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ABUJA – The Honorable representing Egbado South/Ipokia Federal Constituency at the National Assembly, Hon. Kolawole Lawal Mobolorunduro has commiserated with the families of the deceased persons, and those whose houses were burnt or vandalised, in the recent crisis at Agosasa in Ipokia Local government area of Ogun State. According to …

ABEOKUTA – The Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, has vowed to go after the sponsors and perpetrators of mayhem in Agosasa town of Ipoka Local Government Area of the state, over the obaship tussle. It would be recalled that clashes erupted in the town at the weekend over the next …

OJA-ODAN-YEWA – Suspected members of Eiye cult group alleged to have attempted to kill a traditional ruler – Oba G.O Olukunle of Gbokotoland, in Yewa North local government of Ogun State, were on Sunday September 11, 2022, arrested by men of Ogun State Police Command. According to the Spokesman of …

PORT-HARCOURT – The Rivers State Police Command has rescued 15 children kidnapped from a child trafficking ring in Port Harcourt, the state capital. The state Commissioner of Police, CP Friday Eboka, disclosed this during a press briefing at the state police headquarters on Tuesday, September 6, 2022. The Command also …

ENUGU – A group of heavily armed men on Monday, September 5, 2022, disrupted a Labour Party meeting, at Awgu local government in Enugu West Senatorial District of Enugu State. According to a video clip that went viral recently, the gunmen were heard saying, “we’re doing what we’re supposed to …

LAGOS – Top staff of the Union Bank Plc have been alleged of colluding with a five-man fraud syndicate to defraud the Bank, a sum of N1, 626, 139, 795, 12 billion depositors’ money. According to a report published by “Celebrity Plus Online”, the fraud syndicates, allegedly in connivance with …

Why Navy Dismisses Officer SLT VN Ukpawanne The Nigerian Navy has dismissed an officer, SLT VN Ukpawanne, on allegations of sodomising a teenager in Delta State. Ukpawanne was court martial and found guilty on four counts of disobeying standing order, attempting to commit sodomy, disgraceful conduct and wrong use of …

BENIN – The Edo State Police Command at about midnight on Wednesday, August 17, 2022, busted a ritual shrine in a building along Asoro slope, off Ekenhua Road, Uzebu Quarters in Benin, recovering 20 mummified dead bodies and arresting three male suspects. In a video clip, recently shared on twitter, …

ABEOKUTA – A student of the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY), Abeokuta, Ogun State was reportedly abducted, raped and killed by unknowned assailants. It was scooped that the victim, identified as Happiness Okwa, an ND II student of Mass Communication, won the Miss MAPOLY beauty contest on August 3, 2022. Happiness …

MAIDUGURI – Aisha Alkali Wakil, a.k.a Mama Boko Haram, alongside Tahiru Saidu Daura and Prince Lawal Shoyede have been sentenced to 7 years imprisonment on a three count charge of conspiracy and stealing to the tune of N66m. Maiduguri Zonal Command of the EFCC, on Friday, August 12, 2022, secured …