…National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for allegedly selling cannabis in Ilisan, Ogun State.The centenarian was apprehended on Saturday, August 15, 2026, with 90 grammes of skunk, a form of cannabis, which was reportedly packaged in small quantities for sale.According to the NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, Ogunma…

The All Progressives Congress governorship candidate for Ogun State and Senator representing Ogun West, Solomon Adeola, popularly known as Yayi, has expressed sadness over the death of veteran actor Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo, who died after battling cancer. In a condolence message to the family of the late…

…Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma was named Secretary. The council’s published list names Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun as Director of Fundraising and Zacch Adedeji as Deputy Director of Fundraising

…TikToker Mirabel has returned to social media months after undergoing rehabilitation in Ogun State. 1. ‘Fake agency’ boss fights back with appointment letter George Nwabueze, the National Coordinator and Executive Director of the National Brands Development and Made in Nigeria Special Project Office, has denied allegat…

…Lady cr!es out as she accuses a man of har@ssing and be@ting her last night in Abeokuta, Ogun State. A Nigerian lady has recounted an encounter with a man who she alleged harassed, bullied and threatened her while she was returning from a market in the Abeokuta area. According to her, the incident happened while she wa…

As political alignment intensifies across Nigeria, Ogun State voters face a distinctly narrow field for the upcoming 2027 governorship election. Although the Independent National Electoral Commission has yet to publish its final consolidated candidate list for all states, the contest in Ogun is rapidly consolidating in…

The campaign, first implemented under NALDA’s Green Hope Project, began in Odogbolu, Ogun State, and later moved to the University of Abuja in the Federal Capital Territory and Barkin Ladi in Plateau State before its final first-phase exercise in Oke-Onigbin, Isin Local Government Area of Kwara State. Speaking at the t…

…his first term. Obasanjo made the allegation while responding to comments by former Ogun State Governor, Olusegun Osoba, concerning political developments ahead of the 2003 election.

…discovered during the dismantling of a methamphetamine laboratory in a deep forest in Ogun State. Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid that has driven a wave of overdose deaths in the United States and other countries in recent years, and its precursor chemicals are tightly monitored internationally because small am…

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has formally welcomed former ward leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and African Democratic Congress (ADC) from Ijebu North, Ijebu East, Ijebu North-East and Odogbolu Local Government Areas of Ogun East Senatorial District into the All Progressives Congress (APC). Sp…

…List of states coveredThe expanded programme covers the following locations:Lagos StateOgun StateRivers StateKaduna StateDelta StateKano StateImo StateAnambra StateNasarawa StateFederal Capital Territory, AbujaThe inclusion of states across the South-West, South-South, South-East, North-West and North-Central regions r…

The Ogun State Police Command has reactivated Operation VELVET across the state’s 20 Local Government Areas as part of intensified efforts to enforce traffic regulations, improve road safety and ensure the free flow of vehicular movement on major highways. The operation, directed by the Inspector-General of Police, Ola…

Residents of Karanla community, a rural settlement in the Mowe area of Ogun State, have appealed to the state government to fix the community road, saying the poor condition has hindered movement and affected their livelihoods. FILE: Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun The residents who spoke with PUNCH Metro during a vi…

…Armed Robbery, Cultism, Kidnapping and Other Anti-Violent and Related Offences Law of Ogun State, 2016. The prosecutor told the court that the clash disrupted activities at the town hall and threatened public peace. Magistrate Oke said the evidence presented by the prosecution was credible and sufficient to warrant con…

Ogun State Government declared Thursday, August 20, 2026, a public holiday to mark the annual Isese Day celebrationThe declaration follows a 2023 resolution by the Ogun State House of Assembly and approval by Governor Dapo AbiodunThe government called on residents to celebrate peacefully and respect the beliefs and pra…

Operatives of the Anti-Robbery Team of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested two suspected members of an armed robbery syndicate and recovered three locally made pistols and 18 live cartridges from them. The suspects, Adeyinka Onakomaya, 46, and Olayiwola Kehinde, 48, were arrested during a follow-up investigatio…

…the National Community Food Bank Programme for the South-West zone in Makun, Sagamu, Ogun State. She affirmed that the programme aligned with President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, aimed at advancing food security, improving health outcomes and building a more prosperous nation. According to a statement signed on…

…syndicate apprehended in Ogun Operatives of the Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU), Ogun State Police Command, have arrested two suspected members of a notorious "one chance" robbery syndicate in Abeokuta. The suspects identified as Bidemi Tijani, 29, and Olajide Rasaq, 42, were picked up on August 15, following actio…

…residents of communities along the Ijoko-Oyero-Lisa in the Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State have appealed to President Bola Tinubu to intervene in the reconstruction of the 10.5-kilometre road linking the communities to the Lisa Memorial Arcade. The residents appealed on Saturday during a peaceful walk organised…

…State 12. Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin, Kwara State 13. Aletheia University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State 14. Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi State 15. Amadeus University, Amazi, Abia State 16. American University of Nigeria, Yola, Adamawa State 17. Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State 18. Anchor Un…

…and commuters along the Mowe-Ofada Road in Mowe, Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State, have lamented the abandonment of the road project, saying its poor condition has disrupted businesses and driven up transportation costs. PUNCH Metro correspondents, who visited the area on Thursday, observed that vehicl…

The Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has called on traditional rulers to prioritise the development of their domains and partner with the government to achieve rapid development at the grassroots. Abiodun made the call in a statement on Saturday during the official installation and presentation of the instruments of…

…journey, prompting them to take her to a private hospital before she was referred to the Ogun State University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu. However, the family claimed that Osoba died inside the vehicle before she could receive medical attention. The conflicting accounts have fuelled questions about what transpired betwe…

A video capturing the tense exchange between Florence Ajimobi and Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun at a funeral service surfaced onlineThe incident occurred at the burial of Adeniyi Adeosun, husband of former Finance Minister Kemi AdeosunWhen Abiodun moved to greet Ajimobi, she deliberately turned away and refused to a…

…ligament (ACL) and a complex meniscus injury.Mujeeb Odufeso Babatunde, who hails from Ogun State but was born and raised in Lagos, spoke exclusively with Legit.ng about his ordeal, alleging that the club failed to adequately support him after the injury.Injured Enyimba FC player Mujeeb is down with a knee injury and al…