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Seven Ogun companies risk sanctions for environmental pollution

4 months ago1114 min

The Ogun State Government is set to clamp down on seven companies for alleged environmental pollution in Veepee Avenue, Sango Ota, in the Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of the state. The companies which included Purechem Manufacturing Limited, Olympic Inks/Salient Industries, Ecomed Pharmaceuticals Limited, Nigerian Distilleries Limited, Industrial Mineral Products, Bhumee Inks Limited, and Classic Soap Industries Nigeria Limited, were found guilty of discharging untreated effluents to the community. This development was made known on Tuesday...

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NSCDC arrests impersonator, vandal in Ogun

4 months ago877 min

The Ogun State Command of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, on Tuesday, paraded two suspects for vandalism and impersonation. Parading the suspects at the command’s headquarters, Kobape Road, Abeokuta on Tuesday, the Corps’ Commandant, David Ojelabi said that Oluwatobi Salami aged 30, was arrested by members of the Sagamu community around OGD International Market on Saturday, August 10, 2024, and was later handed over the officials of the NSCDC. The Commandant said, “Salami specialises...

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Man killed, hand cut off in suspected Ogun cult clash

4 months ago984 min

A suspected member of the Ayé Confraternity, known as Mosquito, was killed during a cult clash in Ijagun Road in the Ijebu-Ode Local Government Area of Ogun State. The deceased, according to the Ogun State Police Command, was hacked to death during a violent altercation around 11:40 p.m. on Sunday. The spokesperson for the command, Omolola Odutola, confirmed the incident during an interview with our correspondent on Monday, stating that the suspects severed the wrist...

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Police detain girlfriends of abducted Chinese expatriates in Ogun

4 months ago855 min

The Ogun State Police Command has detained two women, identified as Ogungbesan Joy and Joseph Naomi, following the alleged abduction of two Chinese expatriates, Chen Wenguang and Liang Ding, in the Kémta/Abule-Owu area along the Onigbedu Road in the state. PUNCH Metro learnt that Joy and Naomi were the girlfriends of the abducted expatriates, and the victims were on their way to visit them when they were abducted by suspected kidnappers at 1:45 p.m. on...

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Man hacked to death in Ogun cult clash

4 months ago2583 min

A suspected member of the Ayé Confraternity, known as Mosquito, was killed during a suspected cult clash in Ijagun Road in the Ijebu-Ode Local Government Area of Ogun State. The deceased, according to the Ogun State Police Command, was hacked to death during a violent altercation around 11:40 p.m. on Sunday, August 11, 2024. The spokesperson for the command, Omolola Odutola, confirmed the incident during an interview with our correspondent on Monday, stating that the...

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AAC Accuses Ogun Electoral Body Of Extortion Over ‘Exorbitant’ N250,000 Nomination Fee for Chairmanship Candidates

4 months ago2695 min

The African Action Congress (AAC), Ogun State Chapter has accused the Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission (OGSIEC) of extortion following the introduction of the payment of candidate nomination fee by the political party. The Chairman of the electoral body after a stakeholders’ meeting on Thursday in Abeokuta announced that political party candidates would pay the sum of N250,000 for chairmanship candidates. Male councillorship candidates are expected to pay N150,000 while female councillorship candidates are...

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Cultists kill son of Ogun community leader, one other

4 months ago2624 min

Some suspected cultists on Friday night reportedly killed one 48-year-old PoS operator, Fatai Kehinde under the Kuto bridge, Abeokuta. The PoS operator popularly called Faithy and son of the Baale of Kuto Community, Abeokuta was said to have been killed by assailants who chased him from his shop inside Kuto market to under bridge. The killing is said to be coming on the heels of the murder of another young man said to be a...

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Police raid criminal hideouts, impound eight motorcycles in Ogun

5 months ago2674 min

The Ogun State Police Command announced that it had seized approximately eight motorcycles during raids on criminal hideouts in various communities within Abeokuta, the state capital. Our correspondent learnt that the division’s operatives, in collaboration with members of other security agencies, carried out the raids on Monday around 9 p.m., shortly after the incident. It was gathered on Thursday that Olomore, Soyoye, Ibara Orile Junction, Abule Otun, Oke-Ata, Mango area, Ita Oshin Roundabout, Lafenwa market...

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Medical Doctors Commence Indefinite Strike In Ogun State Over Pay Disparity

5 months ago793 min

The chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) Dr Kunle Ashimi, confirmed the commencement of the strike at a press conference in Abeokuta on Tuesday. Medical doctors in Ogun State have commenced an indefinite strike over unresolved issues concerning their allowances. The chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) Dr Kunle Ashimi, confirmed the commencement of the strike at a press conference in Abeokuta on Tuesday. According to Daily Trust, the industrial action...

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Ogun State Government Asks Job Seekers To Pay N10,000 For Application Form

5 months ago723 min

The Ogun State government has asked persons seeking employment into its civil service to pay a fee of N10,000 for application form. This was communicated in a memo seen by SaharaReporters and signed by the Permanent Secretary Commission, Jacobs R.O on behalf of the Ogun State Civil Service Commission. The document noted that “Applicants are to obtain tellers from Room A261 at the Civil Service Commission for application form on payment of a...

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