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)…
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…
The Ogun State Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, in collaboration with the Ijebu Ode Local Government, has debunked reports circulating on social media alleging the suspension of some notable traditional chiefs in Ijebu land. In a joint statement issued on Thursday, the authorities described as false and misleading claims that the Kakanfo of…
— Port Rebranded as Blue Marine Economic Zone Ogun State is poised to become an oil-producing State following President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s approval for the commencement of commercial oil drilling at Tongeji Island in Ipokia Local Government Area, Global Mirror News has gathered. Governor Dapo Abiodun disclosed this on Thursday December 22, while receiving the…
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has commissioned the Laderin–Prof. Wole Soyinka Train Station Road in Abeokuta, announcing plans to inaugurate no fewer than 20 additional roads across the State as part of activities marking Ogun State’s 50th Anniversary. The Governor made the disclosure on Tuesday during the commissioning ceremony, where he also provided updates…
The Ogun State Government’s Aquaculture support initiative under the Ogun State Economic Transformation Project (OGSTEP) has generated an estimated ₦9.17 billion in revenue for fish farmers across the State, following sustained investments in feed subsidies, infrastructure development and capacity building. The Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security, Hon. Bolu Owotomo, disclosed this in Eriwe, Ijebu,…
The Executive Chairman of Imeko-Afon Local Government, Hon. Theophilus Aremu Olorode, has called on all security operatives, including local vigilante groups, religious and traditional leaders, as well as inhabitants of all border communities within the council area, to be alert and watchful, and to report every suspicious movement, settlement, and relocation of individuals alien to…
The ongoing electronic registration and re-registration of members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun State has been described as seamless and highly successful, drawing large crowds across the State. Governor Dapo Abiodun, who personally monitored the exercise in several Local Government Areas, expressed satisfaction over the smooth operations, noting that the massive turnout…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have apprehended long-fugitive drug lord Lekan Jimoh, popularly known as “Kanmo-Kanmo,” more than 12 years after he allegedly orchestrated the killing of three NDLEA Officers in Ogun State, Global Mirror News reports. Jimoh was arrested on Friday, January 16, 2026, in Owode, Ogun State, following a…
The Ogun State Government has intensified preparations for the upcoming Measles–Rubella vaccination exercise, assuring residents of sufficient funding, logistics, and stakeholder coordination to ensure a successful statewide campaign. The Deputy Governor, Engr. (Mrs) Noimot Salako-Oyedele, gave the assurance while presiding over a meeting of the State Task Force on Primary Health Care at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta,…
