Covenant University Professor arrested for raping student, 17

A lecturer in the Department of Business Management at the Covenant University Ota, Dr Stephen Ukenna is currently being investigated by the Ogun State police command for forcefully having unlawful carnal knowledge of a 17-year-old student of the school (name withheld). The 41-year-old lecturer was arrested following a complaint lodged at Ota area command by […]

COVID-19: Ogun State opens oxygen therapy centre

Ogun State Government says it has scaled up its preparedness to contain the second wave of the Coronavirus pandemic, just as it opened an Oxygen Therapy Center to avoid scarcity of the life-saving consumable. Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker, said the Oxygen Therapy Center which sits within the Infectious Disease Hospital, Iberekodo, Abeokuta, consists […]

Man, 45, arrested for rape of 13-year-old in Ogun

Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a 45-year-old man, Akanji Oluwaseyi, for allegedly having carnal knowledge of his 13-year-old daughter. Oluwaseyi was reportedly arrested following a complaint by the victim, who reported at the Obantoko police divisional headquarters on December 30, 2020. The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirmed […]

Mulero brothers arrested for murder in Ogun

Three brothers, Okiki Mulero 23, Micheal Mulero 21, and Joseph Mulero 17, have been arrested by men of the Ogun State Police Command for killing a security guard. The suspects reportedly committed the offense on Friday, December 25, 2020, by beating to death a So-Safe corps officer who was on guard duty at the OGD […]

Local History: Traditional leadership and Chieftaincy in Ota Nigeria

Traditional Chiefs in Ota play a role in maintaining local cultures and traditions in Ota, Nigeria. Many also form the group of Kingmakers who select the traditional ruler, or Oba, of Ota: the Olota of Ota. Chiefly positions are hereditary. When a traditional chief dies, his or her family lineage performs rites and then meets to determine the new chief. […]