A trainee herbalist, Ifagbenga Taiwo, who was arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly slaughtering his 41-day-old son in the Keesi area of Adatan, Abeokuta, the state capital, has disclosed that he carried out the act under a…
Gunmen kill ex-councillor in Ogun
Gunmen suspected to be cultists, on Friday shot dead a former councillor of Abeokuta North Local Government Area, Mutiu Akinbami, around Brewery in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital. Akinbami, popularly known as Egor, was reportedly shot in the head while on…
Ogun shuts school, suspends principal over pupil’s death
The Ogun State Government has shut down Obada Grammar School, Obada, Idi-Emi over the death of an SS2 student of the school, Monday Arijo. This followed the arrest and suspension of the teacher allegedly responsible for the death of the…
Relocate now, Ogun tells residents of flooded areas
The Ogun State Government on Wednesday urged residents of flooded areas and communities across the state to relocate immediately, just as they had been advised about four months ago. Some of the communities affected by the recent release of water…
5 arrested for stealing, vandalising transformers in Ogun
Ogun State police command on Thursday said that its officers attached to Igbeba Division, Ijebu-Ode has arrested five suspects who allegedly specialised in the burglary of shops, stealing of amour cables, and vandalisation of transformers within Ijebu-Ode and its environs.…
Police nab wanted armed robber, rape suspect in Ogun
The Ogun State police command on Monday said that its Igbeba Division, Ijebu-Ode, arrested one Shedrack Olawale Olayemi, who had been on the police wanted list for armed robbery and alleged rape of some female students of Tai Solarin University…
Ogun striking doctors urge Abiodun to resolve pay dispute
The Chairman of the Association of Nigerian Private Medical Practitioners, Ota Zone, Ogun State, Dr Oluseye Olufunso, on Saturday called on Governor Dapo Abiodun to resolve the ongoing indefinite strike embarked upon by doctors working in state-owned hospitals. Olufunso stated…
3 presidential jets seized in France over $74m debts
Three aircraft associated with the Nigerian government have been seized under the authority of a French court following a protracted legal battle between a sub-national and Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Co. Ltd, a Chinese company, according to a Premium Times…
Man hacked to death in Ogun cult clash
A suspected member of the Ayé Confraternity, known as Mosquito, was killed during a suspected cult clash in Ijagun Road in the Ijebu-Ode Local Government Area of Ogun State. The deceased, according to the Ogun State Police Command, was hacked…
Protest: Police commend Ogun residents for peaceful conduct
The Police Command in Ogun has commended residents of the state for their peaceful conduct during the ongoing nationwide protest. The Spokesperson for the Command, SP Omolola Odutola, gave the commendation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria…