Ogun State, Nigeria, World News & Stories
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Olamide Famuwagun of the Punch wrote in a report published on the media house’s website on how residents of the Ogun Waterside Local Government Area of Ogun State suffer the loss of loved ones due to the lack of required health personnel in Ibiade General Hospital, a facility expected to serve the entire council. Sodiq…
Hon. Adekunle Akinlade, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) deputy governorship candidate in Ogun State, has revealed that the party has returned to the ballot box to contest the 2023 general elections in Ogun State as a result of the new electoral law. According to Akinlade, PDP candidates in Ogun who were sacked by an Abeokuta…
According to a report monitored online in a publication titled “Investigation: Schools Ogun Govt Claimed It Renovated Remain Decrepit” by Premium Times, of the 100 public primary and secondary schools claimed to have been rehabilitated by the state’s Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) between 2019 and 2022, a large percentage are still in disrepair. Read…
The Canadian Government has expressed its readiness to collaborate with the Ogun State Government in the area of agriculture. The Deputy High Commissioner, Government of Canada, Teshome Nkurumah disclosed this during a courtesy visit to Governor Dapo Abiodun at the Oke-Mosan office in Abeokuta, said that the Canadian Government was on a mission to find…
In an interview with Daud Olatunji of the Punch, the PDP senatorial candidate for Ogun Central, Olumide Aderinokun, said, among other things, the Nigerian economy is in a state of emergency. According to him, the economy is in critical condition and needs urgent rescue. He lamented the current price for a loaf of bread hitting…
Ogun declares war on kidnappers. The state government assured residents and travelers passing through the state of adequate security before, during, and after the Yuletide season. The government also stated that it would step up efforts to rid the Ogun State corridor of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway of kidnappers and other armed gangs by providing more…
Fuel scarcity has persisted across Ogun and Lagos states, as some filling stations visited sell the commodity at N210 and N200 per litre. Based on our investigations, only a few NNPC filling stations well established retailers like Total, Oando, etc are selling premium motor spirit (PMS) at N179 per litre. Many others have boldly adjusted…
Some alleged hoodlums have set fire to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office at Iyana Mortuary in Abeokuta south, the capital of Ogun State. According to the DAILY POST, the hoodlums scaled the outer gate, stormed inside the grounds, and set fire to the INEC building from the back. They were claimed to have…
Dapo Abiodun, Governor of Ogun State, announced on Wednesday that Gasoline Integrated International has expressed its willingness to build a N3 billion refinery in Tongeji Island, Ipokia Local Government Area of the state. In a statement, the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Kunle Somorin, stated that the Chairman of the company, Dr. Lukman Bolaji, stated that…
The Ogun State So-Safe Corps, Idiroko division, has arrested Timileyin Abayomi for allegedly stealing a motorcycle. At around 3 p.m. on Monday, the suspect was apprehended in Ilashe, Ipokia Local Government Area, Ogun State. According to So-Safe spokesperson Moruf Yusuf, told DAILY POST that the suspect identified himself as a transport union worker and a…
