Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has described the establishment of a steel rolling mill by Wempco Limited as a welcome development that would complement the transformational agenda of his administration in the country. He made the statement today at the formal commissioning of a Cold Steel Rolling Mill built by Wempco Steel Mills [...]
Professor Oluyemisi Obilade, the Vice-Chancellor, Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED), Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, has warned lecturers and students against sexual harassment. Obilade gave the warning on Wednesday in Ijebu-Ode. The vice chancellor said the management of the university was passionate about the issue of sexual harassment and would evolve relevant regulations to tackle it. [...]
Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta Chief Tony Anenih, Chairman Board of Trustees of Nigeria’s ruling Peoples Democratic Party has declared that the insecurity in the country requires brainstorming and that was one of the issues he came to Abeokuta, capital of Ogun state to discuss with former Nigerian leader, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo. Anenih who was at the [...]
Abiodun Onafuye/Ijebu-Ode Protesting students of the Tai Solarin College of Education, Omu Ijebu, Ogun State southwest Nigeria, clashed with policemen this morning. The students reportedly beat up the police DPO and damaged his vehicle, after they were prevented from disrupting a semester examination planned for this morning. After the attack on the DPO, the police [...]
Three friends identified as Saka Adeosun, 15, Kadri Akanbi, 20 and Wale Kola Ola, 18, have died in their sleep after inhaling generator fume. The incident took place at 109/111, Alakuko Road, Akera area of Agbado, a suburb of Ogun State, southwest Nigeria. The three friends were apprentices in a welder and vulcaniser’s shop partitioned [...]
The victims of Wednesday night’s fire disaster in Kara Village, Ogun State, southwest Nigeria, have continued to count their losses. Over 5,000 residents of the affected settlement lost everything, as the entire place was burnt to ashes. Yomi Olugbodi, a site engineer, who has three shops in the village said he lost everything to the [...]
Fire razed Kara Village in Ogun state, southwest Nigeria, Wednesday evening. The village borders Lagos. The fire disaster was said to have been caused by a woman who was cooking. The fire which started at about 7pm was raging furiously as the only water tanker brought by men of the fire service was not enough [...]
