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IBaDAN – The fugitive, Sunday Shodipe who was re-arrested after he had been on the run for many days, has finally shed light on how he escaped from police custody in Ibadan. According to Sunday, he revealed that a new female DPO had ordered one police officer at the station …

ABUJA – The management of BusinessDay newspapers has tendered its unreserved apology to the Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Prof Yemi Osinbajo SAN over the story it published on August 9, 2020, through businessday.ng, titled “Ex APC Spokesman Asks Buhari To Probe Osinbajo, AGF Over Alleged N10bn …

ABEOKUTA – In view of the forthcoming Sallah celebration, the Ogun State Police Command has put in place a robust security arrangement to ensure hitch-free Sallah celebration by the good people of Ogun State. According to a release e-signed and made available to the media, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, Police Public …

ABEOKUTA – The B Zone Vice President of Nigerian Association of Women Journalist (NAWOJ) Comrade Morenike Tony Esan has called on members of the association be more vibrant and united in order to move the association forward. Comrade Morenike stated this in her inaugural speech held at the Nigerian Union …

ABUJA – President Muhammadu Buhari has given directives for better coordination among security and investigating agencies with the National Assembly to ensure that the administration’s effort to bring sanity, transparency and accountability to the management of the large amount of resources dedicated to development of the Niger Delta sub-region is …

By Raymond Osho Police in Ogun state on Wednesday, July 15, 2020 shot dead a suspected kidnapper along Shagamu-Ijebu Ode road, rescuing two victims. The police Spokesperson, Abimbola Oyeyemi in a release in Abeokuta, the state capital said the incident happened when the District Police Officer (DPO) of Shagamu, SP …

KADUNA: A deaconess has been arrested after she allegedly subjected her ward to a series of brutal torture that has shocked Nigerians. The 14-year-old girl named Princess lived with her parents in Kaduna until they were displaced by bandits following an attack on their community. As a result, Princess’ parents …

OGUN STATE: The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Ogun State Command Headquarters, Abeokuta, had intercepted booties and Petroleum Motor Spirit(PMS) looted from NNPC Right of Way, along Ganwun in Wawa tent in Ifo South (Akute) Local Government Area of the State. In a release e-signed and made available to …

By Raymond Osho ABEOKUTA: The Ogun State Police Command has arrested 50 members of the “Aiye” confraternity alongside other 53 other suspected criminals. The suspects were arrested for various offences ranging from armed robbery, fakery, rape among others. The state Commissioner of Police, CP Kenneth Ebrimson, stated this on Thursday, …

  By Larry Madowo The day after his 29th birthday in May, Olalekan Jacob Ponle posted a picture on his Instagram standing next to a bright yellow Lamborghini in Dubai. “Stop letting people make you feel guilty for the wealth you’ve acquired,” he admonished, wearing designer jewellery and Gucci clothes …