Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun said the state has continued to set the pace for sustainable transportation systems with the use of alternative sources of energy. The governor stated this on Tuesday while declaring open the 18th National Council of Transportation conference, holding at the June 12 Cultural Center, Abeokuta. Speaking on the theme […]
Police arrest fleeing suspected kidnapper of Plateau Catholic priests in Ogun
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a suspected kidnapper, Christopher Yaro, who allegedly partook in the abduction of two Reverend Fathers for ransom in Pankshin, Plateau State. The kidnappers abducted the priests on February 1, 2024. Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Omolola Odutola confirmed the arrest on Tuesday. The command noted that […]
Ogun hosts 18th National Council on Transportation
The Ogun State Government will be hosting the 18th edition of the National Council on Transportation from Tuesday, 13 February, to Friday, 16 February, 2024. The meeting, to be hosted by Governor Dapo Abiodun, will have in attendance Commissioners in charge of Transportation in the 36 states and the FCT, their permanent secretaries, Transport Secretaries, […]
Despite Dangote’s N110bn tax remittances, Ogun communities rue lack of basic amenities
Within 36 months (2021-2023), Dangote Cement Limited has paid over N110 billion as tax to the Federal Government of Nigeria and the Ogun State government, documents obtained by DAILY POST have shown. The documents showed that both Ogun and the federal governments got a total of 32,462, 664,910.08 in the year 2021. While Ogun got […]
Lagos, Ogun catholic bishops reject blessing of same-sex unions
The Catholic Bishops of the Lagos Ecclesiastical Province have unanimously said ‘no’ to blessing same-sex marriages. The Lagos Ecclesiastical Province comprises the Lagos Archdiocese, Ijebu Ode, and Abeokuta Dioceses. The bishops made the position known in a communique signed by their chairman and secretary, Archbishop of Lagos and Bishop of Ijebu-Ode, Most Rev Alfred Martins, […]
Court orders substituted service on PDP over NEC controversy in Ogun
A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted an order permitting a former governorship aspirant of the PDP in Ogun, Mr Segun Sowunmi to serve the National Chairman of the party, Mr Illiya Damagum, court processes through substituted means. Justice Mobolaji Olajuwon gave the order on Thursday while ruling on an ex parte application filed […]
Ogun vote-buying case: ‘Adebutu applied for ATM verve cards’ – Interswitch
Nigerian digital payment company Interswitch Limited has told a Federal High Court in the Kobape area of Abeokuta that Ladi Adebutu, the Ogun State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, during the 2023 elections, followed due process in the production of the controversial verve cards allegedly used for vote buying. The Federal Government […]
Cult battle resurges in Ogun as suspected leader, one other killed in Abeokuta
Residents of Abeokuta are currently in fear as cult superiority battles seem to have returned to Ogun State. A rival cult group shot dead a suspected leader of the Eiye confraternity identified simply as Dare, popularly known as Oloba. It will be recalled that cultism topped the list of vices which held the state to […]
Abiodun promises more infrastructural development as Ogun turns 48
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has said that his administration is irrevocably committed to the development of the state and the well-being of its citizens. Prince Abiodun stated this on Saturday to mark the 48th anniversary of the creation of the state. Ogun was created in 1976 by the regime of the late General […]
Pay attention to rural roads – Ogun speaker tells Gov. Abiodun
The Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Oludaisi Elemide, has called on Governor Dapo Abiodun to pay attention to the deplorable state of rural roads in the state. Elemide noted that the construction of access roads will ease human and vehicular movements, especially for farmers and other traders. The speaker said this while […]