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Homeland News
Canada to invest in agriculture, technology, infrastructure sectors in Ogun
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta Poised to strengthen over 60 years of bilateral relationship with Nigeria, the Canadian government has indicated interest in investing in the agricultural and technological sectors of the Ogun State economy. Canadian Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Jamie Christoff, who stated this at the Governor’s Office, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, when he paid a courtesy call on the Governor Dapo…
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Crime & City Diary
Officer injured as Police arrest 10 members of Eiye cult group in Odogbolu
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta Ten members of the dreaded Eiye confraternity who have been terrorizing Sagamu and its environs were on Saturday 6 May apprehended by the Anti-cultists Unit of the Ogun State Police Command. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Command, Abimbola Oyeyemi said the suspects, Adekoya Adesina, Ayinde Olumide, Adebayo Jamiu, Ajayi Temitope, Taiwo Olatunji, Oladapo…
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Crime & City Diary
Police arrest three Abeokuta phone-market robbers
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta Three members of a robbery syndicate who invaded Abeokuta phone market known as Tarmac on the 12th of April have been arrested by the police. The suspects, Ajayi Kayode, Habeeb Idowu and Temitayo Oresanya were apprehended in the Abule Ake area of Kemta. According to a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Abimbola Oyeyemi,…
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Homeland News
Abiodun vows to treat cultists as terrorists
…orders security agents to raid illicit drug hideouts in Sagamu, environs By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has declared that his administration would henceforth deal with suspected cultists as terrorists. The governor, who made the declaration at the Akarigbo’s Palace in Sagamu during stakeholders’ security meeting, held on Friday, said his government has had enough and…
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News from States
AbdulRazaq approves appointment of new Onijagbo of Ijagbo
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has approved the appointment of Alhaji Buhari Adeniyi as the new Onijagbo of Ijagbo in Oyun Local Government Area of the state. This is coming after Oba Salawudeen Fagbemi Obembe II, died in December 2022 at the age of 110. Commissioner for Local Government, Chieftaincy Affairs and Community Development, Lafia Aliyu…
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Crime & City Diary
EFCC arrests ex-convict, 61 other suspected Internet fraudsters in Ilorin
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), have arrested 62 persons over alleged involvement in offences bordering on internet fraud otherwise known as “yahoo-yahoo” in Ilorin, Kwara State. The arrests, which were carried out in two separate operations involved one Raji Wasiu Babatunde whom the Commission arrested sometimes last…
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Top Stories
BREAKING: Ekweremadu bags 9-year jail term for organ trafficking, wife 4 years
Former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, who was described by Mr. Justice Johnson as the “driving force throughout”, has been sentenced to nine years and eight months in prison for organ trafficking. His wife, Beatrice was jailed for four years and six months due to her more limited involvement. Ekweremadu, 60, and his wife Beatrice, 56, wanted the organ for…
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National News
Local airlines refuse to sign agreement to airlift pilgrims to Saudi Arabia over Sudan crisis
Representatives of local airlines selected to airlift Muslim pilgrims to this year’s hajj in Saudi Arabia on Thursday refused to sign contract agreement with the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON). The local airlines cited the ongoing crisis in Sudan as an excuse for their action. They said that they needed to consult within and outside the country before signing…
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National News
Fashola to Senate: Ask SGF to account for N6trn ground rent, not me
Minister of Works, Babatunde Raji Fashola has urged the Senate ad hoc committee investigating the N6 trillion unpaid ground rent to seek information from the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha. Fashola said this when the ad hoc committee chaired by Adamu Aliero (PDP-Kebbi) visited the ministry on Wednesday. The Senate had, on March 29, set…
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Crime & City Diary
Community mourns as decomposing body of abducted nursing mother found in Kwara
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin The decomposing body of a nursing mother, Kehinde Jibril, abducted by kidnappers at Ago-Oja town in Asa Local Government Area of Kwara State has been found. The corpse was reportedly found on Thursday along Ojoku road in Ago-Oja after frantic efforts to locate and rescue her from her abductors. Her remains have since been buried according…
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