Tag: Ogun State
Osinbajo Denies Family Ties With Man In Photo
Eromosele Ebhomele Professor Yemi Osinbajo, the running mate to the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has denied…
Worth the risk? Polytechnic students hang on truck
The transportation fee from their school to their homes costs no more than 500 naira but when students of D.S…
555 PVCs Belong to Dead People in Ogun, says INEC
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ogun state has declared that it has discovered 555 Permanent Voter…
Women Protest Against Landgrabbers In Ikorodu
Damilare Okunola Some female indigenes of Ilu Oloye in Ogun State in their 60s have stripped in protest over the…
Amosun approves N117m bursary for Ogun students
Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun, on Sunday, approved N117.2 million as bursary allowances for Ogun students studying in various institutions…
Woman gives birth to baby without arms, husband flees
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Pandemonium struck on Tuesday as a middle aged woman, Mrs Taiwo Sheriffdeen gave birth to a baby boy…
2015: Osinbajo on two-day tour of Ogun
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta As part of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign, the running mate to Muhammadu Buhari, Prof. Yemi…
Don’t erect billboards without approval, OGSAA boss warns politicians
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Call has gone to politicians in Ogun state to desist from erecting billboards across the state without getting…
2 Killed As Customs, Smugglers In Bloody Clash
Yusuf Muhammed Men of the Nigeria Customs Service attached to Federal Operation Unit, FOU, on Monday clashed with rice smugglers…
Those against Buhari’s candidature are Nigeria’s enemies, says Amosun
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun state, Southwest, Nigeria has called for prayers from all Nigerians against those he…
INEC Opens Up on ‘Alien’ PVCs in Ogun
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ogun state have given details of the “alien” Permanent Voter Cards…
Protest In Ogun Over PVCs
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Members of the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights, CDHR, Ogun State chapter on Monday staged a…
3 armed robbers killed, 2 arrested in Ogun
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Three suspected armed robbers were killed on Sunday by men of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in Ogun…
50 Illegal Immigrants Arrested in Ogun – NIS
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta At least 50 illegal immigrants were arrested by men of the Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, Ogun State Command.…
Train Crushes Motorcycle Rider To Death
Yusuf Muhammed An Ebute Metta-bound train coming from Ijoko in Ogun State on Thursday morning crushed a motorcycle rider to death…
2015 Hajj: Ogun begins sale of forms
The Ogun Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board on Wednesday said it has commenced the sale of forms for 2015 Hajj to…
Ogun PDP expels Obasanjo from party
Ogun state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has expelled former president of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo from the party.…
Over 700,000 PVC’s Distributed in Ogun – INEC
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta A total number of 733,278 Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) have so far been collected in Ogun state as…
PDP Is Completely Dead In Ogun, says Amosun
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun state has revealed that there are no strong opposition parties in the state,…
2015: Mbu charges Lagos, Ogun police commands to act professionally
The Assistant Inspector- General of Police (AIG) in charge of Zone 2, Mr Joseph Mbu, has urged officers and men…
Six injured in Ogun auto crash
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Six persons were seriously injured Sunday morning in an early accident that occurred in Sango area of the…
Ogun PDP Empowers Youths
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Ward2Ward Initiative, Ogun state chapter, has embarked on a project aimed at alleviating poverty among…
Kidnappers Demand N40m From Newspaper Agent
Henry Ojelu Kidnappers in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State, southwest Nigeria, have demanded the sum of N40 million from the family…
Another oil pipeline explosion outskirt of Lagos
Another pipeline explosion occurred early Sunday along Pipelines and Products Marketing Company (PPMC) network at Arepo, Ogun State, on the…
PDP Reps. candidate donate transformers to communities
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Residents of Odelemo and Emuren in Sagamu local government area of Ogun State could not hide their joy…
I will concentrate on rural development if re-elected, says Amosun
Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun on Wednesday promised to continue to commit the resources of the state for the development…
One dead at APC rally, as PDP, SDP clash over posters
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta One yet to be identified woman was shot to death last night during a melee at a political…
Ogun Teachers Suspend Strike
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The industrial action embarked upon by teachers in public primary and secondary schools in Ogun State, southwest Nigeria…
Banks shut again in Ijebu-Ode
Abiodun Onafuye/Ijebu-ode Commercial banks in Ijebu Ode, Ogun state in western Nigeria remained shut for the second day today, over…
Ogun teachers end two-week old strike
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The almost two week-old industrial action embarked upon by teachers from both public primary and secondary schools in…