The Ogun State Security Network, known as Amotekun, on Saturday foiled a robbery attempt following a swift response to a distress call from Akinale town in Ewekoro area of the state. A 28-year-old man, identified as Opeyemi Olusanya, was said to have been shot in the upper region of his left leg during the robbery around 1:20 am on Saturday. …

The President/Chief Executive of Dangote Industries Ltd, Alhaji Aliko Dangote on Monday disclosed the readiness of the company to return to the Olokola Free Trade Zone in Ogun Waterside Local Government Area of the state for the largest seaport project in the country. Dangote also said that his company has equally returned to site to construct a 6million metric tons …

One person has been reported dead and three others injured in a road accident that occurred along the Abeokuta-Sagamu Expressway. The accident, which involved two unregistered trucks—a white Sino truck and a blue Volvo truck—happened at about 4:20 a.m. on Friday, near the SWAT Office, opposite Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, Abeokuta. The spokesperson of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Ogun …

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a teenager, Olamide Phillips, for allegedly stabbing his friend, Moses Odeh, to death during a fight on Obalende Street in the Isara area of the state It was gathered that the incident occurred around 6:30 p.m. on Sunday at the residence of their parents in the community. The command’s spokesperson, Chief Superintendent of …

The Ogun State Police Command on Saturday said that it has launched an investigation and search operation following the tragic drowning of 19-year-old Oluwaferanmi Olasupo, at an abandoned quarry pool near Eseke Village, Odeda on Friday. The Spokesperson for the command, CSP Omolola Odutola disclosed this in a statement sent to journalists on Saturday. Odutola said Olasupo, believed to be …

Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a suspected burglar named David Adediji, for breaking into a home and stealing valuables worth over N200,000 in Okorowepo, Idiroko area of the state. The suspect, aged 27, allegedly entered the home of a female resident in the community through the window, damaging the iron security bars and struck her on …

The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, on Friday, reiterated the Federal Government’s commitment to an uninterrupted power supply with the commissioning of 63MBA, 142/33KV mobile substations at Sapade community and the University of Ibadan in Ogun and Oyo states, respectively. The project was executed by the FGN Power Company, in collaboration with Siemens Energy. Adelabu, while commissioning the two projects, …

The Deputy Governor of Ogun State, Noimot Salako-Oyedele, has urged members of the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency to adopt digital methods in the management of traffic across the state. Salako-Oyedele disclosed this during her address at a capacity-building training for senior officers of TRACE held at the Obas Complex in Okemosan, Abeokuta, the state capital, on Wednesday. …

The Ogun State Government has issued a strong warning to the National Union of Road Transport Workers, threatening to restrict their activities if peace and order are not maintained within the union. This warning follows recent internal conflicts within the union, particularly in Ijebu Ode, which have raised concerns about public safety. The government’s stance was outlined in a statement …

The Ogun State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof. Abayomi Arigbabu, on Friday, decried the non-compliance of some private school owners with the state government’s policy on education. He described this as unacceptable, stating that the state would no longer tolerate such illegal acts. Arigbabu disclosed this during a meeting with heads of private school associations at the Ministry …