There was a protest on the premises of an Indian steel company, African Foundries Limited on the Sagamu-Ikorodu Road, Ogun State, after four workers reportedly died after molten iron poured on them. Colleagues of the victims protested against what they…
INEC ad hoc workers protest maltreatment in Ogun (Punch)
Serving members of the National Youth Service Corps who worked as ad hoc workers during the 2019 general elections in Ogun State, have protested against their alleged maltreatment by the Independent National Electoral Commission. The ad hoc workers, while condemning…
NLC insists on mass protest in Ogun today (Guardian)
The mass protests slated for Abeokuta, Ogun State will take place today as planned despite the threat of the State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun, to disgrace the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress. Congress President, Ayuba Wabba, who stated this in…
APC wins four out of nine reps declared in Ogun (Punch)
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has clinched three more House of Representatives seats in Ogun State, winning all four so far declared out of nine federal constituencies in the state. Olumide Osoba (APC) won Abeokuta North/ Odeda/Obafemi Owode, Lanre Edun…
Suspected hoodlums disrupt TraderMoni scheme in Ogun (Guardian)
Suspected thugs yesterday disrupted proceedings at the launch of the Federal Government’s Enterprise and Empowerment Programme (GEEP), also known as TraderMoni, in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. The scheme was put in place by government to assist petty traders with…
Ogun rally: Please don’t disgrace me before Buhari, Amosun begs angry party members (Punch)
The Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun, on Monday, begged angry party members not to disgrace him before President Muhammadu Buhari Amosun made the appeal during the Ogun State All Progressives Congress presidential rally in Abeokuta. The rally, which started immediately after President…
APC dissolves state, LG, ward excos in Ogun, Imo (Punch)
The All Progressives Congress has dissolved the executive committees in Imo and Ogun states. Also dissolved were the local government and ward executives in the two states. Their dissolution formed part of the resolutions reached during the National Working Committee…
Don’t pick passengers on Lagos-Abeokuta expressway, FRSC warns drivers (Vanguard)
The Ifo command of Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in Ogun has warned that commercial drivers who pick passengers on the Lagos-Abeokuta highway risk being crushed by articulated vehicles. Mr Joshua Ibitomi, the Ifo Unit Commander of FRSC, gave the…
Man charged with raping 31-year-old woman (Nation)
The police in Ogun State yesterday arraigned a 40-year-old man, Olalekan Yinka, before an Ota Magistrates’ Court for alleged rape of a woman, aged 31. Yinka, who lives at 16, Igbele Durojaiye Street, Ota, is facing a count charge of rape,…
