The family of the late former Governor of Ogun State, Chief Olabisi Onabanjo, has announced the death of his wife and former First Lady of the state, Chief (Mrs) Lucia Onabowale Onabanjo. She died at the age of 100. In a brief statement released on Tuesday and made available to journalists, the family said…
A massive fire erupted on Sunday morning at the Guangdong Free Trade Zone in Igbesa, Ogun State, rapidly spreading from an industrial facility to adjacent residential areas. Eyewitness videos circulating online showed thick black smoke billowing into the sky, with intense flames engulfing factory structures. Emergency responders were seen arriving to combat the blaze amid…
The Ogun State Police Command on Friday charged the driver of the Lexus SUV in which Anthony Joshua was travelling when he got involved in a crash on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The spokesperson of the command and a Deputy Superintendent of Police, DSP Oluseyi B. Babaseyi, confirmed this on Thursday. In the terse confirmation on…
The Ogun State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of a former member of the State House of Assembly, Hon Moruf Musa, at Ibiade, in Ogunwaterside Local Government Area. The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, said the Command is aware of the former lawmaker’s abduction on Tuesday night. He, however, said that security…
The Ogun State Government has confirmed that the remains of two persons who died in the road accident involving world heavyweight boxing champion, Anthony Joshua, have been deposited at the Livewell Mortuary in Sagamu. The fatal crash occurred on Monday along the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway, within the Makun axis of Ogun State, and claimed the lives…
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested eight suspects over an alleged breach of public peace, unlawful assembly, obstruction of traffic and assault on police officers following a disturbance linked to the Democratic Republic of the Yoruba group in parts of Sango-Ota. The incident reportedly occurred on Thursday, with the arrests confirmed by the Police…
In a renewed push to curb banditry and other criminal activities, the governments of Oyo, Ogun and Lagos states, on Monday, launched a joint security operation aimed at strengthening safety along major highways and urban centres across the South West zone. The collaborative operation, designed to protect commuters, residents and businesses, focused particularly on high-risk…
Ogun State Government has nullified the ongoing selection process for the vacant Awujale stool, directing the Fusengbuwa ruling house to recommence the exercise in line with extant laws. Vice Chairman of the Fusengbuwa ruling house, Prof. Fassy Yusuf, confirmed the development, explaining that the decision followed a meeting convened by the state government to address…
The Senate, on Thursday, raised serious concerns over a rapidly escalating lead-poisoning crisis in Ogijo, a heavily populated community bordering Ikorodu in Lagos and the Ogun East Senatorial District, describing it as a grave environmental and public-health emergency threatening thousands of residents. The alarm followed a motion of urgent national importance jointly sponsored by Senators…
A suspected cult clash in the Ilese area of Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, has left a police officer and one yet-to-be-identified man dead. According to PUNCH, a community source—who requested anonymity due to the sensitive nature of the incident said that the clash erupted on Saturday night when suspected cultists stormed the area and began shooting…
