One person was reported shot in Sapon, a neighbourhood of Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, following attempts by some persons to rob a branch of the First Bank of Nigeria in the area. It’s was reported earlier that the crisis started on Tuesday when some bank customers spent hours at …
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Three Dead, Seven Injured In Abeokuta Road Crash
Three persons, on Friday, died in an accident along the Abeokuta-Ifo highway, near Please Awo. Seven other persons were also said to have sustained varying degrees of injuries in a crash that occurred at about 06:50am. A total of 11 persons were involved, comprising two male adults, five female adults, …
Read More »Police Begin Investigation Into Couple’s Death On New Year Day In Abeokuta
The police command in Ogun has begun an investigation into the death of a couple, Mr Kehinde and Mrs Bukola Fatinoye, at Ibara GRA in Abẹokuta, on New Year’s Day. SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, the state Police Public Relations Officer, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of …
Read More »Ogun Lepers Commend Governor Abiodun For Not Neglecting Colony
The residents of the Lepers Colony, Iberekodo, Abeokuta, have commended the Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, for not neglecting the community and giving members a pride of place in the scheme of things in the state. The leader of the community, Mr. John Odunawo, while speaking at the governor’s office …
Read More »78,000 Nigerians In Ghanian Universities Pay With Dollars – CUAB VC, Gbajabiamila
The Vice Chancellor of Crescent University, Abeokuta, Ogun State (CUAB), Prof. Ibrahim Gbajabiamila, has expressed worry that over 78,000 Nigerians schooling in Ghana and pay school fees in dollars. With this, Gbajabimiala expressed concern that Nigerian parents are spending more on education in other countries than the five percent, which …
Read More »Abeokuta Golf Club Hosts Apagun Olumide Inaugural Golf Tournament
The Abeokuta Golf Club is set to host the inaugural Apagun Olumide Golf tournament in Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital, from Wednesday the 22nd of September to Saturday, the 25th of September, 2021. The four-day event is expected to attract about 150 golfers from around the world, with the aim …
Read More »RITE FOODS SPONSORS KING’S CUP GOLF TOURNAMENT, COMMITS TO SPORTS DEVELOPMENT
Rite Foods Limited has announced its sponsorship of the second edition of the King’s Cup Golf Tournament, scheduled for October 10, 2021, in Abeokuta, Ogun State. Rite Foods Limited, makers of Nigeria’s favorite Bigi drinks, Rite sausages, and leading energy drink brand, Fearless is the official beverage sponsor of the …
Read More »Nigeria already getting out of recession, says Adeosun
The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, has said the country is already getting out of the economic recession, given the pragmatic approaches the Federal Government is taking to reverse the trend. She said this on Wednesday while fielding questions from journalists at the end of a two-day National Council …
Read More »‘Buhari must appoint Igbos as Ministers,else we revolt’
The Ogun state chapter of the pan-Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohaneze Ndigbo, has said President Muhammadu Buhari must appoint the Igbos as members of his cabinet or else the igbos will revolt. The new President of the Ohaneze Ndigbo in Ogun state, Ichie Iwuoha – Uzodimma, said though the South East …
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