Tag: Ogun State

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July 10, 2013

Police arrest 10 suspected cultists at a party in Ogun

by Rachel Ogbu 10 Suspected burglars belonging to an unnamed secret cult in Igbesa area of the Agbara Industrial town ...

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July 7, 2013

Terrible: Vigilante kills MTN staff, student in Ogun

by Akan Ido Men of the Vigilante Service of Ogun State reportedly shot dead Moruf Raji, a student of the ...

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July 1, 2013

Actor arrested for abducting monarch’s wife, claims innocence (PICTURED)

by Rachel Ogbu A man has been arrested in Ogun state for attempting to abduct the wife of the traditional ...

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June 28, 2013

PDP crises: Gbenga Daniel, 12 others suspended for ‘anti-party activities’

by Rachel Ogbu The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun East Senatorial District, Doyin Fakoya has announced ...

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June 21, 2013

Sad news: OOU lecturer, 2 others die in car accident (PHOTO)

A Senior Lecturer at Ogun State-owned Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago Iwoye, Dr. Gbenga Dally and two other persons lost their ...

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June 18, 2013

Traditional ruler beaten and stripped off his clothes appears before commission of inquiry in Ogun (PHOTOS)

by Rachel Ogbu The Olofin of Ado-Odo in Ado-Odo-Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State, Oba Abdul Lateef Adeniran, recently said that ...

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May 22, 2013

This is what laziness does to us – and more, in today’s news roundup with Cheta Nwanze

by Cheta Nwanze “I also don’t believe in drugs. For years I paid my people extra so they wouldn’t do ...

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May 16, 2013

66! Illegal hospitals in Ogun State shut down

by Rachel Ogbu 66 illegal healthcare centres in Ogun state have been sealed, the Ogun State Government has announced. Yesterday ...

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May 9, 2013

Goodness, gracious: Man slaughters ex-girlfriend, then has sex with her corpse in Ogun State (PICTURED)

by Rachel Ogbu A 25-year-old man in Ogun state has been accused of  slaughtering his 21-year-old girlfriend because she broke up ...

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May 5, 2013

INTERVIEW: “I shudder to think of how this country will be if the opposition ever gets power” – PDP’s Olisa Metuh

What scares me about the opposition is the degree of undemocratic tendencies that they exhibit. I shudder to think of ...

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April 23, 2013

Opinion: Beyond our ethnic and religious differences

by Abd’Raqeeb Salako The unfortunate thing is that the moment we start fighting these ethno-religious battles, we are winning the ...

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April 20, 2013

Is Ogun lawmaker, Adeyinka Mafe on the run from UK authorities? (PICTURED)

by Akan Ido The lack of thorough background checks on our public officials have been a cause of concern to ...

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April 16, 2013

Youth rage: Ogun royal father beaten and stripped naked, palace destroyed

by Akan Ido Hoodlums yesterday attacked a traditional ruler, Oba Lateef Adeniran, in Ado-Odo Ota Local Government Area of Ogun ...

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April 11, 2013

Awful: Driver rapes 15-year-old housemaid, blames the devil (PICTURED)

The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps has arrested a driver, Olusegun Ajayi, for allegedly raping a 15-year-old housemaid in ...

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April 5, 2013

Police deny parading a 2-month old baby in robbery case in Ogun… despite photo evidence (LOOK)

by Rachel Ogbu Ogun State police has come out to clarify the issue about parading a two month old baby ...

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April 1, 2013

Police arrest and parade 2-month-old baby in robbery case in Ogun(PICTURED)

by Rachel Ogbu A two-month-old girl was arrested and paraded in Ogun State after police could not find her father connected ...

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March 30, 2013

We are here for you: Police assures residents after they received warning letters from ‘robbers’ in Ogun

by Rachel Ogbu With April Fool’s Day just around the corner, this might be a mean joke but for the ...

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March 28, 2013

Chilling: Robbers write letter to prepare residents for attack in Ogun (LOOK)

by Rachel Ogbu Residents in Lambe, Ogun State, were thrown aback after they woke up one day to find letters ...

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March 16, 2013

#HumanTrafficking: 2 minors raped in Ogun State as part of initiation into prostitution

by Rachel Ogbu Two minors were reportedly raped as part of an initiation process into the world of prostitution, it ...

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March 3, 2013

Funke Egbemode: The PDP should watch it lest they fall

by Funke Egbemode Once upon a time, PDP reigned and ruled Ogun state. Then the leaders and elders of the ...

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February 27, 2013

“Poverty rate in the North is 3 times of what it is in Lagos” – Bill Clinton, as ThisDay honours 15 teachers

by Isi Esene Former United States president, Bill Clinton has attributed the growing terrorism menace in the country to poverty. ...

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January 25, 2013

Car accident: 14-year-old paralysed boy dies

If death could be restrained, Mubarak Abdul-Mojeed, a 14-year-old boy, paralysed by accident on December 11, 2011, would have lived. ...

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January 16, 2013

Bruised ego: Obasanjo declines taking part in laying of wreath

by Akan Ido The Armed Forces Remembrance Day celebration was temporarily put on hold in Abeokuta, Ogun State yesterday when ...

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January 4, 2013

Tragic: Generator fumes kill 80-year-old woman, 4 grandchildren

Sorrow and sadness on Thursday enveloped Robiyan, near Ijoko in Ifo Local Government, Ogun State as residents discovered the lifeless ...

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January 3, 2013

“I would have been a dead person…” – Obasanjo speaks (again) on the fire incident

by Isi Esene Olusegun Obasanjo is counting his blessings and announcing it to anyone who cares to listen. The former ...

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December 27, 2012

Updated: Former President Obasanjo’s hilltop mansion in Abeokuta on fire (PICTURED)

by Isi Esene The Hilltop mansion of former president Olusegun Obasanjo in his hometown, Abeokuta, Ogun State, was gutted by ...

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December 23, 2012

Gruesome: How herdsmen raped bride and killed 21 people in Ogun

For allegedly refusing some herdsmen the usage of their farmlands to graze their herds, no fewer than 21 people of ...

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December 21, 2012

Ogun PDP: Free-for-all fight as Obasanjo and Kashamu factions clash

by Akan Ido The battle for supremacy for the soul of the People s Democratic Party in Ogun State is ...

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December 6, 2012

“How top police officer is shielding my father’s killers from prosecution”

On March 13, 2012, Pastor David Ogbolu, Founder of Christ Bible Gospel Church, Ajibawo Village in Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government of ...

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December 2, 2012

Social media encourages ‘jungle journalism’ – Olusegun Osoba

by Isi Esene Former governor of Ogun State, Olusegun Osoba, has lamented the negative effect social media has on journalism ...

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