Tag: Ogun
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OGTV female journalist slumps, dies at work
A 52-year-old female broadcast journalist with Ogun State Television (OGTV), Abeokuta, Mrs. Bukola Agbakaizu, on Monday slumped and died while preparing for her afternoon shift at the state-owned television station. Her death was confirmed by the Secretar
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Ogun announces outbreak of Lassa fever, confirms one dead
Ogun Government has announced the outbreak of Lassa fever in the state while confirming its first case. This was made known in a statement by the Commissioner of Health, Dr Tomi Coker on Wednesday in
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Rainstorm kills student, destroys school in Ogun
A 14-year-old boy, Timothy Amosun, in Junior Secondary School 3, has died after a rainstorm destroyed Mayigi Community Comprehensive High School in Ilase, Ogun. The Ogun government confirmed the incident on Wednesday through a statement by Mr Lekan Adeniran,
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Police inspector shoots self dead while on special duty
The Police Command in Ogun State has confirmed a police officer, Insp Ajele Oloyede, allegedly shot himself in the Igbesa area of the state. The command’s spokesperson, CSP Omolola Odutola
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50-year-old farmer found dead in Ogun
The Police Command in Ogun says it has begun an investigation into the killing of a farmer, Alfa Mustapha, on his farm in Ageri Village, near Olodo, Odeda Local Government Area of the state. The Command’s Spokesperson, Omolola Odutola in a statement on Sunday,
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Ogun assures continued HIV/AIDS services amid USAID funding suspension
The Ogun Government, on Tuesday, assured its citizens of uninterrupted HIV/AIDS services following the funding suspension of public health programmes by the USAID. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Tomi Coker, in a statement issued in Abeokuta, said the government was committed to ensuring the organisation’s withdrawal of support didn’t create a vacuum.
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Assault Video: Ogun Police launches discreet investigation
The Police Command in Ogun on Monday said it has taken note of a video clip on social media in which an elderly man, Mr. Areola Abraham, was seen assaulted. Spokesperson of the command, CSP Omolola Odutola, in a statement in Abeokuta said Abraham was seen prostrating and subjected to verbal abuse and assault by…
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Court sentences killers of Ogun couple, son, to death by hanging
An Abeokuta High Court sitting in Kobape, on Monday, sentenced three men for killing Kehinde Fatinoye, his wife, Bukola, and son, Oreoluwa, on Jan 1, 2023. The three convicts are Lekan Adekanbi, Ahmed Odetola and Waheed Adeniyi. They were arraigned alongside six others: Temitope Fadairo and Adenike Adekanbi
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Ogun police neutralise 5 suspected kidnappers in gun duel
The police command in Ogun says it has neutralised five suspected kidnappers in a gun duel on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. CSP Omolola Odutola, the Command’s Spokesperson disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abeokuta.
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Abiodun warns against illegal attempts to establish Sharia Court in Ogun
The Ogun Government has warned against illegal attempts to establish a Sharia Court in the state. Gov. Dapo Abiodun, in a statement issued in Abeokuta on Tuesday, said Sharia Courts could not be legally constituted by individuals or groups without legal backing.