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Ogun Student Becomes One-Day Commissioner for Education

14 November 2025

Alaka assumed duty at the Ministry within the Governor’s Office, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, where she was received by the substantive Commissioner, Prof. Abayomi Arigbabu, and other senior officials. She earned the honour after emerging as the overall winner of an essay competition organised by the Adebiyi Habib Foundation for selected secondary schools. Before handing over his […]

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Police Foil Robbery Attempt, Recover Operational Vehicle in Ogun

12 November 2025

The swift intervention of officers from the Sakura Division led to the arrest of suspects attempting to invade a residence in the Araromi community, located off the Sagamu-Ijebu Ode Expressway. According to a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Omolola Odutola, the police received a distress call from the Chairman of the […]

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Two die on Abeokuta-Sagamu expressway accident

23 July 2025

The Spokesperson for the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency, Babatunde Akinbiyi, announced that the accident involved a car and Mazda bus with a motorcycle and a truck. Akinbiyi explained that the truck lost control and rammed into other vehicles, leading to the death of the motorcycle rider and his female passenger. He ascribed […]

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Ogun urges parents to vaccinate children

30 June 2025

Coker stated that the pregnant women across the 236 wards in the state will also receive Multiple Micronutrient Supplements during this exercise. The Commissioner of the state disclosed this during the flag off of the second round of the year 2025 National Immunisation Plus Days and Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Week held at Sabo […]

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32 cows killed as lightning strikes in Ogun 

22 June 2025

According to the Baale of Osara, Wasiu Afolabi, who spoke with newsmen, the incident reportedly happened during the torrential rainfall that started at about noon on Saturday. Afolabi noted that the Fulani herders responsible for the cows informed him of the tragic incident around 2 pm on Saturday. He explained that the matter had been […]

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Ogun monarch hails Tinubu for upgrading Ilaro Poly

14 June 2025

Oba Akinyemi, who is the Eselu of Iselu Kingdom in Yewa North Local Government Area of the state, in a letter of appreciation to Tinubu, the monarch described the upgrade of the polytechnic to a university as a monumental milestone that will transform the educational landscape of the entire Yewaland. The monarch also lauded the […]

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Group decries frequent deaths on Ogun road, demands intervention

7 June 2025

The group claimed that the absence of these speed breakers is responsible for the frequent accidents and deaths recorded on the road almost daily. In a statement by the Coordinator of CDWR, Eko Nicholas, the group said at least eight lives had been lost, including two female students of Seico Secondary School who were writing […]

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Truck kills WASSCE candidate in Ogun

24 May 2025

The incident occurred along the newly rehabilitated Ikangba/Agoro Road as the students were returning home after finishing their examination for the day. A resident of the area, Eko Nicholas, who spoke with newsmen, said the truck, which was coming from the Molipa end of the road, suddenly veered off its lane, hitting the students before crashing […]

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Lagos flood victim’s body recovered in Ogun State

22 May 2025

This was made known in a statement signed by the state Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin. The command revealed that the incident took place on May 20, 2025, at approximately 4 p.m. Adeniran reportedly lost control of his motorcycle amid a downpour and was dragged by the raging flood. Efforts to locate the victim […]

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Court sentences Portable to three months imprisonment

30 April 2025

A Magistrate Court sitting in Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State has sentenced street-hop artist Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, to three months in prison, with an option of a N30,000 fine. Portable was found guilty of assaulting a police officer and resisting arrest. It will be recall that he was arrested in […]

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