The president of the Students Union Government (SUG) of Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, Ogun State, Adegboye Emmanuel Olatunji and one Olarewaju Taiwo have been arrested by men of the State’s Police Command for alleged cultism. The duo were arrested following information received by police at Ilaro Division from members of the public that some group of … Read more
The Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun has promised to engage more youths in the state using agriculture, ICT and skill acquisition programs to make them self reliant. Special Assistant to the governor on Youth and Sports, Comrade Olamide Lawal, revealed this during a radio interview in Abeokuta. Comrade Lawal hinted that thousands of youths have … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC, has announced that its would hold the House of Representatives re-run election in three local government areas of Ogun State on January 25. The Head of Department, Voter Education, and Publicity, INEC Office, Ogun State, Mrs. Tadese Adenike, disclosed this in a statement on Friday in the state’s capital … Read more
Ayetoro-Itele, a community in Ogun State, South-Western region of Nigeria recently recorded a weird occurrence as some female students allegedly gang-raped a biology teacher to coma in his own room. According to an eyewitness account, the students within the age range of 16-18 years had arrived at the teacher’s one-room apartment in mufti. What gave … Read more
The chairman-nominee for the caretaker committee in Ipokia local government area of Ogun State,Saibu Adeosun is dead. He died hours to his screening by the House of Assembly. He was one of the chairman-nominees for the 20 local government transition committees in Ogun State appointed by Governor Dapo Abiodun last week. READ ALSO: https://ekohotblog2.com/2020/01/08/two-persons-arrested-for-the-dissappearance-of-n16m-in-the-office-of-katsina-ssg/ The … Read more
The Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has promised not to destroy people’s properties in the bid to construct road in the state. The Governor disclosed this during his assessment tour of the Ikola-Navy-Osi and AIT road, in Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of the State, on Monday. Abiodun stressed that his administration has prioritized the construction … Read more
By – Segun Akinleye and Ukhueleigbe Zaccheaus Adetoun Sote, wife of popular Punch newspaper columnist, Lekan Sote, was on Saturday laid to rest at her home town, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, Nigeria. Ekohotblog understands that Adetoun passed away on December 19th 2019 at the age of 59. The commendation service was held at the Redeemed Christian … Read more
The Gubernatorial candidate of the Allied People’s Movement APM, in the last governorship poll in Ogun state, AbdulKabir Adekunle Akinlade, has defended the ongoing rebranding of the party’s Secretariat and buses to APC brand. The recently decamped a APM to All Progressive Party APC stressed that, the intention of the rebranding was not to kick … Read more
Two persons have died while nine persons injured in an accident on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Ogun State. The Ghastly accident, which occurred opposite new Makun in the Mowe area of the state, involved a Toyota Hiace commercial bus with the number plate, KSF 272 YN. The Public Relations Officer of the Traffic Compliance and Enforcement … Read more
The Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement (TRACE) Corps has confirmed that 6 persons were crushed to death on Sunday afternoon in an auto accident. According to TRACE Corps Public Relations Officer, Babatunde Akinbiyi, the accident was caused by wrongful overtaking by a tricycle rider. Six persons, including four adults and two children, were crushed … Read more
A Driver has been crushed to death in an accident involving two trucks around Conoil Bus-Stop, along the Lagos-Abeokuta expressway. Owode-Ijako Unit Commander of TRACE, Mrs Temitope Oseni, said in Ota, Ogun State, that the accident occurred at about 3.00 p.m. on Monday. Oseni said a tipper with registration AKD 411 XJ and a truck … Read more
A statement issued in Abeokuta on Saturday by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Kunle Somorin has confirmed the appointment of Mrs Ajibola Chokor as the new Head of Service in Ogun State by Governor Dapo Abiodun. It was reported that the former Head of Service, Lanre Bisiriyu, alongside 11 Permanent Secretaries bowed out … Read more
Ogun State Police Command on Saturday arrested three suspects who specialised in vandalising telecommunications companies mast in the Ibafo area of the State. The suspects, Adeola Oyesanya, Bashiru Mohammed, and Musa Mohammed, were arrested following a report by a vigilant security guard attached to an MTN mast at the Papa Ibafo area. Read Also: Fans … Read more
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ogun Command, on Sunday confirmed the accident along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, which claimed the lives of five persons and injured nine others. Mr Clement Oladele, the FRSC Sector Commander in the state, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ota, Ogun, that the accident occurred at 9.10 p.m. around … Read more
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health in Ogun State, Dr Ayinde Akinsanya disclosed on Friday, that the death toll as a result of a cholera outbreak in Abeokuta has risen to five and it includes a four-month-old baby and 33-year-old pregnant woman. Speaking during a press conference, Akinsanya said so far, the number of the reported … Read more
A suspected fake doctor who allegedly carried out an abortion on a housewife that led to her death has been arrested by the Ogun State police. The 56-year-old suspect, Salahudeen Jamiu, was arrested following a report by the husband of the deceased at Onipanu Division in Ifo LGA. The complainant was quoted to have said … Read more
Ogun State Government has announced that it will this week commence the Town Hall Meetings across the three Senatorial Districts of the State towards obtaining the inputs of relevant stakeholders in preparation for the year 2020 Budget. The Permanent Secretary of the State’s Ministry of Budget and Planning, Hassan Adekunle, in a statement said the … Read more
In spite of the order by Gov Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State on Friday that the collection of levies or fees from students of the state’s public schools be suspended, some principals and headteachers have in the state been alleged to have continued collecting money from their pupils. Barely three days after Gov Abiodun ordered … Read more
Former Nigerian military head of state and two-time President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo in an exclusive impromptu interview over lunch at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL), Abeokuta, Ogun State. This was after a teleconference seminar on Monday September 16, 2019, he spoke on the xenophobic attacks in South Africa, why Nigeria led the crusade against … Read more
– A Deeper Life Bible Church, pastor, Mr. Tunde has reportedly committed suicide at the Mowe area of Ogun state – Mr Tunde made the attempt after being defrauded of N600,000 – The deceased l had emptied a bottle of Sniper into his mouth, when his wife returned to meet him writhing in pain A … Read more