Ogun State, Nigeria, World News & Stories
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Residents of five communities in Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, protested at the weekend over claims that the Ebumawe of Ago-Iwoye, Oba Abdulrasaq Adesina Adenuga, took more than 500 acres of their farmland. The protesters, mostly elderly farmers from Isamuro, Imosun, Igan, Awori and Idode communities, marched along the road leading to the palace. Security officers from…
The Ogun State Command of the Department of State Services (DSS) has invited people contesting for the Awujale of Ijebuland throne for screening. This is happening even though the Ogun State Government has again stopped the selection process. In a circular dated January 20, 2026, the state government suspended the process for the second time.…
Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, over new allegations linked to terrorism financing. Security sources said Malami was arrested on Monday shortly after he was released from the Kuje Correctional Centre in Abuja. DSS operatives reportedly picked him up…
The Department of State Services (DSS) has detained Pastor Kayode Olawoye, a pastor and community activist who has been speaking out about the poor condition of roads in Ogun State. Reports say Pastor Olawoye was invited to the DSS office in Abeokuta on Monday for a discussion. This was the third time he had been…
The State Security Services (SSS) has arrested Damilare Bello, a member of the Ogun State House of Assembly representing Sagamu Constituency 1. His arrest is related to the recent violent clashes in his constituency, which resulted in numerous casualties. Damilare Bello is a member of the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP), and the party has…
A member of Ogun State’s Assembly, Hon. Damilare Bello Mohammed, got arrested for his alleged role in a weekend clash between cults in Sagamu. Five suspects, linked to the incident that began on Wednesday and lasted until Sunday, causing multiple deaths, also got apprehended. The lawmaker, representing Sagamu State Constituency (1), is accused of providing…
Operatives of the Department of Security Service (DSS) have arrested Damilare Bello, a member-elect of the Ogun State House of Assembly representing Sagamu constituency 1. Bello, who is a candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is accused of being the mastermind behind the Sagamu mayhem which resulted in the vandalism of several banks during…
The Department of State Services, DSS, arraigned four suspected terrorists in Ogun State on Wednesday. They appeared before a Chief Magistrate’s Court in Isabo, Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun State. On December 9, 2022, the suspects Aliu Abubakar, Abubakar Usman, Abubakar Amadu, and Adamu Aliu were apprehended. They were arraigned in a suit marked MISC/15/2023,…
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…
