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Motorcyclist, Afeez Mustapha Lands In Police Net For Raping Female Passenger In Ogun
A motorcyclist, Afeez Mustapha, has been arrested by operatives of Ogun State command of Nigeria Police, for allegedly sexually assaulting a female passenger.The command spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, confirmed the arrest of the suspect in a statement posted on her X on Friday.Odutola said, Mustaph... -
Police Arrest Man, Akinyode Rasaq For Raping 14Yr Old Female Hawker In Ogun
A man identified as Akinyode Rasaq, has been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for having unlawful carnal knowledge of a 14-year-old hawker in the Bode Olude area of Abeokuta.The incident occurred at about 10 am on Sunday, May 5, 2024, when the teenage girl left the home to hawk Moi Moi.It ... -
Tinubu Appoints Wike’s Ex-Chief Of Staff, Chukwuemeka Woke As Ogun-Osun River Basin Development Authority MD
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Chukwuemeka Woke as the Managing Director (MD) of the Ogun-Osun River Basin Development Authority.Ajuri Ngelale, the presidential spokesperson, in a Thursday statement, said Tinubu urged Woke to discharge his duties with integrity and in conformity with the... -
71Yr Old Landlord, Adesina Arrested For Impregnating Tenant’s Teenage Daughter In Ogun
A 71-year-old man identified simply as Adesina, has been arrested by the Ogun state police command for allegedly defiling and impregnating his tenant’s 14-year-old daughter at Akegbeyale Street in Ifesowapo Akute, Ifo Local Government Area of the state.Punch reports that the suspect was caught ha... -
How DSS Arrests Osun Monarch, One Other For Allegedly Terrorising, Extorting Ogun Farmers
The Department of State Security (DSS), Ogun State Command has arrested a traditional ruler in Osun State, the Ologudu of Ogudu in Ife East Local Government Area, Oba Jimoh Ajayi Abiodun, for alleged terrorism and extortion of farmers within the Area J4 of Omo Forest Reserve in Ogun State.The Ogun ... -
Nigerian Police Kill 2 Suspected Kidnappers In Gun Duel, Rescue 3 Indians In Ogun
Ogun State Police Command says it has killed two suspected kidnappers terrorizing travellers on the Sagamu-Ijebu Ode-Benin expressway in a gun duel.The command’s spokesperson, SP Omolola Odutola, revealed this in a statement on Tuesday.According to her, the suspects were killed during a rescue op... -
Video Of Newly Appointed LG Supervisors in Ekiti Taking Their Oath of Office With 'Ogun', god of Iron
A video showing newly appointed supervisors and advisers of Ikere-Ekiti LGA in Ekiti state were sworn in with an ‘Ògún’ totem and the Quran. A viral video shows the supervisors and advisers swearing at the conference hall of the office of Olu Adamolekun, chairman of Ikere-Ekiti LGA.The oath o... -
Tragedy As Two Beninese Well Diggers Die While Digging Well In Ogun
The bodies of two well diggers, who were from the Republic of Benin, have been recovered after they got stuck while digging a well and died in the Laderin area of Abeokuta South Local Government Area of Ogun State. Avade Clement and Achefon Edua were hired by one Akinsaya Ganiyu to work on his well... -
Police Arrest Actor, Praise For Abducting, Defiling Teenage Girl In Ogun
The operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a 30-year-old actor, simply identified as Praise for allegedly abducting and defiling a 14-year-old girl (name withheld).The suspect was arrested in Mowe area of Obafemi Owode Local government area of the state.The Police Public Re... -
FG Set To Compensate Victims Of Ogun Gas Explosion
The Federal Government has assured victims of last Saturday’s tanker gas explosion at Ita-Oshin, Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, of adequate compensation.The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, disclosed this yesterday when he paid an on-the-spot assessment visit to the... -
Tragedy Strikes as 11-Year-Old Boy, Iremide Opeifa Drowns In Ogun State Hotel Pool
In a heartbreaking turn of events, 11-year-old Iremide Opeifa met a tragic fate as he drowned in a swimming pool at the Grand Bank Link Hotels situated along Idiroko Road in the Sango Ota area of Ogun State.The incident, which occurred on a Sunday evening, has left the community reeling with shock ... -
UPDATE: Ogun Chief Judge Pardons 49 Inmates To Ease Prison Overcrowding
The Chief Judge of Ogun, Justice Mosunmola Dipeolu, on Tuesday, granted pardon to 49 inmates as part of efforts to decongest correctional facilities in the state.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Dipeolu pardoned the inmates during a jail delivery exercise at Oba, Ibara and Ilaro Correc... -
Tragedy Struck Ogun Community As Two Persons Commit Suicide
Tragedy struck in Ogun State, as two persons committed suicide at different locations of the state.Spokesperson of the State Police Command, Omolola Odutola, who confirmed the incidents to newsmen, said one Opeyemi Lateef, died after he consumed poison, while a 24-year-old lady, Gift Bello, jumped ... -
Ogun Govt Seal Company Over Explosion
The Ogun State Government has sealed off Gasco Marine Ltd, the company whose truck was involved in an accident that caused an explosion in the Ita-Oshin area of Abeokuta North Local Government Area on SaturdayAddressing journalists after sealing off the premises of the company located at Onijoganjo... -
HAPPENING NOW! Death Recorded As Gas Explosion Rocks Abeokuta, Ogun State
A gas tanker explosion has occured at Ita-Oshin area of Abeokuta, Ogun State. A vehicle heading towards Abeokuta main city from the Obada-Oko axis appeared to have lost control, forcing the driver to hit the median before the explosion which caused panic for people in the area.Although no official ... -
Ogun Seals Three Worship Centres Over Noise pollution
The Ogun State government has sealed three religious centres in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, for contravening the state laws on noise pollution and defying government order on the pollution.The three sealed Churches include Christ Apostolic Church, Fountain of Faith District Headquarters, Gbogunmi... -
Police, Ogun State Govt On Trail Of Killers Of Babcock University Lecturer
A lecturer with Babcock University, Ilisan-Remo in Ikenne Local Government Area of Ogun State, Professor Yinka Olowojobi, has been shot dead at a relaxation centre in Iperu.The development was confirmed by the spokesperson, Ogun State Police Command, Omolola Odutola.According to Odutola in a statem... -
Middle Aged Woman, Victoria Idowu Hangs Herself To Death In Ogun
A middle-aged woman identified as Victoria Idowu reportedly committed suicide by hanging herself from a ceiling fan in the Magboro area of Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State on SundayThe state Police Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, disclosed this to Punch Online in a Whats... -
Panic In Ogun As Electricity Poles, Vehicles, Others Destroyed Over Heavy Downpour In Sango Ota
The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC), said it has deployed personnel to assess the damages caused by heavy rain to its facilities in Sango-Ota under the bridge and Oju-Ore area of Ogun State on Sunday.Reports and videos circulating online indicated that many electric poles fell durin... -
49 Year Old Victoria Idowu Found Hanging Dead in Her Room in Ogun State
A middle-aged woman identified as Victoria Idowu reportedly committed suicide by hanging herself from a ceiling fan in the Magboro area of Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State. It was gathered that the 49-year-old woman hung herself rom a ceiling fan in her bedroom on Sunday, April 21... -
Pandemonium In Ogun As Man Punches Relative To Death During Father’s Burial
The Ogun State Police command has confirmed the arrest of one Okekenu Gbadebo, for allegedly punching a 37-year-old relative, Adebayo Gbenro, to death in the Ijemo-Agbadu area of Abeokuta, Ogun State capital.The command spokesperson, SP Omolola Odutola, who confirmed the incident in Abeokuta, said ... -
Fatal Crash On Ogun State Expressway Claims Lives Of Bus Driver And Motor Boy
Tragedy struck along the Ota-Idiroko Expressway in the Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State as a drunk driver collided with a bus near the Castinjo/Ola bus stop, resulting in the death of the bus driver and his motor boy.According to reports from the scene, the intoxicated driver, operat... -
Couple Nabbed For Operating Illegal Alcohol Adulteration Factory In Ogun (Photos)
In a recent development, the Zone 2 command of the Nigeria Police Force has apprehended a couple for their involvement in the illegal production and distribution of adulterated alcoholic beverages across markets in Lagos and Ogun states over the past six years.The suspects, identified as Margret Au... -
9Yr Old Boy Killed As Transformer Explodes In Ogun
A 9-year-old boy has died after an electric transformer exploded Wednesday, April 3, in Papalanto community in the Ewekoro Local Government Area of Ogun State.The explosion killed nine-year-old Jomiloju Taiwo and injured his sister, seven-year-old Pipeloluwa Taiwo, leaving her with burns.The aforem... -
Ex-Convict, Ezekiel Thankgod Nabbed For Allegedly Stealing AC In Ogun
Operatives of the Ogun State Community, Social Orientation and Safety Corps, codenamed So-Safe, have arrested one Ezekiel Thankgod, an ex-convict, for allegedly stealing an air conditioner in Ojuore area of Sango, Ogun State. The Corps Commandant, Soji Ganzallo, disclosed this in a statement throug... -
Ogun CP, Five Others Slammed N25M Fines By Court For Unlawful Detention
The sum of N25m has been awarded against the office of the Ogun State Commissioner of Police and five others by a High Court of Justice in Ogun State, Abeokuta Judicial Division, over the unlawful arrest and detention of one Sunday Mafe.According to a judgement obtained on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, s... -
Easter Tragedy: Four Persons Dead, 40 Injured In Ogun Fatal Road Crashes
The Ogun Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says four persons died, while 40 others were injured in 11 road crashes during the Easter celebration in the state.Anthony Uga, the State Sector Commander of the corps, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Ota at the end of t... -
Ogun Governor Abiodun’s Ex-aide, Joseph Odemuyiwa Dies In Auto Crash
Prof. Joseph Odemuyiwa, a former Special Adviser to Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun on Technical Education, is dead.Odemuyiwa was reportedly killed in an auto crash on Tuesday while going to Lead City University, Ibadan, Oyo State capital, where he was a lecturer.The deceased was a professor of B... -
Avoid Being A Victim Of Ritual Killing - Ogun Police Warns Girls Against Prostitution
The Ogun State Police Command has issued a warning to ladies engaging in ‘’hook-up'', popularly known as pr*stitution.He warned them to stop it so that they would not be victims of ritual killings.He warned young girls to be mindful before they exchange their lives for peanuts.In a po... -
How Man, Olumide Danisa Ifeoluwa a.k.a Tescom Was Killed in Front of His House in Ogun
A man identified as Olumide Danisa Ifeoluwa aka Tescom was on Sunday, March 31, assasinated by gunmen in front of his house in Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital.The Ibara Divisional Police Officer received a distress call that a shooting had occured in the area. The DPO raced to the scene and found ... -
Fashion Designer, Sheriff Alabi Allegedly Stabbed To Death During Fight In Ogun
A fashion designer identified as Sheriff Alabi has allegedly been sta-bbed to d3ath during a scuffle at Aga-Olowo in the Ewekoro Local Government Area of Ogun StatePunch correspondent gathered that the incident happened at about 11 pm on Saturday during a tailoring graduation party in the community... -
Tragedy Struck As 15Yr Old Girl Electrocuted In Ogun
Tragedy struck in the Olomore Housing Estate in Abeokuta, Ogun State, as a 15-year-old girl was electrocuted by a naked wire.It was learnt that the incident happened around 11:50pm on Sunday when the girl was attempting to fetch water from a well in the estate.The girl, it was learnt, had left to f... -
Suspected Cultists Gun Down Alleged Member, Olumide Ifeoluwa In Abeokuta, Ogun State
A wave of violence gripped the Ijeun Tuntun area of Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Sunday night, as suspected cultists on motorcycles opened fire, claiming the life of one Olumide Ifeoluwa, known as Tescom, in a brazen attack.According to eyewitnesses, the tragic incident unfolded at a local car wash whe... -
Tragedy Strikes Ogun Community As Man, Sunday Ogah Drowns In River During Trip To Friend's Village
Eyinwa Community in Odogbolu Local Government Area of Ogun State was gripped by tragedy as a man identified as Sunday Ogah, hailing from Benue State but residing in Ikorodu, Lagos, drowned in River Eyinwa. The unfortunate incident, which occurred on Saturday, prompted a swift response from local au... -
Police Apprehend 24-Yr-Old Suspect. Gadafi Bala Accused Of Rap!ng JSS1 Student In Ogun State
In a swift response to reports of sexual assault, the Ogun State Command of the Nigeria Police Force has announced the arrest of Gadafi Bala, a 24-year-old man, on allegations of raping a Junior Secondary School (JSS1) student from Aderegun Community High School in Ogijo, Sagamu.According to Omolol... -
Father And Son, Chizoke & Micheal Obiadada Arrested Over Neighbor's Death In Ogun State
In a tragic incident that has shocked the community, operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have apprehended Chizoke Obiadada (54) and his son, Micheal Obiadada (17), in connection with the death of their neighbor's wife, Tope Owoade.The incident, which occurred last Thursday in the Ogijo... -
Yahoo: 74 Internet Fraudsters Nabbed By EFCC In Ogun State
Operatives of the Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, arrested seventy-four (74) suspected internet fraudsters in Ogun State.The anti-graft agency said the alleged fraudsters were arrested at Government Residential Area, G.R.A, Shagamu, in Ogun S... -
Police Arrest 2 ‘One-Chance’ Robbers In Ogun
The operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested two suspected members of a one-chance robbery gang.The suspects who operated in their Toyota Corolla vehicle, GGE 659 FR were arrested in Itori, Ewekoro local government area of the state.The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the... -
Shocking As Gunmen Storm Celestial Church In Ogun, Abduct Two Worshippers
The Ogun State Police Command has reported that a group of gunmen believed to be kidnappers raided a Celestial Church in the state and kidnapped two worshippers.The State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Omolola Odutola, who made this known in a short statement issued on Friday, said the suspect... -
Ogun Nurse On The Run After Allegedly Carrying Out Failed Abortion On Lady
A yet-to-be-identified nurse in Oke-Owa in the Ijebu Ode area of Ogun State is currently on the run after allegedly carrying out an abortion on one Deborah SokoyaThe said abortion failed, leading to serious bleeding and the subsequent hospitalisation of the victim.Punch correspondent further gather...
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