Tag: Ogun
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Police arrest woman for allegedly selling own baby for N600,000
The police command in Ogun has arrested a 23-year-old woman (name withheld), who allegedly sold her three-week-old baby for N600,000. The spokesman for the command, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, made the disclosure in a statement in Abeokuta on Thursday.
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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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Sallah: Ogun FRSC to deploy breathalyzers – FRSC
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ogun Sector Command is to deploy breathalysers to test motorists in order to detect those who drive under the influence of alcohol during the Eid al–Adha (Sallah) festivities. The Sector Commander of FRSC, Mr Ahmed Umar, made this known in an interview with newsmen on Tuesday in Ota, Ogun.
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Gunmen invade Ogun church, kidnap 2 worshippers
Gunmen have reportedly invaded the Celestial Church of Christ, SBJ Oshofa Parish, Wasimi, Ewekoro Local Government Area of Ogun and abducted two worshippers. According to reports, the victims are; Oluwaseun Ajose, Assistant Shepherd of the parish, and Dagunro Ayobami, a Sunday school teacher.
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Ogun PDP: Reconciliation process in progress – Ladi Adebutu
Ogun Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, Ladi Adebutu, says he has started the process of reconciliation with all aggrieved party members in state. Adebutu, who stated this while addressing newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday shortly after collecting his Certificate of Return, said that the document had also authenticated his candidacy.
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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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2023: PDP decides on its governorship candidate in Ogun
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun has reaffirmed that Hon. Ladi Adebutu, remains its candidate for the 2023 governorship election in the state. The state PDP Chairman, Hon. Sikirulai Ogundele stated this at a news briefing in Abeokuta on Thursday. Ogundele noted that the primary election that produced Adebutu
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Ogun introduces 24-hour ambulance service to communities
Ogun State Government says it has introduced a 24-hour ambulance service across communities and rural areas to address health emergencies. The Commissioner for Health, Dr Tomi Coker, said this at a news conference on Friday in Abeokuta. She said the state could only boast of five basic life support ambulances in 2019, which currently increased…
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Dapo Abiodun wins Ogun APC guber ticket
Gov. Dapo Abiodun of Ogun has been declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2023 governorship election. Abiodun contested the primary election with five other aspirants; Abdulkabir Akinlade, Biyi Otegbeye, Modele Sarafa-Yusuf, Owodunni Opayemi, and Remi Bakare.
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Traditional medicine board inaugurates taskforce to check illegality in Ogun
The Ogun Alternate Medicine Board (OGAMB) has inaugurated a taskforce to curb unlawful practices in the subsector, as part of its effort to stamp out quackery. The OGAMB Chairman, Mr Balogun Olaleye, made this known in Abeokuta on Friday, at a one-day workshop. The workshop was staged with the National Association of Nigeria Traditional Medicine…