Ogun
Abiodun seeks military base in Ogun East
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has requested the establishment of a military operation base in the eastern part of the state to address rising criminal activities. The governor made this appeal during a courtesy visit by the General Officer Commanding 81 Division of the Nigerian Army, Maj. Gen. Farooq Mijinyawa, at the Governor’s Office in […]
Inside abandoned 250-bed Ogun hospital where termites, others are patients
Kehinde lost her brother, Idowu, to a car accident recently. The 26-year-old woman fought back tears as she struggled to recall the incident that claimed the life of her sibling. “Idowu was a 34-year-old mechanical engineer. He had an accident just before Kobape in Abeokuta. Some civil defence officers took him to the Federal Medical […]
35-year-old commits suicide in Ogun
A 35-year-old man, identified as Emmanuel Urhobocha, has allegedly died by suicide in his apartment on Alafia Street in Sango-Ota, located in the Ado-Odo Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State. The Ogun State Police Command informed PUNCH Online on Saturday that the incident took place around 9:00 a.m. on Friday. This incident occurred just […]
Ogun revokes licences of 20 orphanage homes
Ogun State Government has revoked the provisional licences of 20 private orphanage owners operating in the state due to non-compliance with regulations and laws prioritising the well-being and safety of vulnerable children. The state Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Adijat Adeleye, made this known on Friday during a meeting with the private orphanage […]
Lagos, Ogun declare holiday as Isese festival holds today
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State and his Ogun State counterpart, Dapo Abiodun, on Monday, declared today (Tuesday, August 20), as a work-free day for traditional religion adherents to celebrate the Isese Day or festival. The Sanwo-Olu’s approval was made public through a circular signed by the Head of Service, Bode Agoro, with Ref. No: […]
Stop harassing Ogun traders, Abiodun tells Customs
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has pleaded with the operatives of the Nigeria Customs Service to be civil with market women and men regarding complaints of invasion of shops and warehouses in markets across the state. Traders in the state had accused Customs officers of breaking into their shops and warehouses in a bid to […]
37 die in Oyo, Ogun auto crashes
No fewer than 25 people were feared dead, yesterday in an accident on the Ojo-Iwo Road section of the Ibadan-Lagos expressway, near the Agbowo/Ajao area in Oyo State. Also, the Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC, yesterday, said 12 persons were burnt to death, while four others sustained injuries, in an accident that occurred on Lagos-Ibadan […]
Filling stations shut as depots battle fuel shortage
Nigerians are still struggling to get Premium Motor Spirit, popularly known as petrol, as depots continue to battle fuel shortage. Checks by our correspondent showed that many filling stations in Lagos, Abuja, Ogun, and other states are still shut down due to their inability to access PMS. The scarcity is gradually affecting major and independent […]
Two Chinese expatriates kidnapped in Ogun
Two Chinese expatriates, identified as Chen Wenguang and Liang Ding, have been abducted in the Kémta/Abule-Owu area along Onigbedu Road in Ogun State. PUNCH Online learned on Monday that the two were abducted around 1:45pm on Sunday when they left the company to visit their friends. A police source, who was not authorised to speak […]
27 states, FCT yet to set up minimum wage panels
Twenty-seven states and the Federal Capital Territory have yet to set up committees to implement the recently approved N70,000 minimum wage. The states are Plateau, Kebbi, Sokoto, Nasarawa, Bayelsa, Delta, Osun, Ekiti, Zamfara, Benue, Enugu, Taraba, Gombe, Kogi, Enugu, Adamawa, Niger, Anambra, Imo, Ebonyi, Oyo, Akwa Ibom, Bauchi, Katsina, Kaduna, Cross River and Yobe. However, […]