Police nab suspected cult leader in Ogun, recover two pistols

Police nab suspected cult leader in Ogun, recover two pistols

Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a 25-year-old suspected leader of the Alora cult, Abiodun John, with an illegal firearm during a routine stop-and-search duty along the Akute/Olambe Road in the Ifo Local Government Area of the state. The command’s spokesman, Omolola Odutola disclosed this in a statement sent to journalists on Friday. Odutola said John was reportedly arrested on Thursday at about 3:30 p.m. following a […]

January 10, 2025 7

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Abiodun mourns Ogun business icon, socialite, ‘Cash Madam’

Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has expressed deep sorrow over the passing of renowned business mogul and socialite, Chief (Mrs) Adebisi Edionseri, popularly known as ‘Cash Madam.’ Her death, at the age of 89 on Sunday, marks a significant loss to Ogun State and Nigeria at large, the governor noted. Abiodun described the deceased as a trailblazing entrepreneur whose remarkable legacy has left an indelible mark on society, inspiring generations […]

January 6, 2025 6

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Customer kidnaps Ogun PoS operator’s seven-year-old daughter

The family of a seven-year-old girl, Mercy Akande, has raised the alarm over her disappearance in the Sango Ota area of Ogun State. Thursday that the incident happened on Monday close to where the girl’s mother operated a Point of Sale terminal in the community. It was gathered that a yet-to-be-identified male adult said to be the mother’s regular customer visited the shop, bought food for the seven-year-old girl, and […]

December 27, 2024 10

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Panic as hoodlums loot evacuated building in flooded Ogun community

Residents of Isheri Estate Community at the OPIC end of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway have expressed worries over the safety of their properties as hoodlums looted an evacuated building in the area.

November 4, 2024 8

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Hunter found dead in Ogun forest with bullet wounds

A hunter simply identified as Femi has been found dead with bullet wounds in a forest in the Ijebu Igbo area of Ogun State.

October 28, 2024 19

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Police nab wanted armed robber, rape suspect in Ogun

The Ogun State police command on Monday said that its Igbeba Division, Ijebu-Ode, arrested one Shedrack Olawale Olayemi, who had been on the police wanted list for armed robbery and alleged rape of some female students of Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, in July. The spokesperson for the state police command, SP Omolola Odutola, disclosed this in a statement sent to journalists on Monday. Odutola said that Olayemi was […]

October 7, 2024 23

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BREAKING: Gunmen abduct Babcock varsity worker in Ogun

Some unknown gunmen on Thursday abducted an assistant Chief Nursing Officer with the Babcock University Teaching Hospital, Ilisan Remo, Mrs Elizabeth Uruakpa. Uruakpa, 66, was said to be coming from the evening church service when the gunmen who had laid ambush swooped on her at the entrance of her house behind the new Ilisan market. The incident reportedly made the neighbourhood panic as many residents and shop owners quickly shut […]

September 6, 2024 11

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EFCC quizzes Ogun officials over govt funds

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibadan Zonal office, on Tuesday, reportedly invited some officials of the Ogun State government in connection with an ongoing investigation. The Head of Media and Publicity of the EFCC, Dele Oyewale, confirmed the development in a phone conversation with our correspondent on Wednesday. ‘’I just called our Ibadan zonal office and it was confirmed that some officials of the state government were invited for […]

August 8, 2024 47

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Motorists groan as Ogun ram market causes gridlock on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

Motorists on Wednesday found themselves stranded on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway as buyers and sellers of livestock at the Kara Market blocked sections of the road causing a massive traffic jam. Our correspondents, who monitored the traffic congestion along the corridor, observed that large trucks carrying livestock, which were parked by the side of the highway for offloading, compounded the gridlock on the corridor. While the livestock were being offloaded from […]

June 13, 2024 21

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