Tag: Ogun
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2019: Ogun governorship aspirant abandons ambition, declares for second term in Senate
A governorship aspirant in Ogun State on the platform of All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola (aka Yayi) has abandoned his governorship ambition to pursue a second term in the Nigerian Senate. Recall that Adeola currently represents Lagos West on the floor of the Senate. He had earlier launched a campaign to contest…
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![[Video/photos] Two missing, properties destroyed as heavy rain wreaks havoc in Ogun](https://thenewsguru.ng/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Flood-iv.jpg)
[Video/photos] Two missing, properties destroyed as heavy rain wreaks havoc in Ogun
There was pandemonium on Friday in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital after a torrential rain wreaked havoc. The rain which fell heavily for over two hours reportedly swept away a mother and her child while properties worth billions of naira were also destroyed. Heavy wrecks havoc in Ogun State on Friday #TheNewsGuru A post shared…
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Tragedy as speeding car kills three teachers, injures others in Ogun
There was pandemonium in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital on Monday as a motorist ran into and killed three female teachers. The accident occurred at Alapako, opposite the office of the Ogunmakin unit of the Federal Road Safety Corps end of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. One of them was said to be a teacher in a…
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PHONE SWAP: We steal phones from prostitutes in Ogun, sell to prostitutes in Lagos- suspects
The Operatives of Rapid Response Squad of Lagos State Police Command have arrested two suspects who specialized in stealing mobile phones from their dates and prostitutes after lodging them in motels and sell to other prostitutes. The suspects, Semiu Obanla, 35, and David Edet, 32, both married, were arrested at an hotel in Abule-Egba, Lagos,…
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SUPREMACY BATTLE: Cult members clash in Ogun, kill six, several injured
There was pandemonium on Sunday in Ijebu-Igbo, Ogun State as rival cult groups attacked each other killing six and injuring several others in a serious gun battle. The gun battle which began around 5:30 pm on Sunday at Oke – Sopen road leading to Station bus stop, spilled into Oke – Agbo area and Ojowo,…
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Truck rams into parked car in Ogun, kills five
Tragedy struck on Thursday night when a truck rammed into a parked car along the Sagamu – Ogijo road, Ogun State, killing five persons and leaving two others seriously injured. An eyewitness said the incident occurred on Thursday night and involved a truck with number plate KNA 346 XA and a Toyota Camry,with registration number…
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[Graphic Photos] Armed smugglers ambush, butcher Customs official in Ogun
There was pandemonium on Wednesday at the Ibeji River in Idogo-Ifonyitedo area of Ogun State as suspected smugglers ambushed, attacked and butchered a Customs official during a routine patrol of the area. It was learnt that the Operative attached to the Federal Operations Unit but posted to the Idiroko border area, was said to have…
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Police kills suspected kidnapper in Ogun
Luck ran against a member of a kidnap syndicate terrorising Ilaro and its environs in the early hours of Friday Feb. 2, when he was shot dead by men of Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad led by Uba Adam. The gang was said have kidnapped one Sanni Dan Nasarawa and tied him for seven days in…
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Custom officers shot, injure 8-month pregnant woman in Ogun
There was pandemonium on Thursday at the Iyana Iyesi, Ado Odo/Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State as operatives of the Nigeria Customs Service reportedly shot and injured a pregnant woman identified as Bukola Olugunna. Olugunna, who is carrying an eight-month pregnancy, was allegedly shot by the NCS Operatives attached to the Federal Operation Unit,…
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Auto crash claims 5 lives on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said that five persons died and 13 others injured in an accident that occurred on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Sunday. Mr Clement Oladele, Ogun Sector Commander of FRSC, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in an interview in Ota, Ogun, that the accident occurred at Wazobia, at…