Ogun State, Nigeria, World News & Stories
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The Kano chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has accused the Federal Government of not being serious about solving important problems affecting university lecturers. The union warned that another long strike may happen soon. ASUU had earlier given the government a one-month deadline, which will end on November 21, 2025. If nothing…
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Food and agriculture stakeholders in Ogun, Oyo, and Kwara States have welcomed the recent drop in food prices, praising the Federal Government (FG) for its policies and interventions. However, they warned that certain measures are needed to sustain the reductions over time. A survey conducted on Tuesday by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at…
Police in Ogun State have rescued a 31-year-old man who was nearly lynched by an angry crowd in the Olomore area of Abeokuta after he was caught impersonating a soldier. The dramatic intervention by the state police command’s Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team prevented what could have become a fatal case of mob justice,…
A United States lawmaker, Riley Moore, has commented on the recent kidnapping of schoolgirls from Government Secondary School, Maga, in the Danko-Wasagu area of Kebbi State. In a post on X on Tuesday, Moore condemned the attack and asked people to pray for the victims.He wrote, “Please join me in praying for the 25 girls…
A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) supported by Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has announced emergency meetings of the party’s Board of Trustees (BoT) and National Executive Committee (NEC) scheduled for Tuesday, November 18, 2025. The notice, issued on Monday by the factional National Secretary, Samuel Anyanwu, and shared by…
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has dismissed viral social media claims that there was an attempted assassination on Lt. Ahmed Yerima, calling the reports false and capable of creating unnecessary panic. In a statement on Sunday night, FCT Police spokesperson SP Josephine Adeh said the Command has received no record or report of…
The Bauchi zone of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has dismissed the Federal Government’s claim that a shortage of funds is preventing it from meeting the salary demands of university workers. Speaking to journalists in Jos, the Zonal Coordinator, Prof. Timothy Namu, said the problem is not financial scarcity but poor political will…
A Lagos-based developer, Olakanmi Ogundele, has raised alarm after a newly hired driver, Olufemi Jogbodo, allegedly disappeared with his Gelly Saloon car (registration AGL 586 GW) just four days into the job. Ogundele told the Punch Metro team on Sunday that the driver who first introduced himself as “Adeleye” was assigned to him by his…
A hit-and-run taxi driver on Wednesday knocked down an elderly man at Isale-Ake, near the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter, in Abeokuta South Local Government Area of Ogun State. Eyewitnesses said the victim was crossing the road when a speeding taxi hit him in the middle of the road. One of the witnesses, Lukmon Babatunde,…
