By DAUD OLATUNJI,Abeokuta Erstwhile Governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, Friday, urged the Ogun State High Court sitting in Isabo, Abeokuta to stay its proceeding on count 1-13 concerning criminal charges on alleged abuse of land administration filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Daniel, through his lead counsel, Prof. […]
Written by Olayinka OLukoya -Abeokuta A middle aged man, Mr Owolabi Ismail, died on Sunday evening at Oke-Sokori area of Abeokuta, Ogun State, during the quarter final match between Nigeria and Ivory Coast, in the ongoing Nations Cup in South Africa. Nigerian Tribune gathered that Ismail slumped in the early minutes of the match, as […]
The Ogun State Government and the police on Sunday disagreed over the delay in police investigation of the principal of Ajuwon Senior High School, Ajuwon, Rev. Olufunke Aladeojobi, who allegedly conducted virginity tests on pupils of the school. A senior police officer attached to the Ogun State Police Command, who spoke on the condition of […]
By Ifeanyi Okolie Note: Story contains graphic photo some may find offensive. Over 50 suspected vandals were, yesterday, feared dead in an explosion that rocked the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation,NNPC, pipeline at Arepo village, Owode, Ogun State. Sunday Vanguard gathered that the explosion came following a fire which was sparked off by some vandals who […]
An Ogun State High Court in Abeokuta on Tuesday struck out an application by former Governor Gbenga Daniel, seeking the quashing of the land fraud charges preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Daniel is facing 38 counts of stealing, fraudulent conversion of public lands and diversion of funds, among others in […]
From Moshood Adebayo, Abeokuta An early morning jail break in Sagamu, Ogun state yesterday led to the escape of 20 inmates of the prison. During the melee that trailed the jailbreak, many of the inmates as well as prison officials were seriously injured. Saturday Sun gathered that many inmates were killed during the jailbreak which […]
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s multi-billion naira hill-top mansion in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital was Thursday evening gutted by fire.The mysterious fire was reported to have started from the kitchen section of the mansion at about 5 pm which later spread to other sections within the premises. An eye witness disclosed that Ogun State Fire Service […]
Written by Dare Adekanmbi Thursday, 29 November 2012 Ministers and officials of the newly established Ogun Province 11 of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) headquartered in Ikenne Remo, on Tuesday, visited Chief (Mrs) HID Awolowo to congratulate and pray for her on 97 birthday. Head of the over 6,000-member province, Pastor Olusesan Olayinka, […]
Luck ran out of some robbers on Sunday in Sagamu, Ogun state South-West Nigeria when Police recovered a sum of six million naira looted from an ATM of a commercial bank. Reports say the robbers acting on hints that the machine has just been reloaded, blew open the ATM using methane gas and other dangerous […]
Chief Meni Jonathan | credits: thestreetjournal.org Ogun State Government Ibikunle Amosun, his Kaduna State counterpart, Patrick Yakowa, and the Congress for Progressive Change have expressed their condolences to President Goodluck Jonathan on the death of his younger brother, Meni. Meni, 45, died at the National Hospital, Abuja on Tuesday. Amosun, in a statement by […]
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