Tag: Abeokuta
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UPDATE: Cause of Abeokuta explosion revealed
An explosion involving a diesel-laden tanker occured on Tuesday behind the Alake Sports Complex in Ijeja, Abeokuta. The explosion occurred just behind the fence separating the Sports Complex from the Ijeja community, triggering panic among nearby residents.
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Man to die by hanging in Abeokuta over murder
An Abeokuta High Court on Wednesday sentenced 22- year-old Jamiu Malomo to death by hanging for stabbing a sex worker to death.
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Why motorists should drive cautiously on Lagos-Abeokuta highway – FRSC
The Ogun Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has advised motorists, especially commercial buses, to reduce their speed while approaching toll-gate area of Lagos -Abeokuta Expressway.
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Abeokuta Gas Explosion: Gov. Abiodun Sympathises With Victims, Calls For Calm
Ogun State Governor Prince Dapo Abiodun has expressed great sympathy for the victims of a gas explosion at the Ita-Oshin area of Abeokuta, the state capital. According to reports, there was a fire incident at about 5pm caused by a lone accident of a gas truck with the inscription Gasco Marine Bar 250 at Ita…
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One dead, two injured as explosion rocks Ita -oshin community in Abeokuta
Ita-Oshin community in Abeokuta the Ogun state capital was hit by gas explosion killing one person, while two others were severely injured. The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Ogun Sector Command spokesperson, Mrs Florence Okpe, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta on Saturday.
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Gunmen shoot man dead in Abeokuta
Gunmen shot a man dead in front of his house in Abeokuta on Sunday, police confirmed on Monday. Police spokesperson in Ogun, SP Omolola Odutola, stated that two gunmen alighted from an unregistered Toyota Corolla
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Police confirm electrocution of 15-year old girl in Abeokuta
A 15-year-old girl, simply identified as Miracle Ogbonna, was reportedly electrocuted while fetching water at the Olomore Housing Estate area of Abeokuta, Ogun. Spokesperson of the Police Command in the state, SP Omolola Odutola, who confirmed the incident in a statement in Abeokuta on Monday, stated that it happened on Sunday. According to Odutola, a…
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Soldier shoots self to death in Abeokuta
A soldier attached to the 35 Artillery Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Abeokuta, has accidentally shot himself to death. The soldier died from the accidental gunshot to his head, spokesman of the 81
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Man nabbed for allegedly raping, impregnating teenager in Ogun
Men of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps have arrested a 76-year-old man in Abeokuta for allegedly raping and impregnating a 16-year-old girl.
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Four countries where Ogun state capital, Abeokuta can be found
Abeokuta is the state capital of Ogun State in southwest Nigeria. It is situated on the east bank of the Ogun River, near a group of rocky outcrops in a wooded savanna; 77 kilometres north of Lagos by railway, or 130 kilometres by water.