Ogun
Ogun APC suspends former Gov Gbenga Daniel, Ally
The Ogun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has indefinitely suspended Senator Gbenga Daniel, a former governor of the state, over alleged anti-party activities. Kunle Folarin, a close associate and loyalist of Daniel, has also been suspended. Nuberu Olufemi, the Director of Publicity for the Ogun APC, announced the news on Tuesday in […]
Wandering Elephant Kills Farmer in Ogun Community
A tragic incident occurred on Monday, July 28, in the Itasin-Imobi area of Ijebu East Local Government Area, Ogun State, when a wandering elephant from a nearby government-reserved forest fatally attacked a farmer identified as Musa Kalamu. According to eyewitnesses and local sources, the elephant had strayed from its natural habitat and invaded Kalamu’s farmland. […]
Ritual Killing: Missing Teen Found Mutilated in Ogun
Tragedy struck in Igbile-Ijebu, Ogun State, as the decomposing body of a 16-year-old boy, Master Lawal Wahab, was discovered with several of his body parts gruesomely removed in what is suspected to be a ritual killing. The heartbreaking discovery was made on July 23, 2025, along the Old Express Road, and has since thrown the […]
Ogun Residents Block Expressway as Car Kills Four Pupils
Tragedy struck in Ogun State on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, when four schoolchildren lost their lives in a fatal accident along the Abeokuta–Sagamu Expressway. The victims, pupils of Iddo Primary School in Kobape, were reportedly returning home from school when the unfortunate incident occurred around 3 p.m. According to reports from eyewitnesses, a speeding Toyota […]
Amotekun Drops Six Pregnant Recruits Over Health, Safety Concerns
The Ogun State Security Network Agency, popularly known as Amotekun, has dismissed six female recruits from its training camp after they were found to be pregnant prior to the commencement of their training. This decision followed a routine pregnancy screening conducted on approximately 125 female recruits currently undergoing training at the agency’s facility. Speaking on […]
Amotekun Foils Midnight Robbery in Ogun, Injured Suspect
On the early hours of Saturday, the Ogun State Security Network, popularly known as Amotekun, successfully thwarted a robbery attempt in Akinale town, located within the Ewekoro area of Ogun State. The swift intervention came after the corps received an urgent distress call, prompting immediate deployment to the scene. At approximately 1:20 a.m., a 28-year-old […]
Truck Rams into Students, Kills WASSCE Candidate
A devastating accident occurred on Friday, May 23, 2025, along the newly rehabilitated Ikangba/Agoro road in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State, when a truck lost control and rammed into a group of students from Seico Secondary School, Ikangba. The students were returning home after sitting for their West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), a critical […]
Video: Man Perishes While Trying to Steal Agemo Deity.
The Agemo statue that was commissioned about 21 years ago had been removed while the person suspected to have been behind this sacrilegious act had been struck. During an attempt to steal the statue of the Agemo deity that was erected at the Mafowoku roundabout, which is located along Folagbade Road in Ijebu Ode, Ogun […]