President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the establishment of a new campus of the Nigeria Police Academy in Erinja, Yewa South Local Government Area of Ogun State. The President also approved a special take-off grant of N15 billion for the new campus. Presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this in...
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At the risk of sounding jaded, intelligence, intel, typically refers to secret, security, or strategic data gathered about an enemy or a situation. It often implies actionable knowledge used for decision-making in security, business, or competitive contexts. This is the focus of this analysis. In the aftermath of the...
Ogun State Government has again thrown its weight behind the Ogun Women Run, restating its support as preparations begin to take shape for the 2026 edition. Now heading into its fourth year, the race is gradually carving out a place for itself, with organisers, Brussel Sports Management Limited, working...
Detectives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a 25-year-old man, Abubakar Musa, over the alleged murder of two persons and attempted killing of three others during a violent knife attack in Olámbe area of Ogun State. The suspect, identified as Abubakar Musa, was apprehended by operatives of...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has praised the pace of development in Ogun State, describing recent infrastructure projects in Iperu as a model of deliberate and sustainable national progress. The President made this known in a post on his official X handle after returning to the state, where he commissioned...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has commissioned a newly constructed Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone ‘A’ office complex of the Nigeria Customs Service in Iperu, Ogun State. The move has marked a major milestone in the Service’s ongoing expansion and reform efforts. Speaking during the commissioning ceremony on Saturday, 4...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Saturday said his administration’s infrastructure development and economic reforms across sectors are for the benefit, well-being, and prosperity of citizens. He gave the assurance in Iperu, Ogun State, during the inauguration of the Gateway Cargo International Airport, built by the administration of Governor Dapo Abiodun....
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has postponed his scheduled trip to Iperu, Ogun State, tomorrow to flag off operations at the Gateway International Cargo Airport. Instead, he will head to Jos, capital of Plateau state, to commiserate with the government and people of the state over the recent gun attacks,...
An Abeokuta court has granted bail to Abass Olalekan, popularly known as Ola Kamara, a Local Government Inspector (LGI) with the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Abeokuta South, following his arraignment on charges of conspiracy and attempted procurement of abortion. The 27-year-old officer was detained by police after...
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected what it described as a purported announcement dissolving its elected State Executive Committees in Ogun State, Ekiti State and Ondo State, insisting that the move is unlawful and should be disregarded by party members. In a statement issued by the party’s National Publicity...
Comedian Samuel Perry, popularly known as Broda Shaggi, was hospitalised yesterday after being shot in the thigh while filming a comedy skit under the Sango‑Ota bridge in Ogun State, according to reports from Linda Ikeji’s Instagram page. Eyewitnesses described chaos on set as the incident unfolded. Broda Shaggi was...
In a bid to make Ogun State free from drugs and drug-related activities, troops of the 35 Artillery Brigade, acting on a strategic tip-off, moved in on the planned movement of substances suspected to be Cannabis Sativa along the Abeokuta–Igboora Road at about 4:30 a.m. on March 1, 2026....
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has strongly condemned the reckless driving habits of some truck operators plying the Sango–Ota corridor, following a fatal accident at the Ota Toll Gate area that claimed seven lives. The crash, which involved a trailer tanker reportedly affected by brake failure, resulted in the...
A Magistrate’s Court sitting in Sagamu, Ogun State, has adjourned the trial of Adeniyi Kayode, the driver involved in the tragic road accident that claimed the lives of two key members of boxing star Anthony Joshua’s camp, to February 25, 2026. Kayode, 46, is standing trial over a fatal...
Ogun State Police Command has launched a full investigation into the death of Adesina Afeez, the 22-year-old singer widely known as Destiny Boy. The development was made known in a statement issued in Abeokuta, the state capital, by the Police Public Relations Officer, Oluseyi Babaseyi. According to the police,...
Controversial Nigerian singer, Habeed Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, has been arraigned before a Federal High Court sitting in Ota, Ogun State, over multiple criminal allegations, including assault, theft and obstruction of police officers. The artiste was brought before the court on Monday to answer a nine-count charge filed...
Ogun State Police Command has arraigned the driver of the Lexus SUV involved in the accident that reportedly injured British heavyweight boxing star, Anthony Joshua, before a Magistrate Court sitting in Sagamu, Ogun State. The defendant, Adeniyi Mobolaji Kayode, a 45-year-old male, was brought before Chief Magistrate O.M. Somefun...
Lagos and Ogun State governments have announced that British-Nigerian boxing star, Anthony Joshua, has been discharged from hospital following the fatal road accident of December 29, 2025, which claimed the lives of two young men, Lateef Ayodele and Cina Gami. This is contained in a statement jointly signed on...
Former Anambra State Governor and Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, alongside ex–Kano State Governor and NNPP leader, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, have expressed deep concern over the road accident involving former heavyweight boxing champion, Anthony Joshua, in Makun, Ogun State. In a statement shared on his official X...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday held a telephone conversation with Nigerian-British boxing icon and former heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua, following the tragic road accident in Ogun State that left the boxer injured and claimed the lives of two of his associates. During the call, the President expressed his...