At least five persons were killed in a road accident on the Sagamu – Ogijo road in Ogun, while two others were injured in an accident involving a truck and a Toyota camry car. The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency (TRACE), Babatunde Akinbiyi, made this known in a […]
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The suspected mentally deranged Lekan Adebisi, who hacked two pupils to death in Ogun State, has explained his action and declared that he is ready to face the consequences of his action. The horror attack occurred on Monday at St. John’s Anglican Primary School, Agodo, Ogun Waterside Local Government Area, Ogun State. Mr. Adebisi stormed […]
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A High Court in Abeokuta, on Thursday sentenced three men to death by hanging for armed robbery, conspiracy and rape. A fourth accused, Oguntolu Oludare, got 10 years imprisonment for receiving stolen goods. The judge, Adetokunbo Majekodumi, sentenced Abdulrasak Moshood, Sakiru Osunmuyiwa and Azeez Olonade to death. Delivering judgment, Mr. Majekodumi said the court was […]
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A man suspected to be ill mentally, Lekan Adebisi, on Monday allegedly stormed St. John’s Primary School, Agodo, in the Ogun Waterside Local Government Area of Ogun State and hacked two four-year-old pupils to death. The victims were identified as Mubarak Kalesowo and Sunday Obituyi, were in kindergarten class. The suspect was said to have […]
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A motorcyclist, and two male school children were reportedly crushed to death along the Oru-Ago Iwoye Road on Friday by a truck. The motorcyclist was said to be conveying the pupils to school on his bike at 7.30am when the tragic incident occurred. Another female pupil who was also being conveyed to school on the […]
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The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 25-year-old man, Alex Babalola, who was found with a human head in Asese area of Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of the State. The command Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, made this known on Friday. He said that the suspect, an indigene of Ondo State was arrested at […]
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The Government of Ogun State has launched its locally produced rice with a market price of N11,500. While formally unveiling the rice produced and bagged in Ogun at the Asero Market in Abeokuta on Thursday; the state governor, Ibikunle Amosun, said the rice production would boost food supply, reduce dependency on imported ones while the […]
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Seven persons reportedly died while eight others sustained varying degrees of injury in a multiple auto crash involving three vehicles and 26 travellers, including drivers. The incident occurred around 5.30am on Saturday at Olorunpodo, J3, along Sagamu-Ijebu Ode Expressway of Ogun State. Traffic report indicated that the driver of a DAF truck with the number […]
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Segun Adebutu, chief executive officer of Petrolex Oil & Gas in an interview with Bloomberg, said his company plans to build a 250,000 barrel-a-day capacity refinery in Ogun state, a project that will be completed in 2021. The company, which plans to spend $3.6 billion on the construction, is already working on the front-end engineering […]
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Following a report by the committee on Local and Foreign Debts, the Nigerian Senate on Thursday approved a loan of $350 million requested for developmental projects in Ogun state. Presenting report, the committee chairman, Shehu Sani, Kaduna-APC, said the projects earmarked by the Ogun state government will boost the socio-economic development of the state. He […]
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