by ‘Jola Sotubo Two members of a vigilante group who brutally murdered a herbalist in Ogun have been sentenced to death. The duo of Seyi Oyeneye and David Oyedele were sentenced to die by hanging over the 2006 murder of one Semiu Babatunde, a herbalist. The deceased was stopped by the vigilante along with his... Read More

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January 6, 2014

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How we robbed victims using fake police vests – Suspect confesses

by Adeola Balogun A gang of robbers pretending to be policemen went on a rampage during the weekend in the Mowe environs of Ogun. The robbers, said to be decked in fake police vests, attacked a commercial bus conveying passengers to the Eastern part of the country. The attackers were said to have been about... Read More

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January 6, 2014

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‘His intestines were placed on his chest’ : Auditor at courier company murdered in Ogun (PHOTO)

by ‘Jola Sotubo The death has occurred of an internal auditor at Red Star Express, a courier company. Tunde Olawuwo, who was also a senior manager in the organization as well as an Area pastor with the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, is said to have been brutally butchered yesterday in his home in... Read More

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December 24, 2013

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Breaking: Ex-CAN President kidnapped by gunmen in Ogun

by Akan Ido There are indications that the retired Primate of the Anglican Church , Peter Jasper Akinola has been kidnapped. Akinola, one of the most revered Christian leaders in recent times was said to have been abducted by gunmen alongside his driver in Ogun State. The circumstances surrounding his kidnap is yet unclear but... Read More

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December 23, 2013

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Police arraign 25-year-old driver over manslaughter in Ogun

by Oge Okonkwo 25-year-old, Babatunde Abel was arraigned by the Police in Ogun state before an Ota Magistrate’s court in the state on a two-count charge of manslaughter and reckless driving. Narrating the incident to the court, the police prosecutor, Insp. Olajide Michael, said the accused committed the offence on Dec. 18 at 11.00 p.m. at Love Bus Stop,... Read More

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December 14, 2013

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Labour Party annouces expulsion of Gbenga Daniel

by Akintomiwa Agbaje Otunba Gbenga Daniel, the immediate past governor of Ogun State has been expelled from the Labour Party. The expulsion announcement was made by the Simeon Olabode, its Ogun State Chairman and Secretary, Sunday Oginni. PMNews reports: Mr. Daniel, elected two-term governor on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state was... Read More

November 17, 2013

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NGF crisis: 8 govs, 5 deputies attend retreat in Sokoto

by Akan Ido The nineteen member strong Rotimi Amaechi-faction of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum were in Sokoto yesterday for their second retreat. Six of the members were absent while thirteen of the governors were either present or represented by their state deputy governors. Rivers governor, Amaechi led others at the meeting including the host governor, Aliyu... Read More

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November 2, 2013

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Why I don’t sleep with my female fans – Rapper, Olamide

by Akan Ido Artiste, Olamide Adedeji keeps pushing the boundaries in the Yoruba rap genre in the Nigerian music industry using a style of delivery made popular by late music superstar, Da Grin. In this Sun Newspapers interview, the talented rapper who is also a final year student of the Tai Solarin University speaks on... Read More

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October 17, 2013

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Naked dead bodies of man and lover discovered in Ogun

by Oge Okonkwo The discovery of the naked and lifeless bodies of a man and his lover in a room threw into shock the residents of Ago-Iwoye; a community in Ijebu North Local Government Area of Ogun State. According to sources, the deceased man was identified as Akeem, a 50-year-old married father of four children,... Read More

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September 20, 2013

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ASUU strike: Students, lecturers, activists protest in Ogun

Scores of human right activists, lecturers and tertiary students Thursday staged a protest in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, over the protracted nationwide strike by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The protest, organised under the aegis of Joint Action Front (JAF), paralysed commercial and vehicular activities in some parts of the... Read More

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September 3, 2013

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‘He raped me with soap on my face’: Pastor arraigned for raping woman during ‘spiritual bath’

A 46-year-old Pastor, Olamide Sobowale, of Glory Church of Christ Aladura, Oke-Itoku, Abeokuta, Ogun State, has been ordered to be remanded in prison for allegedly raping a woman while bathing in his church backyard. Pastor Sobowale, who was arraigned before a Magistrate Court sitting in Isabo, Abeokuta, yesterday, was accused of raping one Dupe Makinde,... Read More

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August 24, 2013

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Tragedy in Ogun as 3-year-old boy drowns in well

by Oge Okonkwo Tragedy struck on Wednesday at the Ofada area of Mowe, Ogun State, south-west Nigeria, when a three-year-old boy, Ola William, fell into an open well and drowned. According to reports, the little boy had just come back from his school’s tutorials and was playing around the vicinity when the incident happened. It was... Read More

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August 22, 2013

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2015: Tension in Ogun APC as Osoba faction tips Adeola for governor against Amosun

by Oge Okonkwo The newly registered party All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ogun State, seems to be in a state of crisis as a faction believed to be loyal to the national leader of the party, Chief Olusegun Osoba, reportedly tipped former Managing Director of Guaranty Trust Bank Plc, Mr.Fola Adeola, to replace Governor Ibikunle Amosun as... Read More

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August 16, 2013

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Policeman engages armed robbers in gun battle, injures one

by Oge Okonkwo A brave police sergeant , Lawal Garba, on Thursday, along Agbeloba- Pepsi-Quarry road, engaged a gang of suspected armed robbers as he rode on a commercial motorcycle in a hot pursuit of the suspects. According to sources, the suspects were driving in a suspicious manner in a convoy of two vehicles, a white Ford van without registration... Read More

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August 12, 2013

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Monster: Man accused of raping and killing young hawker in Ogun

Why should a young girl suffer so much pain before she was so callously murdered? That is the question that residents of Idimeta village, Ibaragu, on the outskirts of Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, are struggling to find an answer to. Bilikisu Adeyemi, a 16-year-old groundnut hawker, was allegedly raped and then shot dead with... Read More

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August 11, 2013

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8 people arrested in Ogun for killing elephant

by Oge Okonkwo Eight people have been arrested for killing an elephant in a forest reserve popularly called elephants forest located in a border area between J1 and J3 in Ijebu-Igbo, Ijebu North local government area of Ogun State. Disclosing this to newsmen in Abeokuta on Sunday, the state commissioner for forestry, Ayo Olubori, said the... Read More

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August 1, 2013

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Mistaken identity? How cult group killed 2 people in Ogun

by Oge Okonkwo Two persons, Lekan Ojaewele, 22, and Muyiwa Adeyemi, 20, have been killed by suspected cultists on Wednesday evening at Ajegunle-Ijada and Ishado areas of Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State. The victims were apprentices in the barbing and electronic businesses, it was further revealed that the killing was an accident as their bosses were the targets.... Read More

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July 28, 2013

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Ekiti has the largest cannabis plantations in the country – NDLEA

by Chi Ibe About 1,404.27 hectares of cannabis farmland was destroyed in 2012 in Nigeria’s South-West geopolitical zone alone making it the largest cannabis plantations in the country, the Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has said. Ekiti State alone had 764 hectares of cannabis farmland making it the state with the highest number of cannabis plantations.... Read More

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July 22, 2013

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Lateef Ibirogba: Rivers crisis and the lingering issue of state police

by Lateef Ibirogba A state governor, as the chief security officer of his state, in an ideal setting, ought to have the control of police stationed in his state. The current trend where the Police Commissioner in a state will have to take orders from Abuja concerning security issues in a state, is, to say... Read More

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July 21, 2013

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Opinion: Wole Soyinka and his army of nay-sayers

by Obi Nwakanma But to demean her, and to ask the president to “call his wife to order” without as much as understanding the intricate issues behind the Rivers situation exposes Soyinka to needless partisanship. Last week, Professor Wole Soyinka, our world-renowned playwright and Nobel laureate for literature inserted himself in a very unseemly way... Read More

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July 8, 2013

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Modupe Adefeso-Olateju: Much ado about low-fee private schools in Nigeria (Y! Policy Hub)

by Modupe Adefeso-Olateju Not all unapproved schools are wholly illegal entities. Some are simply embroiled in the lengthy process of applying for state approval. I recently visited an educational establishment in Lagos to conduct some research. For ease of comprehension, I shall refer to this establishment as a school. I wanted to understand why parents... Read More

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June 25, 2013

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“Nigeria received $8.9 billion in FDI in 2012” – Foreign affairs minister, Olugbenga Ashiru gives mid-term report

by David Udom The Federal Government says it is using its Foreign Policy to attract foreign direct investment that will create job opportunities for Nigerians. Minister of Foreign Affairs Ambassador Olugbenga Ashiru stated this in Abuja when he presented his mid-term scorecard at the ongoing Ministerial Platform. He said consequent upon the dynamic economic diplomacy... Read More

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June 23, 2013

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Ex-UNAAB student nabbed for armed robbery in Ogun (PICTURED)

The operations of a suspected armed robber, Solomon Ayodele Solarin, who attacked and robbed students of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB) recently have been halted as a result of his arrest by policemen from Obantoko Division of the Ogun State Police Command. Recovered from the suspect, who was said to be an ex-student... Read More

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June 23, 2013

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Terrible: 20 armed robbers strike in Ogun, kill 6 people

by Akan Ido A gang of armed robbers yesterday attacked Ifo community in Ifo local government area of Ogun State killing six people including five operatives of the Ogun State Vigilante Service. The robbers who were said to have operated in an unmarked lorry shot five men of the Vigilante Service guarding a filling station in the area.... Read More

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June 23, 2013

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Funke Egbemode: PDP is a divided house under a mysterious spell

by Funke Egbemode From Oyo to Adamawa today, it is safe to say PDP!!!!! – Divided house. There are factions everywhere. Everybody is a big boy. Everybody has clout. Everybody has money. So nobody is listening to anybody. There is juju, plenty of jazz at work, I told myself. This is beyond ordinary eye. Then... Read More

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June 22, 2013

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How uniformed men abducted, stripped my wife and I naked – Company chief

The spate of robbery incidents seems to be on the rise in Ogun State, with the recent experience of the general manager of a car company in Lagos, Mr. Lanre Bammeke. His grey Toyota Avensis car, with registration number LL 969 EKY, was snatched at gunpoint by robbers dressed in military camouflage. While recounting their... Read More

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June 10, 2013

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What I’m suffering from is spiritual attack – Majek Fashek

by Akan Ido Raggae artiste, Majek Fashek held the Nigerian music scene spellbound with his song, ‘Send Down The Rain’ in the 80s but the music star is now a shadow of himself with stories of his engagement in substance abuse going the rounds. The musician spoke with the Nigerian Tribune about his life, music... Read More

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May 17, 2013

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Who declared this war? – and more, in today’s news roundup with Cheta Nwanze

by Cheta Nwanze Sadly the ACN decided to play politics with the #SoE in the North. This hard-hitting editorial tells them precisely where to stuff that play. Truth is bitter, or so the old saying goes. However, if you want to have any form of progress, you have to tell yourself the truth, or a variation of... Read More

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May 12, 2013

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At 75, Alaafin of Oyo jogs for 3 hours every week – Daughter

by Akan Ido Sade, the first daughter of the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi tells us about her life, her family and her father. Read the Punch Newspapers excerpts below: What was the experience of growing up in the palace? Growing up in the palace was a combination of cultural and moral discipline, wrapped in... Read More

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April 14, 2013

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How Daddy started sleeping with me when I was 10 – Orphanage rape victim recounts harrowing tale (PICTURED)

Female inmates at the Light of Hope Orphanage describe how the owner of the orphanage allegedly raped them repeatedly. From the outside, the Light of Hope Orphanage in Akute area of Ogun State looks like every other orphange. The facility which was founded in 1996 by Mr. Olatayo Atunde receives donations from multinational companies, non-governmental... Read More

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Vigilante members sentenced to death for brutally killing herbalist in Ogun

How we robbed victims using fake police vests – Suspect confesses

‘His intestines were placed on his chest’ : Auditor at courier company murdered in Ogun (PHOTO)

Breaking: Ex-CAN President kidnapped by gunmen in Ogun

Police arraign 25-year-old driver over manslaughter in Ogun

Labour Party annouces expulsion of Gbenga Daniel

NGF crisis: 8 govs, 5 deputies attend retreat in Sokoto

Why I don’t sleep with my female fans – Rapper, Olamide

Naked dead bodies of man and lover discovered in Ogun

ASUU strike: Students, lecturers, activists protest in Ogun

‘He raped me with soap on my face’: Pastor arraigned for raping woman during ‘spiritual bath’

Tragedy in Ogun as 3-year-old boy drowns in well

2015: Tension in Ogun APC as Osoba faction tips Adeola for governor against Amosun

Policeman engages armed robbers in gun battle, injures one

Monster: Man accused of raping and killing young hawker in Ogun

8 people arrested in Ogun for killing elephant

Mistaken identity? How cult group killed 2 people in Ogun

Ekiti has the largest cannabis plantations in the country – NDLEA

Lateef Ibirogba: Rivers crisis and the lingering issue of state police

Opinion: Wole Soyinka and his army of nay-sayers

Modupe Adefeso-Olateju: Much ado about low-fee private schools in Nigeria (Y! Policy Hub)

“Nigeria received $8.9 billion in FDI in 2012” – Foreign affairs minister, Olugbenga Ashiru gives mid-term report

Ex-UNAAB student nabbed for armed robbery in Ogun (PICTURED)

Terrible: 20 armed robbers strike in Ogun, kill 6 people

Funke Egbemode: PDP is a divided house under a mysterious spell

How uniformed men abducted, stripped my wife and I naked – Company chief

What I’m suffering from is spiritual attack – Majek Fashek

Who declared this war? – and more, in today’s news roundup with Cheta Nwanze

At 75, Alaafin of Oyo jogs for 3 hours every week – Daughter

How Daddy started sleeping with me when I was 10 – Orphanage rape victim recounts harrowing tale (PICTURED)

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