Tag: Ogun
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Lagos, Ogun & Bauchi as Niger Delta States? – Hope Eghagha
One of the consequences of state capture is the predilection of a few power holders in the hierarchy to govern, no rule the polity with impunity,
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Police overpower kidnappers in gun duel, arrest three during ransom collection[PHOTO]
Police in Ogun State have arrested three suspected kidnappers while they were trying to collect ransom on two victims abducted at Abule Oba, along Alamala in Ayetoro, Yewa North local government area of the state. The suspects, Abubakar Sodiq, 26, Ibrahim Kuaki, 24, and Muhammadu Dio, 22, were arrested on Tuesday, November 9, 2021. The…
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S-South senators reject moves to include Lagos, Ogun, Bauchi in NDDC
SENATORS from the South-South geo-political zone have rejected moves by the Senate to include Lagos, Ogun, Bauchi and others that have attained the status of oil-producing states into Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC. The senators raised the objection during the consideration of a Bill for an Act to amend the NDDC Act sponsored by Senator…
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24-year-old man stabs wife to death with scissors in Ogun
A 24-year-old man, Majiyagbe Olamilekan, has been arrested by men of the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly stabbing his wife to death with a pair of scissors. The Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, in a statement on Wednesday said that the suspect was arrested following a distress call received by the police in…
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Suspected kidnappers abduct three people during vigil in Ogun
Three persons, Ifeoluwa Alani-Bello; Adebare Oduntan and Mary Oliyide, were abducted by suspected kidnappers at Cherubim and Seraphim Church, Obada-Oko area of Abeokuta, in the early hours of Sunday. Their abductors according to a source were said to have demanded N6 million as ransom. This incident was confirmed by the State Police Public Relations Officer,…
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Ogun journalist petitions CP over herdsmen invasion on farmland
A journalist with Platform Times Newspaper in Ogun state, Fatai Ilyas, has petitioned the state Commissioner of Police, Lanre Bankole, over the alleged invasion of his farmland by some suspected Fulani herdsmen. Ilyas in the petition dated 21st October, 2021 said that the suspected Fulani herdsmen invaded his six acres vegetables farm situated at Awowo…
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71-year-old man slumps, dies during sex romp with call girl in Ogun
Ajibola Olufemi Adeniyi, a 71-year-old man has reportedly died during a romp with a call girl inside a hotel in Ogun State. It was learnt that the incident happened on Monday at 50/50 hotel Ogijo, Sagamu Local Government Area of Ogun State. The deceased, said to be a resident of 22, Akilo Street, Bariga, Lagos…
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Kidnappers bursted while collecting ransom in Ogun
The police authorities in Ogun State have arrested two suspected kidnappers while they were trying to collect ransom.
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Ogun Governor signs anti-open grazing bill into law
Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has signed the Anti-Open Grazing Bill and the Ranching Bill into law.
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Ogun Police caution against attending vigils to avoid being abducted
Police in Ogun on Sunday cautioned the public against organising prayer sessions at night, especially in forest area, to avoid being victims of kidnappers. Police spokesman in Ogun, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, gave the warning in a statement made available to reporters, in Ota, Ogun State. Oyeyemi said that the Ogun State Police Command had observed…