An officer of the Ogun State Community, Social Orientation and Safety Corps (So-Safe Corps), Sofolahan Olanrewaju, has been killed after gunmen invaded a bar in Abeokuta North Local Government Area of Ogun State. Also abducted during the attack is a…
Ogun announces 14th Olowu of Owu
The Ogun State government has announced Prince Saka Matemilola as the new Olowu of Owu in the Abeokuta North Local Government Area of the state. The Olowu of Owu stool became vacant following the demise of Oba Adegboyega Dosunmu in…
Ijebu Ode residents hold rally for Tobi Amusan
Hundreds of youths and women in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State held a rally in celebration of hurdler Tobi Amusan, who on Monday became the first-ever Nigerian athletics world champion and record holder, The PUNCH reports. Ijebu Ode-born Amusan, 25, ran a…
Sallah: 2 men arrested for stealing ram in Ogun
Police operatives have arrested two men for stealing a Sallah ram in the Ogijo area of Ogun State. In a statement on Thursday, Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said the suspects were arrested following a report…
Unemployment: German Agency trains 30,000 Nigerian students in entrepreneurial skills
No fewer than 30,000 secondary school students in Nigeria have been trained in entrepreneurship and technical training programmes by a German International Development Agency, GIZ through its Student Entrepreneurship Activity Hub (SEA-Hub). The beneficiary students were drawn from 350 secondary…
Man held for stealing cables at Deeper Life church
Operatives of the Ogun State-owned security outfit, So-Safe Corps, have arrested one Omotayo Oni for allegedly stealing cables inside the state headquarters of Deeper Life Bible Church. Oni was arrested on Wednesday in Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of the…
Governor Dapo Abiodun’s ex-aide pleads guilty to $350,000 fraud in US
Abidemi Rufai, a former Senior Special Assistant to Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has pleaded guilty to his role in a $350,763 heist in the United States. According to The Seattle Times, 45-year-old Rufai pleaded guilty on Tuesday in US…
“I owe no allegiance to Tinubu but to the nation” – Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday said he owes no allegiance to any individual, but to the nation. Prof Osinbajo, who is seeking the presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC), made this known while addressing his supporters during…
*Slain BRT victim, Bamise was a virgin; Mum inconsolable, Dad hard to pacify — Brother-in-law (Vanguard)*IWD: Inner Wheel District 912 shares foods to market women (Independent)
Slain BRT victim, Bamise was a virgin; Mum inconsolable, Dad hard to pacify — Brother-in-law (Vanguard) Concerned Nigerians have been reacting to the gruesome murder of 22-year-old Oluwabamise Ayanola who was declared missing after boarding a Lagos Bus Rapid Transit,…