Prince Bola Ajibola, a former Attorney-General and Minister of Justice of Nigeria, is dead. The former judge of the International Court of Justice, Hague, Netherlands, died at 89. The eldest child of the late jurist, Segun Ajibola, disclosed this in…
*NDLEA intercepts 12,385kg of Cannabis smuggled into Lagos on waterways (Nation)*Lagos can boost IGR through tourism, culture, says Sanwo-Olu (Punch)
NDLEA intercepts 12,385kg of Cannabis smuggled into Lagos on waterways (Nation) Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the weekend seized 12,385 kilogrammes of Cannabis imported from an unnamed neighbouring country and smuggled into Lagos through the…
3 dead, 5 vehicles, 2 motorcycles burnt as tanker explodes in Ogun
At least three persons have been confirmed dead while several others were injured in a petrol tanker explosion around GTBank, IBB Boulevards in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, on Tuesday morning. Five vehicles and two motorcycles were also burnt in…
14-year-old girl raped to death
A 14-year-old secondary school pupil, Fathia Ojewoye, has been raped to death at the Agbeloba-Oriyonrin area of Abeokuta, Ogun State. The teenager had on Wednesday been declared missing by her parents, but her corpse was found three days after with…
Six killed as flood submerges Lagos communities (Punch)
The recent release of water from the Oyan Dam in Abeokuta has plunged residents of some communities in Lagos into untold hardship as their houses, shops and places of worship have been submerged. Residents of the God First, Ajegunle and…
Police nab robbers using pepper to snatch Okada in Ogun (Guardian)
The police in Ogun State have arrested two suspected armed robbers for allegedly using grounded pepper to snatch motorcycles, popularly known as Okada from their victims. The suspects, Olatunbosun Ogunleye and Titilope Fadimu, were also alleged to have raped some…
Three die, two injured as container falls off truck (Punch)
Three persons were confirmed dead, while two others sustained injuries in an accident that occurred on Tuesday at Akinhale village, Ewekoro, on the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway, Ogun State. Our correspondent gathered that the accident occurred when the driver of an Iveco…
INEC awarded illegal votes to Abiodun, says Akinlade (Punch)
The governorship candidate of the Allied People’s Movement in the 2019 election in Ogun State, Adekunle Akinlade, has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission of awarding unlawful votes to Dapo Abiodun of the All Progressives Congress. Akinlade stated this on…
Voting takes off on good note in Ogun (Tribune)
The voting process for the Presidential and National Assembly elections in Abeokuta, Ogun Central Senatorial District, took off on a good note. As early as 8.00am, eligible voters were seen at some polling units visited by the Nigerian Tribune within…
Obasanjo votes three hours after commencement of voting
Three hours after voting had commenced in most polling units in Abeokuta, former President Olusegun Obasanjo finally voted. According to an Independent Newspapers report, said he voted at his Ward 11 unit 22, within Olusomi compound, Abeokuta, in Abeokuta North…