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Ogun news

April 13, 2023

Robbers attack Abeokuta popular phone market, one killed

The police command in Ogun on Thursday confirmed that one trader was killed on Wednesday by armed robbers who invaded a popular phone market in Abeokuta.

Nigerian Police Force spokesperson, Frank Mba. [CREDIT: The Cable]
April 25, 2022

Driver jailed for stealing noodles

The Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun has sentenced a 21-year-old driver, Kenneth Divine, to one-month imprisonment for stealing noodles.

Jail and noodles
December 20, 2021

Police arrest couple for selling one-month-old baby for N50,000

Human traffickers have often preyed on penury of their victims to rob them of their offsprings for peanuts.

A pregnant woman
November 21, 2021

Ogun: Suspected cable thief found electrocuted on pole

A yet-to-be-identified man was, on Sunday, found dead on an electricity pole in Kobape area of Abeokuta, the Ogun capital.

Men electrocuted
November 9, 2021

U.S. partners Ogun on electronic court scheduling, case management system

The new system would promote efficiency in the allocation of time and resources to court cases.

Dapo Abiodun, Mary Beth Leonard
October 28, 2021

Ogun govt to borrow N13 billion to fix failed portions of Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway

The Nigeria Labour Congress locked down the Sango-Ota section of the highway on Wednesday in protest to the deplorable conditions of the road.

Dapo Abiodun
March 10, 2021

Frontline workers in Ogun to be inoculated first: Commissioner

Ms. Coker said there are four phases of immunization plans for all residents.

Ogun Commissioner for Health, Tomi Coker
February 15, 2021

Police arrest man for stabbing wife to death in Ogun

The father of the deceased has reportedly opted for an out-of-court settlement of the matter.

Domestic violence