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November 15, 2013

Why Pastor Adeboye suspended work on RCCG’s ‘N20 billion 3-Kilometre auditorium’

by Chi Ibe The billion-naira auditorium is back in the news again. Nigeria's most revered pentecostal preacher, Enoch Adejare Adeboye had announced at e 61st Annual Convention of the Redeemed…

November 13, 2013

Tragic: Teenager arraigned for shooting a 6-year-old boy to death in Ogun

by 'Jola Sotubo A teenager in Ogun has been arraigned before a court in the state over allegations that he was responsible for the death of a young child. Kashi…

November 8, 2013

“I sold Pasuma’s Range Rover for N950,000” – Notorious armed robber confesses (PICTURED)

by Oge Okonkwo In an interview with Kasali Adegoke, the 32-year-old man who spearheaded the robbery gang that snatched the 2006 Range Rover Sport owned by fuji musician, Wasiu Alabi…

October 31, 2013

25 arrested as ‘Okada’ men fight in court

by Adeola Balogun The Federal High Court in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, was the scene of a violent clash with some commercial motorcyclists aka "okada" being taken into custody…

October 24, 2013

BUSTED: 2 suspected kidnappers of female student arrested in Ogun

by 'Jola Sotubo Operatives of the Ogun State police force yesterday took into custody two men who were alleged to have indulged in the criminal act of kidnapping. The long…

October 10, 2013

“They confessed to kidnapping 3 children” – Police arrest three suspected kidnappers in Lagos

by 'Jola Sotubo A kidnapper's den in Lagos State has been raided by operatives of the state police command leading to the arrest of a gang of kidnappers comprising three…

October 6, 2013

Tragic news: Lone accident leaves 1 person dead, many others injured in Ogun

by 'Jola Sotubo File photo At least one person has been confirmed dead as a result of a ghastly auto crash occurred on the Abeokuta-Lagos Expressway yesterday. 22 other persons,…

October 2, 2013

Drama as Redeemed Church workers get chased by armed thugs off new auditorium site

Armed hoodlums, numbering over 40, have invaded Agufoye village, site of the proposed new 3-kilometre auditorium of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, and chased away members of the…

September 25, 2013

SCAM: Man dupes buyer in fake car deal while posing as customs officer

by Adeola Balogun A man posing as a customs officer in a bid to sell a car under false pretenses has been apprehended by men of the Ogun State Police…

September 17, 2013

Terrible: Ogun vigilante member allegedly kills man after argument

by 'Jola Sotubo A man in Ogun State has allegedly been gunned down by an overzealous vigilante member. Tosin Joye, described as a quiet young man by residents of Alata…

September 8, 2013

Bishop Oyedepo watched as his church members assaulted OGTV crew – Ogun gov’t

For the second time, some members of the Living Faith Church Worldwide, better known as Winners Chapel have attacked another set of officials of Ogun State Government. A reporter and…

September 7, 2013

Give (not) unto Caesar: Church workers reportedly beat, detain Ogun gov’t officials over N2 million tax

File photo Pandemonium broke out in Ota, in Ado-Odo-Ota Local Government Area of Ogun state when some Church workers allegedly beat and detained five officials of the state Internal Revenue…

August 28, 2013

Monster: Man, 37, arrested for raping 6-year-old girl in Ogun

by 'Jola Sotubo A 37-year-old man has been arrested in Ogun State for the alleged rape of a six-year-old girl. The man was apprehended by men of the state police…

August 27, 2013

FRAUD: Gov’t panel alleges theft of N31 million WAEC fees in Ogun

by 'Jola Sotubo A shocking discovery has been made by a panel of enquiry set up by the Ogun State Government to investigate the alleged misappropriation of WAEC fees in the…

August 26, 2013

Political violence: APC chieftain beaten and stripped off his clothes by thugs in Ogun

by 'Jola Sotubo Saturday was a dark day for Emmanuel Ajala, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Ogun State, as he was severely beaten and subsequently stripped naked…

August 26, 2013

2 robbers killed in Ogun after gun battle with police

by 'Jola Sotubo File photo: Paraded suspects Two of three robbers who engaged in a shoot out with policemen in Ogun State last Wednesday have been confirmed dead. The Ogun…

August 22, 2013

Mob justice: Suspected gay man beaten up and arrested in Ogun (PHOTOS)

The hostility felt towards homosexuals in Nigeria was publicly displayed today as a man alleged to be gay was beaten to a pulp in Ogun state. The victim simply identified…

August 21, 2013

“I did it to save my wife’s life” – Suspected pipeline vandal confesses (PICTURED)

by 'Jola Sotubo This was the story of 20 year old Owoye Ebiwe, an indigene of Ondo state who was one of ten suspected pipeline vandals apprehended by the Special…

August 17, 2013

Tragic news: 6 people die in Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway auto-crash

by 'Jola Sotubo File photo Tragedy struck on the Abeokuta-Lagos Expressway on Friday when a multiple accident left six people dead and 21 others critically injured. The accident occurred around…

August 11, 2013

Opinion: Of Femi Fani-Kayode and his gospel of hate

by Nnaemeka Meribe A million Fani-Kayodes cannot create a gulf between us. Lagos and the Yoruba need people from other parts of Nigeria just as others need Lagos and the…

August 10, 2013

Pastor Adeboye reveals plan to build 3km long auditorium

The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), on Saturday said it would build a three kilometre long auditorium. The General Overseer of RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye said this during the…

August 8, 2013

AWFUL: Landlord sets 6 youth ablaze for smoking Indian hemp (GRAPHIC IMAGES)

by Chisom Ukaegbu Six young men got more than they bargained for when they were set ablaze by a neighbor for incessant gambling and smoking of Indian Hemp. The incident…

August 7, 2013

Sad news: 2 people dead, 16 injured in Ogun auto crash

by Oge Okonkwo Officials of the Federal Road Safety Commission A ghastly motor accident involving two vehicles occurred at Aperin Road along the Ijebu-Ode-Ibadan Expressway in Ogun State on Tuesday, killing two…

July 31, 2013

How man killed his friend in Ogun after argument over phone charger

by Chisom Ukaegbu Tragedy occurred at Isapodo area of Ijebu-Ife, in Ijebu North-East Local Government Area of Ogun State as a young man was killed during a petty argument over…

July 27, 2013

Aww, this is SO cute: The Kokomaster, D’banj shows love to his sister at her wedding (LOOK)

by Isi Esene International music superstar, D'banj was on hand to show so much love to his sister, Taiwo Oyebanjo who got married to Cool FM On-Air-Personality, Dotun today in…

July 26, 2013

Opinion: Jonathan’s visit to Obasanjo – The tête-à-tête

by Gbenga Omotoso I simply suggested a carrot-and-stick approach. Is that not what you’re doing now? Nobody can gag me o; tell them that I, Aremu Okikiola Obasanjo Baba Iyabo,…

July 22, 2013

Customs arrest 4 suspects for smuggling N100 million worth of turkey

by Rachel Ogbu Suspects (Photo: Punch) The Ogun State Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has put the Duty Paid Value of 15,000 cartons of frozen turkey being smuggled along…

July 20, 2013

Jonathan, Northern governors meet Obasanjo

by Isi Esene There are reports that President Goodluck Jonathan today paid a visit to the former president, Olusegun Obasanjo in his Abeokuta home. The president was said to have…