A motorcyclist was on Sunday morning crushed to death by a hit-and-run truck driver around Van Milk roundabout on Iloawela road in Ogun. Babatunde Akinbiyi, the Public Relations Officer, Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), disclosed this to newsmen in…
Prophet kills, beheads lover in Ogun (Vanguard)
Two prophets, Olushola Akindele and Ayodele Bamiduro have been arrested by Ogun State Police Command for allegedly killing their female friend identified as Iya Anu, cutting off her head and palms. Vanguard gathered that Akindele, said to be a bricklayer, had been…
Petrolex, Adebutu and a season of politically motivated media attacks
The Adebutus are one of the most influential families in Ogun State, and indeed, Southwest Nigeria, yet they have also been one of the most envied. In recent times the Adebutu family has been hit with a barrage of media…
Adeosun brings life to her community in Ogun (Independent)
Indigenes of Ayila community in Ogun Waterside local government area of Ogun state have showered encomium on the nation’s Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, for her tremendous contributions to the development and growth of the community. They said the…
Suspected cultists name Ogun lawmaker as sponsor (Punch)
Four persons suspected to be members of a secret cult, have been arrested by the police for allegedly shooting and killing one person, identified as Arsenal-Nice in Sagamu, Ogun State. The suspects – Olushola Adedeji; Olusegun Olalekan, aka Musket;Azeez aka Anene; and Abolore, aka A.B, were…
Abeokuta Drum Festival: Stirring Africa from economic, cultural abyss (Guardian)
A tangible product, the drum, and its intangible output, the sound, became the twin celebratory offerings that kept Africa on the edge of its seat for three days last week in Abeokuta, Ogun State, when the third edition of African…
Abuja engineer stabs friend to death at birthday party (Punch)
The police in Ogun State have arrested an Abuja-based computer engineer, Oladeji Hamzat, for allegedly stabbing his childhood friend, identified simply as Bayo, to death. The violence followed an altercation that reportedly ensued between them at a bar – Hummes…
SARS operatives allegedly torture Ogun ticket officer to death (Punch)
When the wife of Kazeem Akeem, a ticket officer at New Market, in the Ijebu Ode area of Ogun State, gives birth anytime from November 2018, the baby will be without a father. Akeem, aka Oba Olofin, was allegedly tortured to…
Ogun pastor beheads secret lover, buries body in Church (Vanguard)
An acclaimed Pastor of the Holy Gathering Evangelical Church of God, Papalanto, Ewekoro Local Government Area of the state, Oluwatobiloba Ipense, has been arrested for allegedly killing his secret lover, Railat Sanni, for ritual purposes. The victim was a 35-year-old divorcee…
18 die in Lagos-Ibadan Expressway crash –TRACE (Punch)
Eighteen persons reportedly died on Sunday in a multiple accident at the Alapako/Ogunmakin, Ogun State end of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The victims were travelling to Lagos from Ibadan, Oyo State, in a Mazda commercial bus, with the number plate, KJA…