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Ogun, State News
Saturday, March 17th, 2012
ago Font size: Late Chief Oluwole Olumide Why would a successful architect and businessman take his own life? This was one of the questions triggered yesterday by the dead in Abeokuta of Chief Oluwole Olumide, described as a close political and business associate of the immediate past governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel. […]
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EFCC Politics, Ogun, State News
Wednesday, March 14th, 2012
OPERATIVES of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Tuesday, stormed the office of the Ogun State Property Investment Corporation (OPIC) and interrogated its officials. The officials of the anti-graft agency arrived at the headquarters of the OPIC, at Oke-Ilewo area of Abeokuta, at about 11.00 a.m, in a Honda Space bus, with registration […]
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Ogun, Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), State News
Monday, March 5th, 2012
PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan yesterday congratulated former President Olusegun Obasanjo on his 75th birthday today. In a letter released in Abuja, President Jonathan thanked God that Obasanjo has spent virtually all of his adult life “in dedicated patriotic service to our fatherland.” Also, Ogun State Governor Ibikunle Amosun, congratulated the former President. Amosun, in a statement […]
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Headlines, Ogun, State News
Wednesday, February 29th, 2012
Two students were shot on Wednesday as a gang of armed robbers atacked a bank in Babcock University, Ilishan Remo, Ogun State. The robbers also blew up an ATM, according to witnesses. This is the latest in a string of bank robberies in parts of Ogun State. Last week, armed robbers attacked the Ilaro and […]
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Headlines, Ogun, State News
Tuesday, February 21st, 2012
A Federal High Court in Abeokuta has restrained the Ogun State governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun and the state House of Assembly from scrapping the Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED), Ijagun, Ogun State. The students union government of the institution had approached the court seeking for an order restraining the state government from scrapping the […]
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Headlines, Ogun, State News
Monday, February 20th, 2012
A baby and two other persons were crushed to death on Thursday at Oteri on the Papalanto-Ilaro highway by an articulated lorry loaded with cement. The vehicle, with registration number JGW XB 14 XG, was said to be coming from the cement plant at Ibese in Yewa South Local Government Area of Ogun State. According […]
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Headlines, Ogun, Raw Politics, State News
Thursday, February 16th, 2012

An Ogun State High Court, Abeokuta has discharged two officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over a television programme the commission aired in connection with the ongoing trial of the state’s former Governor Gbenga Daniel. Kabiru Gebi and Seyi Folarin were summoned last week to appear before Justice Olanrewaju Mabekoje for anchoring a […]
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Ogun, State News
Tuesday, January 24th, 2012
Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun yesterday stunned thousands of civil servants and other political aides including serving commissioners as he locked them out for late arrival at their duty posts at the state secretariat. Amosun had arrived Oke Mosan state secretariat in company with the Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Taiwo Adeoluwa and […]
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Headlines, Ogun, State News
Monday, January 2nd, 2012
CHURCHES in Ogun State held peaceful crossover and New Year services on Saturday and yesterday. Thousands of Christians trooped to their worship centres to end the outgone year and move into the New Year. Unlike the fear that pervaded some states, especially in the north due to attacks by members of the Boko Haram […]
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Headlines, Ogun, State News
Thursday, December 29th, 2011
The christmas celebration in Idolehin Village, Ado-Odo Local Government Area of Ogun State was shattered as two Egun women were murdered in cold bloodby unknown persons. The victims, Funmilayo Awosah and Jodenu Ayinke were slaughtered in their sleep by unknown persons, who came to the Abule Babalawo in Idolehin village on the night of the […]