l will Soon Declare Adebutu as PDP Governorship Candidate – INEC

A faction of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) which conducted the primary election that produced Oladipupo Adebutu as the party’s governorship candidate for the 2019 polls, says Senator Buruji Kashamu will not fly the party’s flag in Ogun State next year.

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Ogun APC crisis: Dapo Abiodun rejects Amosun loyalists’ demands

The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun,  has rejected  Governor Ibikunle Amosun’s loyalists’ conditions for peace in the party.

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11 die, two missing as boat capsizes in Ipokia Ogun State

No fewer than  11 persons  lost their lives  as a boat conveying 29 passengers  capsized on Tafa River, Maun 2 in Ipokia Local Government  Area of Ogun State.

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Kashamu replaces Shittu as Ogun PDP governorship candidate

The Senator representing Ogun East Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Buruji Kashamu has replaced Adeleke Shittu as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of next year’s elections in the state.

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FRSC seeks assistance for youth safe driving initiatives

The Sango-Ota Unit Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Friday, appealed to corporate organisations to partner with it to ensure the success of safety education campaign schools in the state.

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UPN quits Ogun governorship race, backs SDP candidate

The Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN) has resolved not to contest in the 2019 governorship election in Ogun State. Instead, the party said it will support the candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Rotimi Paseda, in the election.

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Ogun State APC Governorship Candidate Calls For Peace and support of Amosun

The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun State, Mr Dapo Abiodun, has called for unity of purpose among party members.

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Court jails a man for stealing microfinance bank’s N935,000 in Sango Ota, Ogun state

An Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun on Wednesday sentenced a 29-year-old man, Dotun Akande, to one year in prison for N935.000 belonging to Orisun Microfinance Bank.

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Paseda mulls involvement of monarchs in governance, policy making

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Social Democratic Party (SDP) governorship candidate in Ogun State, Rotimi Paseda, has assured traditional rulers in the state of his readiness to strengthen the traditional institution, if elected governor come 2019.

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LP confirms talks with Ogun APC faction, may give Amosun’s candidate guber ticket

Labour Party (LP) in Ogun State on Monday said it may concede its gubernatorial ticket to Governor Ibikunle Amosun’s candidate, Adekunle Akinlade.

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Court Voids Suspension of Two Ogun State Lecturers

Two lecturers of Tai Solarin College of Education (TASCE), Omu-Ijebu, Ogun State can now heave a sigh of relief, just as National Industrial Court (NIC) sitting in Abeokuta, the state capital, has nullified their suspension by the institution’s authorities.

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35 Prisoners set for 2018 NECO exam in Ogun state

Prison inmates numbering 35 have registered in Ogun State for the 2018 National Examination Council (NECO).

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237 die in Ogun state road crashes in 10 months – FRSC

The Ogun Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Tuesday said that no fewer than 237 persons died in road crashes within the last 10 months in the state.

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Senator Buruji Kashamu’s Unending Battles

Billionaire businessman and Senator representing Ogun East Senatorial District, Buruji Kashamu, has many battle to fight – past and present.

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Sunday Best: Meet Mike Adekunle And The P.O.G Crew | @mikeadekunle_ @madeandpog

HAPPY WEEKEND TO YOU ALL  OUR SUNDAY BEST IS MIKE ADEKUNLE.

Mike Adekunle is a passionate gospel music minister and a song writer. He is the founder of a worship ministry “Preachers Of Goodnews – P.O.G”. Mike Adekunle is set to release a new song titled “ALL POWER” ft P.O.G & DAVID DESTINY

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Armed robbery suspect shot dead in abeokuta, Ogun State

A suspected member of a five-man robbery gang known to have been terrorising residents of Ogun State, was shot dead by the police on Friday.

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Obasanjo endorses Gboyega Isiaka, says he is the next Ogun state gov

A former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo,  has endorsed the Ogun State governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress,  Prince Gboyega Isiaka, describing him as “good, credible and worthy candidate” to govern the state in 2019.

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Public hemp-smoking: 2 men face trial in Sango Ota, Ogun State

Two men, Anoto Tunde and Sholedolu Sadiq, on Thursday appeared in an Ota Magistrates’Court in Ogun for allegedly smoking hemp publicly and disturbing public peace. They were, however, released on bail in the sum of N40, 000.

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Ogun State youth group drums support for Isiaka

A group, Ogun Youth Assembly (OYA), has declared its support for the governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Ogun State, Gboyega Nasir Isiaka, describing him as the best man for the job.

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Oronna Ilaro Festival set to raise tourism bar in Ogun State

The Olu of Ilaro, His Royal Majesty Oba Gbadewole Olugbenle has said the 25th Oronna Ilaro Festival billed for 10th to 18th will raise the bar in the tourism sector of Ogun state.

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Politics and creative industry in Ogun State

We all have been witnesses to the truncation of the country’s development, as successive governments disband, ignore and generally discontinue the development projects of their predecessors. Of all the sectors, the one most frequently truncated and abused is the one with the most potent and enduring effect in the lives of the people, because it is the production of visions and truth beyond the immediate legacies of hard lies and faulty infrastructural projects etc:

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One dies, as Customs intercepts military truck-head in Ogun State

Operatives of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ogun Command has shot one person dead in an ambush with some suspected smugglers at Ebute along Ilaro-Ojodan, Yewa North Local Government Area of the state.

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Ogun State Gov Set to employ 30 doctors, 100 nurses

Ogun State Governor Ibikunle Amosun has ordered immediate employment of 30 medical doctors and 100 nurses into the state civil service within the next two weeks.

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Three siblings and six others arrested for robbery in Ogun State

Police in Ogun State have arrested nine members of a cross-border robbery gang, which included three siblings.

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Rumbles In Ogun APC Over Primaries

FEMI OYEWESO in this report writes that the bad blood generated following the outcome of the recently held primary elections of the Ogun State chapter of All Progressives Congress is threatening its prospect in the forthcoming general elections

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Ogun 2019: 26 Aggrieved APC House of Assembly aspirants demand Justice

Twenty-six aggrieved House of Assembly candidates picked by Governor of Ogun State, Senator Ibikunle Amosun to run under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), have demanded for Justice from the National Chairman of the party, Adams Oshiomhole, to respect the outcome of the legislative primaries and submit their names to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

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31-Year-Old Man Docked Over Alleged Malicious Damage In Ajibawo Ota, Ogun State

A 31-year-old man, Nwosu Patrick, who allegedly damaged an uncompleted four-bedroom flat, was on Tuesday brought before an Ota Magistrates ‘ Court in Ogun.

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