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Crime & City Diary
Police arrest six over unverified claims of stolen private organs in Ilorin
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin Six persons have been arrested by the Kwara State Police Command for raising false alarm over alleged stolen private in Ilorin, the state capital. The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Ajayi Okasanmi, in a statement disclosed that three of such incidents were recorded in the Okeogun area of Tanke between Monday, July 17 and Thursday.…
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Homeland News
Otedola, others commend Abiodun’s initiatives on Agro Cargo International Airport
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta Billionaire business mogul, Femi Otedola, has eulogized Ogun State Governor Prince Dapo Abiodun on his decisive approach towards aggressive industrialization of the state through the ongoing construction of Agro Cargo International Airport. Otedola gave the commendation via his verified social media handle, lauding Abiodun’s giant strides in various masses-oriented projects geared towards sustainable growth in the…
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Education
Anglican Comprehensive College Offa class of ‘83 holds 40th reunion, donates blocks of classrooms to alma mata
The Class of ‘83 of the Anglican Comprehensive College, Offa, Kwara State has completed two fully furnished ultra-modern classroom blocks and office spaces, to be donated to the 56 year-old citadel of learning. President of the Class of 83, Mr. Sanusi Mudasiru, who is also Chief Audit and Assurance Officer, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Group, said that the donation…
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Homeland News
Ogun commences conversion of mass transit buses to CNG
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta A team of technical engineers from India has arrived in Ogun State to begin the process of converting vehicles from fuel to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG). The move signals the commencement of the E-Mobility and Gas Mobility Programme of the state government, which involves the conversion of mass transit buses from fuel to gas and tricycles…
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News from States
Bridge collapses, cut off Kwara community after downpour
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin Residents of Malate, Moro Local Government Area of Kwara State have been cut off from other communities, following a downpour, which collapsed a link bridge in the area. The downpour started around 10 pm on Tuesday and stopped at about 5 am on Wednesday. The collapsed bridge connects the Shao community to Malate via the Jebba/Bida…
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Crime & City Diary
Fraudster who poses as ‘American sugar mom’, one other jailed for cybercrime in Kwara
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin Justice Adenike Akinpelu of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin on Tuesday, convicted a 24-year-old Francis Stephen Oke Eghele for presenting himself to be a female American woman to defraud unsuspecting victims. He was convicted alongside one Adeniyi Adekunle Aliyu from Iworoko, Irepodun/Ifelodun Local Government Area of Ekiti State over a similar offence. The…
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2023 general elections
Ogun Tribunal dismisses PDP’s objection to comparison of statements by witnesses
The governorship election petition tribunal sitting in Abeokuta, the state capital, on Tuesday dismissed an objection raised by counsel to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Gordy Uche (SAN), to the effect that under cross-examination, the petitioner’s witness must not be asked to compare his statement with those made by others. Counsel to the 1st Respondent (INEC), Dr Remi Olatubora, had…
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News from States
Oro community hosts Lai Mohammed July 22 after eight years in office
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin The Oro community will on July 22, 2023, host a grand reception in honour of the immediate past Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Abdul Rauf Olayiwola Mohammed. The event is billed to take place at Oro in lrepodun Local Government Area of Kwara State. According to a statement by the National President of Oro Community,…
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Homeland News
Bamidele Abiodun @57: Gov Abiodun thanks wife for standing by him
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has praised his wife, Bamidele for her continuous support and role in ensuring the successful implementation of his administration’s ISEYA program.He said that her determination at ensuring his success as Governor of the state has helped in filling the gap as he serves the people. Prince Abiodun who made this…
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Homeland News
Four die, 11 injured in Lagos-Ibadan Expressway accident
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta Four persons were confirmed dead, while 11 others sustained injuries in a lone accident involving a Foton bus at the Aiyetoro axis on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Sunday. Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, the spokesperson of Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta on Sunday. Akinbiyi explained that the accident…
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