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Lee Evans, the record holder who wore a black beret in protest against the 1968 Olympics, he died on Wednesday at the Babcock University Teaching Hospital, Ilishan-Remo. Evans was 74 before the incidence American athletics confirms Evans’ death. The San Jose Mercury News reports that Evans’ family is raising funds to raise funds in hopes…
A United States federal magistrate court in New York ruled Wednesday that Ogun State Governor’s Special Assistant, Abidemi Rufai, charged in last year’s $650 million unemployment fraud in Washington state cannot be released before his trial. The special aide to the Ogun State Governor, arrested Friday in New York as he attempted to leave the US, had asked a federal court to release…
Two people have been reportedly killed and three others injured in an explosion in ex-governor Gbenga Daniel’s Conference Hotel in Abeokuta, Ogun State. According to reports, the incident occurred around 12 pm when a technician was filling an automatic door at the entrance of the hotel. Reports indicated that the technician and one other person…
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has set a new date for the upcoming 2021 National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) into Federal Unity Colleges from May 29 to June 5. This is contained in a statement by Mr Azeez Sani, NECO Head of Information and Public Relations Division in Abuja on Wednesday.He said that registration of…
Nigerian government has recovered over $700 million stolen funds hid in foreign countries for the past four years, the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has said. He said the recoveries were made possible through “proactive and collaborative” efforts from foreign nations such as the United States, the United Kingdom,…
The Ogun and Lagos police commands have strengthen security in different parts of their states to avert any possible attack by members of the Indigenous People of Biafra and its Eastern Security Network. This was contained in a statement by the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, during a security summit chaired by Governor…
The 42-year-old political aide, who was appointed by the governor in August 2020, was arrested by the FBI on Friday at JFK Airport in New York. The senior special assistant, Abidemi Rufai has been scheduled for a detention hearing on Wednesday. As reported by The Cable Tuesday, Kunle Somorin, the governor’s spokesperson, in a statement…
The United States Secret Service has received reporting of a well-organized Nigerian fraud ring exploiting the COVID-19 crisis to commit large-scale fraud against state unemployment insurance programs DoJ Abidemi Rufai, a senior special assistant to Ogun State governor on housing has been arrested in the United State for Covid-19 pandemic related wire fraud, the US…
Aseyin of Iseyinland, Oba Abdulganiyy Salau, has warned Igboho including other Yoruba nation agitators not to visit Iseyin for now. You can know when they will start but anything can happen along the line. The people are still grieving. So, they should not come to Iseyin for any rally now Oba Abdulganiyy Salau, The Aseyin…
In its determination to fight the pandemic, the Ogun State Government is set to adopt free testing of residents in 10 General Hospitals. This according to the State Commissioner for Health, Dr Tomi Coker, would afford interested members of the public and all patients to get themselves tested free to know their status. “We are…
