Ogun State
4 days ago
The Ogun State governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has pledged to end all forms of tyranny and hooliganism in the state. He assured that anyone found culpable in the recent disturbances at Iperu-Remo during the just-concluded local government elections would face the full weight of the law, irrespective of their status. Governor Abiodun made this declaration…
16 Nov
The Saturday local government elections in Ogun were largely characterised by low turnout of voters and logistics challenges at the early stage of the exercise in most council areas. Correspondents of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), who monitored the exercise across the state, report that the elections scheduled to hold between 8 a.m. and…
16 Nov
Ogun State residents have stepped out to elect chairmen and councillors into the state's 20 Local Government Areas and 236 wards across the three senatorial districts. Checks by The Guardian in some polling units and wards in the Sagamu and Ikenne LGAs showed voters arrived early at their various centres and were waiting for election…
13 Nov
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ogun state chapter, has raised the alarm over the state government and ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) allegedly intimidation and silence of opposition parties ahead of the November 16 local government elections. Speaking at a press conference at the PDP Secretariat in Abeokuta, PDP Chairman Abayomi Tella claimed that there…
11 Nov
The police command in Ogun has confirmed the killing of two people by armed men, while two others sustained bullet injuries in Abeokuta
10 Nov
The Olu of Orile-Ilawo in Odeda Local Government Area (LGA) of Ogun State, Oba Alexander MacGregor, has dismissed any insinuations that he is at loggerheads with the Osile of EgbaLand, Oba Adedapo Tejuoso, saying that it is the handiwork of mischief-makers whose stock in trade is selling lands belonging to six communities and who were…
9 Nov
The Ogun State Government has awarded the contract for the reconstruction of the road from Ilara in Remo North to Ilishan in the Ikenne Local Government Area of the state. Governor Dapo Abiodun disclosed this on Saturday during the Afotamodi Day Grand Finale with the theme "A Legacy of Culture and Tradition," held at the…
8 Nov
The Labour Party in Ogun State has ramped up its preparations ahead of the November 16th local government elections, with high confidence in its ability to capture a significant number of seats. Wale Kuku, a Labour Party leader and 2023 senatorial candidate, spoke on Thursday, underscoring the party’s readiness to challenge the established ruling party…
2 Nov
It was like a poetry festival at the USC (Cathedral) Hall, Abeokuta, Ogun State, last weekend, as poets and students across the state converge
31 Oct
The Ogun State Government has sent a second delegation to console the family of Monday Arijo, a student who passed away on Friday after reportedly receiving corporal punishment from a teacher at Obada Grammar School, Idi-emi.
30 Oct
In a landmark ceremony at the Nigerian Institute of Journalism (NIJ), distinguished philanthropist Sir Kesington Adebukunola Adebutu was honoured for his enduring contributions to Nigerian journalism with the official commissioning of the Sir Kesington Adebutu Media Resource Centre on Wednesday, October 30, 2024. This prestigious event, held at the NIJ’s premises, drew a prominent gathering…
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