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Anthony Joshua Discharged from Hospital, Declared Clinically Fit
Internationally acclaimed former heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua has been discharged from the hospital after medical evaluations confirmed he is clinically fit to continue his recovery at home. In a joint statement, the Commissioner for Information and Strategy in Lagos State, Gbenga Omotoso, and the Special Adviser to Information and Strategy in Ogun State, Kayode […]
Ogun Reaffirms Commitment to Prioritise Safe, Legal Abortion to Reduce Maternal Deaths
The Executive Secretary of the State Primary Healthcare Board, Elijah Ogunsola, said the initiative aims to reduce maternal deaths caused by unsafe abortions and ensure access to rights-based reproductive healthcare. He explained that unsafe abortion remains one of the leading causes of maternal mortality in Nigeria, particularly among women in low- and middle-income communities. The […]
Dangote Truck Crushes Five to Death Tragedy in Ogun
The incident occurred at the Alapoka axis of the road. According to the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency, TRACE, the truck reportedly suffered brake failure before ramming into an unregistered tricycle carrying the victims. TRACE spokesperson Babatunde Akinbiyi confirmed the fatalities, stating that all five passengers in the tricycle died on the spot. […]
JUST IN: Fire Tanker Kills Many In Ogun
The spokesperson for the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency, Babatunde Akinbiyi confirmed the incident, saying the number of people who lost their lives is unconfirmed. According to Akinbiyi, a petrol-laden 33,000-litre tanker overturned due to excessive speeding. It spilled its contents on the highway, triggering a fire outbreak and spreading to other vehicles […]
Dapo Abiodun: Ogun State’s Economy Now Worth ₦16trillion
The governor disclosed this when he recieved the Strategic Advisor, Fayad Fayad, and the Public Relations and Communication Officer of Mac Group, Hassan Fayad, who paid him a courtesy call in his office at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, where the state secured an investment pledge in the range of $1.8 billion to $2.5 billion. The governor attributed […]
Ogun Bondsmen Scheme Tackles Prison Overcrowding, 8,000 Defendants Freed
The state Chief Judge, Justice Mosunmola Dipeolu, disclosed this while officially opening the second edition of the Bondsmen Stakeholders Forum at the Ceremonial Court, Judiciary Complex, Kobape Road, Abeokuta. Justice Dipeolu revealed that the scheme has played a pivotal role in curbing congestion in the state’s correctional facilities, while cleansing a bail system long plagued […]
Ogun Governor Appoints 1,200 Political Assistants
This piece of information was disclosed in a statement issued by the governor’s special Adviser on media and strategy, Kayode Akinmade in Abeokuta. According to Akinmade, the move is in fulfiment of the governor’s commitment towards deepning democratic participation and broaden access to divends of democracy, adding that the move is also a strategic effort […]
Ex-Ogun LG chairmanship Candidate Resigns from PDP
According to a statement released on Wednesday, Akinde stated that he was deeply disappointed with the current state of the PDP at the national, state, and local government levels. “The one-time noble party I cherished so much has become a shadow of itself.“Right from the national level manipulative division in the ranks of the party […]
Police arrest two with three human skulls in Ogun
The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, disclosed this in a statement issued in Abeokuta, the state capital. According to Odutola, the arrest followed a routine stop-and-search operation conducted by operatives of 71 PMF Awa Ijebu along the Ijebu Ode/Ibadan Expressway, near Refugees Camp Junction, Oru Ijebu, at about 2:00 p.m. on August 11, 2025. […]
Ogun: Man arrested for allegedly defiling, impregnating 14-year-old girl
A 28-year-old man identified as Samuel Ani has been arrested by men of the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly defiling and impregnating a 14-year-old girl in Sagamu area of the state.