Sheila, widow of Tai Solarin dies at 82

Late Sheila Solarin Sheila, widow of foremost educator and social crusader Tai Solarin is dead. Mrs. Sheila Solarin, an English-born...

This year's Ojude Oba will be grand - State government, sponsors

The Ogun state Ministry of Culture and Tourism has promised to make this year’s edition of the Ojude-Oba festival, scheduled for 28 Oct...

1,000 children get free eye care in Ogun

ABOUT 1,000 school children have benefited from free eye tests and treatment  conducted by the joint efforts of eye care professionals in...

Avoid demolision of your properties, 'build right', Ogun tells CDAs to enlighten residents

The Permanent Secretary, Bureau of Urban and Physical Planning, Ogun State, Mr. Taiwo Megbope, gave the charge while addressing some CD...

Ogun warns against tree felling in the state's forest reserves

Ogun State government has  warned the people against illegal felling of trees in the state forest reserves. Mr Falilu Sabitu, the C...

Ogun holds alternative energy expo and Nigeria Green Awards

Ogun State Government has concluded arrangements to hold Nigeria Alternative Energy Expo between October 29th and 31st this year. T...

Youth Corper donates borehole, toilet to Imo community in Abeokuta

Imo, a community within Abeokuta became a beneficiary of a bore hole and public toilet from a serving youth corper in the state. Conc...

Police meet Ogun PDP warring chiefs

The Assistant Inspector General of Police in Charge of Lagos and Ogun, Mr Mamman Tsafe,  on Wednesday in Abeokuta, held a closed-door mee...

Ilaro, Oronna festival re-christened and repositioned

The annual Oronna Day celebration has been re-christened as Oronna Ilaro Festival and re-positioned to  place the  town of Ilaro in Yewa So...

Ogun Police seeks cooperation with communities for effective policing

The Ogun State Police Command, on Monday last week, held a meeting with representatives of more than 40 communities and interest groups...

Ogun First Lady advocates equal access to education for the Girl-Child

Ogun First Lady, Mrs. Olufunso Amosun has said equal access to education, training, science and technology for women and the girl-child w...

On Biafra: Late Chief Obafemi Awolowo replies Prof. Achebe from the grave

Late Chief Awolowo and  Prof. Achebe Nigeria’s literary legend, Chinua Achebe in his latest memoir on the defunct Biafra, accused a Nig...

Special allowance for Ogun teachers

Governor Ibikunle Amosun has announced a 5% special allowance for teachers in public primary and secondary schools in Ogun State. The a...

Ogun suspends brawling Oba and Baale

OGUN State government has suspended the Olu of Itori, Oba Fatai Akorede Akamo and the Baale of Lapeleke, Chief Adisa Akinremi, till further...

Amosun pledged continued support for industries in the state

Senator Ibikunle Amosun, has assured manufacturers of cocoa products in the state that his administration would continue to create more ...

It's not over yet for Ogun Hajj deportees - board

The Ogun State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board stated on Wednesday that  the 18 pilgrims deported by Saudi  Arabia authorities under its H...

Amosun pays N3billion pensions, gratuities and salary arrears, reduces N13billion staff debts to N10billion

Governor Amosun has approved release over N3 billion for the payment of pension, gratuities, salary arrears, leave bonues and deductions...

Ogun plans to modernise Ake Sport Centre

The Ake Sport Centre, Ijaiye, Abeokuta may soon be modernised as Governor Ibikunle Amosun as promised to renovate the facilities to inte...

Family Courts for Ogun.

Apparently miffed by the alarming rate at which marriages are being dissolved between couples and attendant sufferings that usually trail t...

Passage - Dr. Abdul Lateef Adegbite

Late. Dr. Abdul Lateef Adegbite An illustrious son of Ogun State Dr. Abdul Lateef Adegbite, Secretary-General of the Nigeria Supreme Co...

Ogun Assembly gives Amosun go ahead to borrow N7.5billion

Senator Ibikunle Amosun The Ogun State House of Assembly on Thursday last week passed a resolution allowing the State government to b...

A German Vocational Institute To Be Established In The State

An indication to this came to light in Abeokuta when the Commissioner for Commerce and Industry, Otunba Ashiru hosted a delegation of Ger...

40,130 OOU ex-students to get certificates six years after leaving the university

Six years after, about 40,130 graduates of the Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, have yet to be issued their degree certificates. ...

Ogun to Shut Illegal Schools

The Ogun state government has announced plans to clamp down on illegal private nursery and primary schools operating in the state. The ...

Head of Schools Not Excluded from Signing Attendance Register - Commissioner.

Heads of public primary and secondary schools in Ogun State have been ordered to always sign attendance register daily. The State Commi...

Flood Caused Havoc in Ijebu Ode

A downpour lasting many  hours penultimate weekend, flooded major roads in Ijebu-Ode destroying houses and other property. The area aff...

Fake Deputy Commissioner of Police Arrested While Attempting to Meet With Amosun

Security aides attached to Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun on Monday September 24, 2012 arrested a 40-year-old man, Tubosun Banjo fo...

11 Man Committee for Gateway FC.

An 11-man advisory committee that will support Gateway Football Club management in implementing its policies as well as provide direction...

Ogun Trained 40 Peer Educators on HIV/AIDS

Worried by the low level of knowledge about the prevalence of Human Immuno Virus(HIV) in Ogun State, the state government has trained abo...

Lafarge Cement WAPCO Donates Books and Renovates Schools in Sagamu.

Lafarge Cement WAPCO Nigeria Plc, a leading   cement manufacturing company in Nigeria, has donated 176,000 exercise books and renovated s...

Sixteen (16) HIV/AIDS Screening Center for Ijebu Ode

Ijebu Ode - The Ijebu-Ode Local Government Area of Ogun State has established 16 HIV/AIDS screening facilities to provide free screening...

Security - MTN Support State Government with 5 Security Vans

Abeokuta — MTN Nigeria has donated five security vehicles to Ogun State as a way of supporting the state government in addressing security c...

An honour well deserved

Dr. Akinwunmi Ayodeji Adesina Honourable Minister of Agiculture and Rural Development We congratulate Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina another O...

Congratulations to Olu of Ilaro

HRM Oba Kehinde Gbadewole Olugbenle Congratulations for an honour well deserved to one of our royal fathers HRM Oba Kehinde Gbadewole Ol...

An honour well deserved

Dr. Adesegun Akin-Olugbade,  OON Congratulation to a worthy Omo Ogun Dr. Adesegun Akin-Olugbade on the conferment of the National Honour...

Ogun housing questionnaire

Provision of housing in Ogun State. Have you fill the Ogun State Housing Questionnaire? Please do now! Click here

Policeman kills bus driver in Iperu

A middle aged man was on Thursday allegedly shot dead by a policeman in Iperu, Remo North local government area of Ogun State, South We...

Three PDP legislator in Ogun defect to ACN

Hon. Sola Sonuga Again, the PDP in Ogun has lost three members to their arc rival, ACN as three of its members in the House of Assembly...

Ogun groomed local government administrators

The Ogun State Government in conjunction with Ken Nnamani Centre for Leadership and Development jointly organised a three-day leadership w...

Dr. Mike Adenuga Jnr. (GCON)

Dr. Mike Adenuga Jnr. Congratulations to one of our state leading lights as the Federal Government of Nigeria honours him with the count...

N100 billion bond - no such thing says Ogun Finance Commissioner, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun

The Ogun sate government has denounced insinuations from certain quarters that it want to secure a N100 billion bond from the capital mar...

Durojaiye Obasanjo's Amphibian Jet Project

The Amphibian Jet. Inset: Durojaiye Obasanjo. Durojaiye Kehinde Obasanjo, a native of Ijaye in Abeokuta, Ogun State, an entrepreneur an...

I Want To Get Rich Quick —Man Caught With Human Skull

man holding human skull The man caught with a human skull Mr. Mathew Akiode along with a pastor, Pastor Michael Oyewole early this week ...

Charm trial goes awry - OPC leader arrested in Ifo

Ogun State Police command said Friday that it had arrested the coordinator of Oodua Peoples Congress, OPC in Ifo, identified as Alabede B...

OOU’s Acting VC commend Ogun Police Command

CP I. Okoye The Acting Vice-Chancellor of Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, Professor Saburi Adesanya, has commended ...

Efunyela Hall Ikenne host Southern Nigeria Peoples Assembly

Efunyela hall Ikenne, home of late chief Obafemi Awolowo on Thursday August 23 play host to leaders of thought from the three zones that ma...

Scores dead in Arepo oil pipeline vandalisation fire

Workers of National Emergency Management Agency during an operation to extinguish a fire caused by pipeline vandalism in Arepo, Ogun State...

Ogun residents lament bad state of roads

Residents of Ijoko, Abule, Itoki and Agbado Area of Ogun State, on Monday, decried the poor state of

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