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Eight months after the lifeless body of a 61-year-old retired teacher was discovered in the toilet of her residence in Abeokuta, the Ogun State Police Command has arrested the suspected killer. The victim, Mrs. Adetotun Adeteju Oluwaseun, popularly known as "Mama Teacher," was allegedly murdered at her home in Agbaakin Emere, Bode-Olude, Abeokuta, on February ...
Crime
Operatives of the Ogun State Community, Social Orientation and Safety Corps, codenamed So-Safe Corps, have arrested a 21-year-old man, Ayomide Adebayo, for allegedly breaking into a residence at Asore, Atan-Ota, and stealing household items. The suspect was reportedly arrested after he allegedly jumped over the fence of the house and gained access to the premises ...
Politics
The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Ogun State, Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, popularly known as Yayi, has unveiled a nine-point development agenda for the state, with promises to establish new towns, introduce commuter rail services, create jobs, and expand infrastructure if elected governor in 2027. Adeola unveiled the agenda, tagged "ITESIWAJU," during ...
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Politics
The National President of the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR), Comrade ’Yinka Folarin, has rejected his purported appointment as a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Campaign Committee in Ogun State ahead of the 2027 general elections. Folarin, in a letter dated September 15, 2026, and addressed to the Ogun State ...
Politics
The National President of the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR), Comrade ’Yinka Folarin, has rejected his purported appointment as a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Campaign Committee in Ogun State ahead of the 2027 general elections. Folarin, in a letter dated September 15, 2026, and addressed to the Ogun State ...
Education
Parents are increasingly withdrawing their children from private schools and enrolling them in Ogun State-owned public flagship schools, according to the Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Hon. Abayomi Arigbabu. Speaking at a press conference at the ministry's conference room in Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, outlining preparations for the 2026/2027 academic session, Arigbabu revealed that nearly 80 ...
Politics
The Ogun State governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Solomon Adeola, popularly known as Yayi, has disclosed that he would have appointed the late veteran actor, Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo, as Special Adviser on Culture and Tourism with cabinet rank if elected governor of the state. Adeola made the disclosure ...
Crime
The Ogun State Police Command has neutralized two suspected kidnappers during a tactical operation along the Papalanto–Ilaro Road, successfully rescuing an abducted truck driver and recovering two AK-47 rifles, 25 rounds of ammunition, and N2 million in cash. The Command disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday by the Deputy Police Public Relations Officer, ...
Money market
The Ogun State House of Assembly, through its Committee on Finance and Appropriation, will on Monday, 31 August 2026, commence the appraisal of the 2026 budget performance of government ministries, departments, and agencies in the state. The exercise, according to a press release by the Clerk and Head of Legislative Service, Mr. Sakiru Adebakin, is ...
News
By Omobolaji Adekunle The Ogun State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Hon. Oladipupo Adebutu, has vowed to tackle poverty and restore what he described as the “happy days” Nigerians experienced under previous PDP administrations. Adebutu made the pledge on Wednesday in Abeokuta during the flag-off of the PDP’s 2027 presidential and National ...
Crime
Gunmen have abducted a senior driver with Dangote Cement Company, Ibese, Usman Umar, popularly known as Baba Olowo, in Ajibawo village near Ijako-Orile, Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun State. The incident was said to have happened around midnight on Wednesday, when Umar was returning from work and had just alighted from a motorcycle ...
News
By Omobolaji Adekunle A governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ogun State, Abayomi Hunye, has warned that the crisis surrounding the party’s 2027 governorship ticket could be more intense than the political crisis witnessed in Osun State. Hunye gave the warning yesterday during an interview on Frontline, a current affairs programme on ...
