Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has approved the sum of N77,000 as the minimum wage for the lowest worker in the state, and the payment takes immediate effect. This decision was revealed after a meeting of the State Government led by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Mr. Tokunbo Talabi, and the leadership…
A suspected serial killer, Ogunnaike Philip, who made young ladies his victims, has confessed to how he got three females killed to get their phones to sell and get some money as ransom from their families while pretending they were still alive. Not only that, he spoke on how he raped two victims before killing…
Some suspected gunmen, Saturday afternoon, killed a councilorship candidate, Adeyinka Adeleke, in the Jide Jones area of Abeokuta South Local Government Area of Ogun State. The victim was said to be the All Progressives Congress Councillorship candidate for Abeokuta South Local Government Ward 15 in the forthcoming November 16 Local Government elections. PUNCH Online gathered…
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 29-year-old man, Ogunnaike Philip, on suspicion of killing at least three young girls, including an 18-year-old, in separate incidents across the state. The command stated that the suspect’s method was to lure his victims into the forest, where he would tie them up, strangle them, and then…
The Ogun state Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency has confirmed the death of 18 passengers in Ogbere area of Ijebu East local government,along the Ijebuode/ Ore expressway. The accident involved a Toyota Hiace,with registration number XA 690AKU with the passengers burnt beyond recognition,while one other sustained injury. The public relations officer of the state owned…
A single-vehicle crash involving a white Toyota Camry with registration number AGL36JA occurred at Kere, Itori, along the Abeokuta-Sango-Lagos road at about 11 pm on Saturday. The incident resulted in the death of two children, while seven other occupants of the car were injured. The accident has been attributed to overloading and excessive speed. The…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a 32-year-old man named OlĂşwaṣeun Shorinola has taken his life in the KĂ©mta area of Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. The Ogun State Police Command, through its spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, confirmed this tovPUNCH correspondent via electronic message on Thursday. GISTSMATE MEDIA gathered that the incident occurred at about 10 pm on…
Two former governors of Ogun State, Ibikunle Amosun and Gbenga Daniel, have vowed to support Federal Government’s efforts to recover the national assets seized by a French court. A Chinese firm, Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Company Limited, had got judgment from the court, which led to the seizure of three presidential jets– a Dassault Falcon…
The management of a Chinese firm, Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Company Limited, has said its top officials were unlawfully detained and brutalised by the police during its contractual disagreement with the Ogun State Government. The firm said the maltreatment compelled it to seek the seizure of Nigerian assets overseas. The media was awash on Thursday…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Co. Limited, the Chinese firm that got a court injunction to ground three presidential jets belonging to the Federal Government in Europe, has initiated plans to seize other Nigerian assets in the United Kingdom, United States of America and in six other countries. This Nigeria news platform…