Tag: Ogun
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Peculiar allowance: Ogun Judiciary staff begins warning strike
The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), Ogun branch, on Monday began a five day warning strike over nonpayment of 40 per cent peculiar allowance by the state government.
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Police arrests 7 suspected ritualists with human parts
The Ogun Police Command on Thursday arrested a seven-man gang that specialised in trading in human parts for rituals. The Commissioner of Police, Mr Abiodun Olamutu, said that a human heart and two kegs filled with human bodie
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Ogun CP expresses worry over rising cult killings
Mr Abiodun Alamutu, Commissioner of Police in Ogun, on Saturday expressed worry over the frequent cult clashes that had claimed lives in the state. Alamutu, represented by Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of Operations, Fergus Manger, sai
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Ogun Speaker stops suspension of Oluomo by lawmakers
The Speaker, Ogun Assembly, Mr Oludaisi Elemide (APC-Odeda), on Tuesday overturned the decision of other lawmakers to suspend the impeached Speaker of the state assembly, Olakunle Oluomo (APC-Ifo1). Elemide had during plenary in Abeokuta stepped down a motion moved
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4 killed, 11 arrested in Ogun cult clashes
The Police Command in Ogun, on Monday, confirmed the death of some suspected cultists in cult-related clashes in Abeokuta, the state capital. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, SP Omolola Odutola, confirmed the incidents to NAN in Abeokuta.
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Ogun Assembly passes motion on regulation of explosives used in mining
Following on the Jan.16 explosion that rocked Ibadan from illegal miners’ stored explosives, Ogun House of Assembly passed a resolution on Thursday calling on regulatory agencies to enforce safety precautions in the handling of explosives. This, the house noted, had become necessary, especially bearing in mind the indiscriminate use of dynamites by miners in quarries…
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Why we impeached Oluomo – Ogun lawmaker
The lawmaker representing Obafemi Owode Constituency, Hon Oludaisi Elemide has revealed what led to the impeachment of the Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Hon. Kunle Oluomo. Oluomo was impeached on Tuesday, with Hon Oludaisi Elemide appointed as the new Speaker in his place.
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BREAKING: Gunmen assassinate Ogun Chief
Popular traditional chief in Ogun, Adeyinka Folarin, the Baasegun of the Itunsokun village in the state, has been shot dead by unidentified gunmen.
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Police intercept couple trafficking one-month old baby from Lagos to Anambra
The Police Command in Anambra has arrested a couple suspected to be trafficking a one-month-old baby from Lagos to Onitsha. This is contained in a statement signed by the State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, and made
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Ogun women affairs ministry defends over N1bn 2024 budget
The Ogun Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Mrs Adijat Adeleye, on Monday, defended the over N1billion appropriated for the ministry in the state’s 2024 fiscal budget. Adeleye appeared before the Committee on Finance