Ogun State, Nigeria, World News & Stories
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The Ogun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) extended congratulations to Governor Dapo Abiodun on his confirmed electoral victory in the March governorship election of the previous year, as affirmed by the Supreme Court in Abuja on Friday. In a statement released by its Publicity Secretary, Akinloye Bankole, the party acknowledged the court…
The Supreme Court has deferred its decision on the appeal lodged by Oladipupo Adebutu, who contests the majority verdict of the Court of Appeal affirming Dapo Abiodun’s gubernatorial election victory in Ogun state. Following arguments and the submission of documents by the concerned parties, a five-member panel led by Justice John Okoro adjourned for the…
Covenant University in Ota, Ogun State, has denied allegations of having fake professors based on a viral list, purportedly from the National Universities Commission (NUC), which included four of its staff. Ms ChiChi Ononiwu, the Head of the Communication Unit, clarified that the mentioned names were not part of the university’s payroll. She stressed the…
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has extended warm birthday wishes to his Deputy, Engr. Noimot Salako-Oyedele, on her 58th birthday, praising her as a devoted ally who has shown significant commitment to the state’s progress. In a birthday message commemorating Mrs. Salako-Oyedele’s special day on January 8, 2024, Prince Abiodun acknowledged her invaluable contributions…
Clinton Oscar John, 43, of Mega World Healing Ministry, has been arrested for defiling a 16-year-old girl. The girl’s family in Ogun State’s Giwa Agbado area reported the defilement case to the Agbado divisional police station. Pay attention: According to the parents, their daughter has been treated for recurring infections several times. She also displayed…
A report by a subsidiary of PR Nigeria, Economic Confidential has declared seven states, including Ogun, Lagos, Rivers, Kaduna, Kwara, Oyo, and Edo, as the most viable states in Nigeria for 2022. The Assistant Editor of Economic Confidential, Zekeri Idakwo, disclosed this at a press briefing and presentation of the Year 2022 Annual States Viability…
The Ogun State Government has asked 17 communities in the Ijebu-East/North Local Government Area to vacate the elephant conservation area in the Omo Forest Reserve. The communities, whom the government tagged “illegal farmers and timber contractors,” were ordered to vacate the area on or before January 15, 2024. Read also:Ogun raises concerns over rising blindness…
On Monday, residents of Araromi-Ilugun-Itoko and six other communities in Odeda Local Government Area of Ogun State took to the streets in protest State Of Roads In Ogun, in particular, against the deplorable condition of the road connecting their areas and the substantial gully erosion. This erosion has not only damaged the road but also…
The Adebiyi Habib Foundation, a non-governmental organisation (NGO) focusing on the development and education of young people, has trained over 500 students in Ogun State on leadership skills and distributed some learning materials to them. Pictures of the events The foundation and its resource persons recently engaged the students in three secondary schools in different…
The Ogun State Government has affirmed its commitment to enhance the well-being of all residents within the state. During the presentation of a 500 KVA transformer to the Federal College of Education in Osiele Abeokuta, located in the Odeda Local Government Area, Alhaji Ademola Balogun, the Commissioner for Community Development and Cooperatives, assured citizens of…
