The Commissioner for Agriculture in Ogun State, Dr Adeola Odedina, on Monday, lost his house located at Kemta Idi-Aba Area of Abeokuta to an inferno. The PUNCH Metro learnt that firefighters have been deployed to the scene to put off…
Syndicate defrauds Ogun jobseekers, victims tackle DPO
Some jobseekers in Ogun State have been allegedly defrauded by officials of a direct selling and e-commerce company, QNet Infinity Millennial of Nigeria. The firm, located on Oke Celestial Avenue, Ibafo, in the Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State,…
Man, 47, jailed 1 month for disobeying court order
An Ota Magistrates Court in Ogun, on Thursday sentenced a 47-year old man, Oluwole Jacob, to one month imprisonment for disobeying court order. The Police charged the convict, whose address was not provided on a count charge of disobeying court…
CCTV exposes Ogun hotel murder suspect
The lifeless body of a man, identified only as Segun, has been found in a hotel in Orile-Imo, in the Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State. PUNCH Metro gathered that the deceased lodged in the hotel with another…
Woman falls off husband’s motorcycle on way to church in Ogun, dies
A woman, on Sunday, died on her way to church, after falling off her husband’s motorcycle at Fajol axis of Obantoko area in Abeokuta. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the incident happened as the husband of the…
Corpse of murdered couple’s son found in Ogun river
Three days after a former employee of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Kehinde Fatinoye, and his wife, Bukola, who was an employee of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, were assassinated in Ogun State, the corpse of the couple’s son,…
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Lagos-Ibadan Expressway: Gridlock worsens amid road work suspension (Punch) The gridlock at the Longbridge, Ogun State end of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway caused by the reconstruction of the road, has worsened despite the company handling the project, Julius Berger Nigeria Limited,…
Ogun set to disburse N1b grant to MSEs
Ogun State Government on Wednesday said it would soon commence the first phase payment of N1billion operational grant to Micro and Small Scale Enterprises (MSEs) operators selected across the 20 local government areas of the state. The state Commissioner for…
Sales representative docked for allegedly stealing employer’s goods
An 18-year-old sales representative, Rufus Deborah, was on Wednesday docked in an Ota Magistrates ‘Court for allegedly stealing body cream and hair extensions worth N702,000 belonging to her employer. The police charged Deborah, whose address, was not provided with theft.…
Ogun monarch allegedly blinds trader for dancing with queen
A trader, Wasiu Oduwole, has demanded justice after a traditional ruler, Nureni Oduwaye, allegedly kicked his eye at the Moore Blessing Hotel, Ikenne, in the Sagamu Local Government Area of Ogun State. The victim claimed he could no longer see…