Ogun State, Nigeria, World News & Stories
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The impeached chairman of Ijebu East Local Government Area in Ogun State is currently facing legal proceedings in court. The charges against him stem from his accusation that the governor had been withholding the statutory federal allocation meant for local governments in the state over the past two years. The African Centre for Media and…
The Hamidu Kunaza-led three-man tribunal struck out the petition filed by Ladi Adebutu for being “incompetent”. After an exhaustive 11-hour examination of the governorship election dispute between Hon. Oladipupo Adebutu of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and Governor Dapo Abiodun of the All Progressives Congress (APC), the three-member election petition panel delivered its verdict on…
Wale Adedayo, the former chairman of Ijebu East Local Government in Ogun State, has been released from the Ibara Correctional Centre in Abeokuta, just two days after being remanded there. The Ogun State Police Command had brought charges against Adedayo in a Magistrate’s Court in Abeokuta, the state capital, based on a petition filed against…
Some people living in Magboro, a town in Ogun State, are unhappy about the terrible condition of the roads in their area. These roads connect several communities, including Makogi, Cele, Gasline, Powerline, and Igodo, to the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The poor state of the roads has made it difficult for people to travel and has caused…
The government of Ogun State announced on Tuesday that they won’t be celebrating the 63rd Independence Day on Sunday, October 1st. They made this decision in line with the federal government’s directive to keep the celebration low-key this year. The federal government decided to have a quiet celebration to match the nation’s mood. The state…
The Department of State Services (DSS) called in the Chairman of Sagamu Local Government in Ogun State, Afolabi Odulate, and a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who represents Sagamu Constituency II in the state’s House of Assembly, Adeniran Ademola. They were asked to come in for questioning because of recent violence involving cults…
The Ogun State Government has initiated a campaign to remove illegal structures within the state’s industrial clusters to preserve the designated industrial areas’ layout and purpose. This operation was conducted through a collaborative effort involving officials from the Special Land Task Force of the Bureau of Lands and Survey and the Central Monitoring Unit of…
The Governor of Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun, emphasized that Nigeria’s 63-year journey as a nation has provided numerous reasons for all its citizens to acknowledge the extraordinary grace bestowed upon them by Almighty God. This divine grace has enabled the nation to surmount various challenges that have threatened its unity. Governor Abiodun conveyed this…
The Commissioner of Police in Ogun State, Abiodun Alamutu, has made it clear that those involved in the recent cult killings in Sagamu are not students or affiliated with any political party. This statement comes in the wake of the Department of State Services (DSS) arresting a member of the Ogun State House of Assembly,…
The Ogun State All Progressives Congress (APC) has characterized the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as a “nest of cultists” and has called for further investigation by security agencies to apprehend and curb the rising menace of cultism in the state. Hon. Tunde Oladunjoye, the Publicity Secretary of the ruling APC, made this statement in a…
