Tag: Ogun
Flooding: Move To Safer Places, Ogun Tells Residents Of Isheri, Akute, Others
The Ogun State Government has warned residents of communities adjoining Ogun, Ilo, Iju, Owa, Yemule, Rivers, such as Isheri, Warewa, Akute, parts of Abeokuta, Ayetoro, Itele, Iju, and those of the coastline of Makun, Oni, Iwopin, Igele, Ifaara (Ogun Waterside), Ebute-Imobi (Ijebu East), Tungeji Island, and Agosasa in Ipokia Local Government Area (LGA), to relocate…
N30,000 Car Racing Bet Leaves Five Dead In Ogun
Tragedy struck in the Ipara area of Remo, Ogun State, when a N30,000 car race wager resulted in an accident that left five people, including three suspected Yahoo boys and two residents, dead. Newsmen learnt on Tuesday from a source in the community, who pleaded anonymity, that the accident occurred at about 2 p.m. on…
Court Stops Ogun Govt From Demolishing Gbenga Daniel’s Properties
A High Court sitting in the Sagamu Judicial Division of Ogun State has issued an interim order restraining the Ogun State Government and its agents from demolishing or tampering with properties belonging to a former governor of the state, Gbenga Daniel. The order, granted ex parte, followed an affidavit of urgency filed by Daniel and…
Ogun Government Seals Gbenga Daniel’s House, Hotel
The Ogun State government on Monday, sealed off Asoludero Court, the Conference Hotels, and its annex in the Sagamu Government Reserved Area, belonging to the former governor and senator representing Ogun East Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Otunba Gbenga Daniel. The seal off followed a notice to quit issued to the management of the…
Ogun Community Cries For Help As Elephants Kill Man
Residents of Onitasin Imidi, located in Ijebu East Local Government Area in Ogun State, are crying for help as a herd of elephants from one of the State government’s reserved forests, has reportedly attacked and killed a logger, identified as Musa Kalamu, while he was cutting trees in the forest. The Commissioner for Forestry, Taiwo…
23 States Arrive Ogun For National Sports Festival
No fewer than 23 states have arrived in Ogun State for the National Sports Festival tagged ‘Gateway Games’ 2024. The biennial festival is to officially commence on Sunday. The Director General, National Sports Commission, Bukola Olopade, made the disclosure in an interview with newsmen on Saturday in Abeokuta. Olopade said that there were visible signs…
UK-Based Woman Petitions Ogun Assembly Over N115 million Fraud By Monarch
A United Kingdom-based Nigerian woman, Christy Oluwabunmi Oyewole, has petitioned the Ogun State House of Assembly, accusing a traditional ruler, Oba Adekeye Adeyemi Olanrewaju, the Abepa of Joga Orile in Yewa North Local Government Area, of fraudulently exploiting her under the guise of marriage.Nigerian fashion In the petition, dated Thursday and addressed to the Speaker…
UK-Based Nigerian Woman Indicts Ogun Monarch In Multimillion Marriage Scam
A UK-based Nigerian woman has indicted a traditional ruler, Oba Adekeye Adeyemi Olanrewaju, the Abepa of Joga Orile, Yewa North, Ogun State, of using marriage as a ploy to dupe her. The woman, whose name is Christy Oluwabunmi, claims that the monarch exploited her trust, leading to financial and material losses amounting to hundreds of…
Wanted Controversial Singer Portable Lands In Police Net After Assaulting Government Officials
The Ogun State Police Command has confirmed the arrival of Habeeb Okikiola, also known as Portable, at the state Criminal Investigation Department in Eleweran, Abeokuta, the state capital days after the singer was declared wanted. Portable was handed over to the Ogun State Police Command by the Lagos State Police Criminal Investigation Department where he…
We Impeached Oluomo Because He Doesn’t Give us Money – Ogun Lawmakers
Fresh revelations have surfaced regarding the events leading to the impeachment of Hon. Kunle Oluomo, the Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly. DAILY POST disclosed that Oluomo was ousted on Tuesday, and Hon. Oludaisi Elemide was appointed as his successor. Oluomo had been facing allegations, including financial fraud and inadequate leadership of the…