Ogun State, Nigeria, World News & Stories
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Police have killed two kidnappers from a group that abducted four travellers on Sunday night along the Sagamu-Ijebu-Ode highway. The Ogun State Police Commissioner, Abiodun Alamutu, announced on Wednesday that police officers killed two kidnappers in a shootout. These kidnappers were part of a group that had kidnapped four travelers on Sunday night along the…
Shadow Hangs Over Service: NYSC Member Found Deceased in Ogun Bush A pall of uncertainty has descended upon the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) community in Ogun State following the discovery of a deceased male corps member’s body in a desolate bush near Kadesh village, Ogijo. While the cause of death and identity of the…
The lecturer, Gabriel Agabi allegedly impersonated the INEC collation officer for Yache ward in Yala Local Government Area of Cross River State On Sunday, the police arrested Gabriel Agabi, a middle-aged man, for alleged impersonation and possession of 17 Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) devices that were not programmed for the ward where he was…
Ogun State Governor has suspended the Commissioner for Environment, Abiodun Abudu-Balogun, from office for alleged sexual harassment of a teenage girl. Ogun government said the suspension will last pending the conclusion of an independent investigation into the scandalous allegation. The Commissioner was alleged to have sexually harassed 16-year-old Barakat Melojuekun. According to a statement issued…
A teenager, 16-year-old Barakat Mayowa of Ita Otu, Ogun Waterside Local Government Area of Ogun State has accused the Ogun State Commissioner of Environment, Honourable Abiodun Abdul-Balogun, of sexual harassment. Barakat recounted her ordeal in the hands of the commissioner. According to the teenager, the sexual harassment occurred in the commissioner’s apartment on Thursday, December…
Police in Ibadan Oyo State capital have confirmed the murder of Alhaji Fatai Aborode, a chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo State, by unknown gunmen. Alhaji Aborode, a farmer was allegedly killed in his farm along Apodun road, Igangan in Ibarapa North Local Government Area of Oyo state on Friday evening. The…
An herbalist, Adeniyi Adewunmi, has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly swindling an ailing businessman out of N190m. The 43-year-old reportedly collected the sum from the complainant, one Lawrence Akanbi, in tranches on the pretext that he would help him find cure to his illness. PUNCH Metro learnt that Adewunmi and…
Trouble brewing in Ifo Lg, Ojodu Abiodun Area to be specific. Policemen attached to the Ojodu Abiodun Police Station in the Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State were stunned on Sunday as some youths invaded the division and vandalised Station building. The assailants reportedly broke into the holding cell of the station, freed detained suspects…
By Wole Soyinka Nobel Laureate urges the Nigerian government to do more in resolving the violence between herdsmen and farmers. It is happening all over again. History is repeating itself and, alas, within such an agonisingly short span of time. How often must we warn against the enervating lure of appeasement in face of aggression…
Nigeria Police worst globally says report. Botswana ranked highest in Africa and 47th globally. The World Internal Security and Police Index International (WISPI) has rated the Nigeria Police Force as the worst police organisation in the world. In its 2016 report, WISPI described the NPF as the worst globally in terms of its ability to handle…
