The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has expelled their State Chairmen in Delta and Ogun State over what it described as anti-party activities. Speaking at a press conference at the national headquarters of the party, the National Publicity Secretary of the NNPP, Major Agbo said the National Working Committee (NWC) …
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Lagos, Ogun, Kano Top As Internet Subscribers Hit 154m
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has stated that Nigeria’s active internet subscribers has grown to 154 million in the fourth quarter of 2022. The NBS in a report stated that growth was 9.07 per cent from the 141.9m subscribers in Q4 2021. The report added that MTN had the …
Read More »Ogun Corps Nabs Suspected Cultist With Gun
The So-Safe Corps in Ogun State on Thursday apprehended a suspected cultist who had been terrorizing the state. A statement by the So-Safe Corps spokesman, Moruf Yusuf, quoted the Corps Commander, Soji Ganzallo, as saying that the suspect was arrested while responding to a distress call. Residents had alerted the …
Read More »Ogun SDP Governorship Candidate Steps Down For PDP’s Adebutu
The governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Ogun State, Mr Tony Ojeshina, has stepped down to support the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Ladi Adebutu ahead of the March 18 election. Ojeshina said this at a news conference in Abeokuta on Thursday. According to him, …
Read More »Two Beninese Kidnappers Arrested With Teenage Girl At Ogun Border
Two men said to be citizens of the Republic of Benin have been arrested at Idiroko border, Ipokia Local Government Area of Ogun State. The two, Kazeem Moye (25 years) and Kokuyi Moye (20 years), were arrested by operatives of the So-Safe Corps on Monday, at about 02:45am while trying …
Read More »Ogun Woman Sets Self Ablaze Over N70, 000 Loan
A woman has reportedly set herself on fire in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, over her inability to pay back a N70,000 loan she obtained from a microfinance bank. The woman, identified as Mama Dada, burnt herself and her rented apartment at Oke-Keesi, Itoko area of Abeokuta. She reportedly killed …
Read More »Police Arrest Buyers Of Murdered Ogun Couple’s Stolen Car
The Police in Ogun State has arrested two men who reportedly bought the stolen vehicle of the slain Fatinoyes. Mr Kehinde Fatinoye, his wife Bukola Fatinoye and their son, Oreoluwa, were all killed in an operation masterminded by their driver, Lekan Adekanbi and two others. After the assassination was carried …
Read More »How Man Sets Wife Ablaze In Ogun Over Food
A 46-year-old man identified as Hassan Azeez has been arrested by men of the Ogun state Police Command, for allegedly pouring petrol on his wife and setting her ablaze, NEWSEXTRA24 reports. A statement released by SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, spokesperson of the state police command, says the suspect was arrested …
Read More »Fuel Price Hike, Scarcity Bites Harder In Ogun
Residents of Ogun State are having a hard time accessing fuel at various filling stations across the State. This is despite the fact that the people are ready to buy the product at any price dictated by the sellers. In Abeokuta, there are extremely long queues at the few filling …
Read More »Fire Guts Ogun Agric Commissioner’s House
The residence of the Ogun State Commissioner for Agriculture, Samson Odedina, was on Thursday gutted by fire. The house located at Kemta Idi-Aba Area of Abeokuta was said to have caught fire during the day. The cause of the fire incident could not be ascertained at the time of filing …
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