By Kayode Akinmade Ogun State etched its name in Nigeria’s aviation history on Sunday May 3, 2026 night as the newly commissioned Gateway International Airport handled its first International flight, airlifting Muslim pilgrims to Saudi Arabia for the 2026 Hajj exercise. The milestone not only marked the commencement of Hajj operations in the state but…
…vows to mobilise highest votes for Tinubu’s re-election An Ogun State-based political group, Yayi Progressives Movement (YPM), has announced a N1billion donation and unveiled 27 branded buses to support the 2027 governorship ambition of the All Progressives Congress (APC) consensus Governorship candidate, Senator Solomon Adeola, in the state. The twin donations were made at the…
The leader of the Centre for the Advocacy of Human Rights and Social Justice (CAHRSC), Olufemi Akindele, has come out strongly against what he described as a desperate and malicious smear campaign targeting Prince Dapo Abiodun, warning that no amount of blackmail will derail the governor’s senatorial ambition. In a statement issued in Abeokuta on…
The Convener of the Yayi Progressives Movement, a leading political group in Ogun State, has congratulated the Governor of Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun, CON, on his emergence as the preferred senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun-East Senatorial District ahead of the 2027 general elections. Governor Abiodun was unanimously endorsed by…
Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have intensified efforts to curb cult-related violence, leading to the arrest of four suspected cultists during a targeted operation in the State. Global Mirror News gathered that the suspects were apprehended following credible intelligence linking them to cult activities and other criminal acts within the area. During the…
The Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Oludaisi Elemide has cautioned residents especially those living along Idi-Aba road, Abeokuta and other parts of the State to desist from the causing air pollution through indiscriminate dumping of refuse on road median as offenders will be arrested and prosecuted. The Speaker, who gave…
A bill seeking to establish the Ogun State Education and Skills Trust Fund, aimed at providing a structured funding framework for sustainable educational advancement in the State has scaled second reading on the floor of the State House of Assembly. The bill titled: “H.B. No. 034/OG/2026 – A Bill for a Law to Establish the…
Members of the Ogun State House of Assembly today joined their fourth Legislature counterparts in holding a special plenary session in honour of the late Hon. Julius Oladehinde Kuyoro, who represented Odeda State Constituency, following Nigeria’s return to democratic rule in 1999. Presiding over the session, the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Oludaisi Elemide, described the late…
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has commissioned the 5.5-kilometre Elega–Miliki–Saje–Bode-Olude–Alhaji Sugar Road and announced plans to commence the reconstruction of the Ago-Odo–Lafenwa Road in Abeokuta. The governor disclosed this during the commissioning ceremony of the road, which traverses Abeokuta North and Abeokuta South Local Government Areas, noting that the project is part of his…
Ogun State House of Assembly has confirmed the Governor’s nominees, whose names were contained in the list for appointment into the State Independent Electoral Commission it earlier screened the previous day, affirming their eligibility to assume office in line with extant legislative procedures. The confirmation of the nominees followed the passage of a resolution titled:…
