Ogun State, Nigeria, World News & Stories
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Rt. Hon. Oriyomi Adewunmi Onanuga, also known as Ijaya, a member of the House of Representatives for Ikenne/Sagamu/Remo North Federal Constituency, has passed away. She died after a short illness. The news was shared in a tweet from the official House of Representatives X account on Wednesday night. Onanuga was born on December 2, 1965,…
Abigel Bankole, a lady, allegedly killed her 65-year-old neighbour, Oladega Morenike, while fighting in Ipokia, Ipokia Local Government Area, in the state. Bankole was accused of pushing Morenike during the struggle, causing her head to hit the wall and collapse. SP Omolola Odutola, spokesperson for the State Police Command, confirmed this in a statement made…
More than 50 people have died and dozens are still missing after an overloaded boat capsized in the Northenwestern Nigeria state of Kebbi on Wednesday, according to government authorities.There were at least 150 passengers on board, most of whom are from Kebbi State and are believed to be traders, authorities said. READ ALSO: CBN Governor…
Three persons on a motorcycle were crushed to death on Sunday night by a truck around Ago Oko in Abeokuta. The Spokesman, Babatunde Akinbiyi, Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Mr Akinbiyi explained that the accident occurred at 8 p.m. He also stated that…
A police intelligence report shared with TheCable quoted top commanders of the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP), a breakaway faction of Boko Haram, as saying Shekau blew himself up on Wednesday following a confrontation. The Boko Haram leader was said to have killed himself with a bomb “when he observed that the ISWAP…
Bombshell news out of Argentina where SEVEN people have been charged with homicide in the death of soccer legend Diego Maradona. Maradona died back in November from heart failure just 2 weeks after undergoing brain surgery. He was only 60. The Maradona family was suspicious and felt there was something fishy behind his death which…
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has described Pastor Dare Adeboye, the late son of the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, as a symbol of future Christian ministry in the country. Osinbajo, in a statement on Monday by his spokesman, Laolu Akande, stated this in a tribute delivered on his…
Temiloluwa Adeboye, the widow of the late Pastor Dare Adeboye, said her husband was not afraid of death, adding that he believed Dare was in heaven. Temiloluva asked this on a night of worship and admiration held at RCCG, House of Benevolence, Redeemed Camp. He said, “Pastor Dare, my husband, is a wonderful man. He…
There was a record jump in Covid-19 cases and deaths in India on Thursday, crushing shaky hopes that the recent catastrophic jump that has limited hospitals to their limits could weaken. Ministry of Health figures show 3,980 deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 230,168 and 412,262 new cases, with India having…
The police in Ogun State have arrested a 28-year-old man, Opeyemi Ganiyu, for allegedly beating his mother-in-law, Abosede Oyewole, to death in the Atan Ota area of the state. It was gathered that the wife’s mother, Oyewole, had gone to the couple’s house on Tuesday to mediate in their quarrel when the man beat her…
