One person has been confirmed dead, while two others sustained injuries on Saturday in a gas tanker explosion at Ita -Oshin, Abeokuta on the Lagos-Abeokuta expressway. Mrs Florence Okpe, Spokesperson, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ogun Sector Command, confirmed the…
3 electrocuted in Ogun market
No fewer than three people, including a mother and child, were reportedly electrocuted at Mowe Market in Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State. The incident reportedly happened on Monday following the restoration of power after the Sunday downpour. The…
Jenifa’s Diary’s Adejumoke Aderounmu dies at 40
Nollywood actress, Adejumoke Aderounmu, popularly known for her role as “Esther” in Funke Akindele’s popular TV series Jenifa’s Diary, is dead. Aderounmu’s death was confirmed by her brother, Adeola Aderounmu, in a cryptic post on Instagram captioned, “You are in…
Tinubu celebrates Awujale of Ijebuland on 64th coronation anniversary
President Bola Tinubu has warmly congratulated His Royal Majesty, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, Ogbagba II, the Awujale of Ijebuland, on the 64th anniversary of his coronation. The President, in a statement by his spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, joined the great people…
15-year-old girl dies of electrocution in Ogun
A 15-year-old girl, identified as Miracle Ogbonna, has died of electrocution in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. It was gathered that the incident happened on Sunday, while the victim had gone to fetch water in a well in their Olomore…
Anxiety as cultists hack down kingpin in Ogun
Anxiety has enveloped some areas of Abeokuta, Ogun State, following the killing of Olumide Ifeoluwa, an alleged cult kingpin and popular area boy. Our correspondent gathered that, Ifeoluwa, popularly know as Tescom, was shot dead by suspected members of eiye…
Police will apprehend abductors of Ogun farm manager, CP assures
The Commissioner of Police in Ogun, Mr Abiodun Alamutu, has assured that abductors of Mr Tunde Osifowokan, Manager of the Flourishing Poultry Farm in Odogbolu, would soon be apprehended. Alamutu told newsmen in Abeokuta on Wednesday that the state Police…
ITF Abeokuta hosts inaugural stakeholder breakfast meeting to address skills development
•From left: Mr. Chris Uzoalu, General Manager (HR) CROWNPACK Nigeria Ltd; Mrs. Bolanle Ajibade, Area Manager ITF Abeokuta Area Office; Mr. Adebowale Oyejola Oyeneye Permanent Secretary, Bureau of Public Service Reforms; and Mr. Boniface Ndubuaku, HR Farmex Meyer Ltd, Ota,…
Gross misconduct: NNPP expels Ogun guber candidate, Ajadi, 15 others
The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), has expelled the party’s governorship candidate in Ogun State in the 2023 elections, Amb. Ajadi Oguntoyinbo and 15 others over alleged gross misconduct. This was contained in a communique issued at the end of…
Female soldier beaten by superiors, sent to psychiatric hospital – Son
A female soldier attached to Ilese Sappers Barracks, Division 2, Ogun State, Lance Corporal Philomena Nnamoko, who alleged that her senior colleagues had been bullying and harassing her following her refusal to give in to their sexual advances, was allegedly…