associated Institutions (SSAUTHRIAI), Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Abeokuta Chapter, has accused the hospital’s management of bias and administrative malpractice in its recent promotion exercise. In a petition addressed to the Acting Medical Director and obtained by OgunToday from an insider, the union alleged that…
The body of Titilope Olusanya, a 45-year-old woman from Abeokuta, was found decomposing in her room on Monday night. Police from the Kemta Division suspect she may have committed suicide. The police spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, explained that Olusanya’s landlord, Adebesin Adebayo, raised concern after noticing she hadn’t been seen for several days in her apartment…
A Chief Magistrate Court in the Isabo area of Abeokuta has sentenced five Egba chiefs to six months in prison for damaging a sealed letter and removing caution tape placed on the Ogboni Igbore House by the Abeokuta South local government. The convicted chiefs are Anthony Ogunseye (55, Apena of Igbore), Ajasa Enisemo (67), Saheed…
Members of the Ogun State Community, Social Orientation, and Safety Corps, known as So-Safe Corps, apprehended Kabiru Adedotun, also known as K.B, an alleged notorious member of the Eye Confraternity, accused of causing terror in Ogun communities. A cut-to-size pistol was seized from him during the operation. The State Commander of the Corps, Commander Soji…
Ogun State Government to Conduct Compliance Exercises on Water Factories Following Cholera Outbreak In response to the recent outbreak of cholera in parts of Ogun State, the state government has announced its intention to carry out compliance exercises on all table and sachet water factories across the region. This action aims to ensure the highest…
The Ogun State Police Command has detained a “credit officer of a microfinance bank,” Esther Hamidu, who allegedly “fled with customers’ contributions” amounting to “N1.97m.” According to PUNCH Metro, Hamidu disappeared with the daily contributions made by the bank’s customers, which “spanned between March and December 2023.” A branch manager in Abeokuta, the state capital,…
On Monday, some students from Moshood Abiola Polytechnic in Abeokuta, Ogun State, gathered at the school’s entrance to protest several issues, including an increase in the acceptance fee for newly admitted students. These students arrived at the campus gate as early as 7 a.m., holding placards with messages such as #No To Tuition Fee Increment,…
‘We can’t fix it anymore,’ 52 Ogun communities affected lament Residents living in Kenta-Olokuta-Idi-Aba, a community in Abeokuta, Ogun State, are voicing their urgent plea to both the federal and state governments. They are requesting immediate attention to the deteriorating condition of the road that leads to the Wole Soyinka Train Station. The Wole Soyinka…
