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SAGAMU – Security operatives in Ogun State on Wednesday tracked six suspected cultists, allegedly involved in the violence that erupted in Sagamu at the weekend to the official residence of a member of the state House of Assembly. The member, representing Sagamu State Constituency (1), Hon. Damilare Bello Mohammed, was …

SAGAMU – Ogun State Governor Prince Dapo Abiodun has said that his administration would soon enact a law that will pronounce the death penalty on anyone caught engaging in cult activities in the state. Governor Abiodun made this known on Tuesday, September 19, 2023, at a meeting with the Paramount …

Prosecutors said that the defendants, Patricia and Matthew, were sentenced to 2,340 years in jail and people are still saying that wasn’t enough time after what they did. The then 34-year-old Patricia was sentenced to 1,590 years in prison and her 42-year-old husband, Matthew, to 750 years in prison. The …

ABEOKUTA – Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has directed security agencies in the State to rid Sagamu and its environs of the menace of cultists and cult-related activities in the State. The directive came in the wake of renewed clashes among rival cult gangs in the town at the …

Ondo State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Olubunmi Osadahun, experienced a distressing Sunday when she was physically assaulted and injured in Arigidi Akoko, in the Akoko North West Local Government Area of the state. This altercation occurred amid a dispute over the allocation of subsidy relief materials. In …

ABUJA – Against the backdrop of the allegations trailing death of the Nigerian hip-hop star, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, fondly called Mohbad, the Nigeria Police Force has said it will carry out comprehensive investigation into the death of “KPK” crooner. According to a statement made available to journalists on Thursday, September …

ABEOKUTA – Chief Akeem Adigun, known as Socopao, underwent police questioning regarding an alleged murder case in Agosasa-Yewa, Ogun State, following a petition filed by aggrieved Agosasa indigenes with the office of the Acting Inspector General of Police, Ag. IGP Kayode Egbetokun. The investigation stems from the alleged killing of …

LAGOS – Management of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), has said that its attention has been drawn to a recent video circulating on social media alleging the use of LASTMA Towing van to steal a vehicle as early as 6am at Somolu area of Lagos. According to a …

ABEOKUTA – The Ogun State Government, on Wednesday, August 23, 2023, disowned a fake website set up by fraudsters (https://Inkbitz.com) asking Ogun indigenes to log in their details in order to received palliative funds from the Federal Government. In a statement issued by the Chief Economic Adviser to the Governor, …

ABEOKUTA – Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has condoled Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, representing Ogun West senatorial district, over the killing of his aide, Mr. Adeniyi Sanni, on Saturday, August 5, 2023 in Lagos. The governor, in a statement issued by his media office in Abeokuta, the Ogun State …