Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, clarified that oil exploration in Ogun Waterside Local Government Area, including Tongegi Island, is being handled by the Federal Government through the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), not the Ogun State Government. The Governor warned against attempts to create discord among residents over the oil exploration activities. He…
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Ogun State Council, has congratulated Baaroyin Dayo Rufai, Publisher of Gateway Times, and Femi Adeleye of City Watch on their appointments as Media Aides to Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun. In a statement issued in Abeokuta, the Council commended Governor Abiodun for appointing experienced media professionals, describing the…
The Ogun State Chapter of the Forum of Former Local Government Vice Chairmen of Nigeria on Thursday, 29th January 2026, held its General Assembly Meeting at the Conference Hotel, Oke Mosan, Abeokuta, bringing together former elected Vice Chairmen from across the state. The meeting, which was hosted by Hon. Ishaq Olanrewaju Bada, former Vice Chairman…
The Ogun State Police Command has uncovered and dismantled a well-organised child trafficking and illegal surrogacy syndicate operating under the cover of an orphanage in the Agbara axis of the state, rescuing seven minors in the process. The operation was carried out by operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID)…
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has handed down a raft of disciplinary sanctions against the Senegalese and Moroccan Football Federations, as well as several players and officials, following disorderly scenes during and after the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) final. In a statement released on Wednesday January 28 night, CAF said the decisions…
The Ogun State Government and the World Bank Group have invested more than ₦5 Billion over the past six years to strengthen women’s livelihoods, expand financial inclusion, and accelerate post-pandemic economic recovery, Governor Dapo Abiodun has announced. The Governor disclosed this on Wednesday January 28, in Abeokuta while hosting a World Bank delegation led by…
The Ogun State Government has launched activities to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the State’s creation, anchoring the Golden Jubilee celebrations on the commissioning of major road and transport infrastructure across the state. The Anniversary programme officially commenced last week with the unveiling of the Wole Soyinka Train Terminal and the Sagamu–Ayepe Road in Sagamu…
Shock and grief have followed the deaths of three young children after their mother allegedly poisoned them in the wake of a domestic dispute with her husband. The woman, identified as Linet Munala, is accused of causing the deaths of her one-year-old twins and a four-year-old child following a disagreement with their father. The children…
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Wednesday January 28 commissioned the Imeko-Afon Township Road and directed the immediate reconstruction of the Olorunda–Imeko Road, highlighting his administration’s commitment to improving infrastructure across the State. The Imeko-Afon Township Road, first constructed in 1959 by the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo, was officially inaugurated during a ceremony in…
A Nigerian court has sentenced a school security guard to life imprisonment after finding him guilty of raping a nurse inside a school clinic in Lagos, in a ruling that underscores the country’s hardline legal stance on sexual violence. The Lagos State Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court, sitting in Ikeja, convicted Emmanuel Buchi, a…
