The federal government has approved the construction of an airstrip within Canaanland, the headquarters of the Living Faith Church Worldwide, popularly known as Winners Chapel, in Ota, Ogun State. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the General Overseer of the church, Bishop David Oyedepo, made this announcement during the church’s Tehillah Night Special Edition in Canaanland. … Read more
A 35-year-old man, Emmanuel Urhobocha, has reportedly died by suicide in his apartment on Alafia Street, Sango-Ota, in the Ado-Odo Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State. The Ogun State Police Command confirmed that the incident occurred around 9:00 a.m. on Friday. EKO HOT BLOG recalls that this event follows the recent suicide of a … Read more
The Owode-Ijako Unit Commander of TRACE, Mrs Temitope Oseni, who spoke on behalf of the Corps Commander, Mr Seni Ogunyemi, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ota, that the incident happened at about 8.23 am. Oseni explained that a FAW truck, marked BHN 1353, was inbound Onihale area when it suddenly lost control … Read more
A 26-year-old generator repairer , Dare Olateju has been arrested by men of Harmonized Vigilante Group in Ogun State for attempting to steal a 2014 model Toyota Camry from a car-mart at Oke-Ilewo, Abeokuta, Ogun State. Olateju was reported to have hypnotised two workers at the car-mart and collected the car key from them, started … Read more
Organisers of the End SARS protest in Ogun State have suspended the protest on Wednesday. Governor Dapo Abiodun confirmed this in a statement this evening. According to him, the original organisers of the protests have since realized that the protests have been hijacked, saying they “sent out a notice that they have suspended street protests.” … Read more
Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has ordered the immediate closure of all schools in Ogun State from now till October 26. The Governor disclosed this on Tuesday evening at a press conference he addressed at Okemosan, Abeokuta. Abiodun also ordered the ban of the operations of commercial motorcycles, popularly known as Okada in Ogun … Read more
Students of Ogun State Institute of Technology, Igbesa are currently scampering for safety and calling for help as indigenes of the host community” are wreaking havoc . According to a source , the tragic incidents happened last night in which at the time of this report , five students had been killed , cars burnt beyond recognition , students’ houses invaded … Read more
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested eight members of the Black Axe (aka ‘Aiye’) cult gang while they were mourning the death of one of their members. The arrest was made on September 24 following a report lodged at Ogijo police station where a 16-year-old boy identified as Onome Iduru was rushed to after … Read more
Pandemonium broke out on Wednesday in Ikogbo community, in the Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State after stray bullets killed two persons and injured several others, including school children. An eyewitness told PUNCH Metro that there had been a land dispute between two communities in the areas: Ikogbo and Imose. Our correspondent gathered that … Read more
September 15, 2020. Workers in Ogun State have commenced a one-week warning strike over the failure of the government to implement the new minimum wage. The State Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Mr Emmanuel Bankole, declared this after a three-hour closed-door meeting held between the leadership of organised labour and government officials which ended … Read more
The celebrant, Omeika Joshua was stabbed to dead by an univited teenage guest, Sunday Phillip. A birthday party ended in tragedy when a teenage guest stabbed the celebrant, Omeika Josiah at Amini Awo village in Odeda Local Government Area of Ogun state. According to reports, the suspect identified as Sunday Philip, said to be an … Read more
The Association of Resident Doctors, Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital has suspended its ongoing industrial action. This was contained in a statement jointly signed by the President of the associatuon, Dr. Popoola Abiodun, and General Secretary, Dr. Osundara Adewale, on Saturday. The statement was titled “Suspension of ongoing industrial action”. It stated that the strike … Read more
A bereaved wife has begged the police to arrest her husband’s killers. Aderonke Balogun, 25, narrated how her husband, Sulaimon Ajayi, was rushed to a hospital following an attack on him. He was later discharged but was admitted again when he developed complications. He died days later in the hospital. Trouble began when members of … Read more
Suspected motorcycle thieves who came from Nnewi in Anambra State to steal motorcycles in Owode Yewa area of Ogun state, have been arrested by the police. Ogun state police spokesperson, Abimbola Oyeyemi said Chidi Umeh and Obinna Onyebuchi are members of a robbery gang who specialized in drugging their victims before dispossessing them of their … Read more
The Police in Ogun state have arrested a traditional ruler, Rasheed Sholabi for defiling his 15 -year- old daughter, for four years. Sholabi, who is the head of Oose Agbedu Ajibawo in Owode-Yewa area, was arrested after the daughter reported him at the Owode Egbado Police station. The daughter stunned the police when she disclosed … Read more