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Views: Visits 10 By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta Worried by the spate of banditry and kidnapping for ransom in some parts of Ogun State and perceived inability of the security agencies to stem the tide, the chapter of the Oodua People’s Congress (OPC) on Tuesday disclosed its readiness to protect all Oodua sons and daughters from the marauders threatening people’s lives and peace in the State. The State Coordinator of OPC, Chief Adesina Jimoh, who addressed newsmen in Abeokuta to ...

Police kill two armed robbers in gun duel in Ogun On By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta Men of the Ogun State Police command on Sunday, shot and killed two suspected armed robbers at Sagamu Interchange, along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command, Abimbola Oyeyemi who disclosed this on Monday in a statement said, the police engaged the robbers in a gun duel during a robbery operation. According to Oyeyemi, the police at the Sagamu division, received a...

By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta Members of All Progressives Congress (APC) Youth League in Ogun State, at the weekend joined other progressive youths across the country to pray for peace and unity in Nigeria, especially as the country battles insecurity and economic crises. The special prayer session tagged “National Prayer for Peace, Against Insecurity and Sabotage” held at Ori Omi, Totoro in Abeokuta, the state capital, where prayers were held for God’s protection of the nation, people, an...

INEC creates 1,832 additional polling units in Ogun On By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ogun State on Monday said it has created additional 1,832 polling units as part of its voter access expansion. With this new development, Ogun State, which hitherto had 3,210 polling units, will now have a total of 5,042 polling units. The State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Prof. Abdulganiy Raji disclosed this at a stakeholders meeting held in Abeokuta...

Views: Visits 10 By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ogun State on Monday said it has created additional 1,832 polling units as part of its voter access expansion. With this new development, Ogun State, which hitherto had 3,210 polling units, will now have a total of 5,042 polling units. The State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Prof. Abdulganiy Raji disclosed this at a stakeholders meeting held in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital....

EndSARS: Ogun panel treats 58 petitions, set to submit report On James Ogunnaike The Ogun State Judicial Panel of Investigation on Police brutality, human rights violations, and extrajudicial killings said it treated 58 petitions within the six months duration of its sitting. The Panel Chairman, Justice Solomon Olugbemi who made this known in Abeokuta while speaking with journalists at the end of the six months sitting period of the panel, said, “the panel received a total of 106 petitions, ...

An Islamic scholar and Judge of the Shari'a Court of Appeal, Kwara State, Abdur Raheem Ahmad Sayi, at the weekend, called on the federal government to to regulate access to misguided information on the internet, particularly those capable of fuelling security and religious crises in the country

Men of the Ogun State Police Command have rescued 22 teenage girls who were lured all away from Akwa Ibom State to Ogun State...

Vanguard News IGR: Ogun targets over N100b in 2021 On James Ogunnaike – Abeokuta Despite the decline in its Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) last year due to the effect of COVID-19 pandemic, Ogun State government says it has perfected plans to generate over a hundred billion naira as IGR in 2021. The State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun made this known on Friday evening  at a special Iftar (breaking of fast) with members of the House of Representatives, the State House of Assembly, the Sta...

Vanguard News Ogun traditional council disowns ‘Oba’ caught in romance scandal On James Ogunnaike, ABEOKUTA The Kemta Traditional Council of Chiefs has disowned the “Olu of Orile Kemta”, Ogun State, Adetokunbo Tejuoso, who was arrested recently by police for an alleged romance scam, saying the man is neither an oba nor a chief in the council. This was contained in a communiqué issued by the council at the end of a meeting held at Ile Ogboni Kemta and made available to journalists in A...