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The Ogun State Police Command has started investigating the death of a 22-year-old singer, Adesina Afeez, also known as Destiny Boy. This was made known in a statement released in Abeokuta by the police spokesperson, Oluseyi Babaseyi. He said the case has been handed over to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCIDhttps://scidlagos.ng/), Homicide Section, for…
Nollywood special effects artist, James Akaie, has died after an explosion on a movie set in Abeokuta, Ogun State. The film production company, RockBottom Flix, said the accident happened when Akaie was testing an unauthorised special effects setup using a gas cylinder, along with two assistants. Akaie was badly injured in the explosion and later…
The Kano State Police Command has arrested three key suspects linked to the brutal killing of a housewife and her six children in Dorayi Chiranchi Quarters, Kano. In a statement released on Sunday, the police said the arrests were made after intelligence-led operations ordered by the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun. The operation was…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sent his condolences to the government and people of Ogun State and the Onabanjo family over the death of Chief Lucia Onabanjo, the wife of former Ogun State governor Chief Olabisi Onabanjo. She died on January 12 at the age of 101. In a statement released by his Special Adviser…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has described Madam Lucia Onabanjo, the late wife of Ogun State’s first civilian governor, Chief Olabisi Onabanjo, as a devoted teacher who served the public selflessly. In a condolence message released on Wednesday by his Special Assistant on Media, Kehinde Akinyemi, Obasanjo said her impact could be seen in the many…
Ogun State First Lady and founder of the Ajose Foundation, Mrs. Bamidele Abiodun, has expressed deep sadness over the passing of Dr. Mojisola Florence Akinsanya, a respected development practitioner, gender specialist, and former Executive Director of the foundation. In a statement she personally signed, Mrs. Abiodun described Dr. Akinsanya’s death as “a profound loss” to…
Reggae icon and actor James Chambers, better known as Jimmy Cliff, has died. The announcement, posted on his official social media pages, said the legendary musician passed away after suffering a seizure followed by pneumonia. In a statement shared on Facebook, his wife wrote:“It is with profound sadness that I share that my husband, Jimmy…
A spokesperson from TRACE said the accident happened because the driver of a Toyota Sienna was driving on the wrong side of the road. He collided head-on with a Boxer motorcycle. After the crash, the driver tried to escape and hit more vehicles. The TRACE spokesperson also said all the vehicles involved had been removed…
Olusegun Awolowo is dead. He was former Executive Director of Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC). He was 62. The family, in a statement, confirmed the incident. It read: “With extremely heavy hearts, we announce the passing of our beloved husband, father and grandfather- Olusegun Awolowo. “He was the world’s most phenomenal husband, father and grandfather…
Four more bodies have been recovered from the Ososa River along the Ijebu-Ode–Sagamu Expressway, bringing the death toll from Sunday’s vehicle accident to eight. The driver of the vehicle has not yet been found. Babatunde Akinbiyi, spokesperson for the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency (TRACE), confirmed the latest update in a phone interview…
