Ota & Ogun State News, Nigeria & World Breaking News
The Federal Government has announced sanctions for 27 foreigners and 62 Nigerians who recently returned from countries with high incidence of COVID-19 and who evaded safety protocols put in place for returnees from those countries. Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and Chairman, Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19, Mr Boss Mustapha, disclosed […]
The Minister of Transportation, Hon. Rotimi Amaechi has disclosed that Lagos-Ibadan railway project is 89 percent ready and would be officially commissioned in June 2021 by President Muhammadu Buhari. Speaking at the weekend during an inspection of the project in Lagos, Amaechi expressed hope that the little challenges observed in the course of the inspection […]
There was heightened fear around the Lake Chad Basin and fringes of the Sambisa forest, Thursday, following the alleged killing of Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau by the splinter group, Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP). The Defence Headquarters could not confirm the killing of Shekau, Nigeria’s most wanted terrorist as at the time […]
A Sexual Assault Referral Centre has been inaugurated in Ogun State, to bring crime against women and minors to the barest minimum and ensure victims are duly compensated. Wife of the State Governor, Mrs. Bamidele Abiodun, while speaking during the commissioning, at Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, (OOUTH), Sagamu, said all cases of sexual assault […]
Mr and Mrs *Tanimola* (not real names) residing in Oba-Ile, Akure recently bought Fufu (a starchy meal made from cassava) for lunch but few minutes after the meal, they developed stomach ache until they received medical attention. Then they remembered that the Fufu they ate was having strange odour and vowed never to eat it […]
A Senior Special Assistant to the Ogun State Governor, Abidemi Rufai, faces up to 30 years in prison if he is convicted of wire fraud.According to the United States Department of Justice, wire fraud is punishable by up to 30 years in prison when it relates to benefits paid in connection with a presidentially-declared disaster […]
The Ogun State Government is adopting a new strategy in the fight against COVID-19, with the introduction of Free Rapid Testing of residents in designated 10 General Hospitals. Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker made this known during an interview with OGIS Correspondent in Abeokuta, saying efforts were in top gear to begin the testing […]
Ummi Ibrahim, Kannywood actress better known as Ummi Zee Zee, has confirmed the rumour that she dated Military President Ibrahim Babangida (IBB). Babangida ruled Nigeria between 1985 and 1993. There have been social media reports that the actress was in a relationship with the former Head of State.In an interview with Daily Trust’s Weekend Magazine, […]
The daughter of a member of the House of Representatives, Miss Deborah Ighiwiyisi Agbonayinma, has been declared wanted by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). 34-year-old Deborah is the daughter of Ehionzuwa Johnson Agbonayinma, a member of the House of Representatives and Ad-hoc Committee Chairman on PenCom. PM news reported that […]
The Ogun State Commissioner for Environment, Abiodun Abdul-Balogun, who was accused of sexual assault in January when he reportedly fondled the breasts of a 16-year-old girl, Barakat Melojuekun, has secretly resigned from office. The state Attorney-General, Akingbolahan Adeniran, confirmed the commissioner’s resignation to Premium Times, although the case had been put on hold since the […]
