Ogun State, Nigeria, World News & Stories
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Operatives of the Zone 2 Police Command, Onikan, Lagos, have arrested 20 suspected cultists over the killing of a police officer and other violent attacks in Ilesi, near Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State. The command’s spokesperson, Umma Ayuba, confirmed the development in a statement on Wednesday. According to her, the incident happened on November 29 around 9:30…
IGP Egbetokun: Withdrawal of Police from VIPs Will Boost Frontline Security Inspector-General of Police Kayode Egbetokun said on Thursday that the recent presidential directive withdrawing police officers from Very Important Persons (VIPs) is a strategic move to strengthen frontline policing and protect vulnerable communities nationwide. Speaking to journalists in Abuja after a meeting with senior…
The United Kingdom’s NHS Counter Fraud Authority has announced that a Nigerian doctor, Richard Akinrolabu, has been sentenced to three years in prison for fraud worth £268,000. According to a statement on the NHSCFA website, Akinrolabu worked as a specialist registrar in obstetrics and gynaecology at the Princess Royal University Hospital. Between 2018 and 2021,…
A United States lawmaker, Riley Moore, has commented on the recent kidnapping of schoolgirls from Government Secondary School, Maga, in the Danko-Wasagu area of Kebbi State. In a post on X on Tuesday, Moore condemned the attack and asked people to pray for the victims.He wrote, “Please join me in praying for the 25 girls…
The United States House of Representatives Subcommittee on Africa will hold a public hearing on Thursday, November 20, 2025. The hearing will discuss President Donald Trump’s recent decision to label Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern” (CPC) because of alleged religious persecution. If the U.S. Senate agrees with this designation, it could allow the…
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria and constitutional law expert, Prof. Sebastine Hon, has criticized the actions of Naval Officer A.M. Yerima during his clash with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. He described the officer’s behavior as a violation of the law. In a Facebook post on Wednesday, Hon said Yerima had…
ABUJA — The Department of State Services (DSS)https://www.dss.gov.ng/ has released the names of 115 former officers dismissed from the agency and warned Nigerians to be cautious when dealing with anyone claiming to be a DSS operative. The announcement, published on the Service’s official website on Tuesday, is part of efforts to sanitize the agency and…
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…
Members of the Ogun State Community, Social Orientation, and Safety Corps, known as So-Safe Corps, apprehended Kabiru Adedotun, also known as K.B, an alleged notorious member of the Eye Confraternity, accused of causing terror in Ogun communities. A cut-to-size pistol was seized from him during the operation. The State Commander of the Corps, Commander Soji…
Two individuals, namely Mohammed Ndatotu and an individual known as Lawal, have been apprehended by the Ogun State Police Command on charges of stealing a truck owned by Dangote cement company. The Ogun State Police Command’s spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, made this announcement in an official statement issued on a Friday. Odutola explained that the arrest…
