BREAKING: INEC declares Adeleke winner of Osun gov poll Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, was on Sunday declared elected, having won 19 out of the 30 local government areas in the governorship election held across the state on Saturday. The State Returning Officer, the Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University, Oye…
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The Secretary of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Ogun State Council, Comrade Bunmi Adigun, has charged media practitioners to take responsibility for shaping a credible and positive narrative about Ogun State through accurate, balanced and professional journalism. Adigun gave the charge on Saturday while speaking as a guest speaker…
The Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, of the Accord Party, has won 19 Local Government Areas out of the 30 in the state, while his close rival, Bola Oyebamiji of the All Progressives Congress, clinched 11 LGs in the Saturday governorship election. Adeleke is awaiting the official declaration from…
The Ogun State Police Command and the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) have intensified enforcement against the circulation of alcoholic drinks packaged in sachets and PET bottles below 200ml, as well as other unapproved and unsafe regulated products across the state. The Commissioner of Police,…
…Seizes 6,035 parcels of Ghana Loud, 2,339 bags of foreign rice, other contraband worth N3.57bn The Nigeria Customs Service, Ogun I Area Command, has warned smugglers and other economic saboteurs operating along the nation’s border corridors that it will continue to make the command a hostile territory for their illicit…
A coalition of civil society organisations, environmental advocates, farmer groups, youth organisations and concerned citizens has called on the Federal Government and participating state governments to suspend further implementation of the proposed $2.5 billion investment by Brazilian meat giant JBS to establish six industrial livestock facilities across Nigeria. The coalition…
The Door-to-Door Team Yayi has mobilised 31,806 grassroots canvassers across Ogun State as part of an aggressive voter mobilisation campaign aimed at tackling voter apathy and securing over three hundred thousand votes for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 general elections. The State Coordinator of the Door-to-Door Team…
The Vice Chairman of the Fusengbuwa Ruling House of Ijebu-Ode, Prof. Fassy Adetokunboh Yusuf, has faulted the Ogun State Government’s suspension of the selection process for the vacant Awujale stool, declaring that the government lacks the legal authority to halt the process. Yusuf, who is also the Baagbimo of Ijebu,…
The people of Ita Egbe Kingdom, Ipokia Local Government area of Ogun state are set to witness a historic moment on August 20, 2026, as His Royal Majesty, King Saanu Adenle Ojo, Onita Egbe of Ita Egbe Kingdom, Oregi I, Ajagungbade Gbàdewólú Akókó, is formally crowned as the first king…
Rector The Gateway (ICT) Polytechnic Saapade , Dr Sanni Kehinde Oseni, has urged students of the institution to maximise their time in the Polytechnic by acquiring relevant skills, embracing innovation and upholding discipline. Oseni gave the charge in his message to students to mark the 2026 International Youth Day, describing…