Ogun State

Sexual, Gender-based Violence: Ogun Govt Launches Toll-free Lines 0
- NEWS
- April 3, 2025
The Ogun State Government has launched additional toll-free lines to enhance access to support services for survivors of sexual and gender-based violence. Addressing newsmen in Abeokuta, the Commissioner for Women affairs and Social Development, Adijat Adeleye, explained that the new lines would ensure improved response time and provision of immediate medical, psychosocial, and legal
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Prophet Shot Dead During Church Service 0
- SECURITY & CRIME, SLIDE
- January 19, 2025
Unknown shooters have killed a 54-year-old prophet from the Celestial Church of Christ, Eagle Parish, in Odo Eran, Idiroko, Ogun State. Yomi Adetula, the victim, was shot during a church service on Sunday at around 10:30 a.m., and an axe seriously injured his skull. According to information obtained by the NEWSWORLD, the three attackers entered
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President Tinubu Backs Creation Of New Southwest State 0
- POLITICS, SLIDE
- January 17, 2025
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is reportedly backing the creation of a new Ijebu State in Nigeria’s Southwest region. The proposed state would be carved out of Ogun State, following a long-standing demand by the Ijebu people for recognition as an independent entity, a fresh report has revealed. Sources revealed that President Tinubu gave his
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Police Arrest Two For Allegedly Fake Bank Transfer 0

Two youths have been taken into custody by the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly making fictitious bank transfers to buy clothing valued at 220,000 naira from Christopher Chukwuma of the Ijebu North Local Government Area. After the victim recognized and alerted authorities, the perpetrators, Opeyemi Ibrahim and Dimeji Bakare, were taken into custody. In

Ogun Protesting Students Attack Deputy Governor’s Convoy 0

According to the Ogun State government, a group of students protesting in Abeokuta attacked the motorcade of Mrs. Noimot Salako-Oyedele, the state’s deputy governor. The deputy governor was allegedly attacked by students in Ogun State’s Oke-Ilewo Area while she was en route to an official assignment in honor of Armed Forces Remembrance Day in 2025.

Newsworld…Connecting You To The Southwest And Beyond.0

Newsworld…Connecting You to the Southwest and Beyond. One of Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones, the South West (often hyphenated to the South-West) denotes both a geographical and political area in the southwest of the country. It includes the following six states: Lagos, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Oyo, and Ekiti. It is a portion of Nigeria’s Yorubaland, which