Ogun Launches OP-MESA, Declares War on Kidnappers, ‘Yahoo Boys’

Badagry/Agbara Expressway

Eko Hot Blog reports that Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has disclosed the plan of his government to set up its own financial crimes agency to deal with internet frauds and illegal financial transactions, especially, those having to do with kidnapping, ransom taking and advance fee frauds in the state. Governor Abiodun, who made … Read more

The Imperative Of Manpower Development In Ogun Civil Service

Civil Service

By Ebunlomo Taiyese Okuwa The civil service refers to a sector of government that comprises workers that are employed on professional merit rather than appointment or election, with tenure that exceeds transitions of political leadership. Since Nigeria’s independence, the civil service has continued to be the largest workforce, serving as the engine room of government … Read more

Ogun Housing Scheme: Obasanjo Hails Gov. Abioduns’ Stride

Ogun Housing Scheme

Ogun Housing Scheme: Obasanjo Hails Gov. Abioduns’ Stride Eko Hot Blog reports that a former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has described the giant strides of Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun in the housing sector as a milestone that will help the country realise its housing for all policy. Chief Obasanjo said this … Read more

Secondary School Student Beats Up Teachers For Asking Him To Cut His Hair

  • Secondary school student has beaten up teachers for asking him to cut his hair.

EKO HOT BLOG reports that Aasecondary school student has reportedly engaged the services of his mother and some thugs to beat up his teachers for asking him to cut his hair.

According to Daily Trust, it was gathered that they stormed the Toyon High School, Ere, Ado-Odo, Ogun State and brutalise his teachers.

Read Also: Electoral Act: Reps Okays Direct, Indirect Primaries In Amended Bill

It was learnt that the student identified as Joshua Joseph had earlier been prevented from entering the class because of his hairstyle.

A teacher identified as Mr Kabir Azeez had told the student to go and cut his hair before entering the classroom.

But Joshua was said to have returned to the school with his mum and a thug, who attacked the teachers.

A source said: “Three teachers were beaten – Messrs Abel Thomas, Kabir Azeez and Adegun Adekunle.

“The car that was destroyed belongs to Mr Jolayemi Jeromu. One of the thugs, Posu Baale, was the one who smashed the car’s windscreen.”

The Vice-Principal, Mrs Mariam Onilogbo, confirmed the development.

She said: “On Monday, we asked our student to go and cut his hair because the hair he brought to school was not acceptable in the school.

“Yesterday (Tuesday), he came again with that same hair, we told him to go and cut the hair. I collected his bag and told him to come back after cutting the hair.

“Coming back to school, he came with two men and two women to accuse us that why should we ask him to go and cut his hair.

“I know I told them that if we cannot tell him to cut his hair, all of them should leave my office.

“I gave them his bag and told them to go and be teaching him at home.

“They went out and I started to hear noises within the school premises. They started beating the teachers. They smashed the windscreen of a car parked within the school.

“Yesterday evening, they came to our quarters again, claiming that we stole their phone.

“They almost attacked us. We told them their phone is not with us. They came to meet us again this morning, but we thank God no one was attacked.”

The Vice Principal added that the mother and one of the thugs have been arrested by the police.

It was gathered that the teachers invited the police after locking up the suspects in the computer room.

When contacted, the Police spokesman in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi, told Daily Trust that he has not been briefed on the incident.

Parents had signed undertaking forms before their children were allowed into their respective classes when Primary and secondary schools pupils resumed for the 2nd term 2021/2022 academic session.

The state government had mandated all parents and guardians to sign an undertaking in view of the assault on teachers across the state by students.

A copy of the undertaking form signed by the suspect’s father, Joshua Sunday, declaring that the son would be “well behaved and not engage in any act of violence/misdemeanour that can disrupt the smooth running of the school in any form whatsoever.”

 

Click below to watch our video of the week:

 

 

You May Also Like: Pump Price Of Fuel May Rise In Coming Weeks – Report

Read more

Housing Devt: OPIC To Accommodate More Subscribers

Amotekun

Eko Hot Blog reports that the Special Adviser to the Governor and Managing Director, Ogun State Property and Investment Corporation (OPIC), Arc. Abiodun Fari-Arole has said that the newly commissioned Kings Court estate will be duplicated in other parts of the State to accommodate more subscribers. Fari-Arole said this in Abeokuta while speaking with OPIC … Read more

Ogun Releases Promotion Letters To Teachers

Badagry/Agbara Expressway

Eko Hot Blog reports that the Ogun State Government has commenced distribution of year 2018 promotion letters to deserving teaching and non-teaching staff in secondary schools. The Chairman, Teaching Service Commission, Evang. Olalekan Ifede, who made a symbolic presentation of the letters during a monitoring exercise at Christ Apostolic Secondary School Iperu Remo, eulogised the … Read more

[JUST IN] Farmers, Herders Clash Leaves Five Dead In Ogun

Wife Who Killed Husband

The people of Aworo community in Yewa North Local Government had chased the herdsmen from their village to Idofa in Imeko…  EKO HOT BLOG reports that no fewer than five persons were killed when farmers and herders clashed in Imeko-Afon Local Government Area of Ogun State. Houses, maize barns, motorcycles and other valuables were reportedly … Read more

Presidential Visit: Ogun Govt. To Divert Traffic On Major Roads

Buhari

The Ogun State Government has announced diversion of traffic on major roads across the state due to the proposed visit of President Mohamodu Buhari to the state on Thursday 13th January, 2022 to commission several projects. This was disclosed by the commissioner for Transportation, Engr. Gbenga Dairo, during a strategic meeting in his office in … Read more

Ogun Govt Postpones Schools’ Resumption To Jan. 10

Abiodun

“The change is necessitated by the series of pre-resumption activities lined up by the ministry to further reposition our schools…” EKO HOT BLOG reports that primary, secondary as well as Government Science and Technical Colleges in Ogun State will resume on January 10. The Ogun State Government had earlier fixed January 4 for the resumption … Read more

Family Seeks Justice for Imo University Student ‘Killed’ by ‘Yahoo Boys’ in Ogun

Family seeks justice for Imo University student ‘killed’ by Yahoo-boys in Ogun EKO HOT BLOG reports that the family of late Alexander Uzoma has demanded justice for their brother’s alleged murder in Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun State, by some suspected online scammers known as Yahoo-boys. Abimbola Oyeyemi, the Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, … Read more

How We Stopped Farmers, Herders Clashes – Ogun Govt

  • Ogun govt had revealed how the farmers and herders clashes were stopped.

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Ogun State government has revealed how the farmers and herders clashes were stopped in some parts of the state.

The government said contrary to what happened last year where the clashes between farmers and herders led to the loss of lives and property, the state has consolidated its efforts to foster a peaceful relationship between the two parties.

Read Also: Edo Government Speaks On Retrenching Workers In 2022

The state Commissioner for Agriculture, Dr Samson Odedina, said this while speaking with our correspondent on Tuesday.

Odedina said the government had put in place strong machineries to ensure clashes between herders and farmers in the state do not recur.

He said the state governor, Dapo Abiodun, has facilitated some efforts which had yielded positive results between the farmers and herders in the state .

Odedina said proper identification of farmers and herders has been done and regular meetings between the leaders of the two groups as well as creation of rapid response unit in the ministry to act when necessary also helped.

He said, “When the governor assumed office , the first thing he did was to approve a committee of farmers and herders and the governor also approved office for the committee at the veterinary office, Ita-Eko. So we meet every month.

“These stakeholders in Ogun have a way of identification. We know all the farmers and we know all the herders.

“It was easy for us to stop the clashes. Farmers and herders are already working together .The farmers’ leaders know the herders’ leaders. We have already achieved some levels of peace and understanding to the nationwide issue.”

Meanwhile, the commissioner said the state has empowered over two million small scale farmers in the state within the year.

His words: “We have worked with 70,000 farmers in seven value chains including cassava, rice, cocoa, oil palm and aquaculture, so we intend to double that in the coming year.”

The Commissioner also revealed that in 2022, 40,000 small rural farmers will benefit from the state’s economic transformation project

According to him, it is part of the government’s plan to make the state’s agricultural sector a tool for economic transformation.

He also disclosed that the government in the coming year will do more to support the private sector in the aspect of production and processing.

Click below to watch our video of the week:

You May Also Like: Kano APC Crisis: Ganduje’s Aide Defects To Shekarau’s Faction

Read more

Fridge Repairer Stabs Transport Union Leader to Death in Ogun, Blames Devil

Fridge repairer stabs transport union leader to death in Ogun, blames devil EKO HOT BLOG reports that Toheeb Akanji (aka T.Cash), a 32-year-old fridge and air conditioner mechanic, has accused the devil for stabbing Damilare Babatunde, 42, to death in Ogun State. Police apprehended Akanji after receiving a distress call from one Oluomo at the … Read more

OGRIS Boss Harps On Digitizing Tax Processes

The Executive Chairman, Ogun State Internal Revenue Services (OGIRS), Mr. Olugbenga Olaleye says digitisation of processes involved in payment of taxes in Ogun State will reduce revenue leakages to the barest minimum and increase revenue generation in 2022. Olaleye made this known in Abeokuta, while defending his agency’s budget proposal of over N56B for the … Read more

6 die,12 Injured In Christmas Day Accident On Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

Christmas Day Accident On Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

6 die,12 Injured In Christmas Day Accident On Lagos-Ibadan Expressway The unfortunate accident, which involved 18 persons, occurred at about 3.20 a.m. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Federal Road Safety Commission in Ogun said six persons lost their lives in an accident that involved two vehicles on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Saturday. Read Also: No … Read more

2022: Primate Ayodele Releases Shocking Prophecies On Presidential Jet Crash, Igboho, Nnamdi Kanu, Other Key Issues

Primate Ayodele Releases Shocking Prophecies

2022: Primate Ayodele Releases Shocking Prophecies On Presidential Jet Crash, Release of Igboho, Nnamdi Kanu, AFCON, Other Key Issues EKO HOT BLOG reports that the leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has issued a series of prophecies for the coming New Year 2022 one of which is that a presidential jet will … Read more

Ogun Promises Enabling Environment, Good Governance For Private Sectors

The Ogun State Commissioner for Finance and Chief Economic Adviser to the governor, Mr. Dapo Okubadejo had said that the State government has became the fastest economy through its focus on new state’s acronym ‘ISEYA’, Infrastructure, Social Well-being, Education, Youth Development and Agriculture developmental agenda. Okubadejo said this at the maiden edition of the Ogun … Read more

Gunmen Kidnap Islamic Scholars After Eating Eba, Demand N15 Million Ransom

Gunmen have kidnapped two Islamic scholars after eating Eba. EKO HOT BLOG reports that suspected gunmen have kidnapped two Islamic scholars in Ayetoro, Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun State. The gunmen had stormed the residence of their victims, ate some eba with the pieces of meat in their pot before taking them away. … Read more