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A 29-year-old man, Kehinde Ariyo, has been arrested by the Osun Police Command for allegedly raping an 85-year-old woman to coma at Ilesa town in the state. The police commissioner in the state, Mr. Fimihan Adeoye, disclosed this to newsmen on Monday in Osogbo. Adeoye said the incident happened at Ogudu area in Ilesa, where…
Culled from Punch A former Olympic medallist and sports enthusiast, Falilat Ogunkoya-Omotayo, MON, speaks to BUKOLA BAKARE of Punch on her career, foundation, marriage, and other related matters What are some of the things that keep you busy these days? I currently run the Falilat Ogunkoya Sports Foundation; so, I am quite preoccupied with that.…
In a rare move that underscores the dire unemployment situation in the country, a first class Nigerian graduate has taken to Twitter to openly beg people to help her get a job. Odufuwa Sola, 22, from Ogun State, has remained jobless since she graduated in 2015 from Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo State. “I’m Odufuwa Sola,…
The traditional wedding between Halimat Oluwatosin Saraki, daughter of the Senate President Bukola Saraki, and Mr Adeniyi Olatunde Olukoya, took place in Lagos, Saturday, Pictures by Bunmi Azeez
The Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps, TRACE, today, urged the general public to desist from using the newly constructed Ogun Standard roads for organizing parties and other social events. TRACE Corps Commander/Chief Executive, Cdr. Seni Ogunyemi, gave the directive in Abeokuta, while reacting to the use of part of Omida axis of the…
A High Court in Abeokuta on Wednesday sentenced two brothers, John Kuku, 45, Fabu Kuku, 33, to death by hanging for armed robbery. The two accused brothers who live at OPIC Estate at Agbara in Ogun State, were found guilty of a two-count charge of conspiracy and armed robbery. In her judgment, Justice Olatokunbo Majekodumi…
