The local government elections held in Ogun and Zamfara states on Saturday were marred by low turnout of voters and late arrival of voting materials. In Ogun State, Sunday PUNCH gathered that accreditation and voting did not start until around 11 am and 12 pm in many polling units. As of 10:30 am according to Sunday PUNCH, polling units O1, …

A registered surveyor, Taiwo Faleti has petitioned Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun over land grabbing allegedly perpetrated by a traditional ruler, Oba Lawrence Adisa Odeyinka in Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area (LGA). In the petition filed by his lawyer, Abdul Qadri Alatishe, Faleti of 4, Leme Abiola Way, Abeokuta, accused the monarch of encroaching, trespassing and land grabbing. The copies …

The Ogun State Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology has suspended a teacher alleged to have beaten and punished one Master Monday Arijo, an SS2 student of Obada Grammar School, Obada, Idi-emi, which reportedly led to his death. According to a statement on Sunday on the X page of the state government, the incident, which happened on Friday, also led …

In his stead of foresighted execution of life impacting legacy projects in Ogun State, the state Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun will on Friday host the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Mr. Adegboyega Oyetola, who  will perform the ground breaking ceremony of the Gateway Inland Dry Port (GIDP), at Itori, Ewekoro Local Government. Coming on the heels of the Gateway …

The Ogun State Labour Party (LP), rising from its leadership meeting aimed at reconciling some teething challenges within the Party and strengthening it ahead of the forthcoming Local Government (LG) Elections in the State, has urged all Party stakeholders and interest groups in the party to close ranks and form a common front towards successful prosecution of the forthcoming local …

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU), with the Ogun State government to build a weather station at the Ogun state cargo airport located in Sagamu. Signing the memorandum of understanding on Monday, 22 July 2024, the director general and chief executive of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency, Prof. Charles Anosike said that the partnership with …

A 40-year-old woman, identified as Rafiat Sheriff and her seven-year-old daughter, Asisat, on Saturday, lost their lives in a gas explosion that occurred on Ebute Road, Ibafo area of Ogun State. It was gathered that Rafiat had instructed her seven-year-old daughter to cook their dinner. Confirming the incident, yesterday, spokesperson for the Ogun State Police Command, Omolola Odutola, said: “The …

The Ogun State government has created a special court, solely established to try cult-related cases in the state. The Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Alamutu, disclosed this on Tuesday, during a security summit organised by the state chapter of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS)and the National Association of Ogun State Students (NAOSS). Alamutu, who lauded the move of the …

The immediate past Chairman of the Ogun-Osun River Basin Development Authority, Alhaji Sola Lawal died on Thursday following a brief illness, according to a statement by the families of Ogunyemi and Lawal. An accomplished journalist, respected politician and astute administrator, Lawal was 61 years old last 5 April. The Otun-Aare Adeen of the Source at Ile Ife Muslim Community in …

The quest of Ogun State to be an oil-producing State would soon materialize as the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL), is set to begin oil and gas exploration in the Gateway State. Stakeholders in the oil industry, including the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri, Managing Director, SHELL Petroleum Development Company Ltd, Mr. Osagie Okubor; Chief …