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Oro Worshippers Brawl With Muslims In Ogun, Injuring One
There was pandemonium in Idiroko area of Ipokia Local Government of Ogun State on Tuesday as Oro worshippers clashed with Muslims in the border town. The...
35 corps members test positive for COVID-19 in Ogun
At least 35 corps members have tested positive for coronavirus at the National Youth Service Corps camp in Sagamu, Ogun State. The Commissioner for Health,...
Man bags 1-year imprisonment for assaulting police officer
A Magistrates’ Court in Abeokuta, on Wednesday, sentenced a 25-year-old man, Olasunkanmi Soyobi, to one year imprisonment for assaulting a police officer...
COVID-19: Nigeria records 505 new cases in 13 states
As the more contagious delta variant of the COVID-19) spreads, a total of 505 new cases were recorded on Tuesday in Nigeria. The Nigeria Centre For...
Sodeke: The Beau Ideal Of The Egba People
Sodeke was born in Iporo in the Ẹgba forest, his father, Rogidi was a farmer, his mother, Efuwo, was said to be the daughter of Lelu-Origi, a traditional...
Violence, protest mar APC congresses in Ogun, Ekiti, Oyo, Akwa Ibom, others
•Tinubu, Fayemi supporters clash, one killed, score injured Despite the riot act read Friday to all its chieftains in all the states across the country, violence,...
Angry mum stabs daughter to death for spending night outside home
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 45-year-old woman, Kafayat Lawal, for allegedly stabbing her 17-year-old daughter Ayomide Adekoya with...
Nigeria will not experience civil war again, says Abiodun
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Wednesday, says he has confidence that Nigeria will neither experience another civil war nor break-up. The governor...
Suspected kidnapper abducts soldier, steals uniform, arrested
Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested the suspected kidnapper of a soldier, Waliu Oloyede, at Odo-Pako Ota, in the Ado-Odo/Ota Local...
Our decision on Ogun Poly, Ipokia underway – Abiodun
Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State on Friday, said his administration would soon take a decision on the viability and sustainability of the establishment...
Recruitment: NSCDC shortlists 6,500 out of 1.4m for final screening
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has announced the final stage of its 2019 recruitment exercise, shortlisting 6,500 candidates for its final...
Awujale cancels Ojude Oba festival
The Awujale and Paramount Ruler of Ijebuland, Oba (Dr.) Sikiru Kayode Adetona, on Thursday announced the cancellation of the 2021 edition of the annual...
Man docked for allegedly breaking into church with intention to steal
A 20-year-old man, Jelili Adeosun, on Thursday appeared in a Magistrates’ Court in Ota, Ogun, for breaking into a church with the intention to steal....
Two die as Ogun records rise in COVID-19 cases
Ogun State has recorded two deaths in the last three weeks from COVID-19 while 15 new cases have also been recorded within two weeks. Commissioner for...
Trucks crush four in Osun, Ogun road crashes
Four persons have been killed by trucks in Osun and Ogun states, while five clubbers lost their lives after their vehicle rammed into a stationary truck in...
Commotion As Oniranike, Oba Adewale Adeniji Stockpiles Arms For Land Grabbers — Invades, Unleashes Mayhem On Ogun Community
The residents of Okerala Odofin, Okelara Apena Seriki village, Okerala Tarogun village, IpaVillage, Ososa Village, Simawa in area of Sagamu, Ogun State are...
Three suspected cultists arrested after initiation
Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested three suspected cultists after allegedly forcing a young man to drink blood during initiation rites. The...
Ooni, Alake, others, please forgive Sunday Igboho – Gani Adams
The Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Otunba Gani Adams, has pleaded with traditional rulers, southwest political leaders, including Governors to forgive...
Ogun okada rider stabs tricyclist to death over right of way
A commercial motorcycle rider well known as okada rider, Denis Nwambam, has been arrested for the alleged murder of a tricycle rider, Wasiu Osinowo, in the...
Five dead, two injured in Ota road crash
The Ogun State Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps said five people were killed in an accident that involved a car and a stationary truck around Honda...
