Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has felicitated the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, as he celebrates his 65th birthday. In his message, Governor Abiodun hailed Adesina as an economic visionary whose contributions have significantly influenced the landscape of Africa’s development. In a statement issued…
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… Registered four hitherto unauthorized factories under excise Control Ola Feso The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ogun II Area command, has exceeded the target set for it with the generation of Four billion, three hundred and thirty five thousand, three hundred and twenty three naira, and fifty three kobo(4,000,335,323.53kb) as…
The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC) Adewale Adeniyi has reaffirmed the Nigeria Customs Service’s (NCS) commitment to enhancing collaboration with the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) to ensure environmental safety, trade efficiency and regulatory compliance. Speaking on Tuesday, 4 February 2025, during a courtesy visit by NESREA’s management…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has proudly recognises the invaluable contributions of stakeholders in shaping and actualising the Nigeria Customs Service Act (NCSA) 2023. This landmark legislation, which replaces the long-standing Customs and Excise Management Act (CEMA) and other related laws is a product of extensive consultations, constructive dialogue, and…
The suspended traditional ruler of Orile Ifo, Oba Abdulsemiu Ogunjobi, has been remanded at the Ilaro Correctional Centre in Ogun State after failing to meet his bail conditions. The spokesperson for the correctional facility, Yinka Odukoya, confirmed this to PUNCH Online on Wednesday, stating that the monarch remained in custody…
A shocking incident unfolded in Odoraboyejo Ojowo, Ijebu Igbo, where a woman was found dead in the home of her boyfriend following a reported complaint of severe stomach pains. In a statement signed,Deputy Corps Commander, Amotekun Corps,Col. Tajudeen Bakare said that On Monday, February 3rd, 2025, in the evening hours,…
An Ogun State High Court sitting in Abeokuta, the state capital, on Monday convicted and sentenced three persons to death by hanging for killing a couple, Kehinde and Bukola Fatinoye and their son, Oreoluwa, on New Year Day,two years ago. Delivering her judgement which lasted for over three hours, Justice…
The Ogun State Government has suspended the Olorile of Orile-Ifo,Oba Abdulsemiu Adewale Ogunjobi for six months for engaging in conduct unbecoming and uncharacteristic of an Oba. This decision was made following an invitation extended to the embattled monarch and his victim by the Honourable Commissioner, Ministry of Local Government and…
Recently, the Director of Operations at Geofocus, Mutiu Idris, gave Nigerians a reason to be hopeful again of better days ahead.Idris, an engineer reawakened us to what we have probably not been paying sufficient attention to and its potentials to rewrite the nation’s socio-economic trajectory for good. It is the…
The Ogun State government has strongly warned residents of the state, especially contractors working around communities within the state, against damaging water infrastructure, stating that it will arrest and prosecute such individuals. The state water corporation, in a statement by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Sustainable Development Goals…


