Ogun building collapse: Abiodun orders probe, sets up four-man committee

Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun has ordered an immediate investigation into the collapse of a building under construction at Iperu in Ikenne Local Government Area of the state. He gave the order in a statement on Saturday by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Kunle Somorin, in Abeokuta. The one-story building on Ogere Road in Iperu […]

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Abiodun orders probe into collapsed building at Iperu

Association blames poor law enforcement Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has ordered an immediate investigation into the collapse of a building under construction at Iperu in the Ikenne Local Government Area of the state. Abiodun’s call came after the Nigerian Institute of Building attributed the poor enforcement of regulations guiding the construction industry by the […]

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Residents, CSOs protest Internet fraud, insecurity in Ogun, Ondo

A Civil Society Organisation, the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights, Ogun State chapter, on Wednesday, staged a protest over what it called incessant ritual killings and Internet fraud by youths in the state. The CDHR, in collaboration with the Human Rights and Grassroots Development Society, called on concerned authorities to make efforts to […]

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Ogun pastor rapes teenage church member during ‘total deliverance’

Ogun State Police Commissioner, Lanre Bankole Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a randy pastor for allegedly forcibly having carnal knowledge of a 19-year-old member of his church (name withheld). The pastor, who was in charge of Life and Power Bible Church Ogijo, Sagamu in Ogun State, was arrested after he reportedly […]

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Five killed, houses burnt in fresh Ogun farmers/herders clash

Ogu State Governor, Dapo Abiodun. Photo/FACEBOOK/dabiodunMFR No fewer than five persons have been killed in a fresh crisis between farmers and herdsmen in Imeko-Afon Local Council of Ogun State. Property worth millions of naira were also destroyed in the process, while hordes of persons sustained injuries. In the incident, which happened last Thursday, the people […]

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Abiodun signs controversial Ogun Chieftaincy Bill into law

Governor Dapo Abiodun on Monday signed the controversial Ogun State Chieftaincy Bill into law. The bill titled ‘Obas, Chiefs, Council of Obas and Traditional Council law of Ogun State, Bill 2021, is aimed at “respecting human dignity and promotion of modernity” in the installation and burial of traditional rulers. The law is also aimed at […]

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