Ogun state

The Ogun State government has ordered all boarding house returning students to under COVID-19 test as classes prepare to resume for academic activities nationwide on Monday, August 3. Ronke Soyombo, the Special Adviser to the governor on…

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun has deployed 1707 personnel to monitor and control gridlocks during the Eid-el-Kabir celebration in the state. SEE ALSO: Tragic: Hit-and-Run Tipper Kills Motorcyclist in Ilorin NAN reports that…

There was pandemonium in Abeokuta on Monday when a man identified as Fatai Salami drank an insecticide known as Snipper and died at the premises of Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE). SEE ALSO: Daddy Freeze Finally…

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 59-year-old pastor of the Light Christian Church, Odeda, for allegedly defiling a 10-year-old girl. The Command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Abimbola Oyeyemi, a deputy…

Rotary Club International on Friday donated e-learning gadgets to schools in Ogun as part  of efforts to promote effective teaching and learning. SEE ALSO: Consider the Friday question in your timetable: MURIC tells WAEC The Special…

A Chinese Electronics Company, Xiaomi Nigeria, has donated 25,000 surgical face masks to Ogun Government as part of its contributions toward curbing the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the state. SEE ALSO: IPOB reveals what it…

Justice Bamgbose Alabi of the Abeokuta High Court in Ogun State has ruled that “the use of hijab is considered a fundamental human right only for adults”. This formed the basis of his judgement on Thursday 4th June, 2020 in a case filed by…

The Ogun House of Assembly on Thursday passed the bill establishing the Ogun Mortgages and Foreclosure Authority to regulate mortgages in the state. SEE ALSO: CAN Seeks Roundtable Over Reopening of Churches, Mosques in Ogun Mr Damilola…

As part of its social corporate responsibility, the Nigerian Navy on Thursday gave palliatives to one of its host community, Tongeji Island, in Ogun state. SEE ALSO: Donald Trump’s Twitter account should be suspended- U.S. presidential…

Ogun State Government has extended the coronavirus lockdown by one more week in the state. Governor Dapo Abiodun made the announcement during a press briefing in his office at Oke Mosan, Abeokuta, on Friday May 15. He revealed that…

The Commissioner of Police in Ogun, Kenneth Ebrimson, has commended  security personnel in the state for effectively enforcing government’s  measures to curb the spread of the COVID-19. SEE ALSO: Special Military Taskforce Kill 4 Armed…

11 coronavirus patients have been discharged in Ogun State after testing negative to the virus twice. A statement from the Governor, Dapo Abiodun on Friday said the patients were discharged from the earlier reported 127 total confirmed…

Ogun Government says it is constrained to extend the existing lockdown in the state by one week. SEE ALSO: Italy records 215,858 coronavirus infections, death toll at 29,958 Gov. Dapo Abiodun, who made this known while addressing…

Ahead of Monday’s 8 pm to 6am curfew imposed by the Federal Government across the country, the police in Ogun have vowed to be more aggressive in enforcing the order. SEE ALSO: COVID-19: PDP queries Gbajabiamila, insists on public hearing…

The Sagamu Unit Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, has urged Muslims to desist from public gathering during Ramadan to prevent further spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in the state. SEE ALSO: Kano Government Finally…

Ayorinde Olajide, staff of Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) has suffered violent attacks while distributing power bills in Ogun state. According to Ayorinde, he was on duty, sharing electricity bills to residents of Isale…

13 impostors of Yoruba initiated security outfit, Operation Amotekun have been arrested and handed over to Ogun state Police Command. So-Safe Corps, an Ogun state-based security outfit secured the arrest of the fake Amotekun officers…

Bishop David Oyedepo, founder of the Living Faith Church, popularly known as Winners Chapel, has declared that coronavirus would soon become a thing of the past in Nigeria. Oyedepo made this declaration while donating an ambulance and…

Wife of Ogun Governor, Mrs Bamidele Abiodun, has distributed food items worth millions of naira to some widows and single mothers in Sagamu Local Government Area of the state. SEE ALSO: Mercy Aigbe Gives Word Of Advice To Side Chics…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has released his former residence, the Presidential Hilltop in Abeokuta, Ogun, to be used as an isolation centre for victims of coronavirus. Obasanjo's media aide, Kehinde Akinyemi, made this known on…

The Ondo State Government has urged residents not to panic over the discovery of coronavirus in Ogun state, saying all machinery has been put in place to prevent the virus from entering the state. The State Commissioner for…

Reports claim that the Italian confirmed to have been infected with Coronavirus had also visited Ewekoro in Ewekoro local government area of Ogun state this week. The Herald gathered that Ogun state commissioner for health, Tomi Coker,…

Ogun government said on Friday that it had impounded six lorries over illegal transportation of wood to neighbouring states for commercial purposes. SEE ALSO:Ethiopia Passes Law Imposing Jail Terms for Internet Posts That Stir Unrest…

A man named Oguntobi has allegedly beaten his heavily pregnant wife, Olayemisi Ifelowo, to death. The Herald gathered that the incident happened on Tuesday, January 28 in Sagamu area of Ogun state. According the reports, Oguntobi…

The police in Ogun state have arrested a 30-year-old housewife identified as Shukurat Olufowobi, for beating her 5-year-old stepson, Azeem Olufowobi to death. Olufowobi, a resident of the Oshodi Oke area of Ogijo was arrested after…

Two Dangote trucks have been set on fire by an angry mob for allegedly killing two people. The accident occurred in Imowo in the Ijebu-Ode Local Government Area of Ogun State on Tuesday. According to Punch, A motorcyclist and a…