Tag: Abeokuta
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Ogun Assembly recalls suspended lawmaker
Ogun Assembly on Tuesday recalled one of the two members it recently suspended indefintely, Solomon Osho (Remo North).
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Ali Modu Sheriff holds closed door meeting with Obasanjo
Former Gov. Ali Modu Sheriff of Borno, on Thursday, held a closed-door meeting with former President Olusegun Obasanjo in Abeokuta. The meeting, which lasted about 30 minutes, was held at the private residence of the former president inside the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) in the capital of Ogun.
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Police arrest man who raped own daughter in Ogun State
A middle-aged man, who bears the name Olusegun Oluwole has been arrested by operatives of the Nigeria police for having carnal knowledge of his daughter. Oluwole an indigene of Ogun state claimed that he didn’t know what came over him before indulging in such a satanic act.
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4 burnt to death, 16 injured in Lagos-Ibadan Expressway accident
Four persons were burnt to death on Friday while 16 others sustained injuries in a lone accident involving a Mazda bus at Oniworo, Foursquare Camp area of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Mr Ahmed Umar, FRSC Sector Commander in Ogun confirmed the accident in Abeokuta, saying the accident occurred at 7:50 a.m.
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Boko Haran kingpin, reportedly arrested by DSS in Ogun state
There is palpable fear among the residents of Abeokuta the Ogun state capital as the report filtered in that a man suspected to be a Boko Haram Kingpin has been arrested in the State. It was gathered that the suspected terrorist was arrested Saturday night by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) in…
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My aim for riding ‘Keke NAPEP’ in Abeokuta – Ex-president, Obasanjo
Former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo revealed his aim when he rode a tricycle ‘Keke NAPEP’ in Abeokuta, Ogun State. Obasanjo explained that he wanted to encourage youths to venture into tricycle and small-scale businesses. However, the former president, in a statement by his media aide, Kehinde Akinyemi, said he has a passion for youth empowerment.
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No person should attempt to impose one religion on us – Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said if God had wanted all of us to be of the same religion, he would have made it so and since He did not make it so, no person should attempt to make it so. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Obasanjo stated this on Saturday in Abeokuta while responding to questions posed…
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Late Priestess death ‘ll draw tourists to Olumo Rock – Ogun govt
D r Toyin Taiwo, the Commissioner for Culture and Tourism in Ogun, says the death of Mrs Sinatu Aduke Sanni, popularly known as “Mama Olumo” will propel more tourists to the site. Taiwo made the assertions on in Abeokuta when he visited the family house of the late Sanni to deliver a letter of condolence…
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Teenager to spend 2 years in jail for buying stolen phone
An Abeokuta Magistrates’ Court, on Friday sentenced one Okiki Ojelabi,19, to two years imprisonment for intentionally purchasing a stolen phone. Ojelabi, whose address was not provided, pleaded guilty to a one-count charge of receiving stolen property. The Magistrate, Mr S. S. Shotayo, convicted Ojelabi after he pleaded guilty to the charge.
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Some Southerners are betraying the South- Senator Shettima
Former Borno State Governor, Senator Kashim Shettima has revealed that some persons in the southern part of the country are working against power rotation and zoning. Shettima described them as political Judas Iscariot, saying they are working against their own region.