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Ganiyu Shina, 49, of Oguji Street, Obantoko, Abeokuta, was arrested by men from the Ogun State Police Command for bathing in blood at a community river in the Kotopo area of Odeda Local Government. He claimed he was instructed to do so by a herbalist. Members of the community spotted the suspect at the River…
Kunle Abati, a 29- year-old man has been arrested in Ilese Ijebu community of Ogun State for forcefully having carnal knowledge of a 27- year – old lady with down syndrome (name withheld). Abati was arrested following a report lodged at Ilese ijebu divisional headquarters by the mother of the victim on the 7th of…
The Da’wah Front of Nigeria, an Islamic organization, announced that it had distributed N1.8 million in Zakat to the less fortunate in Abeokuta, Ogun State. Speaking at the distribution exercise, the National Coordinator of the group, Alhaji Musliudeen Gafar, said the beneficiaries received cash, freezers, generators, industrial sewing machines, and printing machines. Alhaji Gafar, who…
The chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Mohamed Buba Marwa, has sought collaboration with other African countries to combat illicit drug trafficking and abuse. According to Marwa, effective intelligence sharing and increased cooperation among African nations will help the continent overcome the daunting problem of illicit drug trafficking and abuse. This was…
Asake has taken to social media to brag about his newly purchased mansion. The YBNL signee captioned a photo of his new crib, “It’s a dream come true.” “Went from hustling for free bedspace to investing in real estate 🏠,” he wrote. Went from hustling for free bedspace to investing in real estate 🏡 pic.twitter.com/8bThB7fnVw…
Oba Musliu Ademola Eletu-Asorota, the new Onitele of Itele-Ota in Ogun State’s Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area, has revealed that people causing havoc in the town are non-indigenes. According to him, those who oppose communal harmony are out to milk the people and deprive them of their birth rights. Oba Eletu-Asorota, in an interview with newsmen,…
Popular Yoruba Nollywood actor, Ebun Oloyede, known by all as Olaiya Igwe, has gotten a surprise Mercedes-Benz GLK SUV gift from MC Oluomo. A trending story, shared by Vanguard, shows the moment the former Chairman of Lagos State chapter of NURTW handed over the keys to the Mercedes-Benz GLK to the actor, Olaiya Igwe. On…
The Awujale and other royal fathers in Ijebuland on Monday unanimously endorsed Governor Dapo Abiodun for a second term in office. Leading other traditional rulers, the Awujale and Paramount Ruler of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, was quoted by the Nigerian Tribune as saying: “You have worked assiduously these past three years and three months…
Abeokuta Club at 50 Faces at the 50th anniversary of Abeokuta Club held in Abeokuta, the State Capital. The club is a social and cultural club that became a movement shortly after its inception. Today, Abeokuta Club has become one of the leading social clubs in Nigeria. The clubhouse is based in Abeokuta, the capital of…
Her Majesty, Queen Naomi Silekunola, has declared her divorce from Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi Ojaja II, Ooni of Ife. On Thursday, she declared the end of her three-year marriage in a message posted on her verified Instagram handle and Facebook page. She claimed that she tried to make the relationship work, but that the monarch’s public…
