An aspirant vying for the office of Governor of Ogun State on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, Ladipupo Adebutu, has said there is no crisis in the state’s chapter of the party. This is as he said he is sure of his victory in the 2023 governorship elections. Adebutu disclosed this to journalists […]
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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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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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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 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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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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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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The stool of Orimolusi of Ijebu Igbo in Ijebu North Local Government Area of Ogun State, which has been vacant for the past 27 years, has been filled with the election of Prince Lawrence Jayeola Adebajo as the Orimolusi-elect. He emerged winner having polled six out of 10 votes during the election held at the […]
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A Sunday auto crash at Itako, Ijebu-Ife in Ogun State, claimed the lives of a woman and her two daughters. A truck and a Ford SUV were involved in the accident. Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, spokesman of Ogun State’s Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta. He said the accident occurred […]
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Chief Judge of Ondo State, Justice Williams Akintoroye, has granted pardon to 18 inmates serving jail terms for major and minor offences such as murder, rape, conspiracy at various Nigerian Correctional Service in the State. Justice Akintoroye granted the pardon when he made his first official visit to all Correctional Centres in the state. He […]
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