Ogun State, Nigeria, World News & Stories
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According to a Punch report, for solving 17 Maths questions in one minute, Oluwatunmise Idowu, a pupil of Scholars Universal Secondary School, Ota, Ogun State, has set a new record in the annual Cowbellpedia Mathematics Television quiz. Idowu who is 13 year old set the new record when she slugged it out in the Group…
Written by Karderinis Isidoros. The referendum of June 23, 2016 regarding Britain’s remain at or exit from the European Union, through its subversive BREXIT result – the first major, painful defeat for the under German control European Union of the banks and multinationals,- undoubtedly shook the dominant British and European political and economical system. The British,…
President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked Dibu Ojerinde, a professor, of his appointment as the registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB). Bem Goong, deputy director of press at the ministry of education, disclosed this in a statement, saying Ishaq Oloyede, a former vice-chancellor (VC) of the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN), had been appointed…
The USA, gunning for their third straight Olympic basketball gold medal, wrapped up their pre-Summer Games exhibition series with a dominating 110-66 win over world number 25 Nigeria on Monday night. The Americans’ buildup to the Rio de Janeiro Games included five straight exhibition wins, but just one came against an opponent ranked in the…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, said it had arrested additional 21 fleeing militants in the creeks of Arepo, Fatola and other parts of Lagos, bringing the total number of arrests to 40. The agency stated that the ongoing operation against pipeline vandals would not stop until all the miscreants were arrested. The NSCDC…
Some allegedly vandals, responsible for attacks on communities in Lagos and Ogun states in recent times are now escaping in their numbers to communities in the Ilaje and Ese-Odo local government areas of Ondo State. Investigations on Monday showed that the insurgents, who escaped the intensified aerial bombardment by the Nigerian Air Force of their…
The Nigerian Air Force, NAF has released a video of how its fighter jets destroyed suspected militants, who are said to be armed pipeline vandals strongholds at Arepo, Ogun State. The strikes were part of aerial operations to dislodge militants that have terrorised riverside communities of Ogun and Lagos states in recent times. See video…
The Remo Traditional Council has formally informed Governor Ibikunle Amosun about the passage of the Akarigbo and Paramount Ruler of Remoland, Oba Michael Adeniyi Sonariwo. Oba Michael Adeniyi Sonariwo who doubled as Chairman of the State Council of Obas until his demise joined his ancestors on July 23 while on medical check-up at a hospital…
There was palpable fear everywhere yesterday among residents of some coastal communities in the Arepo axis of Ogun State as guns boomed in the creeks, fueling suspicion that troops might have clashed with militants. The military head of operation in the area has however assured that there was no cause for alarm and that lives…
A new Police Commissioner, Ahmed Illiyasu has formally took over control of the state police command, Elewearan in Abeokuta, he promised that the peace and security of the state will not be compromised. Mr. Ahmed Illiyasu visited the state governor, Ibikunle Amosun, immediately after assuming duties. Mr. Illiyasu who was appointed and posted to Ogun…
